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.
June 7, 2025 5:09 am
There was a one-car vehicle roll-over crash around 4:13 this morning at 742 Washington Road, U.S. 19 in Washington. That’s just a little north of Burt Lane. 9-1-1 Dispatchers say an 18-year-old male extracted himself from the vehicle and had a bleeding arm. The man was transported to a local hospital and Washington County 911 reports that the scene has been cleared.
June 6, 2025 4:48 pm
Authorities are searching for a suspect after a mail carrier from Washington County was injured Wednesday afternoon during an attempted armed robbery in Bridgeville. Officials with the United States Postal Inspection Service say the attempted armed robbery took place along McLaughlin Run Road in Bridgeville around 2:30. The mail carrier was injured and was taken for treatment at a nearby hospital, but the extent of his injuries was not released. The condition of the injured mail carrier wasn’t released, but WJPA News has learned that he is doing well.
The U.S. Postal Inspection Service is leading the investigation along with police officers from Bridgeville and Upper St. Clair who also responded to the scene of the incident.
June 6, 2025 4:41 pm
(WPXI) – First responders are supporting the family of a 12-year-old boy who drowned in the Monongahela River. Mon Valley EMS hosted a fundraiser at their headquarters. They sold meals, including pork chops and pulled pork sandwiches. Rontae Lester drowned last month while swimming with friends in Donora. EMS officials said the fundraiser is helping the community reach out to his family in their time of need. All of the money raised will go to the family. Organizers said they were hoping to raise between $3,000 and $4,000.
