Justices defer Harvard case on race in college admissions
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — With abortion and guns already on the agenda, the conservative-dominated Supreme Court is considering adding a third blockbuster issue: whether to ban consideration of race in college admissions. The justices Monday put off a decision about whether they will hear an appeal claiming Harvard discriminates against Asian American applicants, in a case that could have nationwide repercussions. The court asked the Justice Department to weigh in on the case, a process that typically takes several months. The presence of three appointees of former President Donald Trump could prompt the court to take up the case, even though it’s been only five years since its last decision in a Texas case about affirmative action in higher education.

(New Brighton, Pa.) Pa State Rep Aaron Bernstine 10^th District announced that the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission awarded a $25,000 grant to the New Brighton Historical Society.

The grant will go towards the historical society’s project of the preservation of the Irish-Townsend House.

Bernstine said via release that “The society provides a valuable service to our residents and the state grant will go toward preserving the history and heritage of Beaver County, which dates back more than 50 years,”. “It is very satisfying to know that we are giving a significant piece of local history a new, fresh look. I was pleased to advocate for this important funding.”

Funding under the program is available to nonprofit organizations and local governments for capital improvements on historic resources listed in or eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places.

Bernstine said that “Preserving the history of a place through its significant historic resources gives a community its unique character. Historic preservation provides a link to the roots of the community and its people,”

 

(Pittsburgh, Pa.) Pa State Police at the Rivers Casino are reporting that on Friday, June 11, 2021, at 4:34 PM a small amount of suspected marijuana was found on the floor of the Rivers Casino. Troopers were unable to determine whose it was, and the suspected marijuana was destroyed.

(Center Twp., Pa.) Center Township Fire Chief Bill Brucker reported Sunday evening that his department was called to the scene of a structure  fire at Taiwan 101 in Walmart Plaza in Center Twp. on Sunday afternoon at 3:41 PM.  He said new owners have  just taken over and the fire was in the kitchen.  Chief Brucker said the fire is under further investigation today to determine the cause.

(Harrisburg, Pa.) According to the CDC, as of Friday morning, June 11, Pennsylvania has administered first doses of vaccine to 60.1% of its entire population, and the state ranks 9th among all 50 states for first doses administered by percentage of population.
As of Friday morning, June 11, 56.6% of Pennsylvanians age 18 and older are fully vaccinated.
Pennsylvania ranks 5th among all 50 states for total doses administered.

In Beaver County 12,100 people are partially vaccinated and 64, 271 people are fully vaccinated in the County.

According to worldpopulation review.com there are 133,620 adults in Beaver County meaning that 48.1 of Beaver County’s adult population is fully vaccinated.

Once the partially vaccinated receive their second dose the county will be 57.16% vaccinated

Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) today announced that all driver license and photo centers, including the Riverfront Office Center in Harrisburg, will be closed Friday, June 18, 2021, in observance of Juneteenth.

Juneteenth marks June 19, 1865, when union soldiers reached Galveston, Texas – the furthest point in the south – with news of the end of the Civil War. Enslaved people were previously unaware they had been freed more than two years earlier when President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, or that Confederate General Robert E. Lee had surrendered in Virginia two months earlier.

Customers may still obtain a variety of driver and vehicle products and services, including all forms, publications and driver training manuals, online through PennDOT’s Driver and Vehicle Services website, www.dmv.pa.gov.

Driver and vehicle online services are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week and include driver’s license, photo ID and vehicle registration renewals; driver-history services; changes of address; driver license and vehicle registration restoration letters; ability to pay driver license or vehicle insurance restoration fee; driver license and photo ID duplicates; and driver exam scheduling. There are no additional fees for using online services.

A complete listing of PennDOT driver and photo license center closings in 2021 is available online.

Motorists can check conditions on major roadway miles by visiting www.511PA.com. 511PA, which is free and available 24 hours a day, provides traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts, traffic speed information, and access to more than 1,000 traffic cameras.

511PA is also available through a smartphone application for iPhone and Android devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following regional twitter alerts accessible on the 511PA website.

(East Rochester, Pa.) Inspection activities on the East Rochester-Monaca Bridge. over the Ohio River in East Rochester and Monaca boroughs will occur today through Friday, June18, 2021 weather permitting.
Single-lane alternating traffic will occur on the bridge as needed from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day. Additionally, single-lane restrictions will occur on southbound Route 65 under the bridge as needed.

Crews from the Larson Design Group conduct inspection activities.

Motorists are advised to use caution, allow extra time, and expect changing traffic patterns when traveling through the area.

2 women killed when SUV crashed into plasma center ID’d
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Authorities have identified two women struck and killed by a sport utility vehicle that crashed into a building housing a plasma center in Pittsburgh, killing the two and a third person and injuring two others, one critically. The Allegheny County medical examiner’s office said Sunday that 55-year-old Parveena Abdul of Clairton and 35-year-old Laura Meneskie of Pittsburgh were killed in the 11:30 a.m. Saturday crash into the Biomat USA Plasma Building in the Manchester neighborhood. Officials said both were struck by the vehicle. A spokesperson for the plasma donation center earlier confirmed that two of its employees were among the three people killed.

(Story and Photos by Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Curtis Walsh)

(Rochester, PA) Rochester and East Rochester Fire Departments and Police, as well as other nearby fire departments responded to a commercial structure fire at Snowy White Laundromat in Rochester Sunday night. A dryer caught on fire inside the building around 11:15 pm. Smoke was still dispersing from the building as of 11:30 pm, while crews had the scene under control. We have no reports of any injuries. Beaver County Radio has exclusive eyewitness video of the fire and aftermath which can be found below:

VIDEO:

(Video Courtesy of Sarah Gibson)

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