(File Photo of PNC Park)
Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Pittsburgh, PA) The Pittsburgh Pirates celebrated the military on Saturday prior to their game against the Texas Rangers during the third year of the Pittsburgh Pirates’ Military Heroes Clinic. This event was at PNC Park and it gave a chance to bring over 120 people that are either veterans or military members together with a skills clinic with Pirates coaches and players. These veterans were also recognized before the game.
(File Photo: Source for Photo: Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro talks to the media prior to a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Pocono Raceway, Sunday, June 22, 2025, in Long Pond, Pa. (AP Photo/Derik Hamilton)
LONG POND, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro declined to get into specifics on the potential for the state to provide funding for any new sports arenas — a possibility that looms with the Eagles’ lease set to expire in 2032 — and said there were conversations about bringing NASCAR to Philadelphia as he championed the state’s full sports slate next year during an appearance Sunday at Pocono Raceway.
Shapiro said he would continue talking with Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie and the Rooney family in Pittsburgh about what — if anything — the NFL teams need when it comes to the state of their stadiums.
Pittsburgh’s Acrisure Stadium, the home of the Steelers, opened in 2001 while Lincoln Financial Field opened in 2003 in Philadelphia’s shared sports complex. The Eagles do not own the Linc. The team will need to renew its lease or build a new stadium, and Lurie said during the lead-up to the Super Bowl that he was “torn” over the idea of replacing the stadium or staying put in the home where they raised their only two Super Bowl championship banners.
If a new stadium is proposed, it won’t necessarily come with state money — Shapiro said the state would not provide any when the 76ers considered building a new arena (ownership did not ask for the funds) last year.
(The 76ers decided to partner with Comcast Spectacor, their current landlord, to build a new arena in South Philadelphia.)
“I’m very worried about the overall budget,” Shapiro said Sunday at Pocono. “I’m very worried about the overall economic situation given the federal cuts. You want to balance investing in tourism, investing in sports, investing in great arenas and facilities, with making sure that you’re also investing those dollars in things that Pennsylvanians need most.”
Shapiro, who spoke ahead of the scheduled NASCAR Cup Series race at the track, declined to get into definitive discussions about any stadium conversations with the state’s NFL owners.
“I will tell you that we want to make sure the Steelers, we want to make sure the Eagles, and all of our pro teams have outstanding places to play,” he said. “That are welcoming for fans. That generate revenue.
“We’re going to continue to dialog with them about what they need and what’s possible.”
Shapiro promoted the financial impact generated for the state each year because of the NASCAR weekend at Pocono. He praised Pocono Raceway officials for its third straight sellout crowd set for Sunday. The track sold out all frontstretch seating, premium seating, suites, infield camping and the grandstand camping area. It also is the fifth consecutive year that the entire infield camping inventory has been sold out.
Pocono President Ben May said the track sold around 50,000 grandstand tickets, around 2,000 suite seats and 3,300 camping spots.
NASCAR expressed at least a cursory interest in adding to its recent string of offbeat race locations — everywhere from Mexico City to a temporary track inside the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum — and floated the idea of holding a race inside a Philadelphia stadium, Franklin Field. The site is traditionally home to the Penn Relays and college football.
“There’s some conversations,” Shapiro said. “First and foremost, we don’t want to do anything that undermines Pocono. But as Ben (says), the more NASCAR the better. The more racing, the better. The more we can turn people on in communities that haven’t been to Pocono yet, to get excited about racing, and then make that trip to Pocono next year, the better. I want to see more NASCAR, more racing. I also just want to see more sports in general.”
He’ll get his wish next year.
Shapiro laughed when he said he calls into sports talk radio stations as “Josh from Juniata” and was all-in on the heavy inventory of major sports events headed to the state.
Among the events in 2026, Pennsylvania will host the baseball All-Star Game at Citizens Bank Park, the World Cup at the Linc and the PGA Championship at Aronimink Golf Club. The big year kicks off with the NFL draft in Pittsburgh next April.
“I worked my ass off to bring that to Pittsburgh, together with the Steelers,” Shapiro said. “I’m excited for them.”
(File Photo: Source for Photo: A B-2 bomber arrives at Whiteman Air Force Base Mo., Sunday, June 22, 2025. (AP Photo/David Smith)
(AP) Israel’s military said Monday it was striking around Iran’s western city of Kermanshah, as fears of a wider regional conflict loomed large after the United States inserted itself into Israel’s war by attacking Iranian nuclear sites.
The operation raised urgent questions about what remained of Tehran’s nuclear program and how its weakened military might respond. The price of oil rose as financial markets reacted.
Iran lashed out at the U.S. for crossing “a very big red line” with its risky gambit to strike the three sites with missiles and 30,000-pound bunker-buster bombs.
President Donald Trump, who has warned of additional strikes if Tehran retaliates against U.S. forces, has mused about the possibility of “regime change ″ in Iran, despite administration officials earlier indicating they wanted to restart talks with Iran. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, in an interview with CBS, said: “Let’s meet directly.”
Ali Akbar Velayati, an adviser to Iran’s supreme leader, said any country used by the U.S. to strike Iran ”will be a legitimate target for our armed forces,” the state-run IRNA news agency reported.
Tens of thousands of American troops are based in the Middle East.
Here is the latest:
A suspected Israeli strike hit the gate of Iran’s notorious Evin prison in Tehran, Iranian state television reported Monday.
It shared what appeared to be black-and-white-surveillance footage of the strike. Iranian media speculated the strike may be from a drone.
Evin prison is known for holding dual nationals and Westerners often used by Iran as bargaining chips in negotiations with the West.
Israel did not immediately acknowledge carrying out the strike.
Evin also has specialized units for political prisoners and those with Western ties, run by the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, which answers only to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The facility is the target of both U.S. and European Union sanctions.
Russia is ready to help Iran in various ways, depending on what Tehran requests, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Monday.
“Everything depends on what Iran needs,” Peskov said in response to a question at a briefing. “We have offered our mediation efforts. This is concrete.”
Peskov added that Russia has openly declared its stance on the Iran-Israel war, calling it an important form of support for Tehran.
“We have stated our position. This is also a very important manifestation, a form of support for the Iranian side,” he said.
He also noted that Iran has been a recurring subject in recent talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and former U.S. President Donald Trump.
“The topic of Iran itself was repeatedly discussed by the presidents during their recent conversations,” Peskov told reporters.
Iran’s underground enrichment site at Fordo was again attacked Monday, Iranian state television reported.
The report, also carried by other Iranian media, offered no word on damage, nor who launched the assault.
However, Israel has been conducting airstrikes throughout the day in Iran.
The United States launched a major attack Sunday on three Iranian nuclear sites, including Fordo, which required the use of sophisticated bunker-buster bombs.
Tehran experienced some electricity cuts after the Israeli airstrikes in the capital.
Officials in Qom province issued a statement confirming the attack on Fordo, saying there was no immediate danger to the public.
The head of the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog said Monday that “very significant damage” is expected at Iran’s underground facility at Fordo after a U.S. airstrike there this weekend with sophisticated bunker-buster bombs.
Rafael Mariano Grossi, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, made the statement in Vienna.
“Given the explosive payload utilized and the extreme vibration sensitive nature of centrifuges, very significant damage is expected to have occurred,” Grossi said.
Germany’s foreign minister is renewing calls for Iran to agree to direct talks with the United States but says Europe still has a role to play.
Johann Wadephul, his French and British counterparts and the European Union’s foreign policy chief met the Iranian foreign minister in Geneva on Friday.
He said Monday: “We already made it very clear to the Iranian side that a real precondition for a settlement to the conflict is that Iran be ready to negotiate directly with the U.S.
“Iran says it only wants to negotiate with Europe, and that is a good sign for us, but we say that isn’t enough – we want to have the United States of America included.”
The European Union is “very much focused on the diplomatic solution” for Iran, the bloc’s top diplomat Kaja Kallas said Monday following U.S. strikes on Iran over the weekend.
“The concerns of retaliation and this war escalating are huge,” Kallas said at the start of a foreign ministers’ meeting in Brussels where Iran has jumped to the top of the agenda.
“Especially closing of the Strait of Hormuz by Iran is something that would be extremely dangerous and not good for anybody,” Kallas said, referring to a maritime route crucial for oil transport.
The EU has been a key player in diplomatic negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program.
France’s foreign minister says it would be “illusory and dangerous” to try to bring about a change of government in Iran through military force.
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot delivered the French assessment on Monday after President Donald Trump mused on social media about the future of Iran’s ruling theocracy.
Barrot did not mention Trump by name or his post but said: “We reject all attempts to organize a change of regime by force.”
“It would illusory and dangerous to think that such a change can be provoked through force and bombs,” the French minister said.
Iran described the new missile barrage targeting Israel as a new wave of its operation “True Promise 3,” saying it is targeting Haifa and Tel Aviv.
Iranian state television said Tehran used a mix of missiles and drones.
Britain’s foreign minister says he is confident the U.S. is not seeking to overthrow Iran’s government despite a social media post from President Donald Trump suggesting it might be a good idea.
Foreign Secretary David Lammy said Monday that “it’s clear from Israel and the United States that they’re not going after the civilian leadership” in Tehran. He said “that’s not what’s under consideration at this time.”
Lammy said he spoke to Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday, and the U.K. is pushing to “get the Iranians back to serious diplomacy.”
Lammy told the BBC he has “not seen an assessment yet” of whether the strikes “seriously degraded Iran’s ability to come up with a nuclear program.”
He added that “ultimately this has to be dealt with by diplomacy.”
Israel’s military said there was a barrage of missiles from Iran heading to Israel later Monday morning.
Iran launched an additional barrage, the Israeli military later warned.
Iranian Gen. Abdolrahim Mousavi, the chief of joint staff of armed forces, warned the U.S. on Monday that its strikes gave a “free hand” to Iranian armed forces to “act against U.S. interests and its army.”
Mousavi stressed Iran would not hesitate to do so after the U.S. airstrikes on Iranian nuclear sites on Sunday.
He described the American attack as violating Iran’s sovereignty, entering the Israeli war on the country and being tantamount to invading the country.
The state-run IRNA news agency reported Mousavi’s remarks.
The Israeli military said one of its drones was downed during an operation on Monday morning in Iran.
The military also said 15 fighter jets struck missile launchers and storage sites in western Iran, close to the border with Iraq.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said late Sunday Israel was “very close to achieving our goals” in removing Iran’s nuclear and missile threats.
Iran on Monday hanged a third man accused of being a spy of Israel’s Mossad intelligence service since Israel’s war on the Islamic Republic began.
Activists fear more people will be executed in Iran, particularly after its theocracy issued a Sunday deadline for people to turn themselves in over spying.
The judiciary’s Mizan news agency identified the executed man as Mohammad Amin Mahdavi Shayesteh. Amnesty International previously had raised his case, saying he was held in Ghezal Hesar prison in Iran’s Alborz province.
On Sunday, Iran hanged another man, Majid Mossayebi, whose case only became public after his execution.
On June 16, Iran hanged Esmail Fekri.
North Korea says it “strongly condemns” the U.S. attack on Iranian nuclear facilities, calling it an egregious violation of Iran’s territorial integrity and security interests.
North Korea’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement Monday that the United States and Israel were escalating tensions in the Middle East through the use of military force, and called on the “just-minded international community” to raise a unified voice against their “confrontational behavior.”
During his first term, U.S. President Donald Trump met North Korean leader Kim Jong Un three times in 2018 and 2019, but their diplomacy collapsed over disagreements in exchanging the release of U.S.-led sanctions against North Korea and the North’s steps to wind down its nuclear and missile program.
Kim has since accelerated his arms development while ignoring talk offers by Washington and Seoul.
He has shifted the priority of his foreign policy to Russia, sending thousands of troops and huge shipments of military equipment to fuel Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine.
President Donald Trump asserted on his Truth Social platform that Iran’s nuclear sites sustained “monumental damage” in the American attack, though a U.S. assessment on the strikes is still underway.
“The biggest damage took place far below ground level. Bullseye!!!” he wrote.
U.S. defense officials have said they are working to determine about just how much damage the strikes did.
Iran as well has not said how much damage was done in the attack, though Tehran has not offered any details so far on the strikes it has faced from Israel in its war with that country.
An analysis of satellite photos by a nuclear nonproliferation group based in Washington shows Iran likely filled in tunnels at its nuclear site at Isfahan ahead of U.S. strikes early Sunday.
The Washington-based Institute for Science and International Security published satellite images taken by Airbus it assessed showed trucks dumping soil into tunnels at the site on Friday.
The U.S. attack likely targeted the tunnel entries, the group said.
“At least three of the four tunnel entrances are collapsed,” it said. “The status of the fourth one is unclear.”
(File Photo of Congressman Chris Deluzio)
Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(O’Hara Township, PA) According to a release from Congressman Chris Deluzio’s office, Deluzio announced his new anti-corruption legislation, the No Corporate Crooks Act on Friday. This bill calls for the banning of corporate executives who have been convicted of corruption or financial crimes from serving in the Executive Branch of the United States government. This pertains to White House offices or federal agencies.
(File Photo of the Walmart logo)
Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Monaca, PA) The Walmart located in Monaca experienced a power outage in a section of the store on Sunday. According to a Walmart spokesperson, the Broadhead Road location is waiting on a generator to be set up after the grocery area lost power. The same spokesperson also confirmed that Sunday night was the time that the generator was expected to start running. At this time, the cause of the outage is unknown.
(File Photo of Police Siren Light)
Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Independence Township, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in Beaver report that a man from Waynesburg, Pennsylvania was arrested for terroristic threats against his son in Independence Township on Saturday. Sixty-four-year-old James Zimmerman had a domestic dispute and waved a weapon to threaten his twenty-five-year-old son from Washington, Pennsylvania. This incident occurred at Bocktown Cork Road. Zimmerman received an arrest warrant and his son had no injuries after the incident.
(FIle Photo of the Cornerstone of Beaver County logo)
Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Beaver County, PA) There are four cooling centers in Beaver County to help you stay cool when the heat is more than 90 degrees as the heat will rise to extreme levels this week in Pennsylvania. They are the Cornerstone of Beaver County in Beaver Falls, the New Brighton Municipal Building, the Free Methodist Church in Rochester and the Uncommon Grounds Cafe in Aliquippa. Libraries such as the BF Jones Memorial Library in Aliquippa also have air conditioning during hot days. You can contact the Cornerstone of Beaver County for more information at 724-846-6400, extension 14.
(File Photo of the Duquesne Light Company Logo)
Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Pittsburgh, PA) Duquesne Light Company is warning Pennsylvanians to not stay outside too long during the extreme heat this weekwithpower outages also being a possibility. Some tips that Duquesne Light Company recommends are to have a kit for emergency preparedness and make sure that electronics, including cell phones, are fully charged. DLC also recommends these tips to stay safe during a power outage. They are to find a place with air conditioning, close your freezer and refrigerator and use both lanterns operated by a battery and flashlights for lighting. Today and tomorrow are the days that will have the hottest temperatures in Pennsylvania this week.
06-21-25 Listings
Charlie Beaver Falls 724-843-2560
1999 1100 Honda Shadow Spirit with only 38,000 miles. Well maintained with current inspection. Custom exhaust. Saddle bags and 2 Travel bags that sit behind rider are included. Silver & black. Already wired for you to use a battery tender. Excellent condition…runs great.
$3,000
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Pauline Rte 18 near Koppel 724-650-0899
750 Honda Shadow. It was started just a couple of days ago. Carburetor may need adjusted. Cherry red. Even the base of the windshield is cherry red. Halogen lights. Accessories included. $1,000
Big tall Pit Boss Smoker. Used only twice. $300.00
New Toro Electric lawn mower w Briggs & Stratton motor. $100.00
Briggs & Stratton Machine/Mower 550 Series X. Electric. $100.00
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Val Beaver 724-513-9390
An album of Donruss Triple Play Baseball cards. 356 cards in protective sleeves from 1994. Names include mark McGwire, Dennis Eckersly, Tim Salmon, Roger Clemens and many more $75.00
456 Fleer, Topps and Donruss cards in album. Nolan Ryan, Ken Griffey & many others. Buy individually or the album.
Perfect condition. $75.00
An album of Baseball SETS. Purchase a set (in sleeves) or the entire album.
1 is Fleer Atlantic Collector’s Edition 1993 25 cards for $25
Sunoco Atlantic Collector’s Edition 1994 25 cards for $25
9 Hologram Cards American League 1991 (Orioles, A’s, Sox, Padres & more) $12.00
Hill’s Pittsburgh Pirates Kid’s Club Collection including Jay Bell, Bob Rock, Andy VanSlyke. 24 Cards $35.00
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Terry Rochester 724-312-2823
3 Ton Floor Jack. Retails $120 Only used 2 times. PRICE: $75.00
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Lee Ambridge 724-417-2316
Table Saw. Very good condition $30.00
2 Patio Heaters w 3 settings. Enjoy those evenings keeping warm.
Both for only $45.00
Thermos Brand Propane Patio Grill w built in Cooler on the bottom. Used small propane canister (2 included), but can be fitted with large one. Entire unit is on wheels. $35.00
32” Smart TV with Blue Ray DVD player built in. Only $30.00
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Sue Baden 412-445-9529
Brand new American Girl Doll “Polly”. Retails $125, PRICE: $90.00
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David Baden 412-445-7565
10 foot aluminum Handicap Ramp. Only 2 years old, in good shape. Cost $1,500, asking $800
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Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) today released its preliminary employment situation report for May 2025.
Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate was unchanged over the month at 3.9 percent in May. The Commonwealth’s rate remained below the U.S. unemployment rate which was also unchanged over the month at 4.2 percent.
The Commonwealth’s unemployment rate was three-tenths of a percentage point above the May 2024 level of 3.6 percent, mirroring the US rate increase from last May.
Pennsylvania’s civilian labor force – the estimated number of residents working or looking for work – was down 4,000 over the month to 6,545,000 in May. Employment, down 6,000 from April, drove the decline while unemployment rose 2,000 over the month.
Pennsylvania’s total nonfarm jobs were up 2,000 over the month to 6,223,400 in May, the 13th consecutive record high. Jobs increased from April in four of the 11 industry supersectors. The largest movement was in leisure & hospitality, which added 2,500 jobs over the month. Leisure & hospitality and other services rose to record high levels in May.
Over the year, jobs were up 89,200 with gains in seven of the 11 supersectors. Education & health services (+46,300) had the largest volume increase since May 2024.
Additional information is available on the L&I website at www.dli.pa.gov or by following us on Facebook, X, and LinkedIn.
Note: The above data are seasonally adjusted. Seasonally adjusted data provide the most valid month-to-month comparison. May 2025 data are preliminary and subject to revision
| Pennsylvania Nonagricultural Wage and Salary Employment | |||||||
| Seasonally Adjusted | |||||||
| (in thousands) | |||||||
| Change from | Change from | ||||||
| May | April | May | April 2025 | May 2024 | |||
| 2025 | 2025 | 2024 | volume | percent | volume | percent | |
| Total Nonfarm Jobs | 6,223.4 | 6,221.4 | 6,134.2 | 2.0 | 0.0% | 89.2 | 1.5% |
| Goods Producing Industries | 840.8 | 842.4 | 844.6 | -1.6 | -0.2% | -3.8 | -0.4% |
| Mining & Logging | 21.4 | 21.6 | 21.7 | -0.2 | -0.9% | -0.3 | -1.4% |
| Construction | 258.9 | 259.2 | 259.1 | -0.3 | -0.1% | -0.2 | -0.1% |
| Manufacturing | 560.5 | 561.6 | 563.8 | -1.1 | -0.2% | -3.3 | -0.6% |
| Service Providing Industries | 5,382.6 | 5,379.0 | 5,289.6 | 3.6 | 0.1% | 93.0 | 1.8% |
| Trade, Transportation & Utilities | 1,140.2 | 1,141.8 | 1,138.3 | -1.6 | -0.1% | 1.9 | 0.2% |
| Information | 89.3 | 89.3 | 91.3 | 0.0 | 0.0% | -2.0 | -2.2% |
| Financial Activities | 342.3 | 341.7 | 339.7 | 0.6 | 0.2% | 2.6 | 0.8% |
| Professional & Business Services | 846.3 | 844.8 | 836.3 | 1.5 | 0.2% | 10.0 | 1.2% |
| Education & Health Services | 1,401.9 | 1,402.4 | 1,355.6 | -0.5 | 0.0% | 46.3 | 3.4% |
| Leisure & Hospitality | 585.2 | 582.7 | 569.7 | 2.5 | 0.4% | 15.5 | 2.7% |
| Other Services | 272.9 | 270.9 | 260.6 | 2.0 | 0.7% | 12.3 | 4.7% |
| Government | 704.5 | 705.4 | 698.1 | -0.9 | -0.1% | 6.4 | 0.9% |
| For a more detailed breakdown of seasonally adjusted jobs data at the sector level, please contact the Center for Workforce Information & Analysis at 1-877-4WF-DATA, or visit www.paworkstats.pa.gov | |||||||
| Note: June 2025 labor force and nonfarm jobs statistics will be released on July 18th, 2025. | |||||||