WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has named Robert O’Brien, his chief hostage negotiator and a longtime presence in Republican political circles, as his new national security adviser, replacing John Bolton. O’Brien will be the point person on national security as the U.S. faces rising tensions with Iran over a weekend attack on Saudi oil installations and amid fresh uncertainty in Afghanistan. Trump tweeted the announcement Wednesday.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has agreed with President Donald Trump that there must be “a united diplomatic response from international partners” to the weekend attacks on Saudi oil facilities. Johnson’s office said the two leaders spoke by phone today.

UNDATED (AP) — The judge handling the pending resentencing of former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky is taking himself off the case. Judge John Foradora signed an order Wednesday announcing he has recused himself. He’s taking himself off because of something “separate, distinct and wholly unrelated to” the Sandusky case. No details were provided. Foradora was brought in to handle Sandusky’s resentencing on a child sexual abuse conviction. A message seeking comment was left for Foradora.

More than 125 migrant mothers and children have sued the U.S. government, claiming the Trump administration has violated the rights of asylum-seekers through the arbitrary and capricious implementation of a virtual asylum ban at the southern border. The lawsuit, filed late on Monday, was the first to challenge President Donald Trump over asylum since the U.S. Supreme Court decided last week that an anti-asylum rule will be allowed to take effect while a separate lawsuit on its underlying legality is heard. Unlike other suits that have targeted the asylum rule itself, the latest filing challenges the Trump administration on procedural grounds, saying the government has enacted changes without warning, resulting in elevated rejection rates for asylum-seekers.

Bipartisan legislators from the Pennsylvania House and Senate on Tuesday called on Gov. Tom Wolf to move forward with Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) proposed rules to cut methane pollution from the natural gas industry. Andrea Sears reports…

MORE THAN 104-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN STATE GRANTS HAVE BEEN AWARDED TO FUND NEW EQUIPMENT FOR BEAVER COUNTY PARKS. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO HAS DETAILS. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…

The Northern Regional Joint Police Board has agreed to pay a United States citizen $175,000 for detaining her to investigate her immigration status. Andrea Sears reports…

THE CAUSE OF THE HUSSEY COPPER FIRE IN LEETSDALE EARLIER THIS MONTH HAS BEEN REVEALED. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO HAS MORE. CLICK ON ‘PLAY’ TO HEAR SANDY’S REPORT…

According to this week’s Triple-A East Central Gas Price report the average price of gasoline across Western Pennsylvania is a penny higher this week at $2.75 per gallon. In Beaver, drivers are paying 2.75 a gallon while in New Castle, the price is 9 cents cheaper at 2.66. The national price remained the same at 2.56 a gallon…and are expected to go higher after Saudi Arabia experienced drone attacks on two major oil facilities. But as Beaver County Radio News Intern Alex D’itri reports, temperatures are expected to go down with the temperatures outside as winter approaches…

State residents are getting a chance today to pick up free doses of opioid overdose antidote medication. Free naloxone will be available for pick up at more than 90 locations statewide between 11 a.m. and 7 p.m., as supplies last. Naloxone is used to fight an overdose by blocking the effects of opioids on the brain, and state officials say that more than 25-thousand Pennsylvanians have been revived by the drug since November of 2014. The medication will be offered again for free on September 25th.