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.

The I-R-S- has filed a lien against Beaver County for unpaid payroll taxes. The county reportedly has nearly 400-thousand dollars in delinquent payroll taxes. The lien was filed at the prothonotary’s office on April 16th, to the commissioners’ surprise, and according to the Beaver County Times,  is believed to be predominantly related to payroll taxes from 2018.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24TH, 2019

TODAY – SOME SUN THIS MORNING WITH INCREASING
CLOUDS THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH – 64.

TONIGHT – CLOUDY THIS EVENING WITH SHOWERS AFTER
MIDNIGHT. LOW – 48.

THURSDA – CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL RAIN SHOWERS.
HIGH – 68.

MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders says felons such as the Boston Marathon bomber and people convicted of sexual assault should be able to vote while in prison. The Vermont senator is seeking the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination and was asked about voting rights for felons at a CNN town hall in New Hampshire on Monday. Sanders says the right to vote “is inherent to our democracy” and should apply “even for terrible people.”

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court’s conservative majority seems untroubled by the Trump administration’s plan to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census. There appeared to be a clear divide between the court’s liberal and conservative justices in arguments Tuesday in a case that could affect how many seats states have in the House of Representatives and their share of federal dollars over the next 10 years.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The largest firefighters union is preparing this week to endorse Joe Biden’s expected bid for the presidency. The former vice president is the most high profile Democratic contender who has not yet jumped in the crowded primary. He is expected to launch a campaign this week. Harold Schaitberger, general president of the International Association of Fire Fighters, says the union’s board is meeting this week to vote on an endorsement. They expect to formally announce the decision next week.