Region expecting cold blast late Friday

February 5, 2026

An extreme cold watch has been issued by the National Weather Service for late Friday to Saturday morning. Forecasters say dangerously cold wind chills, as low as 20 to 30 below zero are possible. The coldest wind chills are expected to be late Friday night through Saturday. Dangerously cold wind chills as low as 25 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 15 minutes. The watch is in effect for all of Northwest and Central Pennsylvania. Residents are urged to stay indoors until conditions improve. If you must go outside, dress in layers. Several layers of ...

State police probing fatal fire in Elk Township

January 24, 2026

ELK TOWNSHIP --- Pennsylvania State Police in Warren are investigating a structure fire Friday afternoon on the 1000 block of Robin Hill Road that led to the death of one person. At 1:50 p.m., Warren County 911 received 911 calls regarding a structure fire at the location with suspected entrapment. The State Police were summoned to the location for an investigation. When they arrived on scene, Glade, Russell, Warren City, North Warren, Scandia, and Frewsburg fire departments were battling a fully involved structure fire, which had collapsed. Upon the fire being put out, a search of the ...

City Man Charged In Fatal Accident

January 20, 2026

A Warren man has been jailed on $150,000 bail after allegedly killing a pedestrian and fleeing the area. Cyrus L. Sears, 22, of Warren was charged Monday with second-degree felony accidents involving death or personal injury, misdemeanor tampering with/fabricating physical evidence and accident involving damage attended vehicle/property as well as three traffic citations, including reckless driving, failure to stop and give information or render aid and failure to notify police department of an accident. Bail was set Tuesday at $150,000 by Magisterial District Judge Raymond Zydonik. A ...

Tomlin steps down after 19 seasons as coach of Steelers

January 13, 2026

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Mike Tomlin era in Pittsburgh is over. The longest-tenured head coach in major American professional sports stepped down from his job leading the Steelers on Tuesday after yet another quick playoff exit. The announcement came a day after the end of his 19th season ...

New dietary guidelines urge Americans to avoid processed foods and added sugar

January 8, 2026

(AP) — Americans should eat more whole foods and protein, fewer highly processed foods and less added sugar, according to the latest edition of federal nutrition advice released Wednesday by the Trump administration. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Agriculture Secretary Brooke ...

Capture of indicted Venezuelan president lauded by Trump

January 3, 2026

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The United States captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and flew him out of the country in a stunning military operation early Saturday that plucked a sitting leader from office — the culmination of months of escalating Trump administration pressure on the ...