The House Judiciary Committee met on Tuesday to act on a package of legislation designed to keep guns out of the hands of criminals and those with mental health issues. Rep. Todd Stephens (R-Montgomery), prime sponsor of House Bill 1852, addressed the topic of urban violence, and said that his legislation would help keep criminals off the streets…

The package of bills, now headed to the full house for consideration, is part of a broad effort by House Republicans to address firearm violence in the Commonwealth.

PITCAIRN, Pa. (AP) — Officials say three students and three teachers have been treated for nausea after they breathed in fumes from a construction site near their western Pennsylvania school. School spokeswoman Sonya Toler says officials evacuated about 280 students and staff from the Propel Schools Pitcairn building just after 11:30 a.m.

FIRE DESTROYED AN UNOCCUPIED ALIQUIPPA HOME EARLY THIS MORNING. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO HAS DETAILS. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…

WEATHER FORECAST FOR WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 25TH, 2019

TODAY – MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH NEAR 80.

TONIGHT – PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF A RAIN
SHOWER. LOW – 61.

THURSDAY – INTERVALS OF CLOUDS AND SUNSHINE.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF A RAIN SHOWER.
HIGH – 75.

The number of children living in areas of concentrated poverty in Pennsylvania has increased, according to a report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation. Andrea Sears reports….

Pennsylvania is one of about two dozen states involved in a lawsuit to keep California’s ability to set higher vehicle fuel standards. Andrea Sears reports…

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she will make an announcement Tuesday afternoon after she meets with House chairmen and members of the Democratic caucus. Her comments come as more than a dozen Democrats, many of them moderates, have endorsed impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump. The calls come as Democrats have questioned whether Trump improperly used his office to pressure the Ukrainian president to investigate political rival Joe Biden and his son, Hunter.

Another presidential candidate is coming to Pittsburgh. Campaign officials say Beto O’Rourke is planning to stump in the Oakland section of the city this week. The former U-S congressman from Texas and Democratic candidate for president will hold a town hall at Schenley Plaza Wednesday morning. O’Rourke says the event will urge action on gun violence. O’Rourke was last in P-A with a stop in State College in March.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Democratic donors who helped Joe Biden raise money at the start of his White House run have welcomed the former vice president to Philadelphia for a big-dollar fundraiser. An invitation shows tickets for the event Monday ran from as high as $40,000 for those who bundled large sums and got to attend a VIP reception. Biden has a deep well of support in Philadelphia, where his campaign is headquartered. He is a Pennsylvania native who represented nearby Delaware in the Senate for decades.

A bill attempting to improve the commonwealth’s Do Not Call List is headed to Governor Tom Wolf’s desk for his signature. The state Senate unanimously approved House Bill 318 allowing people to permanently register their phone numbers on the list instead of having to re-register every five years. The measure would also allow businesses to register phone numbers for the first time as well.