U.S. Senator Bob Casey has introduced a measure that would enhance and expand support, protection, and prevention for Americans affected by family violence, domestic violence, and dating violence. The bill strengthens and updates the National Domestic Violence Hotline to better serve underserved populations, such as people who are deaf or hard of hearing, expands prevention efforts and creates a new program that provides resources. More than 10 million people in the United States are abused each year with more than one third of women and men reporting the experience of sexual violence, physical violence, or stalking by an intimate partner.

UNIONTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Authorities say attempted homicide and aggravated assault charges are planned against a 37-year-old man after four people were wounded in gunfire in two locations in a Fayette County city. Uniontown police say one person was shot on a city street early Sunday and three people were later shot at a party two blocks away shortly before 4 a.m. One victim was reported in critical condition while three victims had injuries not considered life-threatening.

CONNOQUENESSING, Pa. (AP) — State police say a deer struck by a car in western Pennsylvania went airborne and through the windshield of an SUV, killing an Ohio man driving the SUV. The crash occurred late Sunday afternoon on Route 68 in Connoquenessing. Authorities say 53-year-old Anthony McCoppin, of Blawnox, was driving eastbound when he hit the deer. The animal went airborne, directly into the path of the westbound SUV driven by 73-year-old 73-year-old Michael Modjallal of Akron, Ohio. He was killed and his passenger was hurt.

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian President Joko Widodo says he would invite President Donald Trump to visit his country “with pleasure.” Widodo spoke in an interview with The Associated Press. He was asked about what is widely perceived as anti-Muslim rhetoric and policies by Trump, including travel restrictions on citizens of several Muslim-majority countries. Widodo leads the world’s most populous Muslim nation and said it would be a pleasure to invite Trump to visit.

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she “had a nice meeting” with high-profile progressive lawmakers Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Pelosi downplayed any differences with the freshman lawmaker after a half-hour meeting today with “AOC.” Ocasio-Cortez recently criticized Pelosi, saying she felt Pelosi had been “outright disrespectful” by “the explicit singling out of newly elected women of color” for criticism.

DETROIT (AP) — Democrats are hoping young black voters will turn out for next year’s presidential election despite not having the energizing presence of Barack Obama at the top of the ticket. Democrats will be watching the 2020 campaign to see if they can match the potent multiracial coalition Obama put together in his presidential election wins. There’s likely to be a similar coalition, but the big question is whether it will have the intensity and numbers of the Obama elections in 2008 and 2012.

UNDATED (AP) — Prosecutors set to defend Bill Cosby’s sexual assault conviction in appeals court next month say the accusations from other women are no coincidence, but “the culmination of a decades-long pattern of behavior.” The 82-year-old comic actor is the first celebrity convicted and sent to prison in the #MeToo era. His appeal challenges the trial testimony of five other accusers. But Montgomery County prosecutors in a filing late Thursday say that’s allowed when it points to a “signature” crime.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Authorities say a Philadelphia man fatally shot and killed his sister inside a city home. The siblings apparently started arguing Thursday while they were at a car dealership. The dispute then continued when they reached the home, and authorities say the man fired the fatal shots shortly before 8:30 p.m. The sister was shot twice in the chest and twice in the stomach. She was taken to a hospital but was pronounced dead there a short time later.

IRWIN, Pa. (AP) — An elderly couple found dead inside their western Pennsylvania home this week died in a murder-suicide. The Westmoreland County Coroner’s office says 85-year-old Thomas Agnew shot his 85-year-old wife, Joan, multiple times at their Irwin home before shooting himself once in the head. But it’s not yet known what sparked the shooting. The couple was found shortly before noon Thursday by a caretaker. Authorities believe the shooting occurred sometime on Wednesday or Thursday

County Commissioners Appoint Bankruptcy Legal Counsel

The Beaver County Commissioners have just announced their new bankruptcy legal counsel. Beaver County Radio News Correspondent, Sandy Giordano, has the story…