Ahead of the Labor Day holiday weekend, the average price of gasoline across Western Pennsylvania is four cents cheaper this week at $2.77 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report. Drivers in Beaver are paying 2.70 a gallon while in New Castle the average price is at 2.69. At $2.59, the national gas price average is on track to be potentially the cheapest Labor Day weekend average in three years. A year ago the average price in Western Pennsylvania was at 3.09 a gallon.

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A county prosecutor won’t charge a state lawmaker who resigned amid an investigation into an allegation that he sexually assaulted a woman. Dauphin County District Attorney Fran Chardo said Monday that a grand jury recommended no charges against former Rep. Brian Ellis, a Butler County Republican. Ellis resigned in March but has denied the allegation.

Two people were taken to the hospital following a one vehicle accident on Interstate 79 in Cranberry Township. State Police report 46 year old John Zazado of Millsboro was northbound when he slammed on his brakes to avoid approaching traffic and turned into the median. Zazado and a passenger, 89 year old Alonzo Lawver of Clarksville were both taken to Allegheny General Hospital for treatment. Police said Zazado was cited.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — A six- to 22-year prison sentence has been imposed in a drive-by shooting that preceded the fatal police shooting of an unarmed black teenager fleeing a traffic stop. Zaijuan Hester was sentenced Monday on earlier guilty pleas to aggravated assault and firearms crimes in the June 2018 shooting in North Braddock. Minutes later, authorities said, he and 17-year-old Antwon Rose Jr. fled a car stop, and Rose was shot and killed by a police officer who was later acquitted.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Federal prosecutors want a man accused of killing 11 people in a Pittsburgh synagogue to face a death sentence. The U.S. attorney’s office in Pittsburgh filed a notice of intent Monday to seek the death penalty against 46-year-old Robert Bowers. He has pleaded not guilty and awaits trial. His lawyers didn’t return messages seeking comment.

A woman from Ambridge is accused of attacking her former boyfriend with a knife. Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano has the story. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…

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There will be an added police presence at Moon Area High School through the end of this week after two men were stopped with a B-B gun Monday. Officials say the district remains safe and the incident was contained. While police wouldn’t say if anyone was charged in the incident, the letter said the district would push to punish anyone to the maximum extent who brought any sort of weapon on the property.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR TUESDAY, AUGUST 27TH, 2019

 

 

TODAY – CLOUDY THIS MORNING…THEN OFF AND ON RAIN
SHOWERS FOR THE AFTERNOON. HIGH – 77.

TONIGHT – THUNDERSTORMS. LOW – 67.

WEDNESDAY – PARTLY SUNNY SKIES. HIGH – 78.

BIARRITZ, France (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump has skipped a discussion on climate change with other world leaders at the Group of Seven summit in France, leaving an empty chair as global power brokers debated how to help the fire-ravaged Amazon and reduce carbon emissions. Trump was scheduled to attend Monday’s session on climate, biodiversity and oceans, but didn’t.

BIARRITZ, France (AP) — President Donald Trump says he’d meet with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani if the right circumstances exist to resolve the nuclear standoff with Tehran. At the Group of Seven summit in France, Trump said Monday he won’t ease sanctions ahead of a possible meeting with the Iranians or provide compensation if Iran agrees to certain conditions. But he said Tehran “may need some money to get over a very rough patch” caused by U.S. economic sanctions.