A warrant has been issued for a Baden man accused of assaulting his ex-girlfriend in Ambridge. Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano has more…

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A Pennsylvania State Senator has released a report on his recently Poverty Tour of Pennsylvania. Don Rooney reports…

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Legislation headed for the governor’s desk in Pennsylvania will deliver the biggest changes to state election laws in decades while helping counties buy new voting machines ahead of next year’s presidential election. The Republican-controlled Senate passed it Tuesday, 35-14, hours after the House passed it comfortably. Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf negotiated it privately with top Republican lawmakers and his office says he’ll sign it.

BUTLER, Pa. (AP) — Firefighters have rescued a teenager in Butler after she fell from a roof and got stuck between two buildings. Officials say the 14-year-old was jumping from roof to roof in Butler on Tuesday when she fell and became wedged in a space less than 2 feet wide. Fire Capt. Jim Kaufman tells KDKA-TV there was a space in between the building about as wide as his shoulders. Firefighters reached the girl through a window. She was flown to a hospital. Her condition is not known.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — A newspaper reports that a federal civil rights lawsuit brought by the family of a black teenager killed by a white Pennsylvania police officer has been settled for $2 million. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports that a federal judge approved dismissal of the suit against the city of East Pittsburgh, and county court records include the settlement amount. Family attorneys declined comment. Authorities said 17-year-old Antwon Rose was shot after bolting from a car during a June 2018 traffic stop.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The city of Pittsburgh plans to appeal a judge’s ruling that it can’t enforce gun laws passed in the wake of the synagogue massacre. A spokesman for Democratic Mayor Bill Peduto says the city expected a long legal battle and “will continue to fight for the right to take commonsense steps to prevent future gun violence.” An Allegheny County judge ruled Tuesday that Pittsburgh’s firearms laws are “void and unenforceable” because Pennsylvania state law forbids municipalities from regulating guns.

The Beaver County Commissioners held their regular weekly work session this morning. During the meeting they received an updated report on damage from a flood in a courthouse restroom. Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano has more…

WEATHER FORECAST FOR WEDNESDAY, OCT. 30TH, 2019

TODAY – CLOUDY THIS MORNING WITH OFF AND ON RAIN
SHOWERS FOR THE AFTERNOON. HIGH – 67.

TONIGHT – CONSIDERABLE CLOUDINESS WITH
OCCASIONAL RAIN SHOWERS. LOW NEAR 60.

HALLOWEEN – PERIODS OF RAIN. HIGH – 66.

Street with sinkhole that snagged bus to be closed 8 weeks
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Officials say it will take about eight weeks to complete repairs on a downtown Pittsburgh street where a sinkhole opened up, partially swallowing a city bus.
The city said Tuesday that a contractor was removing concrete and debris from the hole that opened Monday, and utilities will work on securing fiberoptic lines there. The city’s water and sewer authority will then check for damage to water, sewer and storm lines. There are also electric, gas and other lines below ground.
After repairs are made, the sinkhole will be partially filled, a concrete layer poured, and sidewalks and curbs repaired.
The bus was lifted from the hole late Monday night. The driver was uninjured in the Monday morning rush hour incident; the lone passenger was treated at a hospital.

Election reform bill speeds toward approval in Pennsylvania
By MARC LEVY Associated Press
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Legislation speeding toward approval in Pennsylvania would deliver the biggest changes to state election laws in decades while approving much of the money it’ll cost counties to buy new voting machines ahead of next year’s presidential election.
The Republican-controlled House passed it Tuesday, 138-61, and a Senate vote was possible later. Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf negotiated its terms with top Republican lawmakers and his office says he’ll sign it.
It lets any voter mail in a ballot, moves voter-registration deadlines closer to elections and authorizes $90 million in borrowing for voting machines that Wolf wanted counties to buy to bolster election security.
It also eliminates the ballot option for straight party-ticket voting. Republicans pushed for that provision, amid worries that down-ballot Republican candidates will suffer from a suburban voter backlash against President Donald Trump next year.