Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., revealed Thursday she is a gun owner – but said she still wants stricter gun laws. “I am a gun owner – and I own a gun for probably the reason that a lot of people do, for personal safety,” the 2020 presidential primary contender told reporters in Iowa, the New York Post reported. “I was a former prosecutor.” Harris called gun violence a “clear problem in our country” and pushed for “smart gun safety laws — which include universal background checks and a renewal of the assault weapons ban. Period,” she said, the Post reported.

Some lawmakers think the state isn’t moving fast enough to promote the use of renewable energy sources. Don Rooney reports…

A small number of restaurants and stores are going cash-free in the U.S., looking to cater to customers who increasingly pay with a card or smartphone. But a backlash is growing against the practice that some say discriminates against those who lack back accounts or rely on cash for most of their daily transactions.

The cordial relationship South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg had with Mike Pence when Pence was Indiana governor is coming under scrutiny. Buttigieg is a 2020 Democratic presidential contender and has become critical of Pence’s cultural and religious conservatism on the campaign trail. Pence is now President Donald Trump’s vice president and on CNBC on Thursday criticized Buttigieg’s characterization of his religious beliefs.

President Donald Trump says he is “giving strong considerations” to placing “Illegal Immigrants in Sanctuary Cities only.” He tweeted that on Friday hours after the White House said the idea was no longer under consideration. The White House had said lawyers scuttled the plan to release detained immigrants into so-called sanctuary cities, places where authorities don’t work with Immigration and Customs Enforcement to round up those living in the country illegally.

Democratic presidential candidate, Julián Castro, said all those running for president should be required to release their tax returns. Castro, the former Housing and Urban Development secretary made his comments last night during a CNN town hall. Castro, who said he would release 10 years of his tax returns in the next few weeks, blasted President Donald Trump’s refusal to release his own.

President Donald Trump has gone from declaring “I love WikiLeaks!” during his 2016 campaign to saying “I know nothing about WikiLeaks” now that police have arrested the hacking organization’s founder, Julian Assange. Trump welcomed the political boost he got from WikiLeaks’ release of Hillary Clinton campaign emails in 2016 and extolled WikiLeaks more than 100 times. But when he was asked about WikiLeaks and Assange on Thursday he said “It’s not my thing” and “I know nothing really about him.”

IN HONOR OF NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK…OFFICIALS FROM THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF BEAVER COUNTY CUT THE RIBBON YESTERDAY ON CCBC’S RENOVATED LEARNING RESOURCES CENTER. KOLTON CODNER – EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF ADVANCEMENT AND SPONSORED PROGRAMS FOR CCBC – TALKED TO BEAVER COUNTY RADIO OWNER AND GENERAL MANAGER MARK PETERSON ABOUT THE NEW LIBRARY SPACE…

CODNER SAYS THAT THE NEW LIBRARY IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC…

 

CODNER TALKED ABOUT WHAT THE NEW LIBRARY HAS TO OFFER STUDENTS AND THE COMMUNITY….

ALSO IN ATTENDANCE FOR YESTERDAY’S RIBBON-CUTTING CEREMONY AT CCBC WERE CCBC PRESIDENT DR. ROGER DAVIS AND BEAVER COUNTY COMMISSIONERS DAN CAMP AND TONY AMADIO.   IN ADDITION, A COUPLE OF THE PEOPLE WHO MADE THE PROJECT POSSIBLE WERE THERE TO BE A PERT OF THE CEREMONY AND CELEBRATION, INCLUDING  SANELA REBHOLTZ, ASSOCIATE DESIGNER FROM RENAISSANCE 3 ARCHITECTS IN PITTSBURGH, THE FIRM THAT CREATED THE CONCEPT FOR THE NEW LOOK OF THE NEW LIBRARY, AND JOHN PAPPAS, PRINCIPAL WITH ECKLES SERVICES, INC. OF NEW CASTLE, THE COMPANY THAT PERFORMED THE RENOVATIONS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR FRIDAY, APRIL 12TH, 2019

 

TODAY – THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. HIGH – 71.

TONIGHT – CONSIDERABLE CLOUDINESS. LOW NEAR 50.

SATURDAY – CLOUDY. HIGH – 68.

SUNDAY – THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. A FEW STORMS MAY
BE SEVERE. HIGH – 71.

Tune in to Beaver County Radio 1230 WBVP and 1460 WMBA on Tuesday, April 16, 2019 at 9 A.M. for financial insight from special guest expert, Tom Young, from 1st Consultants Inc. in Beaver.  Tom will be making his monthly appearance, and in his own words, has some “hot information” to share during this Tuesday’s forum regarding three important topics including:

1. The seven principles of prosperity.
2. Why financial planning fails. 
3. Losing Strategies.  The things that people do that they think is right, but in reality, end up losing money.

You can participate in the show by calling 724-843-1888 or 724-774-1888. You can also ask your questions on Facebook Live Tuesday April 16, 2019.

Click Tom’s picture below at showtime of 9:10 a.m. to be directed to the WBVP and WMBA Facebook Page where the special multi media simulcast will be streamed on Facebook Live.

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