A MAN ACCUSED IN A SERIES OF DAYLIGHT BUARLARIES IN BADEN IS IN CUSTODY THIS MORNING. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO HAS DETAILS. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…

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TRIPLE-A HAS A WARNING FOR PARENTS THIS MORNING: WHILE WARM, PUFFY JACKETS CAN SERVE AS AN EXTRA LAYER OF PROTECTION FROM COLD WEATHER, THEY CAN ALSO POSE A THREAT TO CHILDREN WHEN WORN UNDERNEATH A SEATBELT. GIVEN THAT CAR CRASHES ARE THE NUMBER ONE KILLER OF CHILDREN UP TO AGE 13, TRIPLE-A ADVISES PARENTS TO LIMIT THE LAYERS OF PADDING OR CLOTHING BETWEEN A CHILD AND THEIR HARNESSES AND BELTS. TERRI RAE ANTHONY – SAFETY ADVISOR FOR TRIPLE EAST CENTRAL –

…SAYS PUFFY COATS CAN BE A SAFETY HAZARD…

…AND SHE OFFERED THESE SUGGESTIONS TO PARENTS…

…AND SHE SAYS BULKY WINTER JACKETS CAN INTERFERE WITH CAR SEAT SAFETY…

ANTHONY SAYS AFTER SECURING YOUR CHILD’S SEAT BELT, YOU CAN ALWAYS TUCK A BLANKET AROUND HIM OR HER…JUST MAKE SURE TO NEVER FIT A SEAT BELT OVER THE BLANKET. CHILDREN CAN ALSO WEAR A HAT AND OR GLOVES TO HELP KEEP WARM.

Companies testing autonomous vehicles in Pittsburgh will have to immediately report crashes resulting in any injuries. Mayor Bill Peduto signed an executive order Monday that included the guidelines meant to help build public confidence in the testing after a deadly accident in Arizona last year. Representatives of the five companies testing autonomous vehicles in Pittsburgh express support for Peduto’s measure.

Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger on Monday announced $70,000 in donations from his foundation to help K-9 programs at two Beaver County police departments. The grants will be used to create new K-9 units, replace retired dogs, buy vehicles and safety equipment, and train and certify K-9 officers. Departments receiving the grants are the Beaver County Sheriff’s Office and the Center Township Police Department. This is the 12th grant cycle for the Ben Roethlisberger Foundation. The organization says grants were also distributed to K-9 units in cities where the Steelers played their road games in 2018.

A Fayette County woman is behind bars, accused of trying to have her husband killed. State police charged Roxanne Guty yesterday with conspiracy to commit murder and solicitation. Troopers say Guty offered a family friend 25-thousand-dollars to kill her estranged husband, but the man instead went to police.

A man in Union Township, Lawrence County is accused of firing a gun outside a gas station over the weekend because he didn’t approve of someone else’s choice of music. Police said Monday Timothy Adams fired the weapon outside the Sheetz on State Street after an argument that began with the victims watching a video of a rap song. Adams is facing attempted homicide charges.

Beaver Borough Council will not be buying a church for its municipal complex after all. The borough manager tells the Beaver County Times the 449-thousand-dollar deal fell through over timeline issues regarding due diligence. Beaver officials have been looking for a property that would be handicap-accessible to become its one-story municipal complex.

Hillary Clinton says she won’t run for president in 2020, but vows she’s “not going anywhere.” The former secretary of state, senator and first lady ruled out another campaign during an interview posted Monday by New York TV station News12 .Clinton, who lost the 2016 presidential election to Donald Trump, says, “I’m going to keep on working and speaking and standing up for what I believe.” She says, “What’s at stake in our country, the kind of things that are happening right now are deeply troubling to me.” She says she has spoken with several of the candidates seeking the Democratic presidential nomination, and has told them, “Don’t take anything for granted, even though we have a long list of real problems and broken promises” from the Trump administration.

A POLITICAL PETITION SIGNING IN ALIQUIPPA WAS CLOSED DOWN LAST NIGHT…AFTER A BIG FIGHT BROKE OUT AMONG THOSE ATTENDING THE EVENT. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO HAS DETAILS. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…