(File Photo: Source for Photo: Law enforcement are seen outside Pennsylvania’s Lincoln University after a deadly shooting late Saturday, Oct, 25, 2025 near Oxford, Pa. (WPVI-TV via AP)

LINCOLN UNIVERSITY, Pa. (AP) — Gunfire erupted during outdoor festivities at Pennsylvania’s Lincoln University late Saturday, killing one person and wounding six others as students and alumni celebrated homecoming at the historically Black school, authorities said.

Investigators were operating under a “strong belief” that there was more than one shooter but did not think they came to the campus “with a specific design to cause a mass casualty event,” Chester County District Attorney Christopher de Barrena-Sarobe said Sunday during a news conference.

So far one person has been jailed on charges of carrying a concealed firearm without a license, and authorities were investigating whether that weapon was used in the shooting, de Barrena-Sarobe said.

Authorities said the shooting took place around 9:30 p.m. outside a large building called the International Cultural Center, where tents and tables were set up for tailgating and socializing after a football game earlier in the day.

Jujuan Jeffers, 25, of Wilmington, Delaware, was shot in the head and died just after midnight, the district attorney said.

The other victims, who range in age from 20 to 25, were expected to survive, but the district attorney declined to provide individual updates on their conditions. He said they included a current student, a graduate and four people with no direct affiliation to the school.

De Barrena-Sarobe said authorities were conducting grid searches and declined to speculate on how many shots were fired until all bullet casings were recovered. He urged anyone with video from the scene or other information that could help the investigation to contact the FBI.

The campus is about 45 miles (70 kilometers) southwest of Philadelphia. Chester County detectives are leading the investigation, with support from state police and the FBI.

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro said on X that he was briefed on the shooting and offered the support of his administration and family.

“Join Lori and me in praying for the Lincoln University community,” he said.

Lincoln University Police Chief Marc Partee said the shooting devastated the school’s community on what was supposed to be a joyous day focused on the school’s legacy. The school was to be closed Monday, with an event planned for students and the community.

“If there was another word to describe that, that’s more impactful, I would use it,” he said, “but ‘devastated’ is a start.”

(File Photo of Handcuffs)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA)  A man was recently arrested after allegedly setting fire to a home in Pittsburgh’s Windgap neighborhood while three people were inside. Fire crews were called to Windgap Avenue around 9:15 p.m. on Thursday. Officials say the fire was set on the front porch. The three people were able to safely escape through the back of the home. According to police, 45-year-old Timothy Hamilton was arrested in Kennedy Township and was placed in the Allegheny County Jail.

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Independence Township, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in Beaver reported via release today that twenty-seven-year-old Chad Kopko of Clinton was arrested early yesterday morning for driving under the influence of alcohol which caused a crash in Independence Township that day. At 1:17 a.m., Kopko lost control of his vehicle on 388 Backbone Road, swerved off the road and hit an embankment. Kopko was arrested by police because of a suspicion of him driving under the influence. 

(File Photo: Source for Photo: People stand on the field in Acrisure Stadium before an NFL football game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Seattle Seahawks in Pittsburgh, Sept. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) An unidentified male Acrisure Stadium crew member was rescued Saturday night in Pittsburgh after falling about fifty feet from the back side of the scoreboard. This happened at about 10 p.m. and according to a statement provided by Acrisure Stadium, the fall took place as crews at Acrisure Stadium were preparing for yesterday‘s Packers-Steelers game. The man was taken to Allegheny General Hospital in critical condition after suffering severe injuries, which were mainly to his lower extremities.

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Big Beaver, PA) A fatal crash which involved a semi-truck killed a man early yesterday morning on the Pennsylvania Turnpike. This happened after 2 a.m. near the New Castle interchange in Big Beaver. According to Beaver County Coroner David J. Gabauer, thirty-five-year-old Abdirahman Farah of Ohio died in the crash. The man from Columbus veered off of I-76 West and hit a tree with his vehicle head-on. The death of Farah has been ruled accidental, and Pennsylvania State Police are leading the investigation into this incident. 

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) PennDOT District 11 announced that tonight through Friday night, weather permitting, overnight closures of the southbound Route 65 ramp to the southbound Fort Duquesne Bridge (I-279) in the City of Pittsburgh will occur. From 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. each weeknight this week, bridge deck and barrier repair work requiring the ramp that carries southbound Route 65 approach to the southbound Fort Duquesne Bridge will close to traffic. The closure of the Allegheny Avenue/Ridge Avenue/Reedsdale Street ramps to the Fort Duquesne Bridge will also happen during the overnights this week. According to a release from PennDOT District 11, here is the detour route and more information about this work:

Posted Detours

Southbound Route 65 to the Fort Duquesne Bridge

·       From southbound Route 65, take the ramp to South 19/51 toward the West End Bridge

·       Cross the West End Bridge

·       Continue straight onto southbound Route 19/51 (Saw Mill Run Boulevard)

·       Take the ramp to West 376/South 19 toward Carnegie/Pittsburgh International Airport

·       Bear left toward South Truck 19/51 Uniontown

·       Stay left to East 376/South 51

·       Merge onto eastbound (inbound) I-376 (Parkway West)

·       Continue through the Fort Pitt Tunnel

·       End detour

Allegheny Avenue/Ridge Avenue to the Fort Duquesne Bridge

·       Take Ridge Avenue westbound

·       Ridge Avenue becomes Fulton Street

·       Turn left onto Western Avenue

·       Bear left toward South 19/51/North 65 West End Bridge/Ohio River Boulevard

·       Continue straight onto the West End Bridge

·       Cross the West End Bridge

·       Continue straight onto southbound Route 19/51 (Saw Mill Run Boulevard)

·       Take the ramp to West 376/South 19 toward Carnegie/Pittsburgh International Airport

·       Bear left toward South Truck 19/51 Uniontown

·       Stay left to East 376/South 51

·       Merge onto eastbound (inbound) I-376 (Parkway West)

·       Continue through the Fort Pitt Tunnel

·       End detour

Reedsdale Street to the Fort Duquesne Bridge

·       Follow Reedsdale Street to Allegheny Avenue

·       Turn right onto Allegheny Avenue

·       Turn left onto Ridge Avenue

·       Ridge Avenue becomes Fulton Street

·       Turn left onto Western Avenue

·       Bear left toward South 19/51/North 65 West End Bridge/Ohio River Boulevard

·       Continue straight onto the West End Bridge

·       Cross the West End Bridge

·       Continue straight onto southbound Route 19/51 (Saw Mill Run Boulevard)

·       Take the ramp to West 376/South 19 toward Carnegie/Pittsburgh International Airport

·       Bear left toward South Truck 19/51 Uniontown

·       Stay left to East 376/South 51

·       Merge onto eastbound (inbound) I-376 (Parkway West)

·       Continue through the Fort Pitt Tunnel

·       End detour

Single-lane restrictions will also occur from 7 A.M. to 3 P.M. each day, as needed through late December on the following City of Pittsburgh roadways:

·       West General Robinson Street between Chuck Noll Way and Mazeroski Way

·       Reedsdale Street between Art Rooney Avenue and Tony Dorsett Drive

·       Tony Dorsett Drive between Reedsdale Street and North Shore Drive

·       North Shore Drive between Chuck Noll Way and Mazeroski Way

(File Photo: Source for Photo: Flowers and flags rest at the entrance to Accurate Energetic Systems after an explosion on Friday, killed 16 people in McEwen, Tenn. Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Authorities plan to give an update Friday on the massive blast at a Tennessee explosives plant that killed 16 people.

The delicate investigation at the Accurate Energetic Systems plant hasn’t determined the cause of the Oct. 10 explosion, which killed people ages 21 to 60. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has positively identified 14 of the 16 victims using rapid DNA testing, authorities said.

Investigators haven’t said what materials exploded or what ignited the blast. In addition to trying to recover all of the victims’ remains, investigators are also looking for any dangerous materials that might need to be disarmed.

Bridgette Mason, a spokesperson for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, said Friday’s news conference will include “discussion regarding the work that has been done thus far and some information regarding the investigation moving forward.”

One victim’s family has already filed a lawsuit over the deadly blast, and others are expected to follow suit.

What happened at the plant

The blast, which was felt more than 20 miles (32 kilometers) away, left a smoldering wreck of twisted metal and burned-out vehicles at the factory. Authorities said there were no survivors and that some evidence might have been scattered out over miles.

The company’s sprawling complex in a heavily wooded area of central Tennessee is made up of eight specialized production buildings and a lab. It straddles the Hickman and Humphreys county line in unincorporated Bucksnort, about 60 miles (97 kilometers) southwest of Nashville.

The company’s customers are in the aerospace, defense, demolition and mining industries.

It has been awarded numerous military contracts, largely by the U.S. Army and Navy, to supply different types of munitions and explosives, according to public records. The products range from bulk explosives to landmines and small breaching charges, including C-4.

The longtime company employs some 150 people, according to the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development. Its headquarters are in nearby McEwen.

Accurate Energetic Systems CEO Wendell Stinson said in a statement on the company’s website that it is “assisting investigators in every way possible” and that its officials “maintain high industry standards and have regular reviews by state and federal regulators.”

The company started a fund with a local community foundation to help solicit donations for affected families.

Lawsuit filed over the explosion

Last week, a lawsuit was filed in state court on behalf of the 9-year-old daughter of Jeremy Moore, who was killed in the blast.

The suit was filed against AAC Investments, LLC, which is a company closely tied to Accurate Energetic Systems. The lawsuit claims AAC was the owner, operator and manager of the factory and that the explosion happened because AAC did not maintain a “reasonably safe factory” for the explosives work.

Moore, 37, cherished spending time with and supporting his daughter at cheerleading, softball or any adventure she wanted to do, according to his obituary.

Lee Coleman, the attorney for Moore’s family, said the complaint could be amended once further details become available, and that additional defendants could be added.

A company spokesperson declined to comment on the lawsuit.

(File Photo: Source for Photo: New York Attorney General, Letitia James, speaks after pleading not guilty outside the United States District Court on Friday, Oct. 24, 2025, in Norfolk, Va. (AP Photo/John Clark)

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — New York Attorney General Letitia James accused the Trump administration of using the justice system as a “tool of revenge” after she pleaded not guilty Friday in a federal mortgage fraud case the president pressed the Justice Department to bring.

James’ first court appearance in Virginia sets the stage for a high-stakes legal battle between the Republican administration and a Democratic longtime Trump foe who angered him with a major civil fraud case she brought against him. She’s accused of lying on mortgage papers to get favorable loan terms when purchasing a modest house in Norfolk, where she has family.

James is the third Trump adversary to appear before a judge this month on federal charges, amplifying concerns that the president is using the government’s law enforcement powers to seek retribution for his own legal troubles. Justice Department leaders have defended the cases and argue the Biden administration — which brought two indictments against him — was the one that weaponized the justice system.

James left the courthouse smiling to cheers from dozens of waiting supporters, who chanted, “We stand with Tish!” The indictment charging her with bank fraud and making false statements to a financial institution, she declared, was about “a justice system which has been used as a tool of revenge … and a weapon against those individuals who simply did their job and who stood up for the rule of law.”

“My faith is strong, and I have this belief in the justice system and the rule of law, and I have a belief in America,” James said, adding, “There’s no fear today.”

The judge set a trial date for Jan. 26, James’ attorney, Abbe Lowell, told the judge the defense will seek to have the case dismissed, arguing that it’s a vindictive prosecution brought at the direction of the president.

James was indicted this month after the top federal prosecutor who had been overseeing the investigation was pushed out by the Trump administration and the president publicly called on Attorney General Pam Bondi to take action against James and other political foes.

Prosecutors allege that when buying the Norfolk home in 2020, James signed a standard document called a “second home rider” in which she agreed to keep the property primarily for her “personal use and enjoyment for at least one year,” unless the lender agreed otherwise.

Rather than using the home as a second residence, the indictment alleges, James rented it out to a family of three. According to the indictment, the misrepresentation allowed James to obtain favorable loan terms not available for investment properties.

James was first elected in 2018 as New York state’s top lawyer, after holding elected jobs in New York City. She is the first woman elected as the state’s attorney general.

James has been a frequent target of Trump’s ire, especially since she won a staggering judgment against the president and his companies in a lawsuit alleging he defrauded banks by overstating the value of his real estate holdings on financial statements. An appeals court overturned the fine, which had ballooned to more than $500 million with interest, but upheld a lower court’s finding that Trump had committed fraud.

James’ indictment followed the resignation of Erik Siebert as U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia amid pressure from Trump administration officials to bring a case. Siebert was replaced with Lindsey Halligan, a White House aide and former Trump lawyer who had never previously served as a federal prosecutor and presented James’ case to the grand jury herself.

After Siebert’s resignation, Trump, in an extraordinary social media post, urged Bondi to prosecute James and other political foes, noting that he had been impeached and indicted himself multiple times. Trump wrote the administration “can’t delay any longer, it’s killing our reputation and credibility,” adding: “JUSTICE MUST BE SERVED, NOW!!!”

Defense lawyers have said they intend to challenge Halligan’s appointment, a step also taken this week by attorneys for former FBI Director James Comey in a different case filed by Halligan. Comey has been charged with lying to Congress in a criminal case filed days after Trump appeared to urge his attorney general to prosecute him, and he has pleaded not guilty.

James’ lawyers have also asked for an order prohibiting prosecutors from disclosing to the news media information about the investigation, or materials from the case, outside of court.

The motion followed the revelation from earlier this week that Halligan contacted via an encrypted text messaging platform a reporter from Lawfare, a media organization that covers legal and national security issues, to discuss the James prosecution and complain about coverage of it. The reporter published the exchange that she and Halligan had.

A third Trump adversary, former national security adviser John Bolton, pleaded not guilty last week to charges against him of emailing classified information to family members and keeping top secret documents at his Maryland home.

The Justice Department has also been investigating mortgage fraud allegations against Democratic Sen. Adam Schiff of California, whom Trump has called to be prosecuted over allegations related to a property in Maryland. In a separate mortgage investigation, authorities have been probing allegations against Federal Reserve Board member Lisa Cook, who is challenging a Trump administration effort to remove her from her job. Schiff and Cook have denied wrongdoing.