May 10, 2026 8:24 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is making significant changes to the nation’s capital as he focuses on renovations and new projects. This week, he reviewed the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool that he’s ordered repainted in “American flag blue.” Trump has also proposed transforming East Potomac Park into a high-end golf course. Preservation advocates are concerned, and a federal judge has warned against excessive tree removal. Trump plans to have the Eisenhower Executive Office Building painted white at a cost to taxpayers of $7.5 million. Critics say these District of Columbia projects distract from pressing issues such as economic instability and military actions. Trump is undeterred.
May 10, 2026 8:17 am
Police have located a man wanted for several felonies in Washington County. The East Washington Police Department announced Saturday that 37-year-old Dustin Cochrane was taken into custody. According to online court records, Cochrane is facing multiple felony charges and is being held without bail at the Washington County Jail. Cochrane was wanted on felony charges of aggravated assault, robbery, kidnapping to facilitate a felony and burglary. He is also charged with stalking, simple assault and theft as misdemeanor charges
May 9, 2026 9:23 am
Police have issued two Criminal arrest warrants for a Spraggs, Greene County man for two felony retail theft cases. Pennsylvania State Police first issued a warrant for Keith Dille, 29, for allegedly making off with items from an Ace Hardware store in Greene County in April. And on May 3, police in Allegheny County accuse Dille of stealing nearly $3,000 of merchandise at a Lowe’s Home Improvement store. In Rice’s Landing, the store posted video screen shots of a man that has been identified as Dille. He was also identified by police in West Mifflin by surveillance video and photos. In the most recent case, police say Dille and a female accomplice loaded the stolen merchandise, including air conditioning units, windows and doors into a pickup that had its registration concealed. State Troopers out of Waynesburg say they are familiar with Dille and report he has been a suspect in several “high dollar amount thefts” throughout the region. Dille faces retail theft, criminal conspiracy and other charges.
May 9, 2026 11:22 am
[WPXI]–A Pittsburgh area man already in custody on accusations that he hit two teen girls with his car is now also facing charges for a deadly stabbing in Penn Hills. According to our news partners at Channel 11, 43-year-old George Mitchell II was accused of hitting two teenage girls with his car following a robbery and was taken into custody after a manhunt. He was arrested early Friday morning after an hours-long search. He’s facing two counts of attempted homicide and aggravated assault charges for this incident. On Saturday, the Allegheny County Police Department announced that Mitchell was charged with homicide for the stabbing death of Jinx Hairston of Penn Hills. Investigators say they used witness interviews, surveillance video and other tools to identify Mitchell. Investigators also learned of a string of violent incidents on May 7, before and after the homicide, linked to Mitchell. Those include chasing a woman with a gun and an attempted car jacking, a man and boy being hit by a car and the fatal stabbing. Mitchell remains in custody at the Allegheny County Jail and was denied bail.
May 9, 2026 11:20 am
[AP] President Donald Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission is preparing to make recommendations after more than a year of hearings. Commissioners have spoken about their wish lists for what they want to see in the report. They reflect the perspectives of the commissioner’s largely conservative evangelical and Catholic membership. One idea is to increase avenues for religious expression in public schools and other public settings. Another is making public money more available to religious organizations. And there’s a push for allowing for religious-based exemptions from regulations and classroom lessons. The commissioner’s chair has repeatedly said “there is no separation of church and state.”
May 9, 2026 10:35 am
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary’s Péter Magyar has taken his oath of office to become the country’s new prime minister, ending Viktor Orbán’s autocratic 16-year rule. Magyar’s center-right Tisza party defeated Orbán’s nationalist-populist Fidesz in a landslide win last month. On Saturday, Magyar entered Parliament with 140 other Tisza representatives, controlling 141 of 199 seats. Orbán’s coalition now holds 52 seats. Magyar, a former Orbán insider, has vowed to tackle corruption and unlock frozen European Union funds to boost Hungary’s economy. He promises to repair ties with the EU and restore Hungary’s place among Western democracies. (AP Photo)
May 10, 2026 7:00 am
A house fire on Friday in North Strabane Township is under investigation. Authorities say the blaze broke out Friday night in the 200 block of Clutter Street. The fire started just after six-thirty. There were no injuries by multiple fire departments were called out.
May 10, 2026 8:29 am
(WPXI) – Butler County election officials are warning of a printing error that’s impacting a small number of absentee ballot envelopes for the May primary election. According to a letter from Butler County Commissioner Kevin Boozel, about 50 purple declaration envelopes are missing the address for the Butler County Bureau of Elections. He says this error accounts for less than 1% of absentee ballot envelopes mailed out. Boozel says county officials are working closely with USPS distribution centers. All Butler County post officers were notified of the error and have been provided with address labels to assist voters as needed. Voters are asked to make sure the mailing address is present on the envelope. If it’s not, the voter should fill in the physical or mailing address to the elections office. Those addresses are as follows:
May 9, 2026 4:22 am
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin is overseeing a military parade commemorating the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II on Red Square. Security was tight in Moscow as Putin was set to speak at the parade, even as a U.S.-brokered three-day ceasefire eased concerns about possible Ukrainian attempts to disrupt the festivities. Putin, in power for more than a quarter-century, has used Victory Day, Russia’s most important secular holiday, to showcase the country’s military might and rally support for his military action in Ukraine, now in its fifth year. But this year, the parade will take place without tanks, missiles and other heavy weapons.
May 9, 2026 4:20 am
VENICE, Italy (AP) — Geopolitical tensions have spilled over into the Venice Biennale contemporary art exhibition. This year’s edition is chaotic and contested, with no Golden Lions awarded after the jury quit in protest of Israel’s and Russia’s participation. Visitors will vote for the best national pavilion and best participant in the main show, “In Minor Keys,” with winners announced Nov. 22. Highlights include Koyo Kouoh’s focus on minority perspectives, Lubaina Himid’s exploration of life as a newcomer, the Vatican’s Mystic Garden offering spiritual respite, and Austria’s provocative performance art by Florentina Holzinger.
