A bill to chemically castrate sex offenders is just one signature away from being legal in Alabama. The legislation is known as HB 379. The bill would make sex offenders have to undergo chemical castration before they leave prision. The permanent and physical punishment would be required for people convicted of certain sex offenses against children. Republican State Representative Steve Hurst introduced the legislation saying, “They have marked this child for life and the punishment should fit the crime.” Hurst hopes that the legislation would make a sex offender think twice before acting. The bill passed through the house and was delivered on the desk of Alabama’s Governor, Kay Ivey.

Legislators and activists are calling for the passage of bills that would make voting easier for Pennsylvanians. Don Rooney has more. Click on ‘play’ to hear Don’s report…

Vice President Mike Pence is planning to be in attendance for the Republican Party of Pennsylvania’s State Dinner tomorrow. The dinner is taking place at the Radisson Hotel Harrisburg in East Pennsboro Township Thursday evening. Earlier in the day, Pence will tour J-L-S Automation in York County. He will reportedly talk to employees about the U-S – Mexico – Canada Agreement and its impact on Pennsylvania.

Higher salaries are being promised to employees of Idlewild Park and SoakZone. The owner of the Ligonier theme parks says they’re boosting pay rates for ride operators and lifeguards to ten-dollars an hour. Employees who work in other areas of park operations will also see raises this summer. More information on jobs is online at idlewild.com.

LOCAL SENIOR CITIZENS SAY THEY ARE TIRED AND FED UP WITH THE DRUG COMPANIES AND THE OUT OF POCKET EXPENSES FOR NECESSARY MEDICATIONS THEY HAVE TO TAKE…AND NOW THEY’RE URGING OTHERS TO SPEAK UP. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO HAS MORE. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania says it can cut health insurance costs by taking over the online exchange that’s been operated by the federal government for individual Affordable Care Act policies since it began in 2014. New legislation sponsored by the Republican and Democratic floor leaders in Pennsylvania’s House of Representatives would create an authority to operate a state-based exchange. A House committee vote is expected Wednesday.

Penn-Trafford’s teachers union says its hard for students to learn when classrooms are hot, so they want air conditioning installed. The union has reactivated a grievance that was filed last fall, when several school districts — including Penn-Trafford — let students go home early because it was too hot to be in class.

Beaver County’s glass recycling program is back…starting today. Beaver County Radio News Intern Christina Sainovich has details. Click on ‘play’ to hear Christina’s report…

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The city of Pittsburgh is turning to smart garbage cans to help keep an eye on trash. More than one-thousand of the receptacles are being placed around the city with built in censors to alert D-P-W officials on when they’re full. The cans come with a 670-thousand-dollar price tag based on money budgeted for the project over the last three years, but it’s believed the smart garbage cans can cut down on labor hours to empty them in the long term.