February 16, 2026 1:32 am
Still no updates on the search for Shelby Rhodes. Yesterday, the Donora and Monongahela Fire Companies, high-tech equipment and their dive teams searched in Monongahela River throughout the day and called off its search at 7 p.m. due to extreme cold water temperatures. Crews from several departments have been on hand, trying to find the 26-year-old from Monessen. According to his sister, Jessica, Shelby was last seen walking in the Black Diamond area at 5:00 a.m. on February 7, and friends haven’t heard from him in several days. An initial search of the area found a single set of footprints and Shelby’s cellphone along the banks of the Monongahela. Shelby was last seen wearing a blue and yellow flat-brim cap, a black hoodie, jeans and sneakers.
February 17, 2026 4:45 am
Gas prices are six cents lower this week here in Western Pennsylvania. AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report puts the average at $3.24 per gallon. Gas prices have risen slightly over the past week across the country as winter continues. The national average is up two cents from last week to $2.92. Current prices remain below what they were this time last year when the national average was $3.16. According to data from the Energy Information Administration, gasoline demand increased last week from 8.15 million barrels per day to 8.30 million. Total domestic gasoline supply increased from 257.9 million barrels to 259.1 million. Gasoline production increased last week, averaging 9.1 million barrels per day.
February 17, 2026 4:37 am
A federal judge has ordered an exhibit about nine people enslaved by George Washington to be restored at his former home in Philadelphia after President Donald Trump’s administration took it down last month. The order came on Presidents Day, the federal holiday honoring Washington’s legacy. The city of Philadelphia sued last month after the National Park Service removed the panels from Independence National Historical Park. The removal followed a Trump executive order on “restoring truth and sanity to American history” at the nation’s museums, parks and landmarks. U.S. District Judge Cynthia Rufe said all materials must be restored while a lawsuit challenging the removal’s legality plays out.
February 17, 2026 5:00 am
PAWTUCKET, R.I. (AP) — Pawtucket Chief of Police Tina Goncalves says the person who opened fire during a youth hockey game at an ice rink in Rhode Island killed their ex-wife and one son. Goncalves says the victims were the shooter’s ex-wife Rhonda Dorgan and adult son Aidan Dorgan. The shooter injured three others during the shooting Monday afternoon in Pawtucket, among them Goncalves says was the shooter’s ex-wife’s parents and a family friend. Police have identified the shooter as 56-year-old Robert Dorgan, who also went by the name Roberta Esposito.
February 17, 2026 5:02 am
(AP) – Investigators in the Nancy Guthrie disappearance say DNA from gloves did not match any entries in a national database. CODIS is a valuable storehouse of DNA taken from crime suspects or people with convictions. Any hits could identify possible suspects in the Guthrie saga, which reached a 17th day Tuesday. The 84-year-old mother of NBC “Today” co-anchor Savannah Guthrie was reported missing from her Tucson-area home on Feb. 1 after spending the previous night with family. Investigators are also working with experts to try to locate Nancy Guthrie by somehow detecting her heart pacemaker.
February 17, 2026 5:03 am
The trial has started for a man whose teenage son is accused of killing two students and two teachers at a Georgia high school in 2024. Lawyers gave opening statements Monday in the case against Colin Gray. Prosecutors say Gray gave his son, Colt, access to a gun and ammunition despite warning signs. They link that decision to the four deaths at Apalachee High School. Investigators say the 14-year-old planned the attack and brought a rifle in his backpack. Gray’s attorney says his client wasn’t told about the planning and timing of the shooting and shouldn’t be held criminally responsible The trial is being held in Winder, where the shooting happened, with jurors from nearby Hall County.
February 17, 2026 4:59 am
GENEVA (AP) — The U.S. and Iran are expected to hold a second round of talks in Geneva about Iran’s nuclear program as tensions rise in the region. The session, planned for Tuesday, comes after a first round of indirect talks held in Oman earlier in the month. They are being held as the U.S. ramps up its military presence in the region amid threats by President Donald Trump to use force to push a deal. Iran also began major Revolutionary Guard naval drills near key oil shipping routes. Still, both sides are signaling they are willing to reach a deal, which Iran says must include easing U.S.-led sanctions.
February 16, 2026 5:42 pm
PAWTUCKET, R.I. [WPXI] — Authorities said three people were killed, including the suspect, at a shooting at a Rhode Island hockey rink on Monday afternoon. Pawtucket Chief Tina Goncalves told reporters that three other victims are hospitalized in critical condition. Authorities said they believe the shooting was a targeted attack stemming from a family dispute. Pawtucket is nestled just north of Providence and right under the Massachusetts state border. A town of just under 80,000, Pawtucket had up until recently been known as the home to Hasbro’s headquarters, and Mr. Potato Head license plates are proudly featured on vehicles around the town.
February 16, 2026 1:58 pm
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Robert Duvall, the Oscar-winning actor whose classic roles included the wily confidant of the first two “Godfather” movies, had died at age 95. He first gained notice for a small part as the reclusive neighbor in “To Kill a Mockingbird.” He won an Academy Award as best actor for portraying the over-the-hill country music singer in the 1983 film “Tender Mercies.” He also won four Golden Globes, including one for playing the philosophical cattle-drive boss in the 1989 miniseries “Lonesome Dove,” a role he often cited as his favorite. [AP photo]
February 16, 2026 2:13 pm
The trial has started for a man whose teenage son is accused of killing two students and two teachers at a Georgia high school in 2024. Lawyers gave opening statements Monday in the case against Colin Gray. Prosecutors say Gray gave his son, Colt, access to a gun and ammunition despite warning signs. They link that decision to the four deaths at Apalachee High School. Investigators say the 14-year-old planned the attack and brought a rifle in his backpack. Gray’s attorney says his client wasn’t told about the planning and timing of the shooting and shouldn’t be held criminally responsible The trial is being held in Winder, where the shooting happened, with jurors from nearby Hall County.
