This is Child Passenger Safety Week in Beaver County…as we hear in this report from Beaver County Radio News intern Alex D’Itri…

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The Pennsylvania House is giving its unanimous approval to toughening penalties for using body-gripping animal traps outside of the waterways for which they’re designed. Lawmakers voted Thursday to send the bill to the state Senate for its consideration. Backers argue the larger penalties may help deter people from placing the traps where they shouldn’t be, and therefore reduce the number of pets and other domestic animals getting hurt or killed.

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Legislation to cut taxes for manufacturers who use methane to make fertilizer or petrochemicals is on its way to Pennsylvania’s Senate. The state House of Representatives voted Thursday for the proposed Energy and Fertilizer Manufacturing Tax Credit program. Supporters describe it as a way to fuel economic development, create good-paying jobs and attract customers for the state’s natural gas industry. Opponents frame it as a taxpayer giveaway to the fossil fuels industry.

STATE POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING A TWO-VEHICLE ACCIDENT THAT OCCURED WEDNESDAY NIGHT ON I-376 IN CENTER TOWNSHIP. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO HAS DETAILS…

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PITTSBURGH (AP) — Prosecutors in Pittsburgh have charged a handyman in the death of a woman who went missing in the spring. District Attorney Stephen A. Zappala Jr. says investigators believe Douglas Berry killed 67-year-old Elizabeth Wiesenfeld, who was last heard from April 29. Her remains haven’t been found. Police filed the homicide case Thursday. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports Wiesenfeld told her family she was afraid of Berry, who had been doing work on her house. His lawyer says he can’t comment.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20TH, 2019

 

TODAY – LOTS OF SUNSHINE. HIGH – 83.

TONIGHT – MOSTLY CLEAR. LOW – 63.

SATURDAY – PARTLY SUNNY. HIGH – 84.

SUNDAY – PARTLY SUNNY. VERY WARM. HIGH – 86.

A rally is scheduled to take place Friday at the Beaver County Courthouse to support the future of nuclear power plants in the area. Frank Sparks spoke with Eric Lowline from BV Matters during Teleforum on Thursday’s show to discuss the matter. Beaver County Radio News intern Alx D’Itri has more…

(Photos of the outside of Aliquippa High School’s campus…and Dr. Roger Davis speaking to junior/senior high school principal Stacey Alexander and Assistant principal Mike Malec, taken by Sandy Giordano)

THE CCBC PRESIDENT VISITED THE ALIQUIPPA SCHOOL BOARD LAST NIGHT. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO WAS THERE. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…

Pennsylvanians calling for a raise in the state’s minimum wage gathered at the state Capitol in Harrisburg, saying that an increase to 12 dollars an hour would pull thousands of state residents out of poverty. Don Rooney has more…

A package of bills designed to redevelop Pennsylvania’s infrastructure, boost economic growth, and provide family sustaining jobs known as “Energize PA” was the topic of a press conference held on Wednesday in Harrisburg. Lawmakers were joined by natural gas workers as well as business advocates to support legislative measures that would revitalize brown field sites and take advantage of abundant natural resources available in Pennsylvania. State Representative Josh Kail of Beaver County says Energize PA will lead to growth in Pennsylvania…