HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania is moving to join 18 other states and ban the purchase of cigarettes and other tobacco products by people under 21, although it’s maintaining an exception for military veterans or service members who are at least 18. Gov. Tom Wolf’s office said he’d sign legislation that passed both chambers of the state Legislature on Thursday. The higher age takes effect next July 1.

BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) — Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky is expected in a Pennsylvania courtroom to be resentenced after an appeals court said mandatory minimum sentences had been improperly applied against him. The 75-year-old Sandusky will be resentenced Friday by Judge Maureen Skerda at the county courthouse in Bellefonte.

BETHEL PARK, Pa. (AP) — Authorities have confirmed a body found last month in a Nevada desert is a Bethel Park woman who disappeared in September. Officials in Nevada on Thursday announced dental records were used to identify 33-year-old Jamie Feden. Police in Pennsylvania have charged her boyfriend, 39-year-old John Chapman of Oakland, Maryland, with kidnapping. Authorities say Chapman told police he bound Feden to a sign post and placed duct tape over her nose and mouth until she suffocated.

No tax hike anticipated in 2020 in Beaver County. Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano has more. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…

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WEATHER FORECAST FOR FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22ND, 2019

 

TODAY – LIGHT RAIN THIS MORNING. BREAKS OF SUN THIS
AFTERNOON. MORNING HIGH OF 52 WITH TEMPS
FALLING TO NEAR 35.

TONIGHT – MOSTLY CLEAR. LOW – 25.

SATURDAY – PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING.
INCREASING CLOUDS WITH PERIODS OF
SHOWERS LATER IN THE DAY. HIGH – 45.

SUNDAY – PARTLY SUNNY. HIGH – 44.

The Aliquippa School Board last night remembered a high school senior and drum major who died over the weekend. Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giodrano was there. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…

Gas prices are down about a cent across Western PA this week. Beaver County Radio News intern Alex D’Itri has the report…

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says there is clear evidence that President Donald Trump has used his office for his personal gain. She says doing that “undermined the national security of the United States.” The California Democrat says lawmakers involved in the House impeachment inquiry haven’t decided what charges they might bring against Trump. She says they don’t know if they’ll try hearing from additional witnesses.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Medicare’s new prescription drug plan finder has a glitch that can steer unwitting seniors to coverage that costs much more than they need to pay. The online system automatically displays the plan with the lowest monthly premium. But because of out-of-pocket costs like copays, that’s not necessarily the least expensive plan. The difference can amount to hundreds of dollars. Medicare says it chose to display the premium prominently because it’s a number that consumers understand.