Statewide judges get party endorsement to run for high court
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s two major political parties have endorsed statewide appellate court judges to run in this year’s election for an open state Supreme Court seat. In state party committee meetings over the weekend, Republicans endorsed Kevin Brobson, the president judge of the Commonwealth Court. Democrats endorsed Superior Court Judge Maria McLaughlin. The seat is open because Supreme Court Chief Justice Thomas Saylor is retiring. Brobson, 50, of Harrisburg, was first elected in 2009. He spent 13 years at a law firm before getting elected. McLaughlin, 54, of Philadelphia, was a prosecutor for 19 years in Philadelphia before becoming a judge in Philadelphia and getting elected to Superior Court in 2017.

Budget deficit totals record $735.7 billion through January
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government’s budget deficit hit $735.7 billion through the first four months of the budget year — an all-time high for the period. The shortfall accumulated as a pandemic-triggered recession cut into tax revenues while spending on COVID relief measures sent outlays soaring. The Treasury Department reported Wednesday that the deficit for the budget year that began Oct. 1 is 89% higher than the $389.2 billion deficit run up in the same period a year ago. Last year’s deficit through January had not yet been impacted by the pandemic which hit in February.

(Beaver Falls, Pa.) The National Weather Service in Pittsburgh is predicting Snow Showers developing Wednesday around the afternoon rush hour and continuing overnight into Thursday morning with 1-2 inches of accumulation.

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Story by Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano 

(Beaver, Pa.) Beaver County Coroner David J. Gabauer released information Tuesday morning  on the victim  who  was struck and killed Friday night  by a SUV on Third Street in Beaver.  Michael McCutcheon, 59 , died from blunt force trauma to the head/chest and trunk. Beaver Police continue to investigate the accident.

(Beaver, Pa.) Beaver County jail escapee Ron Broman’s hearing is  scheduled to  take place on Monday, March 1, 2021,  in Beaver County Central Court. Broman escaped from the county jail  on January 7, 2021 and was captured on January 8, 2021  in a home on Lexington Drive in Hopewell Township. He remains in jail on $2,000,000 bond.

Building at least 141 years old to be demolished after fire
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Authorities say a multistory building on Pittsburgh’s South Side built at least 141 years ago will be demolished on safety grounds after a massive fire and partial collapse. Pittsburgh Public Safety officials said in a Twitter post Tuesday that the structure is “considered structurally unsound” after the collapse. Fire crews fought for hours Monday to contain the blaze reported at about 2:30 p.m. that sent flames and smoke poured from the building. At one point, the side of the building facing 11th street collapsed, showering the streets with bricks, glass and other materials. No one was injured. The cause of the fire is under investigation.