FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Fort Worth’s police chief has pleaded with the city to not allow the killing of a black woman by a white police officer reflect badly on the entire department. Interim Chief Ed Kraus said Tuesday that there’s “absolutely no excuse” for the fatal shooting of Atatiana Jefferson at her home early Saturday morning. Former Officer Aaron Dean was arrested on a murder charge Monday night.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A former top White House adviser on Russia told House impeachment investigators on Monday that there were concerns at high levels of President Donald Trump’s administration about Rudy Giuliani’s activities in Ukraine, testifying behind closed doors that former National Security Adviser John Bolton described Giuliani as “a hand grenade who is going to blow everybody up.”

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania will start collecting corporate income taxes from companies that don’t have offices, employees or property in the state, making it one of the last states to target such companies. Pennsylvania announced the change starting in the 2020 tax year through a tax bulletin published Sept. 30. It cites a U.S. Supreme Court decision last year as its legal basis. The change will undoubtedly result in more cash for Pennsylvania, which is facing huge demographic challenges in the coming years.

Billionaire Michael Bloomberg has told associates that he was reconsidering a run for president next year if former Vice President Joe Biden quit early on amid struggles with Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., according to news reports. The former New York City mayor, whose net worth is $51 billion, has “indicated to associates in recent weeks” that he would enter the race if “Biden’s fortunes suffer so much that he drops out before or during the early stages of the primary,” CNBC reports. “Bloomberg could then enter the race as one of the rare moderates with enough name recognition and campaign funding to make a run,” according to CNBC.

THE HOPEWELL SCHOOL BOARD HAS ACCEPTED THE REGISNATIONS OF 4 BUS DRIVERS. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO WAS AT LAST NIGHT’S WORK SESSION. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…

CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — A Philadelphia woman whose violent arrest at a New Jersey beach was captured on video has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit. Emily Weinman is suing Wildwood and three police officers. She alleges police escalated the situation and lied to a grand jury about what happened on the beach over Memorial Day weekend last year when Weinman repeatedly refused to give officers her name when they questioned her about the presence of alcohol on the beach. She pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct.

State Police in Butler County report a car/pedestrian accident that took place Sunday in Slippery Rock. According to police a 17 year old female walked into the path of a car operated by 45 year old Robert Williams of Monaca. Police said the woman was struck in the head with the passenger side mirror. She was taken to the hospital for treatment. The driver was not charged.

Court officials say a Harmony Township man waived his preliminary hearing Friday on charges he threatened to shoot two women during a road-rage incident last month. It allegedly started near Tenth Avenue and Seventh Street in New Brighton with Natralia Matthews threatening to fight Kasey Mooney for something that happened on the road. Matthews left the scene only to return with Desmond Council, who reportedly had a handgun in his waistband when he threatened to slap the victims and said several times he would shoot them. Council has a trial date set for March 2nd in Beaver County Court.

A half dozen dogs are safe this Noon after being rescued from a burning home in  Moon Township Monday. The blaze broke out in the 500-block of Moon Clinton Road, severely damaging the home. The homeowners weren’t there at the time. The blaze reportedly started on the 2nd floor and the 6 dogs were rescued by firefighters from the basement. A vet checked each animal out and they are all expected to be okay.