Girl Recalls Poor Care in Texas Border Station

UNDATED (AP) — A 12-year-old girl locked in a border station in Clint, Texas, with her little sister for nearly two weeks tells her attorney that they were treated badly, slept on the floor, didn’t have enough food and weren’t allowed to bathe. Video obtained Sunday by The Associated Press shows the girl talking about how those who cried could be locked away. On Monday, a congressional delegation is heading to Clint to investigate.

CDC Issues Warning on Long-Living Fecal Parasite in Pools

Health officials are asking Americans to take precautions over reports that “crypto,” a fecal parasite that can be transmitted via swimming pools, is on the rise. The parasite’s full name is cryptosporidium. It causes cryptosporidiosis, which can leave healthy adults suffering from “profuse, watery diarrhea” for as long as three weeks. The effects can be worse for children, pregnant women and those with compromised immune systems. It only takes one person having diarrhea in the water to contaminate all of the water in a pool. Don’t swim or let your kids swim if sick with diarrhea. Though it’s almost never fatal, one death has been reported since 2009, according to the CDC. Another 287 people were hospitalized between 2009 and 2017, the CDC says.

Mets Apologize to 2 Members of 1969 Team for Ceremony Error

NEW YORK (AP) — In the latest embarrassment for the New York Mets, the team has publicly apologized to two living members of its 1969 World Series championship team who were included in a video montage of dead players during the 50th anniversary celebration.

With a message that filled up one Citi Field scoreboard about 15 minutes before Sunday night’s game against Atlanta, the Mets expressed deep regret to Jim Gosger and Jesse Hudson for displaying their names and images in error during the “We Remember” segment of Saturday’s ceremony.

The club says it has spoken with both former players to apologize and wants to thank them along with their families and friends for their “gracefulness and understanding.”

The 76-year-old Gosger had 16 plate appearances for the 1969 Mets and returned to the team from 1973-74. Hudson, 70, pitched two innings for the ’69 club in his only major league game.

“Somebody from the Mets called me that night and said, ‘We’re awful sorry about the screw-up,'” Gosger told his hometown newspaper, the Times Herald of Port Huron (Michigan). “I said, ‘What’s done is done.’ But I don’t know, it was a shock, I will say that.”

Equally upsetting as the Mets informing the world that he was dead was not getting an invitation to the ceremony, Gosger said.

“I didn’t get an invite for that either but then they recognize you for being dead, that’s what really hurt,” he said.

Gosger said the Mets could make things up to him by giving him a World Series championship ring from 1969. He got one from 1973 but not 1969.

“I was there in ’69 and I didn’t get the ring, and that’s the thing I wanted more than anything, the ring,” he said.

Perhaps another apology will follow from the Mets, who won Sunday for only the fifth time in 18 games. On the scoreboard, they misspelled Hudson’s first name as “Jessie.”

Toddler Buys $430 Couch with Amazon App While Playing on Mom’s cellphone

A San Diego mother is reminding parents to double check their phones after her toddler accidentally bought a couch on Amazon. Isabella McNeil said she had been looking at couches on the website and didn’t realize the browser window was still open when she handed her phone over to her two-year-old to play with. In one click, her daughter managed to buy a $430 couch. She said she didn’t even know about the couch until she received an email saying it was being shipped. Unfortunately, it was too late to cancel the order. McNeil told the TV outlet that there was a $79 restocking fee on top of the cost to ship it back to the seller. She figures it’ll be easier and cheaper to sell online at this point. McNeil’s advice for parents: Make sure all of the apps are closed, make sure your passwords are fingerprint-locked, and make sure your kids don’t know your number password, because kids are a lot smarter than we think.

Ambridge Walter Panek Park Damage Clean-Up

DAMAGE CLEAN-UP CONTINUES AT WALTER PANEK PARK IN AMBRIDGE. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO HAS MORE…

Route 168, Midland Update

Cleanup efforts are underway in Beaver County after strong storms this past weekend. The National Weather Service says a microburst hit Ambridge and neighboring communities on Saturday night, leaving a mess for residents to clean up yesterday. Several trees were uprooted, but no injuries were reported. Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano reports on how the weekend storms affected Route 168 in Midland…

PA Auditor Gen Eugene DePasquale confirms: He’s Running for Congress

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale is confirming that he’ll run for Congress and seek next year’s Democratic nomination for the Harrisburg-area 10th District held by Republican Rep. Scott Perry. DePasquale made the announcement Sunday. The Associated Press reported last week DePasquale had told Democratic Party figures that he planned to run. Perry owns the most conservative voting record among Pennsylvania’s U.S. House delegation, according to American Conservative Union ratings.

Local Taxpayers Concerned that Penalties Levied Against Beaver County by IRS Could Be Passed Along to Them

There is concern that 387-thousand-dollars in tax penalties levied against Beaver County by the I-R-S could essentially be passed along to local taxpayers. During a county commissioners meeting last week, the county’s solicitor confirmed a tax lien has been lifted against the county, but the penalties are still in place for issues with payroll taxes in 2016 and 2018. The county’s former payroll supervisor, Barbara Rossi, was fired two days after issues with payroll surfaced. Beaver County could hear back by mid-July if the fines are repealed.

Police Restore Calm in Philly After Crowd Damages Six Patrol Cars

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Police have restored calm in Philadelphia after a roving crowd of teens and young adults damaged six patrol cars in the city. Police tell WPVI-TV an estimated crowd of 800 to 1,000 people swarmed through a section of the city just before 11:30 p.m. Sunday. Chief Inspector Joel Dales says police had no warning and don’t know why the crowd had gathered. People were jumping on cars. Dales says windshields were broken and side mirrors were damaged. No injuries were reported.