ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — University of New Mexico law professor Sherri Burr learned through historical research and DNA testing that she is a black descendant of Aaron Burr, the third vice president of the United States. Burr is known for fatally wounding Alexander Hamilton in a duel. Sherri Burr’s work was recently recognized by the Aaron Burr Association, has been included in one published and one forthcoming book.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Philadelphia man has pleaded guilty to trying to hack the IRS to obtain President Donald Trump’s tax returns. Andrew Harris pleaded guilty Thursday to two computer fraud counts in federal court. Harris and Justin Hiemstra were both college students in 2016 when they used a school computer lab to open a fraudulent federal financial aid application for an unnamed Trump family member. Hiemstra pleaded guilty Aug. 6. Harris’ lawyer calls the case a “Wayne’s World scene gone awry.”

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania will receive another $75 million in federal aid to fight the opioid-addiction crisis, money that Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration says will help with treatment, prevention and education. Wolf’s administration said Friday that about $56 million will go to the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs. The state Department of Health received $8.4 million while Philadelphia received $5.9 million and Allegheny County received $5.2 million.

O.J. Simpson took to Twitter Thursday afternoon in a two-minute video to express his feelings about his fantasy football team, and spent a good part of that video talking about former Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown. In his tweet, Simpson said,  “I drafted you Antonio because I admire your game. I’m sure there’s hundreds of thousands of Americans who play fantasy [football] who drafted you. We were all counting on you. Enough buddy! The only people you’re making happy right now are the Pittsburgh Steelers,” Simpson said, referring to Brown. And at the end of his rant about Brown, he said “Move on man, stop with all of this drama” .

The Second Annual Western Pennsylvania Gold Star Game is approaching, only this year, there will be two games! The first will be one week from today, on September 13th, and the second in two weeks, on the 20th. Beaver County Radio News Intern Christina Sainovich has more….

A HEARING WAS HELD BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION IN ROCHESTER ON WEDNESDAY…TO ADDRESS ISSUES SURROUNDIN A RECENT BUILDING COLLAPSE AND FIRE IN THE AREA. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO HAS MORE. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report….