November 19, 2025 2:27 am
The Shapiro Administration is highlighting $343 million in infrastructure projects in Southwestern Pennsylvania. PennDot District 12, that covers Washington, Greene, Fayette and Westmoreland counties paved 77 miles and repaired or replaced 106 bridges. In Washington County, PennDot reconstructed the intersection of Bebout Road and East McMurray Road in Peters Township. They replaced the bridge carrying Rt. 18 over Chartiers Creek in North Franklin Township. Also on Rt. 18 the bridge that carries the road over Catfish Creek in Washington was replaced. PennDot Assistant District 12 Executive for Construction Bill Beaumiriage said that “District 12 is proud of the bridge and roadway improvements completed across our region in 2025. Each project represents the commitment of our team and parters to deliver safe, reliable and lasting infrastructure for the communities we serve.”
November 19, 2025 2:19 am
A panel of three federal judges has blocked Texas from using a new congressional map that Republicans drew in hopes of picking up five U.S. House seats. That map had touched off a nationwide redistricting battle and is a major piece of President Donald Trump’s efforts to preserve a slim Republican majority ahead of the 2026 elections. In a 2-1 ruling Tuesday, a panel of federal judges in El Paso sided with opponents who argued that Texas’ unusual summer redrawing of congressional districts would harm Black and Hispanic residents. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott vowed a swift appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court and defended the map.
November 19, 2025 2:15 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is dismissing U.S. intelligence findings that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman likely had some culpability in the the 2018 killing of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The comments came as Trump warmly on Tuesday welcomed the de facto ruler of Saudi Arabia on his first White House visit in seven years. The U.S.-Saudi relationship had, for a time, been sent into a tailspin by the operation targeting Khashoggi. But now, years later, Trump has tightened his embrace of the 40-year-old crown prince, who he said is an indispensable player in shaping the Middle East in the decades to come. Prince Mohammed, for his part, denies involvement in the killing of Khashoggi.
November 18, 2025 3:11 pm
WASHINGTON (AP) — Both the House and Senate acted decisively Tuesday to pass a bill to force the Justice Department to publicly release its files on the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. It’s a remarkable display of approval for an effort that had struggled for months to overcome opposition from President Donald Trump and Republican leadership. Trump now says he will sign the bill. Just hours after the House passed the bill, the Senate approved a motion to pass the bill with unanimous consent once the House bill is sent to the Senate.
November 18, 2025 10:52 am
A widely used Internet infrastructure company said that it has resolved an issue that led to outages impacting users of everything from ChatGPT and the online game, “League of Legends,” to the New Jersey Transit system early Tuesday. Around 10 a.m. ET, Cloudflare said it was “continuing to monitor for errors to ensure all services are back to normal.” Others platforms that experienced outages Tuesday included the social media site X, Shopify, Dropbox, Coinbase, and the Moody’s credit ratings service. Moody’s website displayed an Error Code 500 and instructed individuals to visit Cloudflare’s website for more information.
November 18, 2025 4:57 am
Hundreds of National Guard troops deployed to Chicago and Portland, Oregon, are being sent home, and those who will remain will not be on the streets. That’s according to a defense official who requested anonymity because they were not authorized to publicly discuss the issue. The official said Monday that all 200 California National Guard troops deployed to Oregon and another 200 Texas National Guard troops in Chicago are being sent home. The move is part of a broader change to deployments after President Donald Trump began his crackdown in various Democratic-led cities. But U.S. Northern Command said in a statement it will maintain a “constant, enduring, and long-term presence” in the cities.
November 18, 2025 4:56 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge says the Justice Department engaged in a “disturbing pattern of profound investigative missteps” when it secured an indictment against former FBI Director James Comey. Magistrate Judge William Fitzpatrick said Monday those problems include “fundamental misstatements of the law” by a prosecutor to a grand jury that indicted Comey in September, the use of potentially privileged communications in the investigation and unexplained irregularities in the transcript of the grand jury proceedings. Fitzpatrick ordered the Justice Department to provide Comey’s lawyers with all grand jury materials. The indictment charges Comey with lying to Congress in September 2020 when he suggested under questioning that he had not authorized FBI leaks of information to the news media.
November 18, 2025 4:54 am
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Federal immigration authorities will expand their enforcement action in North Carolina to Raleigh as soon as Tuesday. That’s according to the mayor of the state’s capital city. Mayor Janet Cowell said she didn’t know how large the operation would be or how long agents would be present. Immigration authorities haven’t spoken about it. The Democrat said in a statement that crime was lower in Raleigh this year compared to last and that public safety was a priority for her and the city council.
November 18, 2025 4:47 am
FINDLAY TOWNSHIP, Pa. – Pittsburgh International Airport’s new, $1.7 billion terminal is officially open. It’s a project that has been in the works for more than a decade. The last flight out of the old terminal deparated at 10 p.m. and by 11 p.m., TSA closed the old security checkpoint for good. The last bags rolled over that 90s tile when the 12:30 a.m. flight from Atlanta arrived – the last one to fly into the old terminal. Overnight, the roads leading to the new terminal opened just in time for travelers to check in and fly out of the new terminal for their early morning flights. The new parking garage next to the terminal has 3 thousand spaces with smart technology. There will be a green light right above spaces that are open. There’s also an adjacent surface lot with another 2,800 spots. The old parking lots will become economy parking. Shuttles will bus riders to the new terminal. Eight new bus shelters were added which are all heated.
November 18, 2025 4:41 am
No injuries were reported after a fire broke out at the Washington County Jail Monday night. Washington County 9-1-1 says emergency crews were called out around 10 p.m. The fire was in the laundry room. Reports say a number of dryer units were involved but the fire was contained in that area. Washington County Commissioner Electra Janis tells our news partners at Channel-11 that the county will have to temporarily outsource laundry services because of fire and water damage.
