April 8, 2025 10:15 am
Crashes snarled traffic on several major area roadways Tuesday morning after icy conditions were reported across the region. State police said they worked with PennDOT to clear crashes on I-79 and I-376. A crash along the outbound Parkway West near the Carnegie exit involved 13 vehicles. Washington County 911 dispatchers told WJPA News that there we no accidents reported during that time along Interstate 79 here in Washington County.
April 8, 2025 4:42 am
Canonsburg Borough Council discussed a floodwater project aimed at alleviating the chronic flooding issues in the Pike Plaza business district. The area is prone to flooding. Chairman Richard Russo highlighted the joint effort between Canonsburg Borough and Chartiers Township to address this long-standing issue. Russo emphasized that Chartiers Township has been supportive throughout the process, including backing the borough’s grant application. Canonsburg applied for a Local Share Account (LSA) Grant and was awarded $90,000 for the project. While the awarded amount was less than the borough’s initial request, Russo states that the funding would go a long way in addressing the floodwater problems. Canonsburg Public Works plans to partner with Chartiers Township Public Works to tackle any remaining aspects of the project that are not covered by the grant. Russo added that there would be no need for a tax increase to fund the project, as the work will be fully financed by the grant money. In addition to the flood mitigation project, a new electronic sign will be installed in front of the Borough Building. The current sign, which has been in place for approximately 12 to 15 years, has been experiencing issues with display quality, which has led to feedback from residents. The Canonsburg Volunteer Fire Department applied for and received a grant of approximately $25,000 to fund the new sign. However, the timeline for installation remains uncertain.
April 8, 2025 4:52 am
President Donald Trump has ordered the Committee on Foreign Investment to review the potential acquisition of U.S. Steel by Nippon Steel. It’s a review that could have a significant economic impact on Western PA and the Mon Valley. In January, the Biden administration issued an order prohibiting the acquisition, after a review by the same Committee on Foreign Investment cited national security concerns. U.S. Steel and Nippon are challenging that order in court. Clairton Mayor Richard Lattanzi worked for U.S. Steel for 30 years. He says President Trump ordering the Committee on Foreign Investment to review the merger is a win for the Mon Valley and the greater Pittsburgh region. “You couldn’t create a better story,” Mayor Lattanzi said. “I thought the deal was great three months ago. Now, Nippon just said recently they may throw another $7 billion in.” Mayor Lattanzi says if the deal is approved, Nippon would invest billions in our backyard, hinting at what that could look like. “They just recently added some more promises to monies,” Mayor Lattanzi said. “I’m hearing rumors about a possible new battery in Clairton, a new hot mill at Edgar Thomson and possibly greener gas.” But environmental groups, including the Breathe Project, say talks of Nippon’s potential investments are vague and don’t address ongoing negative health impacts from outdated facilities or climate pollution.
April 8, 2025 4:58 am
China says it will “fight to the end” and take countermeasures against the United States to safeguard its own interests after President Donald Trump threatened an additional 50% tariff on Chinese imports. The Commerce Ministry said Tuesday the U.S.‘s imposition of “so-called ‘reciprocal tariffs’” on China is “completely groundless and is a typical unilateral bullying practice.” Trump’s threat Monday of additional tariffs on China raised fresh concerns that his drive to rebalance the global economy could intensify a financially destructive trade war. Stock markets from Tokyo to New York have become more unstable as the tariff war worsens.
April 8, 2025 5:04 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is allowing the Trump administration to use an 18th century wartime law to deport Venezuelan migrants, but says they must get a court hearing before they are taken from the United States. In a bitterly divided decision Monday, the court said the administration must give Venezuelans who it claims are gang members “reasonable time” to go to court. But the conservative majority says the legal challenges must take place in Texas, instead of a Washington courtroom. In dissent, the three liberal justices say the administration has sought to avoid judicial review in this case and the court “now rewards the government for its behavior.”
April 8, 2025 5:02 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says the U.S. is holding direct talks with Iran about its nuclear program. He also warns Tehran it will be in “great danger” if the talks aren’t successful. The president says the talks with Tehran will start Saturday. He insists that Tehran can’t get nuclear weapons. For its part, Tehran confirmed talks would happen but insisted they would be indirect discussions through a mediator in the sultanate of Oman. Trump made the comments to reporters after meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday. Trump said the talks would happen “at almost the highest level.”
April 8, 2025 5:01 am
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Rivers rose and flooding worsened across the U.S. South and Midwest, threatening communities already waterlogged and badly damaged by days of heavy rain and storms that killed at least 23 people. From Texas to Ohio, utilities scrambled to shut off power and gas, while cities deployed sandbags to protect homes and businesses. Forecasters warned that flooding could persist for days, especially in Kentucky, Tennessee and Alabama. Some rivers that inundated towns rose to near-record levels and were expected to crest Monday. Forecasters attributed the violent weather to warm temperatures, an unstable atmosphere, strong winds and abundant moisture streaming from the Gulf.
April 7, 2025 4:24 pm
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks ended another tumultuous day lower as markets reel from President Donald Trump’s latest threats to escalate his tariff fight. The S&P 500 sank 0.2% Monday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 349 points, or 0.9%, and the Nasdaq composite rose 0.1%. The Dow was earlier down as many as 1,700 points following even worse losses worldwide on worries that Trump’s tariffs could torpedo the global economy. It then surged to a gain after a rumor circulated that Trump may pause his tariffs. But the White House quickly called that fake news, and Trump then threatened to raise tariffs further on China.
April 7, 2025 4:19 pm
WASHINGTON (AP) — Chief Justice John Roberts agreed Monday to pause a midnight deadline for the Trump administration to return a Maryland man mistakenly deported to a notorious prison in El Salvador. The administration appealed to the Supreme Court after a judge ordered the administration to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the United States by midnight. The administration has previously acknowledged he should not have been deported, but argued the government has no way to get him back from El Salvador.
April 6, 2025 5:15 am
NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is sinking again, following other global markets lower, as worries deepen about whether President Donald Trump’s trade war will torpedo the global economy. The S&P 500 was down 3.8% in early trading Monday, coming off its worst week since COVID began crashing the global economy in March 2020. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 1,200 points, and the Nasdaq composite was 4% lower. Stocks in Hong Kong plunged 13.2% for their worst day since 1997. A barrel of benchmark U.S. crude oil briefly dropped below $60 for the first time since 2021.
