WEATHER FORECAST FOR FRIDAY, APRIL 5TH, 2019

 

TODAY – RAIN SHOWERS CONTINUING THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON TODAY. HIGH – 54.

TONIGHT – REMAINING CLOUDY OVERNIGHT. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF A RAIN SHOWER. LOW – 43.

SATURDAY – OVERCAST. HIGH – 65.

SUNDAY – CLOUDY SKIES. A STRAY SHOWER OR
THUNDERSTORM IS POSSIBLE. HIGH – 73.

Former Vice President Joe Biden is acknowledging his past behavior with women has made some people uncomfortable following complaints over the past week that he touched some without their consent. In a video posted Wednesday on Twitter, Biden says, “I will be more mindful about respecting personal space in the future.” He did not directly apologize but seemed to be seeking to ease some people’s discomfort. Biden is considering a 2020 Democratic presidential bid.

Some members of special counsel Robert Mueller’s team reportedly said Attorney General William Barr left key details and information out of his summary regarding the Russia report that painted a more damaging picture of President Donald Trump than what has been made public, according to a new report. The New York Times reported Wednesday that some of the people who worked with Mueller — a team that included 19 lawyers, 40 FBI agents, and other people in support roles — have told associates that Barr’s initial summary clearing Trump of wrongdoing was not complete enough. The Times cited government officials and other people who are familiar with the matter.

Some activists are expressing frustration over the lack of attention Democratic presidential hopefuls are giving to overhauling the nation’s criminal justice system. They worry the relative silence on issues like mass incarceration and police reform signals that candidates won’t pay enough attention to voters of color. The Rev. Al Sharpton, who’s hosting a social justice convention in New York this week, says candidates are going to have to deal with such issues.

A religious scholar says the decision by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to repeal rules banning baptisms for children of gay parents and making gay marriage a sin eligible for expulsion marks a complete reset for the faith on LGBTQ issues. Patrick Mason of Claremont Graduate University in California says the policy unveiled in 2015 was deeply unpopular among members of the faith. He also says the policy hurt the church’s image.

Archbishop Wilton Gregory is promising Catholics he will “rebuild your trust” after Pope Francis named him the new archbishop of Washington, D.C.. the archdiocese that has become the epicenter of the clergy sex abuse crisis in the U.S. Gregory, the archbishop of Atlanta, is a moderate and the first African American to lead the Washington archdiocese. He replaces Cardinal Donald Wuerl, who resigned last year after a Pennsylvania grand jury accused him of covering up the abuse.

BEAVER COUNTY COMMISSIONERS CHAIRMAN DAN CAMP IS TALKING ABOUT HIS TRIP TO WASHINGTON, D-C YESTERDAY. HERE’S WHAT HE TOLD FRANK SPARKS DURING THE ‘ASK THE COMMISSIONERS’ SEGMENT ON TELEFORUM THIS MORNING…

CAMP SAYS HIS TESTIMONY FOCUSED ON THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND JOBS THAT THE NATURAL GAS INDUSTRY BROUGHT TO BEAVER COUNTY…

SOME PROCLAMATIONS WERE PRESENTED…AND A NEW CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER WAS HIRED BY THE CITY… AT LAST NIGHT’S ALIQUIPPA COUNCIL MEETING. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO WAS THERE. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…

(Photos taken by Sandy Giordano)

STATE REPRESENTATIVE JOSH KAIL OF THE 15TH DISTRICT HELD AN OPEN HOUSE AT HIS CENTER TOWNSHIP OFFICE YESTERDAY. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO WAS THERE. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…

Photos taken by Sandy Giordano