Mobile home catches fire in North Huntingdon, Westmoreland County

Officials respond after mobile home catches fire in Westmoreland County

THE COUNTDOWN ON. WE ARE JUST FOUR DAYS OUT FROM CHRISTMAS, AND YOU MAY FEEL EXCITED, MAYBE A BIT OVERWHELMED, OR MAYBE EVEN POSSIBLY CONCERNED ABOUT GETTING TOGETHER WITH A FRIEND OR FAMILY MEMBER WHO HAS DIFFERENT VIEWS DURING THIS TIME OF YEAR. EXPERTS SAY IT’S IMPORTANT TO PROTECT YOUR MENTAL HEALTH. REPORTER MANDY GAITHER TALKS TO A THERAPIST ABOUT HOW TO SET HEALTHY, CLEAR BOUNDARIES. IT’S A TIME OF TOGETHERNESS, JOINING WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS TO CELEBRATE THE HOLIDAYS. BUT IT CAN ALSO BE A SEASON OF WORRY AND DREAD. BOUNDARIES ARE REALLY IMPORTANT FOR MAINTAINING AND PROTECTING OUR PEACE. LICENSED THERAPIST JODI BORNSTEIN WITH CHILDREN’S HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA SAYS SETTING A BOUNDARY ISN’T ABOUT CREATING DISTANCE, IT’S ABOUT STAYING CONNECTED, BUT WITH HEALTHY LIMITS. SO, SHE SAYS, TO BE PROACTIVE AND USE CLEAR LANGUAGE TO SET A BOUNDARY BEFORE THEY GET TOGETHER IN ORDER TO AVOID CONFLICT AND KEEP THAT MESSAGE CONSISTENT. FOR EXAMPLE, THAT A CERTAIN TOPIC IS OFF LIMITS, AND THEN ACCEPT THAT YOU CAN ONLY CONTROL YOUR RESPONSE TO THINGS. WE ALSO SPEND A LOT OF MENTAL ENERGY THINKING ABOUT WHAT THE OTHER PERSON IS DOING, BUT WE DON’T HAVE CONTROL OVER THEM, BORNSTEIN SAYS. YOU DON’T HAVE TO EXPLAIN WHY YOU’RE SAYING NO TO AN INVITATION YOU FEEL YOU CAN’T HANDLE. AGAIN, USE CLEAR LANGUAGE. BUT IF YOU DO GO TO AN EVENT, BE PREPARED TO ENFORCE YOUR BOUNDARIES. FOR EXAMPLE, IF SOMEONE BRINGS UP A TOPIC YOU’VE DEEMED OFF LIMITS, YOU MIGHT START WITH A GENTLE REMINDER, BUT ALSO HAVE A PLAN ON HOW YOU’LL HANDLE THE SITUATION. IF YOUR BOUNDARIES ARE VIOLATED. IF IT COMES UP AGAIN, I’M GOING TO END THE CONVERSATION, OR IF IT COMES UP AGAIN, I’M GOING TO LEAVE THE ROOM OR IF NEEDED. IF IT COMES UP AGAIN, I’M GOING TO LEAVE. I’M MANDY GAITHER, 9:00 ON THE DOT. NEWS, WEATHER AND SPORTS. EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW TO START YOUR SUNDAY. PITTSBURGH’S ACTION NEWS FOUR CONTINUES RIGHT NOW. THE ACTIVE SEARCH FOR A MISSING MAN IN ARMSTRONG COUNTY CONTINUES THIS MORNING. POLICE NOW ASKING FOR THE PUBLIC’S HELP, WHY? THEY BELIEVE THAT MAN IS IN DANGER. PLUS, WE CONTINUE TO FOLLOW THE CITY BUDGET DEBATE. THE FINAL HEARING BEFORE A VOTE TODAY WITH A MAJOR TAX HIKE ON THE LINE FOR PITTSBURGHERS AND CALLS TO INVESTIGATE PRICES AT STADIUM CONCESSION STANDS. THE LOCAL LAWMAKER NOW ASKING THE FEDS TO LOOK INTO WHY WE’RE PAYING SO MUCH. PITTSBURGH’S ACTION NEWS FOUR THIS MORNING STARTS NOW. WE HAVE A LOT TO GET TO THIS MORNING. I’M SURE YOU HAVE A LOT TO DO THIS WEEK. SO WE SAY GOOD MORNING AND THANK YOU FOR WAKING UP WITH PITTSBURGH’S ACTION NEWS FOUR I’M LILY COLEMAN. YOU KNOW PITTSBURGH’S ACTION WEATHER METEOROLOGIST JILL SZWED. SHE IS HERE TO WALK US THROUGH OUR CERTIFIED MOST ACCURATE FORECAST ON THE START OF A VERY BUSY WEEK. RIGHT. WE DO HAVE SOME COUPLE WEATHER EVENTS TO KEEP AN EYE ON AS WE GO THROUGH THIS WEEK. TODAY MAINLY THOUGH, WE’RE WELCOMING WINTER AND ALSO THE CHILL BACK TO WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA. JUST ABOUT AN HOUR FROM NOW, IT WILL OFFICIALLY BE WINTER. AS SOON AS YOU STEP OUTSIDE, YOU FEEL IT. YOU DON’T NECESSARILY SEE IT. AS WE HAVE BROUGHT BACK SUNSHINE HERE ON YOUR SUNDAY. AS YOU FAST FORWARD TO TUESDAY, AN IMPACT DAY IN THE MORNING AS WE WILL SEE SOME RAIN CHANCES TO COME IN AND NOT A WHITE CHRISTMAS THIS YEAR. WE’VE KIND OF BEEN ALLUDING TO THAT FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS HERE, AS THE SNOWPACK CONTINUES TO MELT DOWN, AND WE ALSO FAVOR RAIN CHANCES FOR THE WEEK AHEAD. FEW CLOUDS SITTING OVER DOWNTOWN PITTSBURGH, BUT IT IS CHILLY OUT THERE. 31 OUR CURRENT TEMPERATURE, BUT IT FEELS LIKE 21. THAT BREEZE OUT OF THE WEST WILL CONTINUE TO BE A LITTLE UNFRIENDLY AS WE GO THROUGHOUT THE DAY, SO FEELS LIKE TEMPERATURES PART TEENS TO AROUND 20 IN MOST NEIGHBORHOODS. AS WE GET GOING THROUGH THIS FIRST DAY OF WINTER MAY BE FEELING CLOSE TO 20 DEGREES. AS WE GET CLOSER TO 5:00 THIS EVENING AND AS THE SUN IS GOING DOWN, OF COURSE, ON THE SHORTEST DAY OF THE YEAR, CHECKING OUT TEMPERATURES OVER THE NEXT FOUR DAYS. STILL SEASONABLY CHILLY TODAY AND TOMORROW. HOW ABOUT 45 ON TUESDAY? AGAIN, THAT IS AN IMPACT DAY FOR SOME MORNING RAIN CHANCES, BUT TEMPERATURES ARE ONLY GETTING WARMER AS WE DRAW CLOSER TO CHRISTMAS DAY. AND I’LL ALSO GIVE YOU A SNEAK PREVIEW OF MORE RAIN AHEAD FOR LATER IN THE WEEK. THAT’S COMING UP IN YOUR CERTIFIED MOST ACCURATE FORECAST. ALL RIGHT, JOE, THANK YOU. PITTSBURGH CITY COUNCIL IS SET TO VOTE ON A NEW BUDGET TODAY. AND A 30% TAX HIKE IS ON THE TABLE. COUNCIL HOSTED ONE FINAL PUBLIC HEARING YESTERDAY. BEFORE THAT VOTE COVERING ALLEGHENY COUNTY. PITTSBURGH’S ACTION NEWS FOUR REPORTER FELICITY TAYLOR EXPLAINS WHAT’S AT STAKE THIS MORNING. COUNCIL MEMBERS SAY TO BEGIN WORKING OUT OF AN ALMOST $20 MILLION DEFICIT, THEY EITHER HAVE TO CUT ESSENTIAL SERVICES OR RAISE TAXES. PITTSBURGHERS WHO SPOKE AT THE PUBLIC HEARING ON SATURDAY FOUGHT FOR BOTH SIDES OF THAT ARGUMENT. I OPPOSED THE TAX HIKE, BUT I KNOW IT MIGHT BE NECESSARY. BUT IT SEEMS LIKE EVERY TIME THERE’S A CRISIS IN PITTSBURGH, THE TAXPAYING CITIZENS HAVE TO SUFFER. STARING DOWN A $20 MILLION DEFICIT THAT THEY SAY MAYOR ED GAINEY DID NOT ADDRESS. PITTSBURGH CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE WEIGHING A MAJOR TAX HIKE UP TO 30%. THEY SAY THEY NEED MONEY TO FUND THEIR AGING VEHICLE FLEET, TAKE CARE OF OLD BUILDINGS AND PAY THEIR BILLS. AT THIS POINT, I SEE HOW BEING FAIR TO THE PUBLIC THAT THIS FIGHT DOES NOT RAISE THE RATE IN SOME FORM OR FASHION. WHAT THAT IS, I DON’T KNOW. BUT IF WE’RE GOING TO PRODUCE AN HONEST BUDGET, I JUST DON’T KNOW HOW WE DO IT WITHOUT SOME VERSION OF A MILLAGE INCREASE, COUNTY TAXES INCREASED BY 36% THIS YEAR, AND PITTSBURGH PUBLIC SCHOOLS JUST VOTED FOR A 2% TAX INCREASE WITH THEIR 2026 BUDGET. MANY RESIDENTS SAY THEY CAN’T TAKE ANY MORE INCREASES. I’M ALREADY LIVING PAYCHECK TO PAYCHECK. RENTERS WILL FOOT THIS THROUGH A RENT INCREASE WITH OUR LANDLORDS AS WELL. OUR CITY NEEDS TO MAKE THINGS LIKE UPMC PAY THEIR FAIR SHARE, AND UNIVERSITIES LIKE DUQUESNE, PITT AND CMU, FOOT SAID. BILL. NOT US WORKING CLASS FOLK, BUT OTHERS SAY THEY WANT COUNCIL TO APPROVE THE BUDGET HELPING OUR NEIGHBORS, WHETHER IT’S WITH OUR VOLUNTEER LABOR OR OUR TAX DOLLARS, IS OUR PRIVILEGE AND OUR RESPONSIBILITY MOSTLY TO FUND WHAT THEY SAY ARE NECESSARY SERVICES LIKE PROGRAMS ADDRESSING FOOD INSECURITY. WITHOUT THE PROPOSED FUNDING IN THIS YEAR’S BUDGET FOR THE FOOD JUSTICE FUND, THIS FUND WON’T BE ABLE TO CONTINUE SUPPORTING ANTI-HUNGER MEASURES WHEN WE REALLY NEED THEM THE MOST. FELICITY TAYLOR, PITTSBURGH’S ACTION NEWS FOUR. NOW THAT BUDGET DEADLINE IS DECEMBER 31ST. A REMINDER YOU CAN READ MORE ABOUT THE ONGOING BUDGET NEGOTIATIONS ON OUR WTAE APP OR AT WTAE.COM. SEARCH EFFORTS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING FOR A MISSING ARMSTRONG COUNTY MAN. THIS IS 31 YEAR OLD COREY COOK. HE WAS LAST SEEN ON THURSDAY, POLICE SAY COOK IS SUFFERING FROM DELUSIONS AND HALLUCINATIONS AND IS BELIEVED TO BE IN DANGER. HIS RENTAL CAR WAS FOUND ABANDONED NEAR THE BRIDGE ON FRIDAY. PENNSYLVANIA SEARCH AND RESCUE TEAMS SPENT HOURS YESTERDAY SEARCHING THE RAILS TO TRAILS AREA. THEY EVEN BROUGHT IN DOGS AND DRONES. ANYONE WITH INFORMATION ABOUT COREY COOK IS ASKED TO CONTACT MANOR TOWNSHIP POLICE. FIVE AFTER NINE IS OUR TIME. TURNING NOW TO NATIONAL HEADLINES, THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION SEIZED A SECOND OIL TANKER OFF THE COAST OF VENEZUELA THIS WEEKEND. IT’S PART OF A GROWING PRESSURE CAMPAIGN ON VENEZUELAN PRESIDENT NICOLAS MADURO THAT’S NOW RAISING QUESTIONS. OUR WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT JACKIE DEFUSCO, JOINING US ONCE AGAIN, LIVE FROM THE WHITE HOUSE THIS MORNING WITH A CLOSER LOOK AT THAT OPERATION. JACKIE, GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING TO YOU. PRESIDENT TRUMP RECENTLY ANNOUNCED A TOTAL BLOCKADE, AS HE DESCRIBED IT ON OIL TANKERS UNDER AMERICAN SANCTIONS COMING TO OR FROM VENEZUELA. NOW WE’RE SEEING THE MILITARY FOLLOW THROUGH ON THAT. NEW VIDEO SHOWS THE U.S. COAST GUARD STOPPING A SHIP OFF THE COAST OF THE SOUTH AMERICAN COUNTRY. HOMELAND SECURITY SECRETARY KRISTI NOEM POSTED IT ON SATURDAY, CLAIMING THE TANKER WAS CARRYING SANCTIONED OIL BEING USED TO FUND NARCO TERRORISM. BUT VENEZUELA IS CALLING THE U.S. OPERATION CRIMINAL. IT’S ADDING TO THE ESCALATING TENSIONS WITH THE COUNTRY’S PRESIDENT, NICOLAS MADURO, AS THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION ALSO CONTINUES TO LAUNCH DEADLY STRIKES TARGETING ALLEGED DRUG BOATS IN THE CARIBBEAN SEA. THE STRATEGY PROMPTING CONCERN ON CAPITOL HILL. THIS SEEMS TO ME CLEARLY ABOUT REGIME CHANGE. WHAT’S THEIR PLAN FOR DEALING WITH THE CHAOS THAT INEVITABLY ENSUES WHEN A DICTATOR IS OVERTHROWN? ASKED WHETHER THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION IS SEEKING REGIME CHANGE, SECRETARY OF STATE MARCO RUBIO SAID FRIDAY THAT THE STATUS QUO IN VENEZUELA IS INTOLERABLE. WE FOLLOWED UP WITH THE STATE DEPARTMENT. CAN THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION RULE OUT REGIME CHANGE? I’M NOT GOING TO GET THE PRESIDENT’S BEEN VERY CLEAR ON THIS. THE PRESIDENT HAS SPOKEN ABOUT HIS CONCERNS WHEN IT COMES TO THE ILLEGITIMATE REGIME IN VENEZUELA, HIS CONCERNS ABOUT THE GANGS WE HAVE SEEN COME FROM VENEZUELA. THE CONCERNS ABOUT NARCO TRAFFICKING. AND PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS REPEATEDLY SUGGESTED THAT THIS OPERATION COULD EXPAND FURTHER, POTENTIALLY INTO LAND STRIKE SOON. I ASKED THAT STATE DEPARTMENT SPOKESPERSON IF THAT’S SOMETHING THEY WOULD SEEK APPROVAL FROM CONGRESS FOR FIRST. BUT HE SAID HE WOULD NOT ENGAGE IN HYPOTHETICALS. LIVE AT THE WHITE HOUSE. I’M JACKIE DEFUSCO. PITTSBURGH’S ACTION NEWS FOUR. JACKIE, WE APPRECIATE YOUR COVERAGE THIS MORNING. THANK YOU. MEANWHILE, THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT HAS RELEASED TWO MORE BATCHES OF EPSTEIN FILES, ADDING TO THOSE RELEASED ON FRIDAY. THE LATEST DOCUMENTS INCLUDE UNSEALED GRAND JURY TRANSCRIPTS FROM THE INVESTIGATION INTO EPSTEIN AND GHISLAINE MAXWELL. HERE’S ABC’S JOHNNY FERNANDEZ WITH THE DETAILS. THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE POSTED TWO MORE BATCHES OF EPSTEIN FILES ON ITS WEBSITE. THE LATEST INCLUDES THE GRAND JURY TESTIMONY FROM APRIL 2007. IN THOSE RECORDS, AN INDIVIDUAL IDENTIFIED AS A 21 YEAR OLD WOMAN DESCRIBES BEING RECRUITED BY JEFFREY EPSTEIN WHEN SHE WAS 16, ALONG WITH OTHER UNDERAGE GIRLS, FOR ILLICIT MASSAGES AT HIS PALM BEACH MANSION. HER NAME IS REDACTED FROM THE FILES. SOURCES TELL ABC NEWS THAT FRIDAY’S RELEASE REPRESENTS LESS THAN HALF OF THE DEPARTMENT’S FILES ON EPSTEIN, AND INCLUDES NEVER BEFORE SEEN RECORDS FROM THE INVESTIGATION AND THOUSANDS OF PHOTOGRAPHS, MANY OF WHICH ARE HEAVILY REDACTED AND WAS RELEASED WITHOUT CONTEXT. PRESIDENT TRUMP HAD A LONG STANDING FRIENDSHIP WITH EPSTEIN. WHITE HOUSE CHIEF OF STAFF SUSIE WILES SAYS TRUMP’S NAME APPEARS IN THE FILES BUT NOT DOING ANYTHING AWFUL. TRUMP SAYS HE AND EPSTEIN EVENTUALLY HAD A FALLING OUT. I HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH JEFFREY EPSTEIN. I THREW HIM OUT OF MY CLUB MANY YEARS AGO BECAUSE I THOUGHT HE WAS A SICK PERVERT. ABC’S PIERRE THOMAS SPOKE TO DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL TODD BLANCH, WHO ALSO SERVED AS THE PRESIDENT’S CRIMINAL DEFENSE ATTORNEY. WELL, EVERY DOCUMENT THAT MENTIONS PRESIDENT TRUMP, EVERY PICTURE OF HIM, EVERY VIDEO, EVERY BIT OF INFORMATION RELATED TO HIM IN THESE FILES BE RELEASED TODAY OR AT SOME POINT IN THIS PROCESS, ASSUMING IT’S CONSISTENT WITH THE LAW. YES. SO THERE’S NO EFFORT TO HOLD ANYTHING BACK BECAUSE THERE’S THE NAME DONALD J. TRUMP. FRIDAY’S RELEASE ALSO INCLUDES SOME NEVER BEFORE SEEN IMAGES OF BILL CLINTON AND EPSTEIN TOGETHER. THE FORMER PRESIDENT HAS NOT BEEN ACCUSED OF ANY WRONGDOING. THE WHITE HOUSE CHIEF OF STAFF TOLD VANITY FAIR THAT THERE IS NO INCRIMINATING INFORMATION ABOUT CLINTON IN THE FILES, SAYING TRUMP WAS WRONG ABOUT THAT. CLINTON SPOKESPERSON RELEASING A STATEMENT IN PART SAYING THIS IS ABOUT THE WHITE HOUSE SHIELDING THEMSELVES FROM WHAT COMES NEXT OR FROM WHAT THEY’LL TRY AND HIDE FOREVER. SAYING THAT CLINTON CUT EPSTEIN OFF BEFORE HIS CRIMES CAME TO LIGHT. THE DOJ SAYS MORE DOCUMENTS ARE EXPECTED, BUT FOR NOW, MANY QUESTIONS REMAIN UNANSWERED

Officials respond after mobile home catches fire in Westmoreland County

Updated: 4:35 PM EST Dec 21, 2025

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Fire crews were called to the scene Sunday afternoon after a mobile home caught fire in North Huntingdon, Westmoreland County. VIDEO: Top stories on Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 on Dec. 21, 2025 Our news partners at the Trib said officials responded to reports of a fire at Dusty Rhodes Mobile Home Village just before 3 p.m.County dispatchers told the Trib that the fire was deemed under control around 3:15 p.m. Dispatchers said no injuries were reported. It is unclear how much damage the trailer sustained.Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 is working to learn more about the incident and will provide updates once made available. Download the WTAE app to stay connected with breaking news. Sign up for our email newsletters to get breaking news in your inbox.

NORTH HUNTINGDON —

Fire crews were called to the scene Sunday afternoon after a mobile home caught fire in North Huntingdon, Westmoreland County.

VIDEO: Top stories on Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 on Dec. 21, 2025

Our news partners at the Trib said officials responded to reports of a fire at Dusty Rhodes Mobile Home Village just before 3 p.m.

County dispatchers told the Trib that the fire was deemed under control around 3:15 p.m.

Dispatchers said no injuries were reported.

It is unclear how much damage the trailer sustained.

Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 is working to learn more about the incident and will provide updates once made available.

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