FILE – A Jackson, Miss., resident receives a Pfizer booster shot from a nurse at a vaccination site Feb. 8, 2022. Pfizer is asking the Food and Drug Administration to expand use of its updated COVID-19 booster shot to children ages 5 to 11, Monday, Sept. 26. Already 4.4 million Americans have received one of the updated boosters since they rolled out earlier this month for anyone 12 and older. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)
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Pfizer is asking the Food and Drug Administration to expand use of its updated COVID-19 booster shot to children ages 5 to 11. Some 4.4 million Americans already have received one of the updated boosters since they rolled out earlier this month for anyone 12 and older. Just like with Pfizer’s original vaccine, the elementary school-aged children would get a third of the dose of the updated booster. The FDA is expected to decide soon. Pfizer and its partner BioNTech also announced Monday that they have begun a study of the updated booster in children younger than 5.

FILE – In this Dec. 29, 2015 file photo, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf speaks with members of the media at the state Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa. Many state and local governments across the country have suspended public records requirements amid the coronavirus pandemic, denying or delaying access to information that could shed light on key government decisions. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
By MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf is taking another shot at a lawsuit that argues Republican lawmakers improperly bundled together five proposed state constitutional amendments to get them approved by the state Legislature. Wolf’s new lawsuit filed late last week in Commonwealth Court is similar to the litigation he previously tried to get the state Supreme Court to take up directly. The Democratic governor is arguing that combining the five proposed amendments runs afoul of state constitutional rules that prevent bundling changes with multiple, unrelated topics. A House Republican spokesperson says passage of the bill “met every legislative and constitutional standard” and they believe the bill passes constitutional muster.

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Story by Beaver County Radio Staff
(Hanover Twp., Beaver County, Pa.) Pa State Police in Beaver are reporting that they were called to the scene of a one vehicle accident along Harshaville Road in Hanover Twp.,  Beaver County, on  Tuesday, September 13, 2022, at 9:14 PM.
Upon arriving and investigating it was learned that the crash occurred when 24-year-old Camerin Smith of Clinton Pa. was operating a 2007 Lincoln MKX southeast along Harshaville Road near the intersection with Lincoln Highway when he struck a row of hedges along the roadside. After hitting the hedges Smith’s vehicle came to a final rest in the middle of the roadway. Smith was not injured in the accident and declined medical treatment at the scene. He admitted to Troopers that he was drinking alcohol and he was found to be impaired.  Charges are currently pending at the local District Magistrates Office.

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Story by Beaver County Radio Staff
(Wampum, Pa.) Pa State Police in News Castle are reporting that they were called to the scene of a reported harassment that occurred on Clyde Street in Wampum on Thursday, September 26, 2022 at 4:30 PM.

Troopers said via release that upon investigating it was determined that a 13-year-old female from Wampum and a 14-year-old female from New Galilee engaged in a physical altercation. Troopers said that charges will be filed through the local magistrates offices.

No other information about the incident was made available.

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Story by Sandy Giordano, Beaver County Radio News
(Beaver Falls, Pa.) Beaver Falls Police  in cooperation with the Beaver County ESU and the PA Attorney General’s Office , executed a search warrant  at 3509 6th Avenue  at 6:45 a.m. Friday, September 23, 2022.
Samory T. McCloud of Beaver Falls and Detroit Michigan was arrested. Upon searching the residence , crack cocaine and other drug contraband was seized .
McCloud is charged with possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance, tampering with or fabricating evidence, possession of a controlled substance among other charges.
McCloud is on state parole and was placed in the Beaver County Jail.

(Aliquippa, Pa.) Aliquippa Police were dispatched  to the 1100 block of Main Street just before 3 PM for shots fired and one male shot Friday afternoon. When they arrived they found the victim, a 19 year old male  suffering from gunshot wounds.  The victim was flown to a Pittsburgh hospital  for treatment. Aliquippa Police requested that  PA State Police take over the investigation.

(Harrisburg, PA ) The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is accepting construction and maintenance services feedback through an online survey. The public can take the survey through October 14 at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2022PDConstruction.