WEATHER FORECAST FOR MONDAY, MAY 13TH, 2019
TODAY – A FEW SHOWERS THIS MORNING WITH OVERCAST
SKIES DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. HIGH – 54.
TONIGHT – OVERCAST. SLIGHT CHANCE OF A RAIN
SHOWER. LOW – 43.
TUESDAY – CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF A RAIN SHOWER.
HIGH – 56.
PITTSBURGH (AP) — After being closed for more than three months due to flood damage, a funicular that gives sightseers and commuters a panoramic view of Pittsburgh has reopened. The reopening had a slight hiccup when power went out in the neighborhood just an hour after the Monongahela Incline restarted Friday morning. The incline opened in 1870 and is one of two in the city. It was the first passenger funicular railway built in the United States.
Former FBI Director James Comey said Thursday “it sure looks like” there is enough evidence to prosecute President Donald Trump for obstruction of justice contained in special counsel Robert Mueller’s report. In remarks at at a CNN Town Hall, Comey added “there’s no doubt” Mueller’s findings would have produced obstruction charges if Trump were not president. The Town Hall was held on the 2-year anniversary of Comey’s firing from the FBI by Trump. That move was one of 10 instances laid out in the Mueller report as possible obstruction of justice on the part of Trump.
TODAY IS NATIONAL TRAIN DAY…AS WE HEAR IN THIS REPORT FROM BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…
THE CENTER IN MIDLAND IS GEARING UP FOR ITS 4TH ANNUAL GOLF OUTING COMING UP NEXT WEEK. COREY MILLER IS THE PROGRAM DIRECTOR AT THE CENTER…AND HE’S INVITING EVERYONE TO COME OUT FOR A FUN AFTERNOON OF GOLFING, WHILE HELPING FUND THE CENTER FOR KIDS:
HE SAYS IT’S GOING TO BE A FUN-FILLED SATURDAY AFTERNOON ON MAY 18TH…
HE SAYS THERE ARE SOME GREAT PRIZES YOU COULD WIN THAT DAY…
HE AND HIS WIFE JEN TELL US IT’S VERY EASY TO REGISTER…
WE ASKED HIS WIFE JEN WHERE THE PROCEEDS FROM THE EVENT GO TOWARDS…
HIS WIFE JEN SAYS THE PURPOSE OF THE CENTER IS TO MEET THE NEWS OF THE COMMUNITY…
COREY SAYS THEY’RE HOPING TO BEAT LAST YEAR’S NUMBERS…
SO CHIP IN FOR THE KIDS…BE SURE TO REGISTER FOR THE 4TH ANNUAL GOLF SCRAMBLE AT THE SEVEN OAKS COUNTRY CLUB…SATURDAY, MAY 18TH… 12 NOON REGISTRATION…1PM SHOTGUN START…WITH ALL THE PROCEEDS GOING TO TO THE CENTER IN MIDLAND.
THE OLD ECONOMY PARK SWIMMING POOL OPENS MEMORIAL DAY…BUT THEY NEED MORE STAFF. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO HAS MORE. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A senior Republican in the Pennsylvania Senate wants to sell the lieutenant governor’s residence at Fort Indiantown Gap, telling fellow senators it would save money. President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati on Thursday asked for co-sponsors for legislation he’s drafting to unload the three-story, 2,400 square-foot house. Democratic Lt. Gov. John Fetterman isn’t living there and has plans to let children use the pool this summer.
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s State Board of Education is giving its support to proposals by Gov. Tom Wolf to require students start schooling by age 6 and continue until they’re at least 18. The board voted unanimously Wednesday for the Democratic governor’s proposals that he unveiled in February. Lawmakers still must approve the proposals for them to take effect.
Lawmakers in Harrisburg have introduced a number of bills to help farmers across the state. Don Rooney has details on four new pieces of legislation…
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Lawmakers in Pennsylvania are introducing a package of hate-crimes bills that are inspired by a mass shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue that killed 11 worshippers. Senate Minority Leader Jay Costa said Thursday the October attack at the Tree of Life synagogue showed Pennsylvania law has shortcomings on hate crimes and ethnic intimidation. Among other things, the bills would require municipal police officers to be trained to investigate crimes of ethnic intimidation.