DETROIT (AP) — A Pittsburgh-area official accused of obstructing police at a Detroit hotel has pleaded no contest to disturbing the peace and was placed on probation. The charge is a misdemeanor. Prosecutors say the case could be dismissed if Chelsa Wagner completes the six-month probation without any problems. Wagner is a Democrat and the elected controller in Allegheny County. She was accused of interfering with police as officers tried to remove her husband from the Westin Book Cadillac hotel last March. Hotel staff had called 911 to report that Mosley was unruly during a dispute over registration and a room key.

Beaver County overdose death statistics for 2019 have been released. Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano has details. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…

Slippery Rock University officials are demanding civility after a campus group’s flyers were vandalized. Signs promoting the College Republicans were covered in graffiti last week, leading to calls for harmony and respect. Democrats vowed revenge after signs promoting Black History Month were defaced and LGBT Pride flags were torn up on the Slippery Rock campus last year.

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania Senate President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati tells The Associated Press he will not seek re-election. Scarnati made the announcement Wednesday night. The 58-year-old is a fifth-term Republican senator from Jefferson County in northwestern Pennsylvania. He says he wrestled with the decision but thought it was the right time to step down after 14 years in a job steering a Republican majority through turbulent elections and fights in the Capitol. Scarnati rose quickly, becoming Senate president in 2007 with the endorsement of his predecessor after just six years in the chamber. He said he will remain in his role until the legislative term ends Nov. 30.

Governor Tom Wolf is announcing more help for victims of sexual assault. Wolf says the state Office of Victims’ Services is now accepting sex assault counseling claims for victims of abuse. According to the governor’s office, the claim process, enacted as part of a law last year, covers the costs of therapy and counseling for victims of childhood and adult sex abuse in the state. More info can be found on the website of the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency.

The Beaver County Democrats have announced award winners for 2020. Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano has more. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…

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One Pittsburgh lawmaker is looking to expand the Clean Indoor Air Act. Representative Dan Frankel, of Squirrel Hill, says House Bill 2298 would close a loophole that allows smoking in some cigar bars, private clubs, casinos, restaurants, and sports venues. State Senator Jay Costa, of Forest Hills, says he plan to introduce a similar bill in the Senate this week.

New details have been released in that two vehicle accident in Wayne Township Wednesday morning that claimed the life of a Wampum man. The accident took place on Route 288 when 29 year old Dale Fey of Bessemer was westbound when he crossed the center line and struck a vehicle operated by 68 Samuel Kelly. Police said Kelly was pronounced dead at the scene. Fey was taken to UPMC Jameson for treatment.

Two people are being treated for injuries suffered in a New Castle stabbing. Police say Michael McNair stabbed his girlfriend yesterday during an argument at an East Washington Street home, then stabbed himself. They were both hospitalized with stab wounds to their necks and chests. McNair is charged with attempted homicide.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR THURSDAY, FEB. 13TH, 2020

 

TODAY – MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SNOW SHOWERS AROUND
THIS MORNING. TEMPERATURES NEARLY STEADY
IN THE MID-30‘S.

TONIGHT – CLOUDY WITH SNOW SHOWERS MAINLY DURING
THE EVENING. LOW – 14.

VALENTINES DAY – PARTLY SUNNY AND MUCH COLDER.
HIGH AROUND 20.

SATURDAY – MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH – 38.

SUNDAY – CLOUDY SKIES. HIGH NEAR 40.