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September 18, 2026

U.S. approves visas for Iranian leaders to attend U.N. high-level meeting

By By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer 

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has approved visas for top Iranian officials, including the president and foreign minister, to attend next week’s U.N. General Assembly high-level meeting in New York even as the two countries are locked in a stalemated war.

Local covered bridge activities canceled
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September 18, 2026
Linda Winfrey and Rick Waychoff of New Hampshire walk near the Ebenezer Covered Bridge at Mingo Creek County Park Thursday afternoon. Waychoff, originally from Washington, Pa., and Winfrey are visitin...
Krise representatives say bus service improving
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
September 18, 2026
Two company officials spoke at Thursday’s West Mifflin Area school board meeting. After a no-show at last week’s meeting and a bus driver cited for hitting a parked car this week, representatives of K...
Woman rescued on roadway as high floodwaters hit Elizabeth Township
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
September 18, 2026
Her car became trapped Thursday morning along Happy Hollow Road. Heavy rain inundated roads and properties across Elizabeth Township Thursday morning, prompting a swift-water rescue after a woman beca...
Law firm payment OK’d in hacking case
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
September 18, 2026
Commissioner Larry Maggi opposed giving $1,950 to Eckert Seamans. More than two years after Washington County paid nearly $350,000 to hackers following a ransomware attack, questions over the county’s...
Luke Bryan’s concert at Westmoreland County farm canceled because of weather
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September 18, 2026
The show was set to kick off Bryan’s 2026 Farm Tour. By JOYCE HANZ and QUINCEY CATULLO TribLive Country music singer Luke Bryan had a hit song, “Rain is a Good Thing,” in 2009. It was not such a good ...
Shapiro calls for AI regulation
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By By JAMES ENGEL TribLive 
September 18, 2026
The governor appeared at an artificial intelligence summit in the East End. Gov. Josh Shapiro called for the government to regulate artificial intelligence development — and criticized federal leaders...