PITTSBURGH (AP) — Authorities say the death of a toddler who reportedly was kidnapped near Pittsburgh last weekend has been ruled a homicide. But a cause of death for Nalani Johnson won’t be determined until officials review the toddler’s medical records and more tests are completed. Johnson, who was to turn 2 this month, was found Tuesday in a park about 37 miles east of Penn Hills, where authorities allege the girl was kidnapped Saturday evening. There were no visible signs of trauma.

INDIANA, Pa. (AP) — A state prison inmate must stand trial on charges that he tried to murder two Pennsylvania state police troopers in a plot to steal their unmarked cruiser and drive back home to Philadelphia. A judge issued the ruling Tuesday during a hearing for 20-year-old Simere Alford. Authorities say Alford tried to commandeer a state police car with two troopers inside. They say he grabbed one of the trooper’s guns and fired two shots. The car soon crashed and both troopers were injured along with Alford.

Four members of a group of elders were arrested Wednesday as they protested the Trump administration’s policy of detaining children and separating families at the border with Mexico. Andrea Sears reports…

The mother of an Aliquippa murder victim will not go to trial for assaulting relatives of her daughter’s ex-fiance. Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano has more. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…

ALIQUPPA CITY COUNCIL LAST NIGHT PRESENTED TESTIMONY TO THE PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO WAS THERE. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…

State police say this Labor Day weekend had fewer crashes than last year. In all, troopers say there were 684 crashes they investigated this year state wide, down five-percent from last year.

(Photo taken by Sandy Giordano)

ALIQUIPPA COUNCIL LAST NIGHT HEARD UPDATED REPORTS ON RECENT ROAD CLOSURES IN THE CITY. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO WAS THERE…

A Beaver Falls man faces several charges in connection with an accident last month in North Beaver Township. State Police said 53-year-old Daniel Zack is being charged with causing an accident involving damage, careless and reckless driving, and a number of other charges. Police said Zack drove through a home owner’s gate and through the yard down a steep embankment around 6:30 a.m. Aug. 5 along Route 18 and then led the scene.

BEAVER COUNTY COMMISSIONER SANDIE EGLEY APPEARED ON BEAVER COUNTY RADIO’S  ‘TELEFORUM’ THIS MORNING TO AIR HER CONCERNS ABOUT THE THE NEW GUN STORAGE AREA WITHIN THE COURTHOUSE. EGLEY SAYS THAT WHILE SHE IS VERY CONSCIOUS ABOUT THE SAFETY ASPECT OF HOLDING FIREARMS SURRENDERED AS PART OF FINAL PROTECTION-FROM-ABUSE ORDERS, SHE QUESTIONS WHY THE COUNTY HAS TO HOLD ON TO THESE WEAPONS…AND WHY THE TAXPAYERS HAVE TO FOOT THE BILL:

MINUTES LATER, COUNTY SHERIFF TONY GUY CALLED IN TO THE SHOW TO RESPOND…

SHERIFF GUY SAYS THERE ARE CURRENTLY ABOUT 200 WEAPONS IN THE NEW STORAGE AREA OF THE COURTHOUSE.