Story by Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano

(Ambridge, Pa.) Ambridge Area School District residents are concerned about the cuts in staff  they’ve been hearing about.   One cut that is being made  is the elimination of Athletic and Transportation  Director Addie Lucatorto.  She’s been with the district since July ,2019. Her current contract ends June 30, 2021

Story by Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano

(Aliquippa, Pa.) Councilman Donald Walker  asked that everyone be stringent and help clean up the city if you can!!  Councilman Art Piroli, Jr. said it’s not just kids making messes and throwing trash. Councilman Walker asked that residents report vehicles  found  parked for long periods of time to be reported so they can be towed.Mayor Dwan B. Walker  said cleanup, including grass clipping s should be cleared from streets and sidewalks  so the city can be marketed better.”

Story by Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano

(Beaver, Pa.) Angela Denise Hunt is lodged in the Beaver County Jail  after her arrest  on a  charge of criminal homicide after she stabbed her husband, The murder occurred in .  their Aliquippa home causing his death just before midnight Monday.

It’s the one day a year where we greet anything remotely unusual with an air of caution, expecting someone to yell out “April Fools’” at any given moment. April Fools’ is an annual custom that is lodged firmly in the spirit of our society and before this year’s hoaxes and pranks begin, we wanted to take a deeper look at America’s pranking habits.

Ranking of States

We analyzed each state’s intent to play a prank on April Fools’ Day and then ranked them in order, with the results revealing that the people of Utah are America’s biggest pranksters. They were closely followed by Vermont in second, and Wisconsin in third. If you want to avoid April Fools’ shenanigans then you’d be wise to visit Mississippi, with the state ranking last, just behind Georgia.

Popular Pranks

Our survey revealed that 64% of Americans plan to play a prank on April Fools’ but what pranks will we be playing exactly? There was a three-way tie for the most popular prank with mind games, scare tactics, and telling some sort of a lie all capturing 17% of the vote. Prank phone calls are still popular, as is messing with people’s food.

Common Reactions

It seems our motto for being on the receiving end of a prank is “accept it or get even”. These were the two most overwhelmingly popular reactions to April Fools’ pranks, with 45% of people saying that they react by smiling and saying “that was a good one” while 31% said their reaction is to prank them back. At the other end of the spectrum, 2% of people said they are likely to terminate the friendship and never talk to that person again.

When it comes to who we choose to prank, there was a two-way tie between our spouse or significant other and our friends. We are more likely to prank mom than our dad and we are least likely to prank our enemy.

Overall, Americans are feeling pretty good about April Fools’ Day, with 83% of people expressing some kind of positive emotion towards the tradition. On the other hand, 3% of people said that they hate it.

Methodology

TOP Data surveyed 1,000 Americans on their April Fools’ plans, habits, and attitudes.

(Oakland, Pa.) The University of Pittsburgh is moving to the Elevated Risk level for COVID-19 following an increase in positive cases among students. The University ordered a shelter-in-place period that started at 9 p.m. last night.

During the shelter-in-place period, students should only leave their rooms or apartments to attend classes, labs, or clinicals in person; pick up food; exercise safely; work when necessary; and shop for essentials and medical needs. Group work for classes and student activities should be held virtually.

Campus dining will be available via takeout only beginning this morning. Residence hall lounges, recreation rooms and kitchens are also now closed.

By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press
HONOLULU (AP) — Police say a tourist from Pittsburgh has been charged with manslaughter after a deadly fight at a Hawaii vacation rental. Big Island police say a second tourist from Boston who had been arrested was released with no charges filed. Police were called to the Kailua-Kona vacation rental earlier this week when a 30-year-old man wasn’t breathing. Benjamin Fleming of Pittsburgh and Alexander Germany-Wald of Boston were arrested. Fleming was later charged while Germany-Wald was released. Fleming’s defense attorney asked to postpone his preliminary hearing and noted his client has no criminal history. A man who answered at a number for Alexander Germany-Wald declined to comment.

Biden announces huge infrastructure plan to ‘win the future’
By JONATHAN LEMIRE, KEVIN FREKING and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press
PITTSBURGH (AP) — President Joe Biden has outlined a huge $2.3 trillion plan to reengineer the nation’s infrastructure over the next eight years. He’s billing it as a “once in a generation investment in America” that will help the U.S. compete with China, create millions of jobs and promote tax fairness — and still not balloon the national debt. Skeptical Republican lawmakers are unlikely to embrace the plan without big changes. A major part of paying for it would come from undoing former President Donald Trump’s big corporate tax cuts.

Board OK’s renovating governor’s offices in state Capitol
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The group that oversees maintenance and construction in the Pennsylvania Capitol is authorizing a nearly $1.5 million contract to renovate the governor’s suite. The Pennsylvania Capitol Preservation Committee voted unanimously on Wednesday for an overhaul of the 10-room suite. It’s expected to be finished by year’s end. The work will include painting, marble cleaning, flooring, as well as removal of a wall to return the area to conditions when it was built in 1906. New heating and air conditioning is being installed separately. It’s the last part of the Capitol that hasn’t been extensively renovated in recent decades.