WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is ignoring his attorney general’s public request to stop tweeting about the Justice Department. Trump says he has the legal right to ask the agency to intervene in a criminal case, but he’s so far “chosen not to.” Trump’s Friday morning tweet came just hours after Attorney General William Barr said in a striking interview with ABC News that the president’s tweets were making it “impossible” to do his job, especially following the department’s bungled handling of the sentencing recommendation for Trump ally and confidant Roger Stone. Trump has the right to compel DOJ to investigate as an executive branch agency. But historically, the Justice Department has functioned as an independent agency.

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — California billionaire Tom Steyer and former South Bend, Indiana mayor Pete Buttigieg are the first Democratic presidential candidates to file signatures to get on Pennsylvania’s primary ballot. That’s according to information from the state election office Friday. The other campaigns have through 5 p.m. on Tuesday to file 2,000 signatures of voters who are registered Democrats to get on Pennsylvania’s April 28 primary ballot. Pennsylvania is a late primary state, but nonetheless could be important if the eventual nominee remains in doubt past March.

The Ambridge Area School District has named its new superintendent. Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano has more. Click no ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…

Two Hopewell police officers are being recognized as part of a statewide aggresive driving program. Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano has details…

The ACLU of Pennsylvania has filed a brief with the Pennsylvania Supreme Court asking it to enforce the rules for the use of cash bail in Philadelphia’s court system. Andrea Sears reports…

Pittsburgh is one of the cloudiest cities in America. That’s according to the website Current-Results-dot-com, which analyzed cloud cover stats from the National Climatic Data Center to make its list. Pittsburgh ranked fourth, with just over 200 days out of the year with heavy cloud cover. Buffalo, New York, ranked third, followed by Portland, Oregon, and Seattle, Washington.

A Uniontown man is suing Penn State over claims that the university rescinded a job offer after learning he was colorblind. Danny David said he applied to become a campus police officer after spending more than 20 years as a public safety officer at Penn State-Fayette. According to the suit, when a required medical exam discovered David was colorblind, the university rescinded the offer. He is suing for damages and the reinstatement of the job offer. In response to the lawsuit, Penn State said the deficiency would pose a threat to the health and safety of the university.

Authorities say a Pittsburgh woman has been quarantined after returning from a trip to China. Pat Premick is unable to leave her home for two weeks. Premick says she is shocked that she is being isolated, saying she has no symptoms and was not in Wuhan, the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak.

A Lawrence County man has admitted to distributing crack cocaine in the area. Federal authorities in Pittsburgh say 24 year old DeLaughn Searcy formerly of New Castle pleaded guilty to one count of distribution of 28 grams of crack cocaine. Sentencing has been set for June 3rd. Searcy could get up to 40 years in prison, a five million dollar fine or both. The Lawrence County Drug Task Force was involved in the investigation.

A resident of Beaver Falls, has pleaded guilty in federal court in Pittsburgh on charges of violating federal firearms and narcotics laws. 41 year old Eliezer Rodriguez, pleaded guilty to two counts in U.S. District Court in Pittsburgh. The incident took place in October of 2018. The law provides for a maximum total sentence of not less than five years and up to life in prison, a fine of not more than  $1,250,000, or both. Rodriguez will be sentenced in June.