September 12, 2025 4:52 am
WASHINGTON, Pa. — A wanted burglary suspect is now in custody. According to court documents, Patrick Thurston, 60, was arrested on Wednesday. He had been on the City of Washington Police Department’s “most wanted” page since Sept. 4. Police say he stole from several businesses and took items from a donation bin at the City Mission Thrift Shop. Two sets of burglary charges were filed against him at the end of August. He has a preliminary hearing scheduled for Sept. 24.
September 12, 2025 12:58 am
Washington City Council’s voting meeting agenda was largely day to day business. They did promote several police officers and fire fighters. Leading the list of police officer promotions was John Hritz. He was promoted to captain. Matt Karlowsky was promoted to lieutenant. In the fire department, Chad Weir and Joe Wasik were promoted to engineer. Once again, Councilman Ken Westcott announced that the city is looking for individuals to fill vacancies on the city’s Zoning Hearing Board. It is a volunteer position and meets several months over the year as needed. Applications may be found with the City Clerk, Michelle Sperl at City Hall.
September 12, 2025 2:23 am
The South Strabane Fire and Police Departments led Washington County’s annual September 11 tribute on Thursday morning outside of the old Washington Mall, honoring the lives lost in the 2001 terrorist attacks and the sacrifices made in their aftermath. Community members, first responders, and local officials gathered as the ceremony featured solemn traditions, including the playing of taps, the sound of bagpipes, and a 21-gun salute. Several speakers reflected on the significance of the day and the importance of remembering the nearly 3,000 victims, as well as the bravery of firefighters, police officers, and everyday citizens who responded in the face of tragedy. Also noted was the lasting toll, with more than 86,000 first responders from Ground Zero still facing cancer and other illnesses caused by toxic exposure. “As long as I am South Strabane fire chief, I will make sure that this memorial continues every year,” Cramer said.The tribute served as both a reminder of the past and a promise of continued remembrance in Washington County for generations to come.
September 12, 2025 5:05 am
BOSTON (AP) — A U.S. appeals court panel has allowed President Donald Trump’s administration to block Medicaid fund to Planned Parenthood while legal challenges continue. Planned Parenthood says Thursday’s ruling means that more than 1.1 million patients can’t use their Medicaid insurance at its health centers. A federal judge in July ruled Planned Parenthood clinics nationwide must continue to be reimbursed for Medicaid funding as the nation’s largest abortion provider fights Trump’s administration over efforts to defund the organization in his signature tax legislation.
September 12, 2025 5:09 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation rose last month as the price of gas, groceries, and airfares jumped, while a measure of layoffs also increased, putting the Federal Reserve in a tough spot as it prepares to cut rates at its meeting next week despite persistent price pressures. The reading is the last the Fed will receive before its Sept. 16-17 meeting, when policymakers are widely expected to cut their short-term rate to about 4.1% from 4.3%. Still, the new inflation data underscores the challenges the Fed is facing. Inflation remains stubborn while the job market is weakening, diverging trends that would require polar reactions from Federal Reserve policymakers to address.
September 12, 2025 5:07 am
INCHEON, South Korea (AP) — A plane carrying more than 300 South Korean workers released after days of detention in Georgia has landed in South Korea. TV footage shows the charter plane landing in Incheon International Airport on Friday. They were among about 475 people detained during the Sept. 4 immigration raid at a battery factory under construction on the campus of Hyundai’s sprawling auto plant west of Savannah. South Korea later said it has a reached an agreement with the United States for the Korean workers’ releases.
September 11, 2025 4:52 pm
OREM, Utah (AP) — The shooter who assassinated conservative activist Charlie Kirk and then vanished off a roof and into the woods is still at large more than 24 hours later. Federal investigators appealed Thursday for the public’s help by releasing a pair of photos of the person believed responsible. Investigators obtained clues including a palm print, a shoe impression and a high-powered hunting rifle found in a wooded area along the path the shooter fled. But they had yet to name a suspect or cite a motive in the killing. They were treating it as the latest act of political violence to convulse the United States across the ideological spectrum. The FBI is offering a reward of up to $100,000 for information leading to the identification and arrest of the individual(s) responsible for the murder of Kirk on September 10, 2025, at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah. (Photo courtesy of Utah FBI)
September 11, 2025 4:49 am
NEW YORK (AP) — Americans are marking 24 years since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks with solemn ceremonies, volunteer work and other tributes honoring the victims. At the World Trade Center site in New York City, the nearly 3,000 victims’ names will be read aloud. At the Pentagon in Virginia, a memorial service will honor the 184 service members and civilians killed. And near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, a similar ceremony honors the victims of Flight 93. The remembrances are being held during a time of increased political tensions. The 9/11 anniversary comes a day after conservative activist Charlie Kirk was shot and killed at a college in Utah.
September 11, 2025 8:48 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation moved higher last month as the price of gas, groceries, hotel rooms and airfare rose, along with the cost of clothes and used cars. Consumer prices rose 2.9% in August from a year earlier, the Labor Department said Tuesday, up from 2.7% the previous month and the biggest increase since January. The reading is the last data the Fed will receive before its key meeting next week, when policymakers are widely expected to cut their short-term rate to about 4.1% from 4.3%. Still, the figures underscore the challenges the Fed is facing as it experiences relentless pressure from President Donald Trump to cut rates.
September 11, 2025 8:55 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. jobless claim applications jumped to their highest level in almost four years last week, the latest sign that the labor market is softening. The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits for the week ending Sept. 6 rose 27,000 to 263,000, the Labor Department reported Thursday. That’s the most filings since the week of Oct. 23, 2021 and well above the 231,000 new applications economists forecast. Weekly applications for jobless benefits are considered a proxy for layoffs and have mostly settled in a historically low range between 200,000 and 250,000 since the U.S. began to emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic nearly four years ago.
