Braddock, PA — Lt. Governor John Fetterman on Tuesday announced that he had signed the No Fossil Fuel Money Pledge. The pledge, which is endorsed by the Sunrise Movement, 350 Action, Greenpeace, Public Citizen, and several other climate organizations, bars a candidate from taking any contributions over $200 from oil, gas, and coal industry executives, lobbyists, and PACs.

“I never have and never will take a dime from the fossil fuel industry,” said John Fetterman. “Climate change is an existential threat, and we need to transition to clean energy as quickly as possible. And as we do this, we must ensure that we have a just transition that honors and upholds the union way of life for workers across Pennsylvania and creates thousands of good-paying union jobs in the process.

Fetterman also signed the No Fossil Fuel Money Pledge during his successful run for Pennsylvania Lt. Governor in 2018. Fetterman believes that climate change is a real, urgent, and existential threat that requires immediate and bold action.

Since announcing his campaign for the U.S. Senate last week, Fetterman has already received the endorsement of the United Steelworkers District 10, the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1776, and NORML PAC.

ICE nearly released sex abuse convicts despite Biden memo
By NOMAAN MERCHANT and PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas prison officials say U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement was prepared to release three men convicted of sex offenses against children in an apparent misapplication by authorities of enforcement directives from President Joe Biden’s administration. The three were not released after discussions between the state prison system and immigration authorities. But the process of keeping them in custody raised alarms that ICE was releasing convicts contrary to immigration law. ICE declined to comment on whether it was going to allow the releases, but says it works with law enforcement partners.

Pennsylvania State Police have canceled an AMBER Alert for a 17-year-old girl from southern New York who went missing here in Western Pennsylvania.

Stephnie White, 17, had last been seen in the area of Route 8 in Harrisville, Butler County.

According to state police, White was reportedly abducted by 50-year-old Micheal Mesko.

However, a short time after issuing the alert, state police said they had located White safely.

State police have not said anything about Mesko.

Amid growing backlash, Pennsylvania GOP may censure Toomey
By MARC LEVY Associated Press
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s Republican Party may meet to discuss censuring U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey over his vote to convict Donald Trump during the former president’s second impeachment trial. County party officials said the state GOP chairman, Lawrence Tabas, emailed them shortly after Saturday’s impeachment vote to tell them that a meeting is being planned to discuss the Senate’s action. Toomey is one of seven Republicans who voted to convict Trump of “incitement of insurrection.” A resolution to censure Toomey came up for discussion at the state party’s leadership committee meeting on Feb. 6, weeks after Toomey had said Trump committed “impeachable offenses” in the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. They decided against voting on it.

Deadly tornado in North Carolina; bitter cold sweeps Plains
North Carolina authorities say at least three people were killed when a tornado tore through a seaside town. At least 10 people were injured in the deadly tornado that hit just after midnight Tuesday in southeastern Brunswick County near Grissettown. The tornado comes as millions of people in Texas are still without power early Tuesday amid subfreezing temperatures. Nearly 4 million homes and businesses were without power early Tuesday in Texas, where temperatures dipped into the single digits overnight. Police say a woman and a girl died from suspected carbon monoxide poisoning at a Houston home without electricity from a car running in an attached garage, police said.

(New Castle, Pa.) An Ellwood City man charged with pulling out a loaded handgun during an Ellport bar fight last year was sentenced to two year’s probation in Lawrence County Court on Feb. 2.

Kameron Rudy, 25, was reported to have waved a loaded handgun around during a March 15, 2020, dispute inside the Oak Grove Bar on Portersville Road. Rudy had previously pleaded guilty to carrying an unlicensed firearm in exchange for more serious charges being dropped.

Speed Limits Restored on Roadways in the Region

Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT has lifted the speed limit restrictions that were in place on several roadways in the region.

Due to the winter storm impacting the region, speed limits were reduced last evening to 45 mph on all interstates and several other routes in the region. All speeds are restored to their usual posted limits.

PennDOT is continuing to treat roadways in the area and will continue until roads are clear.

Motorists can check conditions on more than 40,000 roadway miles, including color-coded winter conditions on 2,900 miles, by visiting www.511PA.com. 511PA, which is free and available 24 hours a day, provides traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts, traffic speed information and access to more than 1,000 traffic cameras.

511PA is also available through a smartphone application for iPhone and Android devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following regional Twitter alerts accessible on the 511PA website.

For more winter driving tips and information on how PennDOT treats winter storms, visit www.PennDOT.gov.

Follow PennDOT on Twitter at www.twitter.com/511PAPittsburgh

(Beaver County, PA) There are many principles that factor into achieving wealth. Some of these concepts go all the way back to ancient times.  If you would like to find out more, be sure and be a part of a multi media presentation this Tuesday, February 16, 2021,  Tom Young from 1st Consultants Inc will be a special guest on Teleforum  starting at 9 A.M.  During this month’s program,  Tom will feature discussion and insight about ancient wisdom as it pertains to wealth accumulation.  The principles Tom will be discussing are the “Five Laws Of Gold” taken from from George Samuel Clason’s book ” The Richest Man In Baylon.”

 

 

 

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Find out more by tuning in to Beaver County Radio on Tuesday February 16, 2021 at 9:10 AM.  You can also plan to be a part of Tom’s upcoming three day virtual summit featuring over twenty of the greatest contemporary speakers on lifestyle improvement and wealth development.  For more information, or to sign up for the special three day enrichment series happening in February, click here.

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You can participate in the show by calling 724-843-1888 or 724-774-1888. You can also ask your questions on Facebook Live Tuesday February 16, 2021.

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