The state Senate declared June 5th as “Gun Violence Awareness Day” in Pennsylvania. Don Rooney has more…

The new coach for Central Catholic High School’s boys basketball team could be suspended before he even gets a chance to do his job. A hearing was scheduled to begin this morning for coach Brian Urso. He’s accused of asking eighth-graders to attend workouts, an action which WPIAL and PIAA could consider recruiting. He’s also accused of being the Central Catholic coach while still representing himself as the director of basketball administration at Robert Morris, a conflict of interest which could be in violation of NCAA rules. Urso faces a one-year suspension.

Unused facilities owned by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania would be evaluated for potential reuse as addiction treatment centers under an initiative spearheaded by Rep. Jim Gregory (R-Blair). Gregory is the prime sponsor of House Resolution 147, which calls for the Joint State Government Commission to conduct a comprehensive review of unused properties and how to repurpose them for addiction treatment and recovery support…

A measure to set a minimum age to be married in Pennsylvania is moving to the state Senate after passing the House. The bill’s author says one of its intentions is to help address human trafficking. The Senate’s companion legislation is awaiting a vote.

A Republican state Representative is introducing legislation requiring all Pennsylvanians to present some form of I-D when they vote in every election. Representative Jeff Wheeland says House Bill 15-79 would allow for photo and non-photo options, like a current utility bill or bank statement. Voters who couldn’t produce a valid photo I-D would need two forms of non-photo I-D under this measure.

A retired teacher from Ross Township has filed a civil lawsuit against the Pittsburgh Catholic Diocese and former priest, Fr. Cyprian Duru, claiming she was raped by him in December of 2016. At the time, Kathy Coll was 65 and says the attack occurred when the priest came by to deliver a Christmas card while she was watching a Pittsburgh Steelers’ football game. She says she was assaulted and raped in the basement of the home where she had gone to a refrigerator to get something to drink.

YORK, Pa. (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence is dropping in on the presidential battleground state of Pennsylvania to tour a robotics maker and headline a state Republican Party fundraiser dinner.

Pence’s Thursday visit comes as President Donald Trump’s campaign is ramping up its re-election effort in a state where he scored a surprise 2016 win and delivered a crushing loss to Democrat Hillary Clinton. He’s expected to tout the Trump administration’s record in his first visit this year.

In the afternoon, Pence will tour York-based JLS Automation. Afterward, he’ll head to suburban Harrisburg to speak to a state party dinner crowd.

Trump became the first Republican to win Pennsylvania since 1988.

Since then, Republicans have suffered a string of high-profile election losses in Pennsylvania, raising questions about whether Trump can win the state again.

Sharon police say Snapchat helped them find a murder suspect. Alexis Holmes was arrested yesterday in Ohio on criminal homicide and other charges. Detectives say Holmes disappeared after she planned the robbery that ended with Khalil Hopson’s death last month. She emerged on Snapchat days later while on vacation.

A Shenango Township man accused of stabbing his mother more than 300 times has pleaded guilty to first-degree murder with mental illness. 29 year old Dean Craven pleaded guilty before Lawrence County Common Pleas Court Judge J.Craig Cox. According to police, Craven stabbed Lauri Craven to death back in January of 2017. Sentencing has been set for July 10^th. Lawrence County District Attorney Joshua Lamancusa is prosecuting the case for the county.

Police in Franklin Township say a 90-year-old man is accused of exposing himself while urinating near his car in April. John Sidor reportedly exposed himself near the entrance to a Giant Eagle parking lot and urinated near the driver’s side of the vehicle April 17th. Sidor then entered the store and relieved himself again when he exited, this time on the passenger side. Sidor is set for trial in October but is eligible for an intervention program.