President Trump Agrees To Work Together With Dems On Infrastructure

WASHINGTON (AP) — White House press secretary Sarah Sanders says Tuesday’s infrastructure meeting between President Donald Trump and Democratic lawmakers was “excellent and productive.” Trump met with Democratic lawmakers at the White House, with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer saying afterward Trump agreed to a $2 trillion price tag for infrastructure investments. The two sides haven’t decided on how to pay for it.

Pennsylvania Getting An Unexpected Windfall

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania is getting an unexpected windfall, as internet sales tax revenues are coming in at a rate of nearly four times what had been projected for the current fiscal year. The state’s revenue department officials say Pennsylvania estimated to collect about $50 million this year from the tax on online transactions, but it’s now looking like about $200 million will be actually remitted. Pennsylvania imposed sales tax on people who use online marketplaces to sell their wares two years ago.

BREAKING NEWS: Drug Raid In Ambridge

BREAKING NEWS OUT OF THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE THIS NOON…A DRUG RAID IN AMBRIDGE. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO HAS DETAILS. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…

Taxes May Be Going Up In Hopewell School District

TAXES MAY BE GOING UP IN THE HOPEWELL SCHOOL DISTRICT. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO WAS AT LAST NIGHT’S HOPEWELL SCHOOL BOARD MEETING. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…

George Democrat Stacey Abrams Says She Will Not Run For U.S. Senate In 2020

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Democrat Stacey Abrams tells The Associated Press she won’t run for a U.S. Senate seat in 2020 despite being heavily recruited by national party leaders. Abrams left open the possibility of running for president, though she says she’s in no hurry to make that call as she continues her advocacy on voting rights and educating citizens ahead of the 2020 census. The decision is a blow to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer as he tries to plot Democrats’ uphill path to a majority.

Slippery Rock University Gets Apology From Dr. Phil

Slippery Rock University is getting an apology from Dr. Phil McGraw. The television talk show host wrote an apology to the school yesterday for referring to it in a recent interview as a non-trophy university. McGraw says he didn’t know Slippery Rock was a real school and now has respect for what the university stands for.

Allegheny County Man Accused Of Flushing His Grandparents’ Ashes Down The Tiolet

MCKEESPORT, Pa. (AP) — Authorities say a western Pennsylvania man flushed his grandparents’ ashes down a toilet after his mother kicked him out of her home. Thomas Wells was arraigned Monday on two counts of abuse of a corpse and a criminal mischief charge. McKeesport police say the 33-year-old Pittsburgh man had been staying with his mother for a brief time before she asked him to leave last September. She says a relative later told her what happened with the ashes. Authorities say Wells denied flushing the ashes.

Local Hospitals On Alert For ‘Super Bug’, Slated To Arrive In Western PA Very Soon

A deadly “super bug” is slowly spreading across the United States, and it could arrive in western Pennsylvania soon. The CDC calls it a global health threat. It was first recognized in Japan a few years ago, and now it has found its way to our shores. The Health Department is putting all medical facilities on high alert to watch for and test for candida auris. If discovered, patients are isolated, and since it is a fungus that resists traditional anti-fungal medications, docotrs say you have to use combinations of drugs. It can be treated, but doctors say there is a “fairly high” mortality rate if it gets into the bloodstream….about 30 to 60 percent. Again, all local hospital are watching for this, and there have been no cases in the Pittsburgh area or Pennsylvania yet.

Phildelphia Police: Three Seventh Graders Taken To The Hospital After Eating Rice Krispies Treats

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Police say three seventh-graders were taken to a hospital from a west Philadelphia elementary school after ingesting treats that may have been laced with an unknown substance. Police say they were called to Martha Washington Elementary School shortly before 11 a.m. Monday, where a 13-year-old girl reported feeling lethargic after consuming the Rice Krispies treats. She is in stable condition at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, as were two other girls also taken there.