SAN ANTONIO – It was supposed to be a Moana cake, but a young woman instead received a birthday cake featuring a marijuana leaf and a ‘My Little Pony’-themed character smoking marijuana. 25-year-old Kensli Davis shared a picture of the unusual cake on social media. The post reads, “So my mama called and ordered me a cake telling them how much I loved Moana. (Because really I do) Well needless to say these people though she said marijuana.” Davis laughs off the miscommunication and adds, “That ice cream cake was still good though, also telling a Georgia media outlet she was impressed with the cake decorator’s design capabilities.

WEST MILFORD, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey man is promising to give his neighbor’s dog a steak for chasing a black bear from his backyard. Mark Stinziano tells WABC-TV his home security camera captured what happened Tuesday night when the bruin decided to snack on the bird feeder behind his West Milford home. The video shows the bear pulling down the bird feeder when the neighbor’s dog, Riley, races into the yard. Riley slammed into the startled bear, which scrambled to escape. Riley’s owner, Alan Tlusty, says his dog always chases the bear whenever he sees him in the yard. Stinziano says Riley also checks on his children when they’re in the pool.

THE BEAVER COUNTY COMMISSIONERS HONORED THE LAUGHLIN MEMORIAL FREE LIBRARY AT THEIR REGULAR MEETING THIS MORNING. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO HAS MORE. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…

ALIQUIPPA COUNCIL HAS APPROVED A RESOLUTION FOR A TRANSPORTATION GRANT FROM THE STATE. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO HAS MORE. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania will try again to award licenses for five more mini-casinos. The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board on Wednesday approved a motion to restart auctions Sept. 4, under orders by a provision slipped into a budget-related bill signed by Gov. Tom Wolf. The gaming board stopped the auctions last year after it received no bids for a sixth license. The first five auctions raised $127 million, and the first mini-casino is expected to open next year.

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania students who attend one of the 14 state-owned universities won’t see higher tuition next year, the first such freeze in more than 20 years. The State System of Higher Education’s board on Wednesday voted for to keep in-state tuition flat at about $7,700. The system’s last tuition freeze was for the 1998-99 school year, when the cost for in-state students was less than half what it is today.

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s elected fiscal watchdog is urging state officials to end the Keystone Exams, saying they’re not federally required and it’s costing nearly $100 million. Auditor General Eugene DePasquale said Wednesday that Pennsylvania should instead consider using a nationally recognized test. DePasquale says many states use the SAT or ACT to meet the federal requirement for a secondary-level standardized test. DePasquale says at least 12 other states have phased out the state-specific tests.

Penn National gaming is getting the go ahead to test an online gaming platform. A spokesperson said the Gaming Control Board approved testing to start next week. If all goes well, online gaming could begin shortly afterward.

The state House is offering employees an early retirement incentive to help save some money. The program is offering employees one-grand per year they’ve worked there up to 25 years. To qualify, workers must have been with the state House for at least five years and must be willing to leave by October 22nd. There are about 15-hundred people who work for the state House across P-A.

Cash will no longer be accepted at the Pennsylvania Turnpike’s Gateway tolling booths in Lawrence County starting this fall. The Turnpike Commission announced as of Oct. 27, drivers going through the booths at mile marker 2 coming from Ohio will either pay using EZ-Pass transponders or have their license plates photographed and invoices sent by mail. The Commission has been implementing cashless tolling on sections of the highway for the last several years. The Beaver Valley Expressway toll road and the Findlay Connector already were converted to cashless.