December 14, 2025 1:13 am
Snow has largely exited the region. Areas received upwards of six inches of snow. A few flurries do remain, Washington County is still under a winter storm warning until 1:00 PM Sunday. They are is also under a cold weather advisory until 9:00 AM Monday. The high temperature for Sunday will only reach 15 degrees, the overnight low will dip to 12 degrees. The wind chill factor will have temperatures feel like they are below zero. Lake effect snow remains likely north of Pittsburgh. Snow and freezing temperatures will make driving treacherous. Motorists are advised to stay home if they can. If they must go out, use extra caution.
December 13, 2025 7:20 pm
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The Latest on the shooting at Brown University in Rhode Island (all times local): Brown University shooting happened during final exams Brown University Provost Frank Doyle said final exams were taking place in the engineering building Saturday afternoon when a shooter opened fire, killing two and critically injuring eight Providence, Rhode Island, Mayor Brett Smiley asked for prayers for the families of the victims, noting the coming Christmas holiday. “It’s going to be a difficult rest of the day, difficult days and months ahead as this community heals,” the mayor said. The mayor declined to say whether the victims were students.
December 13, 2025 5:36 am
Speed and vehicle restrictions have been announced for multiple local highways as Pennsylvania braces for winter weather over the weekend.
PennDOT and PA Turnpike crews will pre-treat roadways where necessary ahead of the winter storm, which is expected to bring several inches of snow.
Beginning at 2 p.m. on Saturday, these roadways will be restricted to a 45 mph speed limit and be under a Tier 1 vehicle restriction:
- PA Turnpike Interstate 76 from Cranberry (Exit 28) to Breezewood (Exit 161).
- PA Turnpike Mon-Fayette Expressway (Route 43), entire length.
- PA Turnpike Southern Beltway (I-576), entire length.
- PA Turnpike Route 66, entire length.
- PA Turnpike Beaver Valley Expressway (Route 60), entire length.
- I-70 from the West Virginia border to PA Turnpike I-76.
- I-79 from PA Turnpike I-76 to the West Virginia border.
- I-279, full length.
- I-376 from PA Turnpike I-376 to PA Turnpike I-76.
- I-579, full length.
A Tier 1 restriction forbids these vehicles from using the affected roadway:
- Tractors without trailers
- Tractors towing unloaded or lightly loaded enclosed trailers, open trailers or tank trailers
- Tractors towing unloaded or lightly loaded tandem trailers
- Enclosed unloaded or lightly loaded cargo delivery trucks/box trucks that meet the definition of a CMV
- Passenger vehicles (cars, SUV’s, pickup trucks, etc.) towing trailers
- Recreational vehicles/motorhomes
- School buses, commercial buses and motor coaches.
- Motorcycles
The restrictions will be lifted as quickly as possible when conditions are safe, officials say. Road restrictions may be added or changed depending on changing conditions.
Drivers are advised to avoid or delay unnecessary travel during winter storms.
Drivers are required by law to remove ice or snow from their vehicles no later than 24 hours after a storm has ended, or else face a fine. That fine could increase if the snow or ice hits a vehicle or person, officials say.
December 13, 2025 5:30 am
Residents in parts of Washington County could smell a gas-like odor after a chemical was accidentally released on Friday According to the Cecil Township Fire Department, crews were called to Reissing Road for two reports of a gas odor but found no leak or hazard. Washington County 911 advised that a contractor was transferring mercaptan — the odorant added to natural gas — when a hose failed and released it into the air, There is no danger to the public, the department says, but anyone with symptoms or concerns is told to call 911.
December 13, 2025 5:21 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says he hasn’t seen the photos from Jeffrey Epstein’s estate released Friday by Democrats on the House Oversight Committee, but says they are not a big deal. The photos include some of Trump, Bill Clinton and the former Prince Andrew. The White House is accusing Democrats of “cherry-picking photos” to create a false narrative about Trump. Republicans say nothing in the documents the committee has received shows “any wrongdoing” by Trump. The photos are among 95,000 the panel received from the estate of Epstein, who died in a New York jail cell in 2019 while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges. says
December 13, 2025 5:20 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has asked an appeals court to block a contempt investigation of the Trump administration for failing to turn around planes carrying Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador in March. In a court filing Friday, the department also sought Chief Judge James Boasberg’s removal from the case. The department asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to rule on its requests before Monday, when Boasberg is scheduled hear testimony from a former government attorney who filed a whistleblower complaint. The judge is trying to determine if Trump administration officials should be prosecuted for willfully defying his March 15 order blocking the Venezuelan migrants’ deportations to El Salvador.
December 13, 2025 5:17 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate failed to get anywhere on health care this week. Now it’s the House’s turn. Speaker Mike Johnson late Friday released a package of proposal to address growing health care costs. The House legislation does not include an extension of enhanced tax credits that make health insurance more affordable in the Affordable Care Act marketplace. Those tax breaks are expiring at the end of this year. Johnson said Republicans’ goal is to reduce premiums for all Americans, not just those enrolled in Obamacare plans. But going Johnson’s route has left vulnerable House Republicans representing key battleground districts in a tough spot.
December 13, 2025 5:16 am
SURIN, Thailand (AP) — Fighting is raging along the Thailand-Cambodia border despite U.S. President Donald Trump’s claim of a ceasefire agreement. Thai officials say they did not agree to the ceasefire, and Cambodia has not commented on Trump’s statement. Thai jets on Saturday carried out airstrikes, and Cambodia fired medium-range rockets. There had been similar fighting in July, and the conflict reignited after a skirmish on Dec. 7 that wounded two Thai soldiers. The July ceasefire was brokered by Malaysia with Trump’s pressure. Recent fighting has killed about two dozen people and displaced hundreds of thousands.
December 12, 2025 4:24 am
PROVO, Utah (AP) — The Utah man charged with killing Charlie Kirk has made his first in-person court appearance as his attorneys push to further limit media access in the high-profile criminal case. A Utah judge on Thursday heard arguments about the public’s right to know details in Tyler Robinson’s case. The defendant’s attorneys say the swarm of media attention could interfere with his right to a fair trial. Prosecutors have charged Robinson with aggravated murder in the Sept. 10 shooting of the conservative activist on the Utah Valley University campus. They plan to seek the death penalty. Judge Tony Graf briefly halted livestreaming of Thursday’s proceedings by a media pool after Robinson’s shackles were seen in the video.
December 12, 2025 4:23 am
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A grand jury has declined for a second time in a week to re-indict New York Attorney General Letitia James. A grand jury rejection is an unusual circumstance in any case, and the repeated failures amount to a stunning rebuke of prosecutors’ bid to resurrect a criminal case President Donald Trump pressured them to bring. The failure to secure an indictment was confirmed by two people familiar with the matter who were not authorized to publicly discuss the case and spoke on the condition of anonymity. James was initially charged with bank fraud and making false statements to a financial institution in connection with a home purchase in 2020.
