June 23, 2025 4:55 am
PITTSBURGH —The National Weather Service has issued an Extreme Heat Warning for Washington, Allegheny, Butler, Beaver, and portions of Westmoreland and Fayette counties through Wednesday evening as heat indices up to 105 degrees are possible in these locations. A Heat Advisory has been issued for Armstrong, Indiana, Greene, Clarion, Venango, Forest and the ridges of Westmoreland and Fayette counties through Wednesday evening as heat indices could reach 102 degrees. A Code Orange Air Quality Alert will also be in effect again Monday. The air may become unhealthy for sensitive groups, including people who have asthma, heart disease or other lung diseases, and for children and older adults. Highs will soar into the 90s, and the humidity will make it feel more like 100+ degrees through at least Wednesday. High pressure keeps us sunny and dry, but a pop-up shower could be possible as early as Tuesday afternoon and evening. We will have a better chance of a few showers, storms to cool us off in spots late Wednesday or Thursday. Take precautions to limit time outside and overexertion during the heat of the day. Drink plenty of water. If you have to be outside, take breaks when you can and wear lightweight, light-colored clothes. Don’t forget to keep your pets cool as well.
June 23, 2025 4:51 am
INDEPENDENCE TOWNSHIP, Pa. — (WPXI) – A firefighter is recovering in a hospital after a fire at a duplex in Independence Township. 911 dispatchers said emergency crews were called to the 1600 block of Avella Road around 6:30 p.m on Saturday. Flames ripped through the building and smoke billowed out of it. Avella Volunteer Fire Chief Eric Temple said crews had to battle traffic because of a popular event happening at the nearby Little A Town Arena. Crews were able to get the fire under control in around an hour with the help of mutual aid. A firefighter was taken to a hospital with heat exhaustion. Two people lived inside the duplex and both got out safely. The cause of the fire has been deemed accidental.
June 23, 2025 4:46 am
MENALLEN TOWNSHIP, Pa. — One person was injured in a garage fire in Menallen Township. Fayette County dispatchers said firefighters were called to the 400 block of Pleasant View Smock Road at 9:13 p.m. Officials said they received reports of an explosion. One person was taken to Uniontown Hospital in an ambulance. There is no word on their identity or condition.
June 23, 2025 5:02 am
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The world is grappling with the enormous implications after the United States inserted itself into Israel’s war against Iran. The U.S. strikes on three nuclear sites raised urgent questions about what remains of Tehran’s nuclear program and how its weakened military might respond. Some observers warned Sunday that the future of worldwide efforts to contain the spread of nuclear weapons by peaceful means would be at stake in the days ahead. Iran lashed out at the U.S. for crossing “a very big red line.” The Trump administration indicated it wanted to resume diplomatic talks, directly this time. Fears of a wider regional conflict loomed large.
June 23, 2025 5:06 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is calling into question the future of Iran’s ruling theocracy after a surprise attack on three of the country’s nuclear sites. The move seemingly contradicts his administration’s earlier calls to resume negotiations and avoid an escalation in fighting. Trump says on social media, “It’s not politically correct to use the term, ‘Regime Change,’ but if the current Iranian Regime is unable to MAKE IRAN GREAT AGAIN, why wouldn’t there be a Regime change???” The posting on Truth Social on Sunday evening marked something of a reversal from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s morning news conference that detailed the aerial bombing. Hegseth had said, “This mission was not and has not been about regime change.”
June 23, 2025 4:59 am
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan has condemned U.S. President Donald Trump for bombing Iran, less than 24 hours after saying he deserved a Nobel Peace Prize for defusing a recent crisis with India. Relations between Pakistan and India plummeted after a deadly gun massacre of tourists in April that India blamed Pakistan for. The nuclear-armed rivals took a step closer to war in the weeks that followed, attacking each other until intense diplomatic efforts, led by the US, resulted in a truce that Trump took credit for. It was this “decisive diplomatic intervention and pivotal leadership” that Pakistan praised in an effusive message Saturday night on the X platform when it announced its formal recommendation for him to receive the Nobel Peace Prize.
June 23, 2025 5:01 am
WAYNE, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan police chief says church staff fatally shot a man armed with a handgun and a long gun, averting a potential mass shooting at a church west of Detroit. Police Chief Ryan Strong said people gathered at CrossPointe Community Church in Wayne spotted the man driving recklessly Sunday morning and then saw him exit his vehicle armed and wearing a tactical vest. Strong said the man began firing and a parishioner struck the suspect with his vehicle. The chief said at least two staff members at the church fatally shot the gunman. Strong said the suspect’s motive remains unclear, but it appears he was suffering from a mental health crisis.
June 23, 2025 4:43 am
LONG POND, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro declined to get into specifics on the potential for the state to provide funding for any new sports arenas and said there were conversations about bringing NASCAR to Philadelphia. He made the comments Sunday at Pocono Raceway as he championed the state’s full sports slate next year. Shapiro said he would continue talking with Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie and the Rooney family in Pittsburgh about what their NFL teams need when it comes to the state of their stadiums. Shapiro also promoted the financial impact generated for the state each year because of the NASCAR weekend at Pocono.
June 22, 2025 5:42 am
The U.S. military has hit three sites in Iran and inserted itself into Israel’s effort to decapitating Iran’s nuclear program in a risky gambit to weaken a longtime foe. U.S. and Israeli officials have said that American stealth bombers and a 30,000-pound bunker buster bomb they alone can carry offered the best chance of destroying heavily fortified sites connected to the Iranian nuclear program buried deep underground. Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said that the U.S. strikes overnight have blown up any possibility of diplomacy with the Americans or Europeans.
June 22, 2025 5:37 am
BANGKOK (AP) — In inserting itself into Israel’s war against Iran, Washington unleashed its massive “bunker-buster” bombs on Iran’s Fordo fuel enrichment plant. Those bombs were widely seen as the best chance of damaging or destroying Fordo, built deep into a mountain and untouched during Israel’s weeklong offensive. A U.S. official, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss the operation before an official briefing, confirmed their use in Sunday’s attack. The U.S. is the only military capable of dropping the weapons. Israeli leaders had made no secret of their hopes that President Donald Trump would join their week-old war against Iran, though they had also suggested they had backup plans for destroying the site. It remained unclear early Sunday how much damage had been inflicted.
