What may be a piece of art work to one, may be a piece of food to another. Such was the case at an art gallery in Miami, Florida last week, where Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan displayed his duct-taped banana art piece. Yes, the art piece was nothing more than a banana duct-taped to the wall…and it went viral. That was until an art patron approached the exhibit, but instead of taking photos as other people were doing, the man peels the banana off the wall…and literally ate the real-life 120-thousand dollar banana that was stuck to the wall…. dubbing himself a – quote – “hungry artist.” He later captioned an instagram post, saying “it’s very delicious”. Officials at the art gallery were not pleased. They say the man was asked to leave but was not arrested…and not to worry, the banana was replaced after the incident.

Gas prices in Beaver County have cooled off some this week. Beaver County Radio News intern Alex D’Itri has more. Click on ‘play’ to hear Alex’s report…

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration is warning that hundreds of thousands of Pennsylvanians stand to lose food stamps or see reduced benefits under changes being advanced by the Trump administration. Wolf’s Human Services Secretary Teresa Miller said 90,000 Pennsylvanians could lose eligibility in April when a new rule limits states from exempting work-eligible adults from having to maintain steady employment. Miller said a rule proposed in October to set a national standard utility allowance could reduce benefits for 775,000 households. Miller also said another rule proposed in July to stop allowing states to exceed federal income eligibility thresholds could strip another 200,000 people of eligibility. Roughly 1.7 million Pennsylvanians receive food stamps.

The owner of a used car dealership is accused of selling a car that wasn’t what it appeared to be. Peter Lyle Jr., who owns A&L Auto Sales in Coraopolis, is being charged with several crimes, including business fraud. In October, a 19-year-old Finleyville woman went to state police with suspicions that her newly purchased car had not been inspected – as Lyle had claimed. State police say Lyle sold her the car off Craig’s List and lied about its road worthiness. The state inspection sticker was a fake, and the car’s emission sticker was also phony. Lyle’s father said that state police got it wrong – his son runs a legal and law-abiding used car business. He also said that when the buyer complained about her car, Lyle refunded her money and cost of repairs in full. According to police documents, Lyle knowingly sold a car that had not been inspected and could have put the driver in danger. The investigation continues into if Lyle sold other vehicle that had faked safety inspections.

The Ellwood City Medical Center has announced suspension of all clinical services at the hospital. The suspension effectively shuts the hospital down for the year because the emergency room and inpatient services remain under a state health department ban. Officials say more layoffs are coming.

CARNEGIE, Pa. (AP) — No one was injured when a fire broke out in the Pennsylvania home once owned by baseball Hall of Famer Honus Wagner. Officials believe Tuesday’s fire might have started in a clothes dryer in the basement of the home on Beechwood Avenue in Carnegie. The fire then spread through the walls and climbed up the dwelling. It took about five hours for firefighters to extinguish the flames. The house was built for the Pittsburgh shortstop in 1917. He lived there until he died in 1955.

Some good news this morning for taxpayers in Ambridge. Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano reports. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…

WEATHER FORECAST FOR WEDNESDAY, DEC. 11TH, 2019

TODAY – MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH – 32.

TONIGHT – MOSTLY CLEAR. LOW – 18.

THURSDAY – PARTLY SUNNY. HIGH NEAR 40.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Republican Rep. Ted Yoho of Florida has announced he won’t seek reelection, saying he never meant to spend more than eight years in Congress. Democrats are seizing on the news as a sign of weakening morale among the GOP.  Yoho is a Tea Partier who fiercely supports President Donald Trump. He defeated a longtime Republican incumbent in 2012 to represent Gainesville and a swath of northern Florida in Washington. He even tried for Speaker of the U.S. House at a time of disenchantment with former House Speaker John Boehner. Now he joins at least 27 House Republicans who have announced their departures.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General William Barr is leveling blistering criticism at how the Russia investigation was conducted. He says it was based on a “bogus narrative” that the Trump campaign might have conspired with Russia during the 2016  election. Barr spoke to NBC News after the release of a Justice Department inspector general report that found problems with the FBI’s investigation into ties between the Trump campaign and Russia, but also concluded there was a proper basis for opening the probe. Barr said he disagreed with the inspector general that the FBI had enough information to open the probe and particularly to use surveillance on a former Trump campaign aide.