Statue of divisive Philadelphia Mayor Frank Rizzo is removed
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Workers have removed the statue of divisive former Philadelphia Mayor and Police Commissioner Frank Rizzo. A crane lifted the 10-foot bronze statue in the wee hours of Wednesday and workers shook it from its base outside a public building across from City Hall. Mayor Jim Kenney had already said he planned to move the statue this month after it was defaced during a protest over the death of George Floyd. The statue was frequently targeted by vandals, and call to remove it have grown louder in recent years. Rizzo had a reputation for being tough both on crime and on racial minorities.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Johnny Majors, the coach of Pittsburgh’s 1976 national championship team and a former coach and star player at Tennessee, has died. He was 85. Majors died Wednesday at home, according to a statement from his wife. Majors compiled a 185-137-10 record in 29 seasons as a head coach at Iowa State, Pittsburgh and Tennessee. He finished second to Notre Dame’s Paul Hornung in the 1956 Heisman Trophy balloting.

Story  by Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano

(Hopewell Twp., Pa) Hopewell Township resident Caleb Brady Kuhns, 23  was arrested on  warrant Monday and charges have been filed in regards to an October 2019 fatal motor vehicle accident.   he was charged with homicide by vehicle while DUI,, aggravated assault by vehicle while DUI, involuntary manslaughter, homicide by vehicle,DUI HIGH RATE, 2 counts of careless driving. exceeding speed limits, failure to keep right , and operating with an expired inspection sticker. Kuhns was arraigned Monday by District Justice Janet Swihart  and remanded to the Beaver County  Jail on $250,000 straight cash bond. A preliminary hearing is set for Monday, June at 8:45 a.m. at the Beaver County Courthouse. The PSP CARS Unit and the Beaver County Detectives assisted Hopewell Police in the investigation, according to Police Chief Brian Uhrmacher.

Nation’s streets calmest in days, protests largely peaceful
By ZEKE MILLER and TIM SULLIVAN Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Protests were largely peaceful and the nation’s streets were calmer than they have been in days since the killing of George Floyd set off demonstrations that at times brought violence and destruction along with pleas to stop police brutality and injustice against African Americans. There were scattered reports of businesses being damaged in New York City overnight, and as of Wednesday morning there had been over 9,000 arrests nationwide since the unrest began following Floyd’s death May 25 in Minneapolis. But there was a marked quiet compared with the unrest of the past few nights, which included fires and shootings.

Trump, Biden win Pennsylvania primary amid unrest, pandemic
By MARK SCOLFORO and MARC LEVY Associated Press
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania held a primary election amid civil unrest, a pandemic, the introduction of new voting machines in 22 counties and the debut of mail-in balloting that pushed county election bureaus to their limits. Polls closed at 8 p.m. Tuesday. Long lines were reported in Philadelphia, where polling places were dramatically consolidated, while two suburban Philadelphia counties won court decisions to extend counting of mail-in ballots. The result of the highest-profile contest on the ballot was a foregone conclusion: President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden, uncontested for their party’s nominations, both won their primary Tuesday in Pennsylvania. County officials otherwise warned that many contest results would be delayed well past election night.

With wins in 7 states and DC, Biden closes in on nomination
By STEVE PEOPLES AP National Political Writer
Joe Biden has taken a big step toward winning enough delegates to be the Democratic presidential nominee. The former vice president swept the seven states that conducted presidential primaries on Tuesday plus the District of Columbia. Those victories have put hundreds more delegates in Biden’s corner ahead of the summer nominating convention. Biden could lock down the nomination during next week’s primaries in West Virginia and Georgia. Biden’s advance came as voters across the U.S. were forced to navigate curfews, health concerns and National Guard troops. In some cases, they waited in line hours after polls closed.

(Pittsburgh,Pa.) More protests occurred in downtown Pittsburgh yesterday for the fourth straight day.

It is being reported that the group of protesters stopped in front of the Allegheny County Jail and sat down for about an hour. Pittsburgh Police shutdown Second Avenue because of the protestors. After the sit down at the jail the protestors traveled across the 10th Street Bridge and onto the South Side of Pittsburgh where they sat at the intersection of East Carson and 10th streets. The protestors then made their way back into downtown and ended up back in Market Square.

Pittsburgh Police reported that there were no arrests and no incidents during Tuesday’s protest march. The March was to protest the death of George Floyd the young black man who was killed in police custody when and officer knelt on him cutting off his air supply for over eight minutes.