Pennsylvania Turnpike tolls to jump by 5% early next year
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Tolls on the Pennsylvania Turnpike will soon rise by another 5%. The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission voted Tuesday for higher rates that will apply as of Jan. 2. The most common E-ZPass fare for a passenger vehicle will rise by a dime, from $1.60 to $1.70. Those being charged through a scan of their license plate will see the most common fare go from $3.90 to $4.10. Officials say 2022 will be the first time in six years that fares will have jumped by less than 6%. The turnpike has pumped more than $7 billion in funding from tolls to the state Transportation Department since 2007.

By DARIA LITVINOVA Associated Press
MOSCOW (AP) — A plane carrying 28 people has crashed, apparently as it came in for a landing in bad weather in Russia’s Far East. Everyone aboard was feared dead. Officials say wreckage from the An-26 was found on a coastal cliffside and in the sea near the airport in the town of Palana. The plane was on approach for a landing Tuesday in fog and clouds when it missed a scheduled communication and disappeared from radar. No bodies have been found yet. Russia’s Pacific Fleet told news agencies that part of the fuselage was found on the side of a mountain and another part was floating in the Okhotsk Sea.

MOUNT LAUREL, N.J. (AP) — A white man who is seen in video footage pushing a Black neighbor with his chest and using racist slurs to address the neighbor and others on Friday has been arrested. Edward Mathews was arrested on Monday evening after protesters gathered outside of his Mount Laurel home for multiple hours. The Mount Laurel police department said the 45-year-old was charged with harassment and biased intimidation related to the confrontation on Friday but was not initially arrested. On Monday, prosecutors brought new charges against him, but did not say what the new charges were. Footage shows protesters throwing objects towards Mathews as he was arrested. It was not immediately clear if Mathews has an attorney to represent him.

By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press
SURFSIDE, Fla. (AP) — The discovery of four more victims in the rubble of a collapsed Florida condominium building has raised the death toll to 32. Miami-Dade Assistant Fire Chief Raide Jadallah announced the new death count to family members Tuesday. The rescue efforts have been hampered by severe weather as Tropical Storm Elsa lashed the state on a path that will mostly spare South Florida. But bands of rain are expected in Surfside as Elsa gains strength. Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava says 113 people remain unaccounted for, though only 70 of them are confirmed to have been in the building when it collapsed. Fire Chief Alan Cominsky said crews have detected no signs of survivors.

Story by Beaver County Radio Correspondent, Sandy Giordano.

(Monaca, PA) – Monaca Borough Manager, Dave  Karmer, reported Tuesday morning that the Phase 1 of Monaca’s water service line project for the buildings from 9th to 15th Streets is underway.  Kramer said this phase of the project ‘s cost is estimated under $750,000.00; JJ Stefanik is the contractor. The project has been in the works for 10 years, and finally has come to fruition. Total cost is expected to be $3.3 million.

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(Center Twp.,Pa.) Center at the Mall is re-opening the entire center beginning (Tuesday) July 6, 2021

The Center’s hours will be Monday – Thursday 8AM – 5PM and Friday 8AM – 4PM. The Center will be closed to the public on Wednesday July 7, 2021. Grab N Go meal pickups will still occur on July 7, 2021.

There will be guidelines and limitations that participants must be aware of before returning to the Center.

1. Participants must sign a waiver upon their first visit that acknowledges they understand the new guidelines at CATM.
2. Non-vaccinated members are required to wear a mask. We will not ask for proof of vaccination, but we request anyone not vaccinated follow this protocol out of respect for others.
3. Lunch will be available July 6th, 8th, and 9th on a first come first serve basis. Lunches starting July 12^th will require a reservation at least one business day in advance. July’s monthly menu is available at the Center.
4. Fitness Center, fitness classes, café area, computer lab, pool tables, and library will all be available.

If you want more information you can get a hold of the Center at the Mall by calling (724)774-5654, going to www.centeratthemall.net, by going to the Facebook Page.

(Big Beaver Boro, PA) – Pennsylvania State Police have reported via release that on July 01, 2021 at approximately 08:15 a.m., Robert Genard, a 64 year old man from Greensburg, PA, was operating his Kenworth Northwest Semi along I-76 West during heavy rain. Genard eventually lost control of his vehicle on the wet roadway and crossed the north berm where he struck the embankment, over turned on the trucks right side, and entered both west bound lanes where he then struck the concrete barrier coming to rest facing northeast on its right side. Due to the roadway being blocked, traffic was detoured until the roadway was clear at 10:11 a.m. Mr. Genard was charged with careless driving and refused transport via Medevac Ambulance.

(Portersville, Pa.) Pa State Police in Butler are reporting that 27-year-old Nicholas Krizmanich of Portersville was injured following a motorcycle crash at 6:30 PM on West Portersville Road in Portersville Monday evening.

Troopers said via release that Krizmanich was traveling eastbound on his motorcycle, with 29-year-old Katie Krizmanich as a passenger on the back, when traffic entering a nearby business parking lot came to a sudden stop. Krizmanich quickly hit the brakes on the motorcycle. The motorcycle overturned on one side. Krizmanich was flown to AGH in Pittsburgh Katie Krizmanich was not injured according to the release.

Pictured left to right: Christopher Mahoney, attorney with Stuckert & Yates, Kurt Panouses, attorney with Panouses Law Firm, and Pennsylvania Lottery Executive Director Drew Svitko

(Harrisburg, Pa.) Pennsylvania Lottery officials announced that a jackpot-winning Mega Millions® ticket from the May 21, 2021 drawing has been claimed. The jackpot had an annuity value of $516 million.

The jackpot winners who wished to remain anonymous opted to form a trust to claim the jackpot prize as a cash, lump-sum payment. As a result, Peace of Mind Trust, a five-member group, will receive the prize of $348,600,000, less 24 percent federal and 3.07 percent state tax withholding. The after-tax prize amount is $254,233,980.

The winning ticket, sold at 7-Eleven, 2760 Trenton Road, Levittown, Bucks County, matched all five white balls drawn, 6-9-17-18-48, and the yellow Mega Ball 8.

The chances of winning the Mega Millions® jackpot are approximately 1 in 302 million.