HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Lack of interest has thwarted Pennsylvania’s latest casino expansion attempt. The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board on Wednesday received no bidders for a casino license auction ordered by lawmakers as part of an aggressive gambling expansion launched by a cash-hungry state government. The auction was limited to owners of Pennsylvania’s full-size casinos. Minimum bids were set at $7.5 million and potential locations were limited to parts of northern and central Pennsylvania.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Authorities say a pair of socks helped lead to an arrest in the killing of a Pennsylvania woman nearly 30 years ago. Philadelphia authorities say Theodore Dill Donahue is charged with murder and numerous other counts in the 1991 death of his girlfriend, Denise Sharon Kulb. His lawyer says Donahue maintains his innocence. Authorities say the case was built on new investigative tools, including photo-enhancing technology that connected a pair of separated socks, including one found on the body.

Eating a diet of junk food was enough to make one teenage boy lose his sight. That’s according to a case study published in a medical journal. Scientists from the University of Bristol examined the case of a young patient whose extremely picky eating led to blindness. The unidentified patient told doctors he had only eaten french fries, Pringles potato chips, white bread, and slices of processed ham and sausage since elementary school. He first visited a doctor at age 14, complaining of tiredness, according to a case report published in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Doctors discovered low vitamin B12 levels and anemia, treating the patient with vitamin B12 injections and offering dietary advice. One year later there were signs of hearing loss and vision symptoms…and by the age of 17, his vision had worsened to the point of blindness. Doctors say the patient’s extreme diet led to nutritional optic neuropathy…and that the boy’s vision damage is permanent. Researchers warn that nutritional optic neuropathy could become more common due to the consumption of junk food.

A HARMONY TOWNSHIP MAN IS JAILED IN A DOMESTIC DISPUTE…CHARGED WITH ANIMAL CRUELTY. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO HAS DETAILS:

PITTSBURGH (AP) — A man has been convicted of first-degree murder in the shooting death of a western Pennsylvania motel owner more than three years ago. Jurors in Allegheny County deliberated for just over two hours before convicting 63-year-old Derrick Gallaway, who now faces a mandatory life prison term without possibility of parole. Seventy-eight-year-old Dehnad Taiedi was shot to death in May 2016 as he worked behind the front desk of the Jefferson Hills Motel.

New Castle police have arrested two men in connection with a shooting in the city in May that left two women seriously injured. Police charged 18-year-old Timothy Hill of New Castle and 20-year-old Marquan Payne, who was being held in the Lawrence County Jail on unrelated charges. Police say Hill was taken into custody on Logan Street Tuesday. Both are charged with two counts each of attempted homicide and aggravated assault. They are accused of shooting two females as the women parked their vehicle in front of a home on Lutton Street on May 30th. Police said investigators interviewed several witnesses and reviewed video of the incident in an effort to identify the suspects.

Pittsburgh police said this morning that they traced an online threat targeting a city hospital to a Beaver County teenager. Police said investigators “successfully traced the threat,” which was made on Twitter, to a Beaver County location. Police said in a statement this morning that they interviewed a male juvenile and his family early this morning and determined that the juvenile teen had no intentions to carry out the threat.  Law enforcement officials received numerous tips since releasing information on the threat last night. The tweet, posted around 12:40 p.m. Tuesday, mentioned that a “hate crime” would be committed this morning at an “undisclosed” hospital. Police said detectives had been “working all angles” through the night trying to determine the origin of the tweet. The investigation involved law enforcement from “multiple jurisdictions.” Police said they continue to investigate.

A SECTION OF BRODHEAD ROAD IS STILL CLOSED THIS AFTERNOON, BUT THE CENTER TOWNSHIP WATER LINE THAT CAUSE THAT ROAD…AS HEAR IN THIS REPORT FROM BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANDO:

(Matt Drzik/Beaver County Radio)

The Commissioners’ work session focused heavily on the newly expanded storage facility for confiscated guns and weapons in the County Courthouse. According to Sheriff Tony Guy, the capacity that the County has to work with is quadrupled:

 

However, Commissioner Sandie Egley was very questioning of the new space, saying that her response was based in both monetary concerns as well as safety concerns:

 

Towards the end of the meeting, Sheriff Guy held fast to his upholding of the new space and plans to use it for PFA-related confiscation:

 

The other major issue brought forth to the weekly work session was the major changes soon coming to the Beaver County Recycling Center. Waste Management Director Holly Vogt spoke about the upcoming new schedule:

 

The partnership with Shell is based on increasing recycling in Beaver County, with a focus on both schools and communities as Vogt explained:

 

The current hours of operation for the Recycling Center will remain in effect for the remainder of September before the week off.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 4TH, 2019

 

TODAY – SUNSHINE AND CLOUDS MIXED. HIGH NEAR 80.

TONIGHT – A CLEAR SKY. LOW – 54.

THURSDAY – ABUNDANT SUNSHINE. HIGH – 76.