December 1, 2025 5:09 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says that a Navy admiral ordered a second strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean Sea and insists that the September attack that has come under bipartisan scrutiny was lawful. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt offered a justification for the Sept. 2 strike on Monday after lawmakers from both parties announced support for congressional reviews of U.S. military strikes against vessels suspected of smuggling drugs in the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific Ocean, citing a published report that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order for all crew members to be killed as part of a Sept. 2 attack on the vessel.
December 1, 2025 5:06 am
DAWSON, Pa. — The investigation continues into a fire over the weekend in Fayette County. A garage was destroyed at an auto salvage yard early Saturday morning. A Fayette County 911 dispatcher says emergency responders were sent to Marsh Auto Salvage on Banning Road in Dawson Township around 6:15 a.m. Everson Volunteer Fire Company says the fire happened in an eight-bay garage, and several explosions occurred inside the building. There is no word on the cause of the fire.
December 1, 2025 5:01 am
Forecasters say accumulating snow in this area will begin overnight Monday and continue through midday Tuesday. Snow will likely impact travel, with the steadiest snowfall likely between three and nine Tuesday morning. The bulk of the snow will exit by Tuesday afternoon, with just some leftover snow showers throughout the day. Snowfall potential is between 2-4 inches for most of the area. The cold air stays locked in through the week, with another shot of snow showers for the end of the work week. The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for Tuesday from 12 a.m to 1 p.m.
December 1, 2025 4:42 am
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — President Donald Trump’s ex-lawyer Alina Habba has been disqualified from serving as New Jersey’s top federal prosecutor. A federal appeals court said Monday the Trump administration’s maneuvers to keep Habba in the role were contrary to federal laws governing appointments. A panel of judges from the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia sided with a lower-court judge’s ruling after hearing oral arguments at which Habba was present Oct. 20. The ruling comes amid the push by Trump’s Republican administration to keep Habba as acting U.S. attorney for New Jersey, a powerful post charged with enforcing federal criminal and civil law. Habba’s staff hasn’t returned messages seeking comment. The White House has no comment.
December 1, 2025 4:42 am
President Donald Trump called his Cabinet to meet Tuesday morning as the administration insists that it was lawful for the U.S. military to launch a secondary air strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean Sea in September. Experts in the military code say this was clearly illegal, but The White House said Monday that Navy Vice Adm. Frank “Mitch” Bradley ordered the second strike and was “within his authority and the law.” The military operation has come under bipartisan scrutiny, with lawmakers citing a published report that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order for a second strike that killed survivors on the boat.
December 1, 2025 2:58 am
Washington County District Attorney Jason Walsh says a seventeen-year-old from Washington has been arrested in connection with a shooting and robbery at the Food Mart on West Chestnut Street Sunday night. Police say a woman who was shot and was flown to a Pittsburgh hospital where she is listed in stable condition. Walsh says Julian Asbury was taken into custody Monday and is facing multiple charges, including conspiracy to commit homicide, robbery, aggravated assault, possession of a firearm by a minor and firearms not to be carried without a license by the City of Washington Police Department. Police say officers were called to the scene just after ten and when they arrived they found the woman with multiple gunshot wounds. Police say she was playing the games of chance machines inside the store when three armed subjects entered and attempted to rob the establishment. The victim then tried to defend herself by drawing a legally concealed firearm and was shot. Authorities are asking anyone with information to contact them. There is an anonymous tip line at 724-223-4108 or you can email information to; tips@washingtonpa.us.
December 1, 2025 2:18 am
A FedEx driver found themselves not up a creek – but – in a creek – after their truck fell off a bridge and landed in a creek in the 1500 block of Henderson Avenue in Canton Township around one o’clock Monday afternoon. Washington County 911 said the truck landed on its passenger side in the water. There were no reported injuries and the driver was able to climb out of the driver’s side window.
November 30, 2025 8:49 am
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The Venezuelan government is accusing President Donald Trump of making a ”colonial threat” and seeking to undermine the South American country’s sovereignty. That charge comes after Trump’s social media post Saturday that the airspace “above and surrounding” Venezuela should be considered as “closed in its entirety.” His assertion raises more questions about the U.S. pressure on Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro. The White House isn’t responding to questions about what Trump meant by his post. The Venezuelan Foreign Ministry says “such declarations constitute a hostile, unilateral and arbitrary act.” The Federal Aviation Administration’s jurisdiction is generally limited to the United States and its territories.
November 30, 2025 8:46 am
NEW YORK (AP) — Despite wider economic uncertainty hovering above this year’s holiday season, shoppers turned out in big numbers for Black Friday — spending billions of dollars both in stores and online. Adobe Analytics, which tracks e-commerce, said U.S. consumers spent a record $11.8 billion online Friday, marking a 9.1% jump from last year. Consumers also spent a record $6.4 billion online on Thanksgiving Day, per Adobe. In-store traffic has continued to dwindle. Initial data from RetailNext, which measures real-time foot traffic in physical stores, found that in-store Black Friday traffic fell 3.6% from 2024 — but that’s notably better than a decline of 6.2% seen in the days leading up to Thanksgiving.
November 30, 2025 8:41 am
(AP) – A major snowstorm in the Midwest and Great Lakes is affecting Thanksgiving travelers. The National Weather Service reports winter storm warnings from North Dakota to Ohio. Forecasters warn of airport delays and slowed traffic as snow could fall at more than an inch per hour. By Saturday morning, northern Iowa had over 8 inches of snow. Chicago and other parts of Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana, and Michigan are expecting similar amounts. Airports in Chicago and St. Louis reported delays. Another winter storm with freezing rain and snow is likely Monday and Tuesday in the Northeast.
