WEATHER FORECAST FOR MONDAY, JULY 22ND, 2019
*** FLASH FLOOD UNTIL 2PM IN BEAVER COUNTY ***
TODAY – A STEADY RAIN THIS MORNING. SHOWERS
CONTINUING THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH – 74.
TONIGHT – CLOUDY SKIES. LOW AROUND 60.
TUESDAY – PARTLY SUNNY. HIGH – 76.
After the extreme heat this weekend, Beaver County experienced rain last night and this morning, that has cooled temperatures significantly. Beaver County Radio News Intern, Christina Sainovich, has details…
This past weekend, most of the country was hit by a heatwave, including Beaver County. Friday and Saturday’s temperatures were much higher than the averages, and the area experienced high humidity. Beaver County Radio News intern, Christina Sainovich, has more on the story…
Prescription Drop-Box Being Encouraged By DA
There has been a system in place for Beaver County residents to be able to drop-off old prescriptions at 19 different locations in the area. This program is guided to prevent the misuse of prescription drugs, and fight addiction. Beaver County Radio News Intern, Christina Sainovich, has the story…
(Photos taken by Sandy Giordano)
A group of Baden Academy students worked together to publish three books this year, with the help of teachers and advisers. Beaver County Radio News Correspondent, Sandy Giordano, has the story…
(Photos taken by Sandy Giordano)
4 Baden Academy Teachers Named Distinguished Educators
Four teachers at Baden Academy were named Distinguished Educators by Grow a Generation. The teachers recognized were notified of the honor a few weeks ago. Beaver County Radio News Correspondent, Sandy Giordano, has details…
THE AMBRIDGE SCHOOL BOARD HAS HIRED AN ASSISTANT MIDDLE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO HAS MORE…
Administration pauses enforcement of abortion restriction
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is giving taxpayer-funded family planning clinics more time to comply with its new rule that says they no longer can refer women for abortions.
But the clinics reacted warily to the administration’s enforcement pause, and the widening rift could eventually affect basic health services for many low-income women.
A notice sent Saturday night to representatives of the clinics by the Department of Health and Human Services said the government “does not intend to bring enforcement actions” against clinics that are making “good-faith efforts to comply.” A copy of the notice, which includes a new timetable for the clinics, was provided to The Associated Press.
The department had said last Monday that it would require immediate compliance. That caught clinics off guard and led Planned Parenthood and other providers to say they would defy the order.
In a statement Sunday, the National Family Planning & Reproductive Health Association called the administration’s action “wholly insufficient.” The umbrella group, which represents the clinics, is suing in federal court to block the abortion restrictions.
Clare Coleman, president of the group, said the administration’s latest notice amounts to “a few bullet points.”
“Failure (by HHS) to provide detailed implementation guidance may be the start of a game of ‘gotcha’ as it assesses compliance with the rule,” the statement added.
The latest timetable from the administration says clinics must submit a compliance plan next month, and by mid-September must show they are carrying out most of the new requirements. Clinics have until next March to separate their office space and examination rooms from the physical facilities of providers that offer abortions.
By law, federal family planning money cannot be used to pay for abortions. But until now women who want to end their pregnancies could be referred by clinics to an abortion provider. Planned Parenthood, whose affiliates operate 400 clinics, provides both family planning and abortion services.
Under the administration rule, clinics also will be restricted in how they can discuss abortion as an option with pregnant women. Only physicians and advance practice clinicians will be able to have such discussions with patients. Counseling about abortion will be optional, instead of standard practice.
Known as Title X, the federal family planning program serves about 4 million women a year, and many low-income women also get basic health care from the clinics. The department distributes about $260 million a year in grants to keep the program running.
The rule barring abortion referrals is part of a series of administration efforts to remake government policy on reproductive health to please conservatives who are a key part of President Donald Trump’s political base. Religious conservatives see the family planning program as providing an indirect subsidy to Planned Parenthood, and they have long sought to deny the organization any federal money.
Coroner: Boy, 1, pulled from pool dies; autopsy slated
KUTZTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Authorities say a 1-year-old boy died after he was pulled from an eastern Pennsylvania swimming pool over the weekend.
The Lehigh County coroner’s office reports that King Reyes was found Saturday in the pool at his Weisenberg Township home.
The coroner said he was pronounced dead shortly before 4:30 p.m. at Lehigh Valley Hospital in Salisbury Township. An autopsy is scheduled Monday to determine the cause and manner of death.
State police at the Fogelsville barracks are investigating along with the coroner’s office.
Graduation party shooting wounds 4; no arrests reported
CLAIRTON, Pa. (AP) — Police in western Pennsylvania say four young people were wounded in an early morning shooting at a graduation party near Pittsburgh.
Allegheny County police say multiple 911 callers reported the shooting shortly before 12:30 a.m. Saturday in a yard in Clairton.
Police say several dozen people fled the area as officers and emergency responders arrived. They found a 16-year-old girl with a gunshot wound to the abdomen, a 17-year-old girl and an 18-year-old woman with gunshot wounds to the lower extremities, and a 14-year-old boy with gunshot wounds to upper and lower extremities. All were in stable condition.
Police say 100 to 125 people were at the party before the shooting began. The motive wasn’t clear and no arrests have been reported.