September 29, 2025 5:10 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic and Republican congressional leaders are heading to the White House in a late effort to avoid a government shutdown. But both sides have shown hardly any willingness to budge. If government funding legislation is not passed by Congress and signed by President Donald Trump on Tuesday night, many government offices will be temporarily shuttered and non-exempt federal employees will be furloughed. Republicans are daring Democrats to vote against legislation that would keep government funding mostly at current levels. But Democrats are holding firm and using one of their few points of leverage to demand action on extending health care benefits.
September 29, 2025 5:09 am
PROVO, Utah (AP) — The 22-year-old man charged with killing Charlie Kirk will have a court hearing Monday where he and his newly appointed legal counsel will decide whether they want a preliminary hearing where the judge will determine if there is enough evidence against him to go forward with a trial. Prosecutors have charged Tyler Robinson with aggravated murder and plan to seek the death penalty. The hearing in Provo is open to the public, just a few miles from the Utah Valley University campus where many students are still processing trauma from the Sept. 10 shooting.
September 29, 2025 5:07 am
GRAND BLANC TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — An ex-Marine smashed a pickup into a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints church in Michigan, opened fire and set the building ablaze during a crowded Sunday service and then was fatally shot by police. At least four people were killed and eight wounded, and authorities were searching the building ruins for more victims. It happened in Grand Blanc Township, a community outside Flint. Law enforcement officials said the man got out of his pickup and started shooting, apparently using gas to start the fire. The attacker was identified as Thomas Jacob Sanford, who served in the Marines and was from a nearby town. The FBI is investigating the attack as an targeted act of violence.
September 29, 2025 5:03 am
A Match 6 lottery ticket worth $1.05 million has been sold in Greene County. The ticket is for the September 25 drawing. Per the Pennsylvania Lottery, the jackpot-winning ticket was sold at Muhly’s Little Store (Holy Geeta LLC) in Clarksville Boro. It matched all six winning numbers, 11-12-13-22-30-35, to win the $1.05 jackpot. Muhly’s Little Store earns a $10,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket. Winners aren’t known until prizes are claimed and tickets are validated. Match 6 winners have a year from the drawing date to claim prizes. The Pennsylvania Lottery advises winners to sign the back of their winning ticket immediately.
September 29, 2025 5:03 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has laid out a 20-point proposal that would end the war in Gaza and free remaining hostages. It is supported by Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, who met with Trump at the White House on Monday. Hamas is now reviewing the proposal, which leans heavily into conditions the militants have previously rejected. The U.S. president has become increasingly frustrated by the bloody conflict. He seems to be betting that the militants are now so decimated that they have no choice but to accept what he and Netanyahu are framing as a last, best offer.
September 29, 2025 5:00 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth are planning to address hundreds of U.S. military officials in person at a base in Virginia. Administration officials have released few details about the reasons for suddenly convening top commanders from around the world. The meeting Tuesday at the Marine Corps base in Quantico near Washington has fueled intense speculation about the value of summoning such a large number of generals and admirals. Many are stationed in more than a dozen countries that include conflict zones. Meetings between top military brass and with civilian leaders are nothing new. But experts say the scale of the gathering and the haste with which it was called are particularly unusual.
September 29, 2025 4:55 am
REDSTONE TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Six people were injured in a stabbing incident in Fayette County on Sunday. Troopers were called to the 50 block of Park Street in Redstone Township around 12:30 p.m. for a “domestic-related stabbing,” according to state police. Troopers found six people were involved in the incident. Two were taken to area trauma centers by medical helicopter, and three were taken by ambulance to local hospitals. One person was treated on scene and released. The investigation is ongoing.
September 29, 2025 4:24 am
Cat Stevens, who also goes by Yusuf, announced Monday that he has postponed the North American leg of his book tour due to unspecified visa issues. Stevens wrote on social media that his team waited months for visa approvals but “at this point, the production logistics necessary for my show cannot be arranged in time.” The tour was to support the singer’s memoir, “Cat on the Road to Findout,” releasing in the U.S. on Oct. 7. The tour had been set to start Oct. 2 in Philadelphia. An Oct. 8 tour stop in Toronto, Canada, was also postponed.
September 29, 2025 2:00 am
The state Supreme Court ruled Friday that Washington County’s elections board must notify voters when their mail-in ballots contain errors and give them a chance to cast provisional votes, according to the Tribune-Review. The decision affirms a ruling by the state Commonwealth Court in September 2024. “We have no hesitation in concluding the right to vote constitutes a legitimate, protected liberty interest,” wrote Justice Kevin M. Dougherty for the four-person majority. The court found the board “’interfered,’” with voters’ liberty interests when it changed the process for notifying voters of mail-in ballot errors in April 2024. Prior to that date, Washington County voters were alerted to errors on their mail-in ballots and had the chance to fix them. But a vote by the board of elections on April 11 changed how defective ballots were entered into Pennsylvania’s registry.
September 29, 2025 1:42 am
A Washington woman faces felony and misdemeanor charges relating to an accident in Canton Township earlier this month that sent a 70 year old retired college professor to the hospital. Gina Dalessandro, 41 waived felony accidents involving death or injury and aggravated assault by vehicle along with a misdemeanor charge of reckless endangerment to court. According to the criminal complaint, Dalessandro is accused of hitting Robert Pebley in the 600 block of Grove Road while he was walking and carrying groceries. According to Greene-Washington Regional Police, witnesses saw Dalessandro’s car strike Pebley and drag him several feet before he fell off of the windshield and she fled the scene. Police say his injuries were extensive and was flown to an area hospital. Dalessandro said that she thought she hit a deer. Dalessandro remains in the Washington County Jail unable to post a $50,000 bond. She will be formally arraigned on October 23.
