Feds’ Rules Threaten Pennsylvanians’ Food Stamps, State Says

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration is warning that hundreds of thousands of Pennsylvanians stand to lose food stamps or see reduced benefits under changes being advanced by the Trump administration. Wolf’s Human Services Secretary Teresa Miller said 90,000 Pennsylvanians could lose eligibility in April when a new rule limits states from exempting work-eligible adults from having to maintain steady employment. Miller said a rule proposed in October to set a national standard utility allowance could reduce benefits for 775,000 households. Miller also said another rule proposed in July to stop allowing states to exceed federal income eligibility thresholds could strip another 200,000 people of eligibility. Roughly 1.7 million Pennsylvanians receive food stamps.

Owner of Coraopolis Used Car Dealership Accused of Knowingly Selling Car with Fake Inspection Stickers

The owner of a used car dealership is accused of selling a car that wasn’t what it appeared to be. Peter Lyle Jr., who owns A&L Auto Sales in Coraopolis, is being charged with several crimes, including business fraud. In October, a 19-year-old Finleyville woman went to state police with suspicions that her newly purchased car had not been inspected – as Lyle had claimed. State police say Lyle sold her the car off Craig’s List and lied about its road worthiness. The state inspection sticker was a fake, and the car’s emission sticker was also phony. Lyle’s father said that state police got it wrong – his son runs a legal and law-abiding used car business. He also said that when the buyer complained about her car, Lyle refunded her money and cost of repairs in full. According to police documents, Lyle knowingly sold a car that had not been inspected and could have put the driver in danger. The investigation continues into if Lyle sold other vehicle that had faked safety inspections.

Fire Damages Carnegie Home Once Owned by Baseball Great Honus Wagner

CARNEGIE, Pa. (AP) — No one was injured when a fire broke out in the Pennsylvania home once owned by baseball Hall of Famer Honus Wagner. Officials believe Tuesday’s fire might have started in a clothes dryer in the basement of the home on Beechwood Avenue in Carnegie. The fire then spread through the walls and climbed up the dwelling. It took about five hours for firefighters to extinguish the flames. The house was built for the Pittsburgh shortstop in 1917. He lived there until he died in 1955.

No Tax Increase for Ambridge

Some good news this morning for taxpayers in Ambridge. Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano reports. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…

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Susan Boser, Penn State Extension Water Resources Educator joined Frank Sparks on Teleforum

(Beaver Falls, Pa.) Susan Boser, Water Resources Educator for Penn State Extension joined Frank Sparks in the nine o’clock hour of Teleforum on Tuesday December 10, 2019.

Susan and Frank did a segment on water testing. They tested water that came from the faucet at the radio station, water from her house, and bottled water from a grocery store. Susan did three different types of tests on all three and told the listeners and the Facebook viewers the importance of having you water tested annually if you get your water from a private supply such as a well or spring.  You can watch Susan’s interview as it streamed live on Facebook by pressing the play button below…

Florida GOP Rep. Yoho Announces Retirement from Congress

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Republican Rep. Ted Yoho of Florida has announced he won’t seek reelection, saying he never meant to spend more than eight years in Congress. Democrats are seizing on the news as a sign of weakening morale among the GOP.  Yoho is a Tea Partier who fiercely supports President Donald Trump. He defeated a longtime Republican incumbent in 2012 to represent Gainesville and a swath of northern Florida in Washington. He even tried for Speaker of the U.S. House at a time of disenchantment with former House Speaker John Boehner. Now he joins at least 27 House Republicans who have announced their departures.