An 80-year-old Aliquppa man is accused of assaulting a high school basketball referee. According to police, the incident happened during a playoff game  between the Aliquippa and Lincoln Park on March 15th. Louis Rivetti allegedly “strong-armed a referee in the face.” However, it is unclear what prompted the alleged altercation. Rivetti claimed he didn’t do anything to the official, but police noticed his hand was bleeding at the scene. He is now facing a list of charges, including assaulting a sports official, attempted simple assault and disorderly conduct.

The Beaver County Transit Authority (BCTA) is one of 29 agencies across the state that will receive compressed natural gas fueling stations. It’s all part of a public-private partnership administered by PennDOT. It’s a partnership that is being commended by democratic lawmakers in Harrisburg.

Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders are organizing in Pennsylvania as some Republican Party leaders are shifting their support in the contested primary. Pennsylvania’s April 26th primary is four weeks away, and voter registration is now closed with slightly over 4 million Democrats and slightly over 3 million Republicans. State figures show that Democrats raked in more new voters in 2016, but more voters switched their registrations to Republican. Pennsylvanians will weigh in on the Republican and Democratic primaries for president, and pick party nominees for Congress, state attorney general and state Legislature. Sanders and Clinton now have offices open in Pittsburgh, Scranton and Harrisburg.

UPMC has announced it will increase minimum starting salaries for entry-level employees to $15 per hour. The change will affect most of the Pittsburgh facilities, including UPMC Presbyterian, Shadyside Hospital and Magee-Women’s Hospital. The pay increase will go into effect by January of 2021. The health care giant says average service worker pay will exceed $15 by January 2019.

Ahead of Pennsylvania’s primary next month, residents have to today to register to vote. Would-be voters wanting to register can do so online through a new registration system on the votespa.com website.

The final piece of a state budget for the current fiscal year becomes law today. Governor Tom Wolf last week opted to let the $6.6 billion GOP-drawn supplemental spending package take effect without his signature, backing off from an earlier veto threat. It contains no new taxes and includes education, agriculture, prison and health care funding.

An explosion and fire last night north of Pittsburgh has put a family of four out of their home. The family told investigators they were upstairs at the time of the blast, which left the basement on fire. They were able to escape safely.

Many light rail commuters in the Pittsburgh area are having to find an alternate way to get to downtown with the Port Authority shutting down Red Line service for track repairs. Officials estimate the shutdown will affect about 12,000 commuters. The system will use extra buses to help get displaced riders to the system’s Blue Line.