Former Democratic National Committee Chair Donna Brazile has been hired by FOX NEWS. After infamously having been accused of leaking CNN debate questions to Hillary Clinton’s campaign and “absolutely” questioning the legitimacy of President Donald Trump’s election, Brazile has been added to the Fox News political roster as a contributor. Brazile says she probably will not agree with her fellow commentators at Fox News but says she will listen…and will question some of their assertions hard-working Americans, low-income people, and issues like climate change with civility and respect.

PLANS ARE IN THE WORKS FOR A NEW GET-GO TO BE BUILT ON THE FORMER TOYS R US PROPERTY IN CENTER TOWNSHIP. AS BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO REPORTS, THE PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO BE A BIG ECONOMIC BOOST TO THE AREA…

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AN ALIQUIPPA MAN IS HEADED TO TRIAL ON CHARGES OF AGGRAVATED ASSAULT. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO HAS DETAILS. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…

A bill legalizing recreational marijuana in Pennsylvania is circulating the state Senate. Senator Daylin Leach and Senator Sharif Street are looking for cosponsors of Senate Bill 350, which would allow anyone 21 and older to use marijuana. The measure would also allow homes to grow up to six marijuana plants at a time for personal use. However, using marijuana in public would be prohibited in this proposal.

A federal lawsuit says Pennsylvania State Police acted recklessly when troopers used a bulldozer to pursue a 51-year-old Grateful Dead fan caught growing marijuana on public land, killing him when he wound up under the machine’s treads. Greg Longenecker’s family says state police had no business chasing him with a dangerous piece of machinery _ especially over a few pot plants he was cultivating for personal use. Police aren’t commenting.

Former Texas Congressman Beto O’Rourke is making a presidential primary campaign stop in Pennsylvania on his way from Ohio to the early voting state of New Hampshire. O’Rourke, a Democrat, will appear Tuesday morning at Penn State’s Hetzel Union Building for a meet-and-greet at the center of student activity at the school. After narrowly losing to a Senate bid in November, O’Rourke is garnering larger crowds and more media attention than most others in the already crowded 2020 Democratic field.

The Department of Defense says money for four projects in Pennsylvania could be diverted to help finance a U.S.-Mexico border wall. The offices of Sen. Bob Casey and Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, both Democrats, said Monday the department listed $71 million for a submarine propeller manufacturing facility in Philadelphia and almost $18 million to expand Pittsburgh’s Air Force Reserve station. There’s also $8 million for Fort Indiantown Gap and $5 million for a Conneaut Lake Army Reserve Center road.

According to this week’s Triple-A gas price report the average price of gasoline across Western Pennsylvania is 10 cents more expensive this week at $2.79 per gallon. At 2.54 a gallon the national price is 7 cents more expensive on the week and 23 cents higher that last month. A year ago prices were less in Western Pennsylvania at 2.76 a gallon.

A state lawmaker is resigning amid allegations he sexually assaulted a woman more than three years ago. Republican State Representative Brian Ellis from Butler County submitted his resignation letter Monday, saying the move is in the best interests of his family, health, and constituents. Investigators in Dauphin County have been looking into the claims Ellis had sex with a woman unable to consent. The resignation is effective immediately.