MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Conservative televangelist Pat Robertson says Alabama has “gone too far” by passing a bill that would make performing an abortion a felony in nearly all cases. Robertson is a longtime abortion opponent, but on Wednesday, as he hosted “The 700 Club” on the Christian Broadcasting Network, he called the bill “extreme” and noted that it does not have exceptions for rape or incest.

ROBERT SKERLEC IS HOLDING WHAT COULD BE HIS FINAL CHARITY AUCTION FUNDRAISER TONIGHT.  IT’S ALL HAPPENING AT THE SPORTS PATIO AT ROBERT’S ROADSIDE INN. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWSMAN PAT SEPTAK SPOKE WITH BOB YESTERDAY ABOUT THE ANNUAL EVENT, WHICH THIS YEAR HITS A MILESTONE…

BOB SAYS AS ALWAYS THERE WILL BE LOTS OF ITEMS TO BID ON…

BOB SAYS THE DOORS WILL OPEN AT 5 P-M… AND FROM THERE IT WILL BE A FULL NIGHT OF FUN:

BOB SAYS THERE WILL BE A BUFFET DINNER STARTING AT 6PM…DONATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED AT THE DOOR. BIDDING ON LOTS OF ITEMS BEGINS AT 7PM.

WEST NEWTON, Pa. (AP) — A western Pennsylvania woman allegedly attacked her boyfriend with a box cutter because no one got her a card, cake or gift on her 55th birthday. Georgia Zowacki is charged with aggravated assault, making terroristic threats and other counts. Authorities say Zowacki had been drinking vodka throughout the day on Wednesday. Her boyfriend took her out to dinner that night, but he said she attacked him when they returned to their West Newton home. She allegedly put the box cutter near his throat after realizing that no one got her anything for her birthday.

Survivors of sexual abuse by a Johnstown pediatrician are filing suit against the doctor, as well as the hospital and medical group that employed him. As Emily Walker reports, they’re asking the legislature to pass a bill that they believe will help them obtain justice…

This weekend, the unsolved murder of Rachael DelTondo will be featured on C-B-S’s 48 Hours program. The former cyber charter school teacher was shot to death outside her parents’ home last Mother’s Day. Since her death, several people have been questioned and three high ranking Aliquippa cops were placed on administrative leave for varying lengths of time. The program will air Saturday night.

A bill that prohibits anyone under the age of 18 from getting married in PA is moving on to the state House for a full vote.  The House Judiciary Committee unanimously passed the measure this week.  PA is one of 27 states that don’t currently have a minimum age for children to get married.  Officials add they are unsure how many under-18 marriages happened in the commonwealth because PA doesn’t keep those records.

One pollster says Pennsylvania would go to Joe Biden if the election were held today. Quinnipiac University’s poll out this week shows the former vice president leading the incumbent, Donald Trump, 53-to-42. The poll also has Bernie Sanders with a slight lead over Trump, while all others are neck-and-neck.

A new Quinnipiac poll just released shows that Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf has received a 54% approval rating from a group of nearly 1000 Pennsylvania residents. The poll showed that 33% disapprove of the job Wolf is doing and another 12% either responded that they do not know or did not respond.

Quinnipiac said in a release that this approval rating is Wolf’s highest since being elected in 2014, and it marks the governor’s first positive approval rating since 45% of respondents gave him a thumbs up and 39% gave him a thumbs down in August 2015.

“Pennsylvanians are feeling good about their state and its economy,” Mary Snow, polling analyst for the Quinnipiac University Poll, said Thursday, “and that seems to be helping Gov. Tom Wolf’s job approval rating.”

The poll comes just days after a U.S. News & World Report analysis that named Pennsylvania the tenth-worst state in the country. The Keystone State’s rating suffered because of poor infrastructure and a relatively weak economy, among other factors.

Ambridge Borough reporting that Merchant St between 5th and 6th Streets will be closed beginning this Monday, May 20th, 2019 beginning at 6am and for the week due to Streetscape Construction. Businesses will be open and traffic detours will be posted.

AS THE MEASLES SCARE HAS INCREASED WITH TWO ADDITIONAL CASES OF THE DISEASE IN ALLEGHENY COUNTY THIS WEEK, PA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH DATA HAS SHOWN THAT THREE BEAVER COUNTY AREA SCHOOLS HAVE FALLEN SIGNIFICANTLY LOW IN IMMUNIZATION RATES. NOAH’S ARK PRESCHOOL/ST STEPHEN’S KINDERGARTEN IN SEWICKLEY, THE PA CYBER CHARTER SCHOOL IN MIDLAND, AND BEAVER COUNTY CHRISTIAN WEST PARK ELEMENTAR IN WEST MAYFIELD ALL HAD RATES UNDER 90% FOR THE 2017-18 SCHOOL YEAR – WHILE OTHERS INCLUDING FREEDOM AREA ELEMENTARY, BEAVER AREA MIDDLE SCHOOL AND EDGEWORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS HAD RATES UNDER 95%. THE STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDS THAT ALL SCHOOLS BE AT 90-95% AT A MINIMUM IN ORDER TO REACH WHAT THEY CALL HERD IMMUNITY. THERE HAS NOT BEEN A CASE REPORTED IN BEAVER COUNTY TO THIS POINT.