June 20, 2025 3:57 am
Iranian missiles have hit a major hospital in southern Israel and struck residential buildings in Tel Aviv, wounding 240 people and causing extensive damage. Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz blamed Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and said the military “has been instructed and knows that in order to achieve all of its goals, this man absolutely should not continue to exist.” Israel, meanwhile, carried out strikes on Iran’s Arak heavy water reactor on Thursday. It was Israel’s latest attack on Iran’s sprawling nuclear program. Iranian state television said there was “no radiation danger whatsoever.”
June 20, 2025 3:54 am
ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — Authorities in southern Mexico were still assessing damage and watching rising rivers as rain from the remnants of Hurricane Erick doused the region. Authorities reported landslides, blocked highways, downed power lines and some flooding. At least one death was confirmed late Thursday, a 1-year-old boy who drowned in a swollen river. Acapulco residents and remaining tourists emerged to walk outside or visit the few open businesses as the remnants of Hurricane Erick scraped by just inland of the resort.
June 20, 2025 3:51 am
GREENSBURG, Pa. — (WPXI)-After a hearing lasting more than two hours, a judge said all charges against a man accused of murdering a woman in Rostraver in April would be held for trial. Dorian Jeri-Greene is charged in the shooting death of Jennah Seibert. She was found dead in her bed on April 11. Prosecutors called four witnesses to the stand. Prosecutors showed surveillance video from Seibert’s home from the morning of the shooting. It shows a man they say is Jeri-Greene coming out from the back of a shed and coming toward the house — before the power was cut to the home. The defense argued that in one of the videos, it appears the man has a white sleeve, not black as in the other surveillance images, and argued there is no evidence directly linking Jeri-Greene as the man in these surveillance videos, or the one who shot Seibert. Detectives said Jeri-Greene stole Seibert’s Lexus SUV and ditched it in New Eagle. Lexus was able to track it. When police took it into custody, they say there were visible bleach stains inside the SUV, with a strong odor of bleach. Jeri-Greene’s next court date has not yet been scheduled.
June 20, 2025 3:42 am
The Third Street Park in Charleroi is now seeing long awaited renovations. Work began this week to install a new retaining wall, shade structure, picnic table and other amenities for visitors to enjoy. The project is a joint venture between Charleroi Borough and the Mon Valley Alliance. Borough Councilman Jerry Jericho says that this is the first of three park improvement projects. New pavilions at the Crest Avenue and Woodland Street parks are also planned. Council President Kristin Hopkins says “it is always a great feeling when we are able to improve our neighborhoods and make Charleroi better for our residents.” The total cost of the project is $125,255. The project was cooperatively funded by the Charleroi Neighborhood Partnership Program that was coordinated by the Mon Valley Alliance Foundation, and a $25,000 contribution from the Borough of Charleroi. The Mon Valley Foundation oversaw the design of the park project. No timeline has been set for completion, contractors expect the project to be completed quickly.
June 20, 2025 1:45 am
Washington County Commissioners announced a project that has begun in Meadowlands using the Blight Mitigation and Demolition Fund. Right now, three properties on Pike Street in Meadowlands are being torn down for future development. The properties at 500, 506 and 516 Pike Street have been described as abandoned and unsafe. They have also been deemed structural hazards. According to Commissioner Chairman Nick Sherman, these properties encapsulate the whole reason that the Blight Mitigation and Demolition Fund was conceived. The properties are recognized as prime targets for commercial revitalization and new visual appeal will be welcomed. Sherman said that it can be possible that someone coming off of Interstate 79 could see the potential for them to relocate their business to Washington County as they are on their way to visit the Washington County Fair. The fund is also available to individual owners should they meet the requirements for participation. According to Sherman, the whole reason for the fund is to bring properties that have long been off local tax rolls back to life and contribute once again. He said it is a method to have Washington County “shake off the rust.” The biggest property to participate in the Blight Mitigation Fund is the Washington Mall. $5.9 million has been dedicated to help tear down the structure to make way for an RV dealer and a Costco store.
June 19, 2025 5:13 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. State Department says it’s restarting the suspended process for foreigners applying for student visas but says all applicants will now be required to unlock their social media accounts for review. The department says consular officers will be on the lookout for posts and messages that could be deemed hostile to the United States, its government, culture, institutions or founding principles. In a notice made public Wednesday, the department said applicants who refuse to set their social media accounts to “public” and allow them to be reviewed may be rejected as the refusal could be a sign they are trying to evade the requirement or hide their online activity.
June 19, 2025 5:11 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve kept its key rate unchanged Wednesday as it waits for additional information on how tariffs and other potential disruptions will affect the economy this year. The Fed’s policymakers signaled they still expect to cut rates twice this year, even as they also project that President Donald Trump’s import duties will push inflation higher. They also expect growth to slow and unemployment to edge up, according to their latest quarterly projections. Fed policymakers had cut their rate three times late last year but have since have been on hold.
June 19, 2025 5:09 am
PUERTO ESCONDIDO, Mexico (AP) — Hurricane Erick has made landfall in western Oaxaca state in Mexico. Earlier, forecasters upgraded Erick to an “extremely dangerous” Category 4 hurricane before lowering it to a Category 3. Early Thursday, the hurricane’s center was located about 20 miles east of Punta Maldonado. Its maximum sustained winds were clocked at 125 mph (205 kph). It was moving northwest at 9 mph,
June 19, 2025 5:08 am
A SpaceX rocket being tested in Texas has exploded, sending a dramatic fireball high into the sky. The company says the Starship “experienced a major anomaly” at about 11 p.m. Wednesday while on the test stand at Starbase, SpaceX’s launch site at the southern tip of Texas. The company says in a statement on X that “all personnel are safe and accounted for.” SpaceX says there are no hazards to nearby communities. It has asked people not to try to approach the site.
June 19, 2025 5:05 am
An Iranian missile hit the main hospital in southern Israel early Thursday, wounding people and causing “extensive damage” but no serious injuries, the medical facility said. Other missiles hit a high-rise apartment building in Tel Aviv and other sites in central Israel. At least 240 people were wounded by the Iranian missiles, four of them seriously, according to Israel’s Health Ministry. Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz blamed Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and said he “should not continue to exist.” Israel, meanwhile, carried out strikes on Iran’s Arak heavy water reactor, its latest attack on Iran’s sprawling nuclear program. Iranian state TV said the facility had been evacuated before the attack.
