Federal authorities say a Coast Guard officer who espoused white supremacist views and dreamed of mass murder drew up a computer-spreadsheet hit list of Democratic politicians and TV journalists. Lt. Christopher Paul Hasson, who worked at Coast Guard headquarters in Washington on a program to equip the agency with advanced new cutters, faces a federal court hearing Thursday on gun and drug offenses.

Syracuse men’s basketball coach Jim Boeheim says he is “heartbroken” after striking and killing a man standing along an interstate late Wednesday night. Syracuse police say Boeheim struck 51-year-old Jorge Jimenez as he stood on the side of the road after the car he was in hit a guardrail. Boeheim was trying to avoid hitting the disabled vehicle in the middle of I-690 in Syracuse.

Authorities say an Upper St. Clair church administrator stole $1.2 million that he and his wife used to pay for vacations, sports tickets and other personal expenses. The Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office says David Reiter of South Park is charged with theft, forgery and receiving stolen property. His wife, Connie Reiter, faces two counts of receiving stolen property. Officials say the money was taken from the Westminster Presbyterian Church in Upper St. Clair over the course of about 17 years.

Authorities say a four-year-old boy was killed when a glass-framed photo fell from a wall at his family’s Philadelphia home, spraying the room with chards that struck him in the abdomen. The accident occurred Wednesday afternoon. The boy’s mother was home at the time. Authorities say the boy and his older sister were upstairs playing when the frame fell, though it’s not clear why that happened.

A longtime Walmart greeter who has cerebral palsy is afraid he’ll be out of work after store officials changed his job description to add tasks that he’s physically unable to do. Adam Catlin uses a walker and is legally blind. He says he was told by store management in Pennsylvania that he needs to be able to lift 25 pounds (11 kilograms), stand for long periods and read receipts. Walmart calls Catlin a “valued member of the team” and says it’s looking for a way to keep him on.

THIS JUST IN:  IF YOU WERE LOOKING FORWARD TO PARTICIPATING IN THIS WEEKEND’S BEAVER COUNTY SNOW SHOVEL RIDING CHAMPIONSHIP, FORGET ABOUT IT – UNTIL 2020. THE EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED UNTIL NEXT YEAR. THE ANNOUNCEMENT CAME DOWN JUST AFTER NOON TODAY FROM BEAVER COUNTY DIRECTOR OF RECREATION AND TOURISM, TIM ISHMAN.

A year after the mass shooting in Parkland, Florida,one state Senator is calling for the passage of legislation that will make sure firearms are safely stored in people’s homes. Don Rooney has more….

THE BEAVER COUNTY COMMISSIONER’S RACE IS SHAPING UP TO BE ONE OF THE MOST CLOSELY WATCHED RACES IN THE UPCOMING MAY PRIMARY . ANOTHER CANDIDATE WHO RECENTLY THREW HIS HAT IN THE RING IS REPUBLICAN JACK MANNING, PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE BEAVER COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. MANNING TELLS BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS THAT HE PLANS TO RUN AN INNOVATIVE CAMPAIGN, STARTING WITH A CATCHY CAMPAIGN SLOGAN – “I BACK JACK”…A THROWBACK TO A VERY SUCCESSFUL PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN SLOGAN FROM THE PAST:

 

MANNING SAYS HE PLANS TO RUN A VERY VIGOROUS CAMPAIGN…

 

MANNING SAYS HIS # 1 PRIORITY, IF ELECTED, WILL BE TO GROW BEAVER COUNTY’S POPULATION…

 

MANNING RECENTLY SAID IN AN INTERVIEW THAT HE WILL BRING SOME MUCH-NEEDED COMPETENCY TO THE COURTHOUSE. I ASKED MANNING  IF THAT MEANS HE BELIEVES THE CURRENT BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS IS INCOMPETENT…

 

I ASKED MANNING WHAT HE WOULD DO DIFFERENTLY IF ELECTED TO THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS…

 

I ASKED MANNING WHAT HE WOULD DO AS COMMISSIONER TO EXPAND BEAVER COUNTY’S POPULATION…

 

MANNING SAYS HIS MAJOR EMPHASIS AS COMMISSIONER WOULD BE HIS COMMITMENT TO FISCAL MANAGEMENT AND ENSURING THAT TAXES REMAIN LOW.

An Ambridge man faces a hearing on arson and other charges. Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano has details…

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Many Pennsylvania workers may not have the skills they need to meet the requirements and challenges of today’s businesses. As Don Rooney reports, state leaders are trying to make sure workers are ready…