2 Buildings Evacuated at CCBC Smoke in the Buildings

Two buildings at CCBC were evacuated this morning.  A 9-1-1 dispatcher said smoke was discovered in the buildings, possibly from the heating system as of  noon the buildings were cleared. Friday morning workers cutting down trees at the college struck a power line.’ Beaver County 9-1-1 reported that the incident caused smoke in 2 buildings  and  cleared before noon.  No other information was available, firefighters were called to the scene .

Trump Changes Primary Residence from New York to Florida

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says he will be making Palm Beach, Florida, his permanent residence after he leaves the White House, rather than returning to Trump Tower in New York. Trump tweeted late Thursday that he cherished New York. But he complained that he had been “treated very badly” by New York political leaders despite paying millions of dollars in city, state and local taxes each year. Trump was born in New York and his developer-turned-reality-star persona was honed there.

Biden Campaign Faults Warren’s Health Care Math

WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden’s campaign is dismissing as “mathematical gymnastics” Elizabeth Warren’s promise of financing a single-payer government insurance system without a middle-class tax hike. A top Biden presidential campaign deputy said Warren’s plan understates the cost and overstates savings while obscuring the costs to the middle class.

AP-NORC poll: More Support Than Oppose Impeachment Probe, But Also Say Politics is Motivation Behind Probe

WASHINGTON (AP) — More Americans say House members are motivated mainly by politics rather than by duty in their impeachment inquiry. That’s according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. The poll shows more Americans approve of the impeachment investigation into President Donald Trump than disapprove of it, though only about a third say the inquiry should be a top priority for Congress.

Pelosi Comes to Pennsylvania as Dems Try to Fix 2016 Errors

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will speak at a first annual Pennsylvania Democratic Party dinner fundraiser, three years after Donald Trump’s victory in the state stunned Democrats into trying to fix what went wrong in 2016’s presidential election. Friday’s dinner is part of what state Democrats are doing to prepare for 2020 in the presidential battleground. The party is employing perhaps its largest field staff ever in an off-year election to build relationships with local candidates and activists.

Suit: Starbucks Fired White Manager After Black Men Arrested

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A regional manager fired after the high-profile arrests of two black men at a Starbucks coffee shop has filed a wrongful termination suit against the company. Shannon Phillips accuses Starbucks of unfairly punishing white employees like her in response to the widely publicized arrests in a Philadelphia store last year. Starbucks denies Phillips’ claims and says it will defend the suit, filed Monday in federal court in New Jersey.

$90M for Voting Machines, Mail-in Ballots Signed into Law

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania is making the most significant changes to its election laws in 80 years and helping counties buy new voting machines ahead of next year’s presidential election. Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf signed the bill Thursday, two days after it passed the Republican-controlled Legislature handily. Wolf says it’s taking the nation’s least voter-friendly election laws and putting them in line with states that have the highest voter turnout.

Detroit Man Sentenced for 1 Death, 1 Overdose in Beaver County

A Detroit man has been sentenced for 1 death, and one overdose in Beaver County. Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano has details. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…

Appeal Seeks to Overturn Victims’ Rights Referendum Decision

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s chief elections official wants the state Supreme Court to overturn a lower court’s ruling that prevents the state from immediately counting or certifying results in next week’s referendum on a victims’ rights constitutional amendment. Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar filed an emergency order late Thursday that argued the ruling a day earlier by Commonwealth Court Judge Ellen Ceisler will suppress voter turnout and “foment irreparable uncertainty” among voters.