September 18, 2025 2:18 am
Authorities have arrested a woman in connection with a hit and run in Canton Township Tuesday afternoon. Authorities say a 70-year-old man was hit while walking home on Grove Avenue. They say he was flown to a Pittsburgh hospital where he was last reported in critical condition. Investigators say the victim, identified as Robert Pebley, a retired professor, was walking with his cane when he was hit. The driver, identified as Gina Dalessandro, fled the scene. She now faces numerous charges. Police say she thought she had hit a deer.
September 17, 2025 2:51 am
North Franklin Township Supervisors Chairman Bob Sabot announced today that it is his understanding that the Washington Crown Center Mall has officially been sold. Sabot says he wants residents to know supervisors are one-hundred-percent behind the sale and want to defer – to the new owners – the opportunity to make an official announcement on the sale of the mall, the naming of the mall and what businesses will be coming to the mall. Sabot says the board this will assure a vibrant future for North Franklin Township and its residents.
September 18, 2025 4:46 am
NORTH CODORUS, Pa. (AP) — Authorities have been investigating a shooting that killed three officers and wounded two more in rural southern Pennsylvania. The investigation was entering its second day Thursday. The shooter was killed by police. The officers were killed while following up on a domestic-related investigation that began on Tuesday. Police say the investigation will cover multiple locations in York County. Hours after Wednesday’s shooting, community members held American flags and saluted as police and emergency vehicles formed a procession to the coroner’s office. It was one of the deadliest days for Pennsylvania police this century.
September 18, 2025 4:52 am
NEW YORK (AP) — ABC has suspended Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show indefinitely following comments he made about Charlie Kirk’s killing. The network’s decision came Nexstar announced its ABC affiliates would preempt “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” indefinitely over his comments. A spokesperson for Kimmel did not immediately return a call for comment. Kimmel, like CBS late-night host Stephen Colbert, has consistently been critical of President Donald Trump and many of his policies on his ABC show. CBS said this past summer that it was canceling Colbert’s show at the end of this season for financial reasons, although some critics have wondered if his stance on Trump played a role.
September 18, 2025 4:55 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve cut its key interest rate by a quarter-point Wednesday and projected it would do so twice more this year as concern grows at the central bank about the health of the nation’s labor market. The move is the Fed’s first cut since December and lowered its short-term rate to about 4.1%, down from 4.3%. Fed officials, led by Chair Jerome Powell, had kept their rate unchanged this year as they evaluated the impact of tariffs, tighter immigration enforcement, and other Trump administration policies on inflation and the economy. The only dissenter was Stephen Miran, the recent Trump-appointee.
September 18, 2025 4:54 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — Fired Centers for Disease Control and Prevention chief Susan Monarez is warning senators America’s public health system is headed to a “dangerous place” under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his anti-vaccine advisers. Monarez and ex-CDC official Debra Houry describe exchanges in which Kennedy or political advisers rebuffed data supporting vaccine safety and efficacy. Monarez told the Senate health committee Wednesday deadly diseases including polio are poised to make a comeback in the U.S. Monarez says Kennedy demanded she “preapprove” recommendations from a CDC panel or face termination. The panel is expected to vote on new vaccine guidelines this week in Atlanta. Kennedy denies Monarez’s accusations he ordered “rubber-stamped” vaccine recommendations.
September 18, 2025 4:53 am
AYLESBURY, England (AP) — President Donald Trump is meeting Prime Minister Keir Starmer on the second day of his state visit to Britain. After a day of royal pomp, the agenda on Thursday will turn to politics, as well as tech investments. The U.S. president and first lady Melania Trump were honored by King Charles III and Queen Camilla on Wednesday with military ceremonies, a private lunch and a grand state banquet at Windsor Castle. At the prime minister’s Chequers country retreat, Trump and Starmer are expected to sign a “tech prosperity deal” bringing jobs and investment in AI and nuclear energy. Starmer also faces potentially awkward discussions with Trump on Ukraine and the Middle East.
September 18, 2025 2:53 am
Washington County farmers celebrated a milestone this week. The Washington County Farmland Preservation Program has grown to more than 50 farms that have committed to the program. According to Caroline Sinchar, Washington County Administrator for the program, farmers create a deed restriction easement that will commit their land to be a productive farm in perpetuity. Bill Iams is the owner of the Iams farm and he did that to continue his family’s legacy. He says that his grandchildren will be the eighth generation to operate his family’s beef cattle farm. Secretary of Agriculture Russell Redding spoke during the celebration. He called the program a personal commitment by farmers unlike any other. He went on to say that the Farm Preservation Program is important not just for the food industry, but for the survival of natural resources such as ground water and wildlife. All three agree that the program is important in the sense that once an acre of ground is sold for development, that land is gone forever and a preservation program counteracts that. Washington County has 52 farms registered for the Farm Preservation Program. Statewide, 58 counties have 50 or more farms registered in their Farm Preservation Programs.(Pictured L-R, Russell Redding Secy. of Agr., Caroline Sinchar, County Program Adminstrator, Bill Iams, Owner Iams Farm and event host)
September 17, 2025 3:45 pm
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve cut its key interest rate by a quarter-point Wednesday and projected it would do so twice more this year as concern grows at the central bank about the health of the nation’s labor market. The move is the Fed’s first cut since December and lowered its short-term rate to about 4.1%, down from 4.3%. Fed officials, led by Chair Jerome Powell, had kept their rate unchanged this year as they evaluated the impact of tariffs, tighter immigration enforcement, and other Trump administration policies on inflation and the economy. The only dissenter was Stephen Miran, the recent Trump-appointee.
September 17, 2025 7:46 am
PITTSBURGH — A spokesperson for the FBI Pittsburgh says the driver who crashed a white car into the gate at its South Side building is now in custody. The FBI thanked local, state and federal law enforcement and community partners for their assistance in locating Donald Henson. No other details are being released at this time. There were no injuries in the crash which happened around 3 a.m. Witnesses in the area say they saw a man get out of the vehicle, drape an American flag over the gate, yell something and then walk away. F-B-I Assistant Special Agent in Charge Christopher Giordano said Henson has a history of mental health issues.
