August 18, 2025 4:51 am
WEST BETHLEHEM TOWNSHIP, Pa. — A Marianna woman was killed in an ATV crash early Sunday morning. The Washington County Coroners Office says Jenna Slagle, 33, was pronounced dead at 3:14 a.m. She was the passenger in a side-by-side all-terrain vehicle that lost control on private property near the intersection of Field and Stream Club Road and Lawry Lane in West Bethlehem Township. The vehicle rolled over and stopped in a ditch. Slagle was not wearing a seatbelt or restraint and was ejected from the vehicle. A cause and manner of death are pending. State police are investigating.
August 18, 2025 5:43 pm
If you’re traveling in Charleroi, the fire department is urging you to avoid the area of 7th Street and Cherry Alley in the borough. Authorities say 7th Street was closed after a tri-axle truck fell into a sinkhole. There were no reports of any injuries. (Photo courtesy of Charleroi Fire Department)
August 18, 2025 9:44 am
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s two-term elected state Treasurer Stacy Garrity will seek the Republican nomination to challenge Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro’s reelection bid in 2026. Garrity’s announcement Monday comes after she teased a run for months and stepped up her criticism of Shapiro. Some top Pennsylvania Republicans hope Garrity will see a clear primary field, although those hopes have been buffeted in recent weeks by 2022’s losing gubernatorial candidate suggesting that he’ll run again. Shapiro carries a reputation as a disciplined messenger and powerhouse fundraiser. He’s grown into a national figure after he made Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris’ shortlist for vice presidential running mates last year.
August 18, 2025 5:05 am
BULLSKIN TOWNSHIP, Pa. — The Fayette County EMS assistant director of operations is in custody and facing several charges after a hit-and-run crash in Fayette County on Saturday night. State Police say the multi-vehicle crash happened around 10:30 p.m. at the intersection of East End Road and Memorial Boulevard in Bullskin Township. Police say two vehicles were stopped in the left-hand turn lane of Memorial Boulevard when a third vehicle entered the same lane at a high rate of speed. That third vehicle hit one of the stopped vehicles, pushing it into the other stopped vehicle. After the crash, police say the driver of the speeding vehicle, identified as Matthew McKnight, 46, of Connellsville, left the scene. McKnight and the vehicle he was driving, which had sustained extensive front-end damage, were located at a nearby home. One of the other drivers, identified as James Blackburn, 76, of Connellsville, suffered serious injuries and was flown to a Pittsburgh hospital, where he was last reported in critical condition. McKnight is now facing multiple charges, including aggravated assault by vehicle while DUI, accidents involving death or personal injury and reckless driving. Fayette/Greene EMS Chief Rick Adobato says McKnight was “immediately put on suspension” after his arrest.
August 18, 2025 4:59 am
FAYETTE COUNTY, Pa. — (WPXI) – Damaging winds in Fayette County toppled trees and power lines around Ohiopyle State Park Sunday afternoon. A Fayette County 911 supervisor says multiple trees came down around the state park, including on top of parked cars. The park’s natural waterfall was evacuated because of the falling material. Downed trees, including one that fell over a concrete walking path, and emergency crews working to clear debris were reported. There were also power outages reported in the area.
August 17, 2025 2:00 am
PennDot is announcing several construction projects in South Strabane Township. Beginning Monday August 18, Vance Station Road will be closed between Lakeview Drive and the Interstate 79 flyover. The suggested detour is using Route 40 to Zediker Station Road to Vance Station Road. That detour will be in place until August 22. A second project will require nightly single lane restrictions on the northbound Interstate 79 flyover ramp and westbound Interstate 70. Those restrictions will be on the flyover ramp and on Interstate 70 from Exit 21 (I-79 South) to the end of the flyover ramp. Work will be performed Monday through Friday, 6:00 PM to 6:00 AM and will last through mid September.
August 17, 2025 5:09 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is bringing with him to the the White House an extraordinary cadre of European leaders to show U.S. President Donald Trump a united front against Russia. The European political heavy-hitters were left out of Trump’s summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin last Friday and they are looking to safeguard Ukraine and the continent from any widening aggression from Moscow. By arriving as a group on Monday, they hope to avoid any debacles like Zelenskyy’s February meeting in the Oval Office where Trump chastised him for not showing enough gratitude for American military aid.
August 18, 2025 9:47 am
Authorities say two police officers were shot and killed in Utah and a man was taken into custody after bystanders persuaded him to drop the gun. The officers were responding to a domestic disturbance call Sunday in a neighborhood in Tremonton. Police say Monday a sheriff’s deputy and a police dog who also responded were wounded. The deputy has been released from the hospital and the dog was hospitalized in fair condition. The man was arrested on aggravated murder charges. His name and the officers’ names have not been released. SWAT teams responded to clear the home and verify that there was no further threat.
August 18, 2025 5:13 am
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Republicans will resume pushing through U.S. House maps that would carve out a bigger GOP advantage in the 2026 elections after state Democrats indicated they were ready to end a two-week walkout. California Democrats are also moving ahead with their own reshaping of congressional districts to counteract Texas. Absent lawmakers signaled they were ready to return to Austin after Republican Gov. Greg Abbott ended a first special session on redistricting and California moved forward with its own plan. Abbott called the session at the urging of President Donald Trump, who wants to shore up Republicans’ narrow U.S. House majority. The Texas House was scheduled to try convening a quorum Monday.
August 18, 2025 5:15 am
Members of the African American Mayors Association started noticing last year declines in violent crime in their cities. But, those accomplishments, which they felt were already overlooked, became further buried this week with the Trump administration’s unprecedented law enforcement takeover in the nation’s capital. President Donald Trump has deployed the first of 800 National Guard members to Washington, D.C. But, the Republican president is setting his sights on other cities including Baltimore, Chicago, Los Angeles and Oakland, California. One thing they all have in common: They’re led by Black mayors. The federal government’s actions have heightened some of these mayors’ desires to champion the strategies they’ve used to help make their cities safer.
