Category: News

Governor Wants State Senator To Resign

Governor Tom Wolf wants a Democratic state senator to resign over published allegations of inappropriate conduct toward women. The Philadelphia Inquirer is quoting anonymous former campaign and legislative staffers and advisers who accuse 56 year old Daylin Leach of behavior ranging from highly sexualized jokes and comments to touching they considered inappropriate. Leach blames the accusations on an unnamed political opponent and denies he’s ever inappropriately touched women.

State Trying Harder For The Aged

Beaver County Radio

Frustrated by shortcomings it has identified in elder abuse investigations, Pennsylvania is trying to take a harder line with county agencies that field thousands of complain ts a year. The department of aging is starting to grade counties on a more aggressive compliance schedule after telling some they had failed to meet regulations and expectations. A county now could have as little as four months to improve before it loses the responsibility.

 

President Trump Says He’s Sticking With Mueller

President Donald Trump says he’s not considering firing Robert Mueller, but that didn’t stop him from adding to the growing conservative criticism of the special counsel’s move to gain access to thousands of emails sent and received by Trump officials before the start of his administration

Power Restored To Atlanta Airport

While power has been restored to the world’s busiest airport in Atlanta, the travel woes will linger for days. Thousands of people are stranded this morning at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, where more than one thousand flights were grounded just days before the start of the Christmas travel rush. A sudden power outage caused by a fire in an underground electrical facility brought the airport to a standstill early Sunday afternoon.

Senator McCain Back Home

The head of neuro-oncology at the National Institutes of Health’s National Cancer Institute reports that Arizona senator John McCain has been given treatment at a military hospital for a viral infection and is responding positively to ongoing treatment for brain cancer. Dr. Mark Gilbert’s office says the 81 year old McCain has returned to his home state and will undergo physical therapy and rehabilitation at the Mayo Clinic facility there.

George Washington Is Up A Creek

George Washington and his troops might not be able to make their annual Christmas Day trip across the Delaware River between Pennsylvania and New Jersey. That’s because low water levels make it impossible for re-enactors to use their wooden boats. Organizers says a pretty significant amount of precipitation must fall to raise water levels in time, adding that where and when any snow or rain occurs are also important factors.

UPDATE: Authorities Release New Details Into Murder-Suicide At Penn State Beaver Campus

Authorities are now saying that a man who shot and killed his estranged wife and then himself…. had lured her outside her job at the Penn State Beaver campus by saying he had Christmas presents for their children. Beaver County Coroner David Gabauer says 49-year-old Lesli Kelly died of multiple gunshot wounds in the attack Wednesday just before 4 p.m. near the Penn State Beaver dining hall. Gabauer says 52-year-old William Kelly died of a gunshot wound to the head.