FIRE DESTROYED AN UNOCCUPIED ALIQUIPPA HOME EARLY THIS MORNING. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO HAS DETAILS. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…

WEATHER FORECAST FOR WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 25TH, 2019

TODAY – MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH NEAR 80.

TONIGHT – PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF A RAIN
SHOWER. LOW – 61.

THURSDAY – INTERVALS OF CLOUDS AND SUNSHINE.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF A RAIN SHOWER.
HIGH – 75.

The number of children living in areas of concentrated poverty in Pennsylvania has increased, according to a report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation. Andrea Sears reports….

Pennsylvania is one of about two dozen states involved in a lawsuit to keep California’s ability to set higher vehicle fuel standards. Andrea Sears reports…

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she will make an announcement Tuesday afternoon after she meets with House chairmen and members of the Democratic caucus. Her comments come as more than a dozen Democrats, many of them moderates, have endorsed impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump. The calls come as Democrats have questioned whether Trump improperly used his office to pressure the Ukrainian president to investigate political rival Joe Biden and his son, Hunter.

Another presidential candidate is coming to Pittsburgh. Campaign officials say Beto O’Rourke is planning to stump in the Oakland section of the city this week. The former U-S congressman from Texas and Democratic candidate for president will hold a town hall at Schenley Plaza Wednesday morning. O’Rourke says the event will urge action on gun violence. O’Rourke was last in P-A with a stop in State College in March.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Democratic donors who helped Joe Biden raise money at the start of his White House run have welcomed the former vice president to Philadelphia for a big-dollar fundraiser. An invitation shows tickets for the event Monday ran from as high as $40,000 for those who bundled large sums and got to attend a VIP reception. Biden has a deep well of support in Philadelphia, where his campaign is headquartered. He is a Pennsylvania native who represented nearby Delaware in the Senate for decades.

A bill attempting to improve the commonwealth’s Do Not Call List is headed to Governor Tom Wolf’s desk for his signature. The state Senate unanimously approved House Bill 318 allowing people to permanently register their phone numbers on the list instead of having to re-register every five years. The measure would also allow businesses to register phone numbers for the first time as well.

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Legislation is on the move in Pennsylvania to require public schools to allow students to apply personal finance class credits toward high school graduation requirements. The Senate approved the bill unanimously Monday, and sent it to the House. Under the bill, a student who successfully completes a course in personal finance can apply up to one credit to satisfy social studies, math, business education or family and consumer science requirements for graduation.

Senate committee officials are advancing a measure to require drivers to remove ice and snow from their vehicles. The full senate is next for the proposal that would give drivers 24 hours after the storm to get their vehicles clean. This version would fine drivers 75-dollars if police believe the ice or snow on the vehicle poses a threat to other drivers while the current version only targets those who have it fall from their vehicle and strike someone else.