PennDOT District 11 is announcing work to inspect the Vanport Bridge, which carries I-376 (Beaver Valley Expressway) over the Ohio River in Potter and Vanport townships, Beaver County, will begin Monday, October 21 weather permitting.  Single-lane closures in each direction will occur from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays through Tuesday, October 29.  Crews from TranSystems will conduct the inspection activities. At least one lane of traffic will remain open in each direction at all times. Motorists can check conditions on more than 40,000 roadway miles, including color-coded winter conditions on 2,900 miles, by visiting www.511PA.com. 511PA, which is free and available 24 hours a day, provides traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts, traffic speed information, and access to more than 950 traffic cameras. 511PA is also available through a smartphone application for iPhone and Android devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following regional twitter alerts accessible on the 511PA website.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR MONDAY, OCTOBER 21ST, 2019

TODAY – AREAS OF PATCHY FOG. OTHERWISE, PARTLY
SUNNY. HIGH – 72.

TONIGHT – CLOUDY SKIES WITH PERIODS OF RAIN LATE IN
THE NIGHT. A THUNDERSTORM POSSIBLE.
LOW – 58.

TUESDAY – STEADY RAIN SHOWERS THROUGHOUT THE
DAY. HIGH – 61.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says he has “confidence” in acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney, who acknowledged Trump’s decision to hold up military aid to Ukraine was linked to his demand Kyiv investigate the Democratic National Committee and the 2016 election. Mulvaney’s statement Thursday brought a swift rebuke from Democrats, who cast Mulvaney’s words as an admission of wrongdoing. Trump’s personal lawyer issued a statement distancing the Republican president’s legal team from Mulvaney’s comments.

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — President Donald Trump says Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is offering assurances that the cease-fire he agreed to has not already broken down. Trump says on Twitter on Friday that Erdogan told him that “there was minor sniper and mortar fire that was quickly eliminated” and that he “very much wants the cease-fire, or pause, to work.”

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The world’s first female spacewalking team is making history high above Earth. NASA astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir worked outside the International Space Station on Friday, the first time in a half-century of spacewalking that a woman floated out with a male crewmate. They replaced a broken part of the station’s power grid. America’s first female spacewalker, Kathy Sullivan, says it’s good to finally have enough women in the astronaut corps for this to happen.

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate ticked up in September, as payrolls slid slightly. The state Department of Labor and Industry said Friday that Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate bumped up one-tenth of a percentage point to 4%. The national unemployment rate was 3.5%. Surveys found Pennsylvania’s civilian labor force rose by 12,000, as seasonally adjusted non-farm payrolls dropped by 5,000, after hitting a record high earlier this year. The figures are preliminary and could change.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Leaders of a Pittsburgh synagogue where 11 worshippers were fatally shot last year say they want to renovate the building into what they hope will be a “center for Jewish life in the United States” and a symbol against hatred. Plans unveiled Friday include places for worship; memorial, education and social events; classrooms and exhibitions. Tree of Life’s Executive Director Barb Feige says returning to the building will honor the eight men and three women killed.

NEW KENSINGTON, Pa. (AP) — The father of a man charged with killing a New Kensington police officer two years ago will remain jailed until his son’s capital murder trial is completed. Gregory Baucum is facing witness intimidation charges stemming from his son’s case. Authorities say he sent multiple intimidating messages to a witness in January. Baucum’s lawyer argued Thursday that he’s entitled to be released on nominal bond under the state’s speedy trial rules. But a judge called Baucum a danger to the community.

NEW YORK (AP) — Chelsea Clinton is quashing the rumor that she might run for the New York congressional seat being vacated by retiring Rep. Nita Lowey. Clinton said on the talk show “The View” that she is not considering running for Lowey’s seat. Lowey announced last week that she would not be seeking reelection next year, prompting speculation that Clinton might run for the run for the open seat. Clinton’s Manhattan home is outside Lowey’s district but her parents’ home in Chappaqua, New York, is in the district. The daughter of former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said people have been asking her whether she was planning to run for office….ever since she was 3 or 4 years old.