Today is the deadline to register to vote in Western Pennsylvania’s municipal primary elections. State officials say anyone who has not registered, recently moved or has not declared a party must do so by the end of the day. The primary election is set for May 21st. Information on voter registration can be found online at www.pavoterservices.pa.gov.

A woman is facing charges after police say she overdosed on heroin with her two kids at a home in Beaver. Natalie Braunbeck is charged with endangering the welfare of children after she and a man were found unresponsive in her apartment in the 800-block of Canal Street on April 8th. The two were eventually revived. The ten-and-six-year-old kids were not injured. Braunbeck’s preliminary hearing is set for May 20th.

The president of Slippery Rock University has something to say to Dr. Phil McGraw. The television talk show host appeared to slam the school in a recent magazine article about the college admissions scandal, saying Slippery Rock wasn’t a so-called trophy school. University President William Behre posted a letter on Facebook this past weekend, telling McGraw that Slippery Rock provides a high-quality education that’s affordable for working families.

A family of ducks is back together after the work of Beaver County firefighters. An off-duty Chippewa Township firefighter was at Walmart yesterday when he spotted an adult duck circling a storm drain with ten ducklings stuck inside. The fire department was called in to remove the storm grate and go into the pipe to retrieve the ducklings.

Pittsburgh, PA. (AP) – Joe Biden’s first campaign speech of the 2020 presidential race is in Pittsburgh, where he will receive the endorsement of the International Association of Fire Fighters and talk about rebuilding the middle class. By picking Pennsylvania for today’s speech, the former vice president is signaling that he hopes to own what may be the toughest battleground of the election. President Donald Trump also has his sights set on Pennsylvania after winning the state in 2016.

PennDOT District 11 is announcing inspection activities on the Monaca-Rochester Bridge (Route 18) over the Ohio River in Rochester and Monaca boroughs, will begin today weather permitting. Lane narrowing on the bridge will occur weekdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. through Friday, May 10. Two lanes will be maintained at all times on the bridge.  Additionally, single-lane restrictions will occur on Ohio River Boulevard (Route 65/51) in both directions under the bridge for one or two days during the inspection.Crews from ms consultants, Inc. will conduct the inspection. Please use caution when driving through the area.

Austin, Texas (AP) – Democratic presidential contender Beto O’Rourke is betting that he can sell Republicans on the virtues of a $15 minimum wage. That could be a tough sell: It would mean more than doubling the current federal minimum, $7.25 an hour. The former Texas congressman says he’d tell conservative business leaders that a higher floor for wages enables workers to avoid taking multiple jobs and makes them loyal employees. He says: “When everyone can just work that one job, they’re going to be better at it.”

Legislation coming up in Congress (House Resolution 6) would help the hundreds of thousands of immigrants to the United States, whom supporters of the bill say boost the economy and labor force. Andrea Sears reports…

WEATHER FORECAST FOR MONDAY, APRIL 29TH, 2019

TODAY – SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING THIS
AFTERNOON. WARMER. HIGH – 68.

TONIGHT – MORE THUNDERSTORMS. LOW – 56.

TUESDAY – THUNDERSTORMS MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
HIGH – 64.

Police: 7 shot, 1 fatally, in latest Baltimore violence
BALTIMORE (AP) — Authorities say seven people have been shot, at least one fatally, in Baltimore.
Police department spokeswoman Chakia Fennoy said authorities received a call shortly after 5 p.m. Sunday reporting that multiple people had been shot.
Fennoy said one of the victims has died but that she had no information about the conditions of the others.
The shooting happened on a street in the western part of the city.
Fennoy says she has no immediate information on what prompted the shooting or of any suspect or suspects.
According to local media reports, the shooting happened while people were gathered for a cookout.