PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Pennsylvania Supreme Court is set to consider whether the death penalty amounts to cruel, arbitrary punishment that’s too often reserved for black and poor defendants. Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner opposes capital punishment. He says that two-thirds of the 155 death sentences handed down in Philadelphia over the past 40 years were later overturned. About half of the 137 men on death row in Pennsylvania are black, compared to 11% of state residents.

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A proposal to allow limited hunting in Pennsylvania on Sundays is running into opposition that could prevent its final passage in the state House. Game and Fisheries Committee Chairman Keith Gillespie said Tuesday after a contentious informational hearing that supporters will need to engage in some “damage control” if they hope to see the bill enacted. The Senate voted in June to permit hunting on one Sunday during deer rifle season, one during deer archery season, and on a third Sunday.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court has heard arguments in Philadelphia over whether the chief lawyer for Penn State when the Jerry Sandusky scandal broke should face public censure. The state’s lawyer disciplinary board recommended that punishment in March for Cynthia Baldwin. The Legal Intelligencer said only four of the court’s seven justices participated in the argument, and there was no indication when they might rule. Sandusky is serving a state prison sentence on a 2012 sexual abuse conviction.

A man involved in a rollover accident in New Brighton stole a firefighter vehicle while first responders were at the scene. 911 dispatchers say there was a vehicle rollover accident in the 4000 block of Marion Hill Road in New Brighton. While first responders were at the scene of the accident, the suspect hopped into a firefighter vehicle and drove away. The vehicle and the suspect were found at Michael’s Bar in Beaver Falls. He was reportedly transported by EMS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 11TH, 2019

 

TODAY – PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS OR
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGH NEAR 90.

TONIGHT – VARIABLE CLOUDS WITH THUNDERSTORMS.
LOW – 68.

THURSDAY – SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON. HIGH – 85.

(Matt Drzik/Beaver County Radio)

Though a relatively brief work session took place on September 11, it was not without importance.

After a brief moment of silence to honor those lives lost on 9/11/01, the Commissioners heard an update in regards to the damage done at Economy Park from Public Works director Dan Colville. Colville said that the damage was repaired:

 

Parks & Recreation director Tim Ishman was not present at the work session Wednesday.

Then attention got shifted towards the end of the meeting to the Conservation District, whose budget cuts have led to reports concerning the future of the Maple Syrup Festival in Beaver County. Commissioner Chairman Dan Camp spoke his thoughts in regards to these issues:

 

Overall, Camp doesn’t see the future of the Syrup Festival in any major jeopardy:

 

The Commissioners also took a few seconds to celebrate one of their own, as Commissioner Tony Amadio celebrated his 68th birthday.

The bi-weekly public meeting is scheduled for September 12th at 10:00 AM.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An Iranian female soccer fan has died after setting herself on fire outside a court after learning she may have to serve a six-month sentence for trying to enter a soccer stadium. The tragic death immediately drew an outcry among some soccer stars and known figures in Iran, where women are banned from soccer stadiums, though they are allowed at some other sports, such as volleyball.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The proportion of Americans without health insurance edged up in 2018 _ the first increase in nearly a decade after coverage had significantly increased under President Barack Obama’s health care law. The Census Bureau also said in an annual report Tuesday that household income rose last year at its slowest pace in four years and finally matched its previous peak set in 1999.

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Democratic presidential contenders are expressing support for a North Carolina congressional candidate in a hotly contested special election that could serve as a bellwether for 2020. Former Vice President Joe Biden and South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg tweeted support Tuesday for Democrat Dan McCready. He’s is in a tossup battle against state Sen. Dan Bishop for a vacant seat in North Carolina’s 9th Congressional District. President Donald Trump stumped for Bishop on Monday.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday forced out John Bolton, his hawkish national security adviser with whom he had significant disagreements on Iran, Afghanistan and a cascade of other global challenges. The two men offered opposing accounts on Bolton’s less than friendly departure, a leave-taking example of what had been a fractious relationship almost from the start.