June 28, 2025 9:24 am
BLUE BELL, Pa. (AP) — The Rev. James Kelly baptized and married thousands of people, ministered to the ill at hospitals, and traveled the world. He became friends with an opera superstar and with a saint. Kelly is the longest-serving priest in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. He recently celebrated the 75th anniversary of his ordination and his 100th birthday. He’s grateful and tries to make each day count. He listens to opera. He bakes pies. And he still wakes up at dawn every day to say Catholic Mass at the retired living community that he calls home.
June 28, 2025 5:52 am
The Washington County Coroner has identified 28-year-old Michael Brent Miller of Burgettstown as the victim of a fatal one-car crash in Hanover Township. Miller was the operator and sole occupant of the car that was traveling westbound on State Route 22 when it left the roadway and collided with a tree between mile markers 3 and 4. A passing motorist called Washington County 911 to report the accident around 9:24 last night. First responders, including Fort Cherry EMS, Weirton Fire Department, Hanover Volunteer Fire Department, Hancock Fire Company and Hanover Beaver County Fire Department responded to the scene. The Washington County Coroner’s office reports that Miller was not wearing a seat belt. The cause and manner of death are pending investigation.
June 28, 2025 5:36 am
Thousands of protesters have gathered in Thailand’s capital demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra. The demonstration Saturday in Bangkok is part of brewing political turmoil set off by a leaked phone call between Paetongtarn and former Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen. Paetongtarn is facing growing dissatisfaction over her handling of a recent border dispute with Cambodia, which killed a Cambodian solider and prompted the call with Hun Sen. The call has set off a string of investigations that could lead to Paetongtarn’s removal. Many protesters were part of a royalist, conservative group that has been a longtime foe of Paetongtarn’s father, former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
June 28, 2025 5:27 am
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of mourners gathered in Tehran for the funeral of top Iranian commanders and scientists killed in a 12-day war with Israel. The caskets of Revolutionary Guard chief Gen. Hossein Salami and missile program head Gen. Amir Ali Hajizadeh were paraded Saturday through the city. Israel targeted Iranian military leaders, scientists, and nuclear sites, claiming to have killed 30 commanders and 11 scientists. Iran fired over 550 missiles at Israel, most were intercepted. The conflict caused over 1,000 deaths, at least 417 civilians, according to the Washington-based Human Rights Activists group. Saturday marked the first public funerals since the ceasefire.
June 28, 2025 5:13 am
In an article published on June 26, 2025, on wjpa.com, it was stated that Leo McIntyre, who was charged with multiple counts of child sexual assault, was employed by the Goldfish Swim School in Peters Township at the time the charges were filed – in December of 2022. That statement is inaccurate; McIntyre had been fired by the school in June of 2022, on unrelated issues and none of the victims had attended the school. WJPA apologizes for the inaccurate statement and regrets our error.
June 28, 2025 5:13 am
(Pittsburgh) Five Pittsburgh area teenagers are in the Allegheny County Jail following an alleged carjacking. The victim told our news partners at Channel 11 that the juveniles pointed what appeared to be an “assault style rifle” and a handgun at her in the Sheraden neighborhood within the city of Pittsburgh. The suspects allegedly stole her phone, keys and car. Police then spotted the car nearby on the North Side. The 90-mile an hour pursuit took the car back over the West End Bridge, where it crashed. The suspects are Damien Lamont Hill, Angelo Saxton, Jaron Crew, Aaron Reddix and Jeremiah Venson. All range in ages from 15 to 17-years-old. They remain in the Allegheny County Jail without bond and they will be tried as adults.
June 27, 2025 1:49 pm
(WPXI) – The body of a missing fisherman has been found in Fayette County. Connellsville Police Sgt. Bryan Kendi confirms that Jerry Grimm’s body was located in Dawson Friday morning. Kendi says Grimm’s body was in the Youghiogheny River under the Dawson Bridge. A passerby saw it in the water and called 911. The Fayette County Coroner’s Office says Grimm, 52, of Connellsville, was pronounced dead at the scene. An autopsy will be done to determine the cause and manner of death. The search for Grimm has been extensive, involving numerous personnel and boats. Grimm was last seen around 9 p.m. Tuesday fishing in the water of the Youghiogheny River, about a quarter-mile upstream from Yough River Park. Officials initially supposed he had been swept away while fishing in the river. The coroner’s office says Grimm’s family was notified of his death, and it asks members of the public to keep the family in their thoughts and prayers at this time.
June 27, 2025 1:47 pm
WHEELING, W.Va. (AP) — A northern West Virginia area still cleaning up from flash flooding less than two weeks ago has been hit with torrential rains again. A flash flood warning was issued for the Wheeling area Thursday night. The National Weather Service says up to 2 inches of rain sent creeks out of their banks. More is possible later. On June 14, nine people died when as much as 4 inches of rain fell in parts of Wheeling and Ohio County within 40 minutes. Dozens of homes, businesses and roads were impacted by flooding. At least 75 vehicles were pulled from two area creeks. (Photo: AP)
June 27, 2025 10:36 am
A divided U.S. Supreme Court ruled that individual judges lack the authority to grant nationwide injunctions, but the decision left unclear the fate of President Donald Trump’s restrictions on birthright citizenship. Cases on the court’s emergency docket are handled swiftly, and decisions often come without explanations of the justices’ reasoning. Decisions released on Friday will be related to appeals on birthright citizenship, an online age verification law in Texas, the Education Department’s firing of nearly 1,400 workers and DOGE-related government job cuts.
June 27, 2025 10:21 am
A Claysville man has been charged with three counts of terroristic threats. Washington County District Attorney Jason Walsh says 26 year old Matthew Boyd threatened to “go into the Washington County Courthouse and shoot people” during a consultation phone call with a law firm on Thursday. Walsh says he then contacted the Sheriff’s office and detectives then found Boyd in the yard of a home in the 800-block of Ewing Street in Canton Township. Walsh tells WJPA News that Boyd became “irate and confrontational” and told detectives “it was his second amendment right to shoot up the courthouse since they represent the government”. He also threatened to shoot up UPMC Washington Hospital. Boyd was taken into custody and is last reported lodged in the Washington County jail. Walsh commended the efforts of his detectives, the Washington County Sheriff’s Department and the City of Washington Police for their quick response to the threats.
