Multiple people dead in Milwaukee shooting at Molson Coors
By CARRIE ANTLFINGER and GRETCHEN EHLKE Associated Press
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee’s mayor says multiple people have been killed in a shooting on the Molson Coors Brewing Co. campus. Mayor Tom Barrett says the dead include the shooter. He did not give an exact number of people killed in Wednesday’s shooting. It occurred at a sprawling complex that includes a mix of corporate offices and brewing facilities. At least 600 people work there. It’s widely known in the Milwaukee area as “Miller Valley,” a reference to the Miller Brewing Co. that is now part of Molson Coors.

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Bernie Sanders is going after Joe Biden, warning that a “conventional campaign” like the former vice president’s won’t defeat Donald Trump.  Speaking at a rally in North Charleston, South Carolina, Sanders called out his opponent by name, knocking Biden for voting for “terrible trade policies like NAFTA” and the Iraq War. Sanders and Biden are vying for an edge in South Carolina. While Biden remains in the lead in surveys of the state and said during Tuesday night’s debate he plans to win the primary, Sanders has been gaining ground after a series of wins across the three previous primary states. In North Charleston on Wednesday, Sanders told the crowd he will win South Carolina.

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Joe Biden has won the endorsement of Rep. Jim Clyburn, the highest-ranking black member of Congress and the kingmaker of South Carolina’s Democratic political orbit. The House majority whip’s backing could provide a much-needed boost for the Democratic presidential candidate before South Carolina’s primary on Saturday. Clyburn says he can think of no one “more committed to the fundamental principles that make this country what it is” than his “good friend” Biden. Biden appeared with Clyburn on Wednesday in North Charleston and thanked him. The former vice president notes Clyburn’s role in securing the Democratic votes for the 2010 health insurance overhaul that ranks as President Barack Obama’s signature domestic achievement.

UNDATED (AP) — The new virus is taking a broader toll on airline travel. Most airlines have already stopped flying to China, and now Delta Air Lines is sharply cutting back on flights between the U.S. and Seoul, South Korea, because of the outbreak. Delta said Wednesday it will suspend flights between Minneapolis and Seoul beginning this weekend and lasting until at least April 30. The airline will also reduce the number of flights from Korea to Atlanta, Detroit and Seattle. Delta, United and American have already suspended all flights to and from mainland China and Hong Kong for several more weeks.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is pushing back against criticism that his administration isn’t doing enough to meet the coronavirus threat. Trump plans to hold a news conference late Wednesday to talk about what the U.S. is doing to prepare for the virus. On Capitol Hill, lawmakers are calling for much more money than the $2.5 billion the White House has requested. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer has asked for $8.5 billion. Trump’s 6 p.m. news conference will be at the White House with experts from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The Seminole High School head baseball coach who was fired after a video surfaced of him cursing during a celebratory speech after the team won a state championship for the first time in decades… has gotten his job back. A petition on Change.org received more than 15,000 signatures in support of Kenne Brown being reinstated as the school’s baseball coach. The petition, created by Seminole High alumna Viola Posley, said “25 seconds, 42 words and seven f-bombs” cost Brown his coaching job. Brown says that he was surprised about the school’s change of heart but is humbled by the support he has received.

The Hopewell Commissioners have hired a new police officer. Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano has more. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…

(Matt Drzik/Beaver County Radio)

The biggest crowd of 2020 appeared at the Commissioners’ weekly work session on February 26th at the Courthouse in Beaver. The majority of them were there in support of Heart & Soul, a community-improvement group associated with the Pennsylvania Humanities Council.  PHC Senior Director of Content & Management Dawn Frisby Beyers made the announcement about their newest foray into selected Beaver County Communities:

 

This is the sixth project that Heart & Soul has taken on since 2015.

Meanwhile, Commissioner Jack Manning announced the merger of two groups focused on the hiking and scenic trails in Western Pennsylvania, and he used that announcement to showcase a goal he’d like to see soon:

 

The Commissioners will have a public meeting on Thursday, February 27 at 10:00 AM.

Long-time Robert Morris University Groundskeeper John Tucci – also known locally as “Flagman” – was recently named “President For A Day”. RMU issued a challenge: If the university’s alumni, faculty, staff, and students could help reach a goal of 1,001 donors in a single day, the legendary groundskeeper would be named “President for a Day.” They well-exceeded their goal. 1,159 people made a donation to the university, exceeding their 2018 total by over 300 donors. As a result, Tucci, who has been a groundskeeper at RMU since 1993, was named President on February 20th. “President Tucci” was sworn in in the President’s Conference Room, signed a “Declaration of Kindness,” and visited the Robert Morris Ice Hockey Team at RMU Sports Island. Tucci tells Beaver County Radio newsman that it was the experience of a lifetime…

 

Tucci says that it was a special day he’ll never forget…

Tucci says it was a very busy day…

…and Tucci says it was an honor to receive such recognition…

Tucci has been known to sing the national anthem – not only at various RMU athletic events –  but also at Beaver County Radio pep rallies, and has been a fixture in the Beaver County community.

UNDATED (AP) — A Philadelphia nonprofit group says it will open the nation’s first supervised injection site to combat overdose deaths next week after a federal judge rejected Justice Department efforts to block it. U.S. District Judge Gerald McHugh in a final ruling Tuesday says the Safehouse group’s plan doesn’t violate federal drug laws. He says the intent is to save lives, not encourage drug use, as the city struggles with about 1,100 annual overdose deaths per year. U.S. Attorney William McSwain calls the plan “a radical experiment” and vows to appeal. Safehouse board member Ronda Goldfein says she’s grateful the court again found that “saving lives is not a crime.”