HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s health secretary says her agency expects to finish customizing pandemic flu plans in the coming days for the COVID-19 virus, but notes the state has yet to identify a case of infection. Dr. Rachel Levine said in a Capitol news conference Wednesday that monitoring and testing of travelers from China is continuing, although officials aren’t disclosing how many. The Health Department has plans to quickly notify the public if a case is confirmed within Pennsylvania. She says the state has supplies of personal protective equipment, but those stockpiles may be drawn down if there is a significant spread of the virus.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A federal prosecutor has moved to block plans to open what could be the nation’s first medically supervised injection site in Philadelphia. U.S. Attorney William McSwain has filed notice that he will appeal a judge’s ruling this week that found the plan legal. He has also asked a federal judge to stay the decision while the appeal unfolds. The move comes after residents shouted down former Gov. Ed Rendell and other Safehouse organizers at a press conference Wednesday. They want to open the facility at a medical complex in south Philadelphia, hoping it could save lives as the city grapples with about 1,100 overdose deaths each year.

LEBANON, Pa. (AP) — A former Pennsylvania state lawmaker charged last fall with possession of child pornography has admitted to the charges. Mike Folmer pleaded guilty Thursday in Lebanon County court to three counts of possessing child porn and one count of criminal use of a communications facility for having items on his cellphone. He did not comment as he left the courtroom, and no date has been set for his sentencing. He also will be evaluated as potentially violent sexual offense under state laws. Folmer was a sitting four-term state senator last September when police arrested and charged him, saying a search of his cellphone on a warrant had turned up two images of child pornography.

The Beaver County Commissioners approved six motions and 29 resolutions at its regular public meeting today. Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano has details. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…

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WEATHER FORECAST FOR THURSDAY, FEB. 27TH, 2020

 

 

TODAY – LIGHT SNOW THIS MORNING WILL GIVE WAY TO
CLOUDY SKIES THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH NEAR 30.

TONIGHT – PARTLY CLOUDY. A FEW FLURRIES OR SNOW
SHOWERS POSSIBLE. LOW – 21.

FRIDAY – MOSTLY CLOUDY. A FEW FLURRIES OR SNOW
SHOWERS POSSIBLE. HIGH – 32.

SATURDAY – MORNING CLOUDS FOLLOWED BY AFTERNOON
SUNSHINE. HIGH – 33.

SUNDAY – PARTLY SUNNY. HIGH – 51.

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.