June 15, 2026 2:19 am
Gas prices are 11 cents lower in Western Pennsylvania this week at $4.408 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report. The national average for a gallon of regular has been falling for three straight weeks, delivering some relief to drivers during the busy summer travel season. Since May 21, the national average has dropped from $4.56 to today’s average of $4.06 thanks to lower crude oil prices. After a deal was announced between the U.S. and Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, crude oil prices opened this morning at $80 per barrel. Pump prices remain at four-year highs, but the national average is currently far from the record set on June 11, 2022, of $5 per gallon. If the national average drops below $4 per gallon, it will be the first time since March 30th. According to new data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA), gasoline demand increased last week from 8.59 million barrels per day to 8.73 million. Total domestic gasoline supply increased from 215 million barrels to 215.1 million. Gasoline production increased last week, averaging 9.7 million barrels per day.
June 15, 2026 2:11 am
MCMURRAY, Pa. – Pennsylvania American Water announced today that it has satisfied all requirements of a Consent Order and Agreement (COA) issued by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) for its Dilliner system in Greene County— marking a major milestone as the system returns to compliance for the first time in more than 12 years. “This milestone marks one year since Pennsylvania American Water assumed ownership, and it’s already making a difference for our customers in Greene County,” said Justin Ladner, president of Pennsylvania American Water. “We’re proud of the progress we’ve made to address long-standing issues and remain committed to delivering safe, reliable water every day.” In November 2023, an emergency order was issued, followed by a February 2024 Commonwealth Court order that appointed Pennsylvania American Water as receiver to stabilize operations and restore safe, reliable service. The company then took ownership of the system in April 2025.
June 16, 2026 5:00 am
EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France (AP) — Leaders at the Group of Seven summit of major industrialized nations face a packed agenda on Tuesday. The agenda includes ending the war in Ukraine and addressing the Middle East crisis. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will be in attendance at the invitation of host France. The Ukraine talks come on the heels of U.S. President Donald Trump’s announcement of an agreement to end the 3 1/2-month-old U.S. war against Iran. In recent weeks, the Iran conflict has overshadowed the war in Ukraine that Russian President Vladimir Putin launched more than four years ago.
June 16, 2026 5:02 am
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Limited tracking data shows that the B-52 involved in a deadly crash during a test flight at an Air Force base in California made a sharp right and then nearly completed a 180-degree turn before plunging to the ground at a rate of nearly a mile a minute. All eight people aboard were killed in Monday’s crash of the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress. It was taking part in a routine mission as part of an overall program to keep the long-running aircraft flying for decades to come. It’s not yet clear what caused the crash. The airfield remained closed Tuesday.
June 16, 2026 5:36 pm
(AP) – Pizza Hut’s parent company is selling the 68-year-old chain for $2.7 billion. Yum Brands said on Tuesday that the private equity firm LongRange Capital will buy Pizza Hut’s business outside mainland China for about $1.5 billion. Yum China Holdings Inc. is purchasing the mainland China perations for approximately $1.2 billion. Pizza Hut has been struggling with growing competition from DoorDash, Uber Eats and other restaurant delivery companies that promote their access to cuisines besides pizza. In February, Yum Brands announced plans to close 250 U.S. Pizza Hut locations. Pizza Hut was founded by two brothers in 1958. They chose the name of their store in Wichita, Kansas, because the sign only had room for eight letters.
June 15, 2026 5:01 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans on Capitol Hill say they need more information about the agreement between the United States and Iran announced Sunday by President Donald Trump. Some are expressing skepticism as they ask the White House for details. The agreement is set for a ceremonial signing Friday in Geneva. It is centered around reopening the Strait of Hormuz and lifting the United States’ naval blockade in the region. But Senate Republicans and Democrats in Washington on Monday said there were still many unanswered questions about the deal and they need information before it is finalized.
June 15, 2026 5:08 am
NEW Y0RK (AP) — Fox Corp. is buying streaming platform Roku in a cash-and-stock deal valued at approximately $22 billion. The deal will give Fox access to the Roku Channel, first-party data and more than 100 million global streaming households. Fox is a media giant that includes sports, news and entertainment content as well as Tubi.
June 15, 2026 4:57 am
WHITE TOWNSHIP, Pa. — The National Weather Service spent time Monday afternoon surveying damage left behind in White Township, Beaver County. It’s less than 10 miles from a confirmed tornado on Cannelton Road in Darlington. “We saw the skies get dark very quickly. It wasn’t even raining and the wind was whipping around. You kind of knew something was going to happen,” said Maura Watterson, who lives nearby in Patterson Township. The tornado on Cannelton Road was the second tornado from a storm that also produced a tornado in Salem, Ohio. Alicia Miller, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Pittsburgh, said the path of that storm continued toward White Township. Right now, they’re trying to figure out if it also caused a tornado there. “The one thing that we’re looking for is structural damage,” Miller said. “Also, whether there’s been damage to trees, power lines, and then what’s the significance of that damage? That helps us determine what the speed rating is, and also kind of gives us an idea of whether it was tornadic or not.”
June 15, 2026 3:47 pm
EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AP) — Officials say a B-52 bomber crashed shortly after takeoff at a U.S. Air Force base in California’s Mojave Desert. The military posted on the social platform X that emergency crews were responding after the aircraft went down around 11:20 a.m. Monday at Edwards Air Force Base. There was no immediate information on whether anyone was hurt. A B-52 is typically crewed by five people. The crash comes almost a year after the pilot of a regional airliner flying over North Dakota last July made an unexpected sharp turn to avoid a possible midair collision with a military B-52 bomber that was in its flight path.
June 15, 2026 3:42 pm
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United States and Iran have reached an initial agreement that would extend their shaky ceasefire and lead to the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. But significant challenges remain to ending the war, including whether Israel will continue its offensive in Lebanon. Details of the deal were not immediately made public, but it appeared that it would not be implemented until it is formally signed. Mediator Pakistan said that would happen Friday in Geneva. Even if the strait fully opens then, it will likely take months for the global energy crisis sparked by its closure to ease. Israel’s defense minister said Monday that the country wouldn’t withdraw from land seized in Lebanon.
