(Beaver, Pa.) The trial of Sheldon Jeter Jr. is continuing this week in Beaver County Court as the prosecution is expected to wrap their case early this week against Jeter, who is accused of killing his friend and room mate Tyric Pugh on Kiehl street in Aliquippa on May 15th, 2020.
Once the prosecution rests it will be the defenses turn to cast doubt and prove what they feel should be an innocent verdict for Jeter. According to Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano, closing arguments could come as soon as Wednesday and a verdict could be reached sometime this week or early next week.

Story by Beaver County Radio News Correspondent, Sandy Giordano

(Central Valley, PA) – There will be a 2.67 mill tax increase in the Central Valley School District effective July 1, 2021. The school board approved the $39,837,960 budget last Thursday night. Real estate taxes will be 64.65 mill the board accepted the resignation of Ray Fernandez, softball coach effective immediately. The retirements of three high school teachers and one elementary teacher effective June 4, 2021.

This week, participating McDonald’s restaurants across the tri-state area are saying thank you to educators for their fortitude throughout the recently completed school year.

Today through Saturday, June 26, teachers can enjoy a free small Minute Made Slushie with any $1 purchase from McDonald’s global mobile app. The special offer is available through the McDonald’s app at more than 200 restaurants in PA, WV, OH and MD.

This special thank you to local teachers is part of McDonald’s Community Champions program, an ongoing initiative to demonstrate gratitude for community leaders who provide selfless service to local neighborhoods. The McDonald’s Community Champions program recognizes a different community group each quarter. Future honorees this year will include first responders and healthcare workers.

“Our restaurants have always been a place for the community to come together and share everyday feel-good moments with family, friends and neighbors,” said McDonald’s Owner/Operator Dan Delligatti. “We are honored to show teachers how much they are appreciated.”

The McDonald’s Community Champions program is a local extension of “Thank You Meal” program offered at McDonald’s restaurants across the country last spring. That initiative served more than 10 million meals to workers serving in frontline positions during the pandemic.

You’re vaccinated and ready to travel, but which cities offer the most bang for your buck while keeping you safe?

LawnStarter has you covered: Their ranking of the Best Cities for Your Summer Vaxcation compares the 200 biggest U.S. cities based on 30 indicators of a fun (and safe) excursion — from the cost of a cab ride to the average Airbnb rate to the number of attractions. And they looked at each city’s vaccination rate.

What exactly is a “vaxcation”? Just what it sounds like: a vacation for the COVID-vaccinated.

2021’s Best Cities for Your Summer Vaxcation

Rank City
1 San Francisco, CA
2 Portland, OR
3 Providence, RI
4 Garden Grove, CA
5 Washington, DC
6 Honolulu, HI
7 Jersey City, NJ
8 Seattle, WA
9 Las Vegas, NV
10 New Orleans, LA

Pittsburgh Ranks 15th in the country.

so if that is the best what city of the 200 is the worst?
2021’s Worst Cities for Your Summer Vaxcation

Rank City
191 Memphis, TN
192 Little Rock, AR
193 Pasadena, TX
194 Mesquite, TX
195 Jacksonville, FL
196 Kansas City, KS
197 Bakersfield, CA
198 Sunrise Manor, NV
199 Grand Prairie, TX
200 Enterprise, NV

Full ranking and analysis can be found here: https://www.lawnstarter.com/blog/studies/best-cities-summer-vaxcation/

(Collier Twp., Pa) At least one person was taken to the hospital after a serious accident on Interstate 79 northbound in Collier Twp. shortly before midnight last night.

The accident had part of the I-79 northbound closed but the roadway has since reopened as Pa. State Police continue to investigate. The person who was injured was not identified nor has their condition been released.

(Moon Twp, Pa.) This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for east central Ohio, northwest
Pennsylvania, southwest Pennsylvania, western Pennsylvania,
northern West Virginia and the northern panhandle of West Virginia.


Strong to severe thunderstorms are expected to develop by this
afternoon in advance of a crossing cold front. Initial storm mode
will likely be discrete before more becoming more linear later in the
afternoon. Damaging wind will be the dominant threat, but tornadoes
and large hail are also possible, especially with more discre

(Pittsburgh, Pa.) Vice President Kamala Harris will be in Pittsburgh today with Labor Secretary Marty Walsh. The visit to comes as President Joe Biden’s administration pushes a massive infrastructure plan in Congress. The President originally unveiled his $2.3 trillion plan in Pittsburgh on March 31. He billed it as “a once-in-a-generation investment in America” that would also undo tax cuts for corporations under his predecessor former President Donald Trump. President Biden is hoping for a deal with Republicans who are resisting his big ideas and trimming the potential spending, but he also is trying to assure Democrats that he won’t leave behind their priorities.

Keystone State News Connection

Emily Scott

PHILADELPHIA — Families with children in Pennsylvania and beyond were hit hard during the pandemic, and returning to pre-COVID levels of support could harm millions of kids, according to the new Kids Count Data Book from the Annie E. Casey Foundation.

The report tracks children’s health, education and family stability by state, based on 2019 data. It ranked Pennsylvania 19th among states for overall child wellbeing.

The Commonwealth worsened in education, with 53% of preschool-age children not enrolled.

Kari King, CEO and president of Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children, believes American Rescue Plan funding will address the education gaps exacerbated by the pandemic.

“It is very thoughtfully targeted around learning loss, mental health, things like that,” King explained. “I think it has been crafted well to address some of the concerns noted by educators, parents, other community leaders.”

The report showed Pennsylvania saw areas of improvement in 2019, including a decrease in the number of children living in poverty, although the pandemic might have affected that total.

King added one area where she’d like to see the Keystone State improve is in permanent access to the Children’s Health Insurance Program, or CHIP.

“Overall, what we really need to ensure is that there is that coverage for children,” King contended. “Because we know that when children have health insurance, that they’re going to be healthier and that it really does impact their overall well-being.”

Forty-six percent of children in the state have coverage through CHIP and Medicaid. Another 5% are uninsured.

Leslie Boissiere, vice president of external affairs for the Foundation, said it is crucial for lawmakers to enact policies that address issues like food and housing insecurity, mental-health concerns, and racial inequality.

“We should be doing everything that we can to lift those children so that they’re in a better situation, and that they can have brighter futures just as all other children do,” Boissiere asserted.

The report also recommended making the recent Child Tax Credit expansion permanent.

Frank Bonner, Herb on ‘WKRP in Cincinnati,’ dies at 79
By LYNN ELBER AP Television Writer
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Frank Bonner, who played a brash salesman with a love of flashy plaid suits on the TV comedy “WKRP in Cincinnati,” has died. Bonner’s daughter says he died Wednesday at home from complications of Lewy body dementia. He had been diagnosed about three years ago with the disease that leads to worsening mental and physical complications. “WKRP in Cincinnati” aired from 1978-1982 and was set in a struggling Ohio radio station. Bonner played ad salesman Herb Tarlek, with his co-stars including Loni Anderson. She said she was “heartbroken” by Bonner’s death. His survivors include his wife, Gayle. Frank Bonner was 79.