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.
November 30, 2025 8:39 am
STOCKTON, Calif. (AP) — Authorities in Stockton, California, say four people are dead and 10 wounded following a shooting during a family gathering at a banquet hall. Heather Brent is a spokesperson for the San Joaquin County sheriff’s office. She said Saturday night that the victims included both children and adults. She added that early indications “suggest this may have been a targeted incident.” The shooting occurred just before 6 p.m. inside the banquet hall, which shares a parking lot with other businesses. Detectives were still working to identify a possible motive. The district attorney said the person responsible has not been caught.
November 30, 2025 8:36 am
State Police are investigating after a man became trapped beneath the tire of his vehicle and later died. A PSP spokesperson says Troopers responded to a Uniontown home Friday for a report of a man who had been run over and was trapped beneath a wheel. The investigation so far determines the man pulled into the driveway of his home, then got out of the vehicle without it being in park. As he got out, the vehicle drifted backward down the driveway, and the open driver-side door pulled him to the ground, where he became pinned under the front tire. Before emergency responders got on scene, the man’s family and passersby were able to free him from beneath the tire. Medics took him to an area hospital, where he later died of his injuries. His identity has not yet been released.
November 30, 2025 8:34 am
Washington City Police were involved in a wrong-way chase Saturday night. According to Washington County 911, the chase began just after eleven o’clock on Wiley Avenue in Washington. A 911 Supervisor tells WJPA that the driver entered the Interstate in the Jefferson Avenue area and began traveling west in the Eastbound lanes. Police called off their chase shortly after that but picked it up again when the driver got off the highway and crashed his vehicle in the eleven-hundred block of West Chestnut Street near Washington Medical. The supervisor says the car then caught fire. There were no reported injuries, but the man was taken to the hospital for a blood draw.
November 30, 2025 7:00 am
Rifle deer season is underway in Pennsylvania. The firearms buck season runs through December 13. There are two Sundays included this season, Sunday, November 30th as well as December 7th. The Commonwealth’s earlier statewide archery deer season was from October 4th through November 21st. It resumes December 26th through January 19th. In certain Wildlife Management Units like those around Pittsburgh and Philadelphia, the season just ended but will resume on December 26th and continue through January 24th.
November 30, 2025 7:00 am
A small but vocal crowd gathered in front of U-S Representative of the 14th District Guy Reschenthaler’s office on Friday. They held a “Where’s Guy” rally drawing attention to his absence in the district. Rally participant Patrick Herford simply wants to meet with Reschenthaler in a Town Hall gathering. Rally organizer Sharon Laffey says that in the six years that Reschenthaler has represented the 14th district, he has never held a Town Hall meeting. Washington County Democratic Committee Chairperson Christina Proctor calls Reschenthaler an absentee congressman. WJPA reached out to Representative Reschenthaler’s office by phone and email and have not had a response.
November 30, 2025 5:10 am
HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. (AP) — U.S. and Ukrainian officials completed roughly four hours of talks aimed at finding an endgame to the war between Russia and Ukraine. Sunday’s talks in Florida took place, just days before a U.S. envoy is due in Moscow to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin.. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters afterward that the session was productive but work remains in the search for a peace deal. The head of Ukraine’s security council, Rustem Umerov, made comments that underscored Ukraine’s gratitude for U.S. support during the nearly four-year war. But the Ukrainian official offered no hints about what, if any, progress was made during the talks.
