NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump’s ex-lawyer and fixer has arrived at an upstate New York prison to start a three-year sentence for crimes including campaign finance violations related to hush-money payments made on Trump’s behalf. A vehicle carrying Michael Cohen arrived at around 11:30 a.m. EDT Monday at the federal prison in Otisville, about 70 miles (113 kilometers) northwest of New York City.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The top Republican on the House Judiciary Committee is calling a Democratic effort to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt of Congress “illogical and disingenuous.” Georgia Rep. Doug Collins said Democrats “have launched a proxy war smearing the attorney general” when their anger actually lies with President Donald Trump and special counsel Robert Mueller.

UNDATED (AP) — Nature is in more trouble now than ever, and scientists say it is humanity’s fault. A United Nations report released Monday says 1 million species of plants and animals are threatened with extinction. Scientists blame development that’s led to loss of habitat, climate change, overfishing, pollution and invasive species. They say there’s still time to save Earth’s species and people who depend on them.

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Demonstrators promising acts of civil disobedience are headed to Pennsylvania’s Capitol to protest state law that doesn’t limit how much in gifts lawmakers may accept from people seeking to influence them. The March on Harrisburg demonstrators say they plan the action Monday after walking 110 miles from Philadelphia over the past few days. Around two dozen members of the group were arrested two years ago in demonstrations calling on the Republican-controlled Legislature to pass a gift ban.

GREENSBURG, Pa. (AP) — A single-vehicle crash in Westmoreland County has left two people dead and another injured. Authorities say the crash in Hempfield was reported around 8:30 p.m. Sunday. The say the car driven by 33-year-old Marc Delissio, of Penn, went off the road, struck multiple trees and then overturned. Delissio and 22-year-old Kirstin Kerrigan, of Arona, were both killed in the crash. Another female passenger suffered undisclosed injuries and was flown to a hospital.

An Aliquippa woman is jailed on several charges, as we hear in this report from Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…

Governor Tom Wolf has awarded two-million dollars in grants for 49 senior community center grants…and one of the recipients on that list is the Center at the Mall in Center Township. Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano has more. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…

PennDOT District 11 is announcing inspection activities on the Monaca-Rochester Bridge (Route 18) over the Ohio River in Rochester and Monaca borough will continue today, Monday, May 6 weather permitting. Lane narrowing on the bridge will occur weekdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. through Friday, May 24. Two lanes will be maintained at all times on the bridge. Additionally, single-lane restrictions will occur on Ohio River Boulevard (Route 65/51) in both directions under the bridge as needed during the inspection. Crews from ms consultants, Inc. will conduct the inspection. Please use caution when driving through the area.

14 Fire and EMS companies in the Beaver County region will get more than 186-thousand dollars in grants. Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano has details…

An inmate at Beaver County Jail is accused of smearing his own feces on his cell wall in an attempt to get it on corrections officers.  Brion Harrison is facing felony harassment by a prisoner charges for the incident April 9th.  Investigators say he smeared it on the food clot in the cell door.  A preliminary hearing is set for June 3rd.