Senator Kristin Phillips-Hill (R-York) and Representative Seth Grove (R-Dover) announced their intentions to offer a constitutional amendment to address out-of-control state spending by the executive branch. Their constitutional amendment would clear up and prevent supplemental spending gimmicks that have been used by the Governor in his recent budget and require all spending to be voted on in a standalone bill, not added on to the state budget proposal for the upcoming fiscal year. Rep. Grove said taxpayers are tired of this kind of overspending and the amendment would ensure a more transparent budget process….

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A state court is upholding portions of the Pennsylvania regulations for Marcellus Shale natural gas drilling while also ruling in part on the side of an industry group. A seven-judge Commonwealth Court panel on Monday issued a 91-page decision in a lawsuit brought by the Marcellus Shale Coalition against the state Department of Environmental Protection and the Environmental Quality Board.

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Prosecutors and corrections officers are urging a review of Pennsylvania’s parole practices following the arrests of three parolees in unrelated homicides over the past two months. One is a convicted murderer who got out of prison in March and is charged with killing an 8-year-old boy two weeks ago. Two other parolees released from prison in the last two years are facing charges in the beating death of a 2-year-old Baltimore boy and the strangulation of a Hershey, Pennsylvania, woman.

THE HOPEWELL SCHOOL BOARD HAS HIRED AN ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AND TWO NEW TEACHERS. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO HAS MORE. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The funeral service is scheduled Tuesday for an off-duty Pittsburgh police officer shot to death in a street confrontation more than a week ago. Thirty-five-year-old Officer Calvin Hall died Wednesday, three days after he was shot three times in the back during a street dispute in the Homewood neighborhood as a party was going on. Police announced a criminal homicide charge against a suspect Monday as a viewing for the slain officer was being held.

UPDATE: Pennsylvania state police have released the name and condition of the victim who was stabbed in Aliquippa last night. According to police, 37-year-old Dewayne Johnson of Aliquippa was stabbed in the back in the 300 block of Franklin Avenue last night. Johnson was life-flighted to UPMC Presbyterian and is currently listed in stable condition. The investigation is ongoing.

BREAKING NEWS: Crews responded to an apparent water line break outside of Hopewell Elementary School this morning. According to Beaver County 911 officials, crews first got the call to the scene on Kane Road around 9:0 0 last night…and they remained on the scene until at least 3:00 this morning. No word on how many customers are affected. Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano is working to get an update.

BREAKING NEWS: State police are investigating a stabbing in Aliquippa. The incident happened a little after 9:30 last night in the 300 block of Franklin Avenue. State police said a 37-year-old man was stabbed in the back and later life-flighted to a Pittsburgh-area hospital. No arrests have been announced. Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano is working on getting an update with details on the stabbing.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR TUESDAY, JULY 23RD, 2019

TODAY – PARTLY SUNNY. HIGH – 77.

TONIGHT – CLEAR SKIES. LOW – 56.

WEDNESDAY – MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH – 77.