HACKENSACK, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey police officer and a New York City high school teacher are among 16 men who allegedly tried to set up sexual encounters with people they thought were teenage boys and girls. New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir announced the arrests Wednesday. He said most of the defendants were arrested when they arrived at a residence in Bergen County, where they expected to find their victim home alone. Seven defendants travelled there from New York State, while another came from Philadelphia.

MUNCY, Pa. (AP) — Authorities say a woman was killed when she fell into a meat grinder at a processing plant in northern Pennsylvania. It’s not clear what caused the accident at the Economy Locker Storage Company in Muncy. The Lycoming County coroner’s office says 35-year-old Jill Greninger fell late Monday morning. Her body was found by a co-worker who heard strange noises coming from the commercial machine. Greninger may have been standing on a set of wheeled stairs prior to the fatal accident.

On Tuesday, Governor Tom Wolf signed legislation (Senate Bill 9) designating the Eastern Hellbender (the largest amphibian in Pennsylvania) as the state’s official state amphibian. Andrea Sears reports….

The State Department of Health is marking World Immunization Week by reminding Pennsylvania residents about the importance of being up to date with their vaccinations. Secretary of Health, Dr. Rachel Levine, says the health department wants to reassure Pennsylvanians that vaccines are safe. She says misinformation about the measles vaccine has led to fewer children being vaccinated against measles and to recent outbreaks in Washington and New York states. Dr. Levine says there have been no confirmed cases of measles in PA this year. There were two confirmed cases in the state last year.

After several weeks of increasing numbers, the rate of influenza-related deaths is slowing somewhat. Last week that count jumped from 115 to 128, but this week only five new flu-related fatalities have been announced. The total number of confirmed cases reported state-wide continues to increase, and now stands at well over 96-thousand people sickened. Allegheny County has been the hardest hit by a wide margin with over 93-hundred cases.

THE BOROUGH OF MONACA HAS RECEIVED A DONATION FROM THE ANTOLINE FOUNDATION. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO HAS MORE. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…

A law that prevents those convicted of non-driving offenses from losing their license is now in effect in Pennsylvania. Governor Tom Wolf signed the measure in October, saying about 20-thousand people had their licenses suspended annually in P-A for reasons that had nothing to do with driving. Wolf added Tuesday a valid driver’s license is often the key to finding and keeping a job.

For the second time this week, a man is facing charges for trying to pass a gun through a Pittsburgh International Airport security checkpoint. The man from California had an unloaded 22-caliber revolver when he was stopped by T-S-A officials. The incident comes hours after a West Virginia woman attempted to take a loaded nine millimeter handgun through a checkpoint. In both incidents, the weapons are confiscated and the travelers are detained, questioned, and cited on weapons violations.

A warrant is out for a Lawrence County woman who’s accused of breaking into a home while the residents were at church. Neshannock Township police say Marie Beahr burglarized the home on Nesbitt Road on Easter Sunday, making off with credit cards and other items. Beahr was identified from store video showing her using the stolen cards.

Officials in Beaver say they had a spike in overdose calls last week. Beaver’s chief of police tells the Beaver County Times they had five drug overdoses within a few days and a few blocks of each other in Beaver last week. Officials say the borough typically averages one per week. In four of those calls, first responders were able to save the person using Narcan. Police think a bad batch of fentanyl came through the borough.