August 23, 2025 4:09 am
HOUSTON (AP) — The push to redraw congressional maps in Texas is shifting the dynamics of the state’s 2026 Senate campaign. It is renewing hope for Democrats as they gain attention for pushing back against the GOP redistricting efforts led by President Donald Trump. Republican rivals are using the moment to burnish their leadership credentials. Texas Democrats have ended a two-week walkout aimed at stopping a Republican effort to redraw districts before the 10-year timeline in order to secure Trump more allies in the U.S. House during the 2026 midterms.
August 23, 2025 3:53 am
A person was shot in Independence Township and transported to a Pittsburgh hospital, according to a 911 dispatcher. A portion of Route 50 in the area was closed briefly to allow for the medical helicopter to land. State police responded to the incident in the 1900 block of Avella Road.
August 24, 2025 7:00 am
Protesters gathered in downtown Washington Friday afternoon for a “Where’s Guy” Rally in front of the office of Republican U.S. Representative Guy Reschenthaler, who represents Pennsylvania’s 14th Congressional District. Organizer of the event, Sharon Laffey says she wants Reschenthaler to hold a Town Hall Meeting. Laffey says she has been trying for the past six years to get him in front of his constituents but he has never held one. Reschenthaler is a staunch supporter of President Trump and has touted Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” as being great for Pennsylvania. Laffey says that is not true, but if it is true, then she asks, why won’t he hold a Town Hall and let people ask questions. Reschenthaler has an office in downtown Washington on Main Street, right across from the Washington County Courthouse.
August 25, 2025 1:00 am
Traffic will be restricted to a single lane from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday in South Strabane Township for bridge inspections, according to PennDot. The inspections will affect the flyover ramp from Interstate 79 North to Interstate 70 and the ramp from Interstate 70 East to Interstate 79 North in South Strabane. Also, Interstate 70 traffic will be reduced to a single lane between Exit 1 and Exit 21 on Interstate 70 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Thursday eastbound and westbound.
August 22, 2025 3:42 pm
PEMBROKE, N.Y. (AP) — A tour bus returning to New York City from Niagara Falls has crashed on an interstate highway, killing and injuring multiple people. The accident happened Friday near Pembroke, about 25 miles east of Buffalo. Police say the bus lost control, leading to shattered windows and passengers being ejected. The driver survived. Several ambulances and medical helicopters transported patients to area hospitals. The New York State Thruway Authority has shut down a lengthy stretch of the roadway, urging drivers to avoid the area.
August 22, 2025 3:28 pm
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A federal judge has halted further expansion of the immigration detention center known as “Alligator Alcatraz” in the Florida Everglades. The judge on Thursday also ordered the facility to wind down operations within two months. U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams stated that Florida officials never adequately explained the need for the facility in the middle of the sensitive wetlands. She also noted that state and federal defendants failed to conduct an environmental review before building the detention center. Federal and Florida officials had hailed the facility as a model for President Donald Trump’s immigration policies.
August 22, 2025 4:59 am
BURGETTSTOWN, Pa. — An Ohio man’s life is forever changed after an attack at an area concert venue. “Just frustrated. It didn’t have to happen,” Mike Mollenkopf told Channel 11. Two weeks after the Jason Aldean concert at Star Lake, Mollenkopf is now speaking with a stutter and still hasn’t been back to work. “I’ve had to go to speech therapy. And I’m going to be going to a neurosurgeon,” he said. Mike and his wife, Patricia, spoke to our news partners at Channel 11. He says he and his daughter were thrilled to be going to the concert – until it turned violent. “It was on his second song that he was singing. That’s what I remember when I got hit in the back of the head with a full beer can. I blacked out, and the next thing I remember was being surrounded by the trauma team,” Mollenkopf said. Since that night, he’s been in and out of hospitals and was diagnosed with a severe concussion. He has since developed a stutter. The couple is hoping that by making Mike’s story public, other videos will surface. “I’m hoping that somebody knows or has some kind of video. There were a lot of cameras there. And I’m hoping something was at least caught on video,” he said. He also hopes that whoever threw the beer can finds out about the aftermath. The Hanover Township Police Department and Washington County District Attorney Jason Walsh say they are still investigating and no one has been charged.
August 22, 2025 7:51 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI is searching the Maryland home and Washington office of ex-Trump national security adviser John Bolton as part of an investigation into the handling of classified information. That’s according to a person familiar with the matter Friday. The person was not authorized to discuss the investigation by name and spoke on the condition of anonymity. The person says Bolton was not detained and has not been charged with any crimes. FBI Director Kash Patel says cryptically online, “NO ONE is above the law.” Messages left with a spokesperson for Bolton haven’t been returned. Bolton served as President Donald Trump’s third national security adviser for 17 months and clashed with him over Iran, Afghanistan and North Korea.
August 22, 2025 5:05 am
JACKSON HOLE, Wyo. (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Friday opened the door ever so slightly to lowering a key interest rate in the coming months but gave no hint on the timing of a move and suggested the central bank will proceed cautiously as it continues to evaluate the impact of tariffs and other policies on the economy. In a high-profile speech that will be closely watched at the White House and on Wall Street, Powell said that there are risks of both rising unemployment and stubbornly higher inflation. That puts the Fed in a tough spot, because it would typically cut its short-term rate to boost hiring, while keeping it high — or raising it — to fight inflation.
August 22, 2025 4:50 am
No injuries resulted after a car struck a home along Ridge Avenue Thursday afternoon. City of Washington Police are investigating. It happened just after 1 p.m. in the 300-block. According to reports, the porch area of the home was damaged. No other information is currently available.
