HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The number of people killed on Pennsylvania’s roads rose in 2018, fueled by increases in the deaths of senior citizens and pedestrians. Figures released Thursday show there were 1,190 traffic deaths in the state last year. That’s up nearly 5% from the 1,137 deaths in 2017. There was a 34% increase in pedestrian deaths and fatal crashes involving senior citizens rose from 124 to 188. PennDOT says fatal crashes involving drivers who were 16 or 17 years of age were at a new low of 26 in 2018.

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania man who admitted to victimizing 16 to 18 people is seeking to keep his name and any other identifying information from being made public. The man made the admission to a grand jury investigating child sex abuse in 2018. But a judge said he could not be charged because the cases were too old. The same judge also said, though, that the grand jury’s report could be made public. The man is appealing that decision.

Pennsylvania’s Senate is advancing legislation that backers say will help make health care more available through nurses, and less expensive. The Senate voted 44-6 on Wednesday to allow certified nurse practitioners to practice independently of physicians. The Pennsylvania Medical Society opposes the bill. Similar legislation has passed the Senate twice previously before dying in the House of Representatives.

Pennsylvania’s First Lady, Frances Wolf, is lending her voice to the call to raise Pennsylvania’s minimum wage…

The often politically quiet wife of Governor Tom Wolf made the remarks while touring Lancaster Sweet Shoppe Thursday…

The first lady said raising the minimum wage could save Pennsylvania about 150-million-dollars on social services…

It’s called the Fair Share Tax Plan, and its authors say it’s designed to shift the state’s personal tax burden to those who can most afford it. Don Rooney has more. Click on ‘play’ to hear Dan’s report…

STATE REPRESENTATIVE ROB MATZIE HAD HIS BILL BRINGING MORE TRANSPARENCY TO THE PRACTICES OF PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGERS PASS THE HOUSE HEALTH COMMITTEE THIS WEEK. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO HAS MORE. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…

WEATHER FORECAST FOR FRIDAY, JUNE 14TH, 2019

 

TODAY – PARTLY SUNNY. HIGH – 73.

TONIGHT – MOSTLY CLEAR. LOW – 55.

SATURDAY – CONSIDERABLE CLOUDINESS. OCCASIONAL
RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH – 75.

SUNDAY – VARIABLE CLOUDS WITH SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS. STORMS MAY CONTAIN
STRONG GUSTY WINDS. HIGH – 77.

The City of New Brighton is honoring those who escaped slavery, by putting monuments at safe houses located in town. Beaver County Radio News Intern, Kristian Biega, has more…

County Commissioner, Sandie Egley, has said she would like to find a way to pay volunteers who take time out of their busy schedules to drive veterans to doctors appointments. Beaver County Radio News Intern, Christina Sainovich, has more on the story…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House’s two top Republicans are avoiding directly addressing whether it was appropriate for President Donald Trump to say he’d listen to damaging information from a foreign entity about a political opponent. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy and No. 2 GOP leader Steve Scalise have separately told reporters Thursday that questions about that are hypothetical.