State House members have approved a new alcohol privatization measure that isn’t significantly different from a measure vetoed by Governor Tom Wolf in June. House Republicans have made the issue a priority, with some form of privatization possible as part of a state budget deal.

The Ambridge Area School District has approved ‘Chicago’ as the high school musical for next spring. This decision follows a week of controversy…after several complaints and concerns from parents were made known regarding the musical’s content. Some felt that ‘Chicago’s script and costuming are not age appropriate for a high school audience. In interview with Beaver County Radio’s Pat Septak, Dr. Joe D’Impario, the acting superintendent of schools in Ambridge, said the administration met with the musical’s director last night and came to an agreement, in which the show will go on as planned, but with some conditions, namely toning down the dialogue and costuming in the production. ‘Chicago’ will be presented at Ambridge Area High School March 10th through the 13th.

Police in Rochester Township are investigating after a car crashed into a township house late last night. The incident happened at around 9:30 at the intersection of Virginia Avenue and Grant Street. According to police, an inexperienced driver slid off the road, overcorrected and slid onto a telephone pole and a house in the 700 block of Virginia Avenue. Three injured juveniles who were all riding in the car were taken to Heritage Valley Beaver Hospital as a precaution. Police say no one inside the house was hurt.

Authorities executed several search warrants today in the New Castle area as part of a multi-month investigation into the illegal trafficking of guns and drugs. According to the New Caste Police Department Facebook page, one of the raids was executed at a home on Bleakley Avenue. Officers with the New Castle City Police Department, the Union Township Police Department and the Lawrence County District Attorney’s Special Investigative Unit seized nearly $19,000 in cash, several weapons and suspected cocaine and marijuana. Authorities arrested 31-year-old Maurice “Trell” Moore, who is originally from Mississippi, in the home. Moore is facing several charges. Search warrants were also executed at residences on Hamilton Avenue, East Home Street and Pin Oak Drive.

A state House panel has approved a proposal authorizing the state’s third major gambling expansion in six years. The measure would allow Internet-based gambling through Pennsylvania casinos, off-track betting parlors and at airport slot machines.

Some Pennsylvania counties say they’ve seen a jump in people applying for gun permits in the days following the Paris terror attacks. In Allegheny County, the sheriff’s office made a Facebook post asking people not to call the office because it’s been so swamped with requests.