June 8, 2025 7:41 am
WPXI — A state of emergency has been declared for Allegheny County after severe weather caused flooding throughout the area. Allegheny County Executive Sara Innamorato declared a countywide disaster emergency Saturday as people continue to clean up damage caused by flash floods that happened on Friday. The county said Monroeville, Penn Hills, Pitcairn, White Oak, McKeesport, North Versailles, Wall Borough and parts of Plum were among the communities hit the hardest. Five swift-water teams were sent to White Oak, McKeesport and North Versailles to help assess damage. Three rescues were conducted on Friday. Allegheny County said two of those happened at homes in North Versailles. Another was from a vehicle on Route 48 in White Oak. Officials said multiple landslides are under investigation. The state of emergency allows the Allegheny County Emergency Services Coordinator to “coordinate all emergency response efforts, take necessary actions to reduce the impact of this disaster, assist in restoring essential services, and implement all emergency response measures deemed necessary.” Allegheny County is also authorized to take any necessary actions to make repairs and ensure safety after the flooding. That includes hiring temporary workers, renting equipment, purchasing supplies and entering into emergency contracts. The American Red Cross and the County Department of Public Works are already working together.
June 8, 2025 5:12 am
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Thousands of protesters took to the street in Los Angeles on Sunday in response to President Donald Trump’s extraordinary deployment of the National Guard against Gov. Gavin Newsom’s wishes. The demonstrations centered on a cluster of federal buildings including a detention center where immigrants arrested on Friday were taken. As the protests swelled on Sunday, demonstrators blocked a freeway entrance, set self-driving cars on fire and threw objects including concrete and electric scooters at law enforcement officers and vehicles. Los Angeles Police Chief Jim McDonnell says some of the protesters engaging in the most aggressive behavior are agitators looking to cause trouble.
June 8, 2025 5:08 am
China has reported its exports to the United States fell 35% in May from a year earlier, straining the economy, as trade talks with Washington were due to start in London. Customs data released Monday showed total exports rose 4.8% in May from a year earlier, much lower than economists’ forecasts and down sharply from an 8.1% jump in April. Its imports declined 3.4% year-on-year, leaving a trade surplus of $103.2 billion. China’s exports to the U.S. fell 9.7% in May to June. Exports to the U.S. sank even after U.S. President Donald Trump struck a deal with Beijing in early May to delay imposing stiff tariff hikes to allow time for talks.
June 8, 2025 4:58 am
The number of power outages left in the area has dropped significantly since a pocket of storms led to multiple tornado warnings in local communities on Sunday. West Penn Power shows fewer than 100 outages in all local communities with fewer than 30 in Washington County. 20 of those are in Smith Township. Duquesne Light Company shows only four outages left in Allegheny County. West Penn Power reports 1,313 power outages in Pennsylvania.
June 7, 2025 5:15 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk are showing no signs of reconciling on Friday, but Republicans are increasingly urging them to settle their dispute. They know what’s at stake — a massive tax and border spending bill from the Republican Party that Musk has been railing against for days. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas says he hopes “that both of them come back together.” Still, the feud between Trump and Musk is probably best described as a moving target. One person familiar with the president’s thinking says Musk wants to speak with Trump, but that the president doesn’t want to do it — or at least, not on Friday.
June 7, 2025 5:12 am
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A large Russian drone-and-missile attack has targeted Ukraine’s eastern city of Kharkiv, killing at least three people and injuring 21. Local Ukrainian officials said the attack on Saturday included deadly aerial glide bombs. Ukraine’s Air Force, Russia struck with 215 missiles and drones overnight, and Ukrainian air defenses shot down and neutralized 87 drones and seven missiles. Kharkiv’s mayor Ihor Terekhov said the barrage also damaged 18 apartment buildings and 13 private homes. The intensity of the attacks over the past weeks has further dampened hopes that the warring sides could reach a peace deal anytime soon days — especially after Kyiv recently embarrassed the Kremlin with a surprising drone attack on military airfields deep inside Russia.
June 7, 2025 5:11 am
A three-judge appeals court panel ruled against The Associated Press in its continuing bid to restore full access to covering events involving President Donald Trump. The panel granted the president a stay of a lower-court ruling that he had improperly punished the AP for the content of its speech — in this case not renaming the Gulf of Mexico to Trump’s liking. Two judges at the U.S. Court of Appeals agreed with Trump’s contention that a president has the discretion to invite whatever reporters he wants to cover him in small spaces like the Oval Office, Air Force One or Mar-a-Lago.
June 7, 2025 5:11 am
PennDOT District 11 has announced lane restrictions in both directions of Interstate 79 in Kennedy, Robinson, and Neville townships, Allegheny County will continue Monday evening, June 9 weather permitting. Single-lane restrictions will occur in both directions of I-79 between the Neville Island Bridge and the Route 51/Coraopolis/McKees Rocks (Exit 64) interchange weeknights from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. through Friday night, June 27. Crews will conduct compression seal and punch list work. This work is part of the $43.9 million I-79 “S-Bend” Project that included full-depth pavement reconstruction, and bridge preservation work. Additionally, there was milling and paving of three ramps at the Route 51 (Coraopolis/McKees Rocks) interchange. The project also included guiderail replacement, highway lighting and signing upgrades, new pavement markings and delineation, and other miscellaneous construction work. Motorists can always check out conditions on major roadways by visiting www.511pa.com.
June 7, 2025 5:11 am
A Pittsburgh woman has 30 days to pay for damage she caused to a Tesla truck in April. Thirty-three year old Stephanie Berard is charged with spray painting the truck while its owner was inside a store in West Mifflin. According to police, the car’s camera shows the actor pull into a parking spot near the Tesla. The alleged assailant then exited the vehicle and spray painted racist imagery on the vehicle. At a preliminary hearing on Thursday for Criminal Mischief, Berard provided no testimony but agreed to pay $6,286.14 in restitution for the damage by July 10th.
June 7, 2025 5:09 am
Slow-moving storms soaked the area Friday night, bringing widespread flooding. From the Mon Valley to Salem in Westmoreland County, rain was slow and heavy at times. According to our news partners at Channel 11, storms developed around 3 p.m. over Allegheny and Westmoreland counties with repeated rounds of heavy rain. More than 2.5 inches of rain fell in Irwin, Westmoreland County and more than 2.25 inches of rain fell in Pittsburgh. About 10 people in North Versailles were displaced, due to flooding.
