HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania is making its largest deposit into its budgetary reserve account in nearly two decades. Tuesday’s deposit of $317 million comes after strong corporate and sales tax collections drove the state past its revenue expectations by almost 3%. The 2019-20 fiscal year that began July 1 is projected to be another relatively strong year for tax collections. However, not everything’s rosy. Pennsylvania still had $67 billion in state pension debt and its working-age population is shrinking.

Pennsylvania is in the middle of an extreme heat wave with temperatures reaching upwards of 88 degrees in Beaver County today and throughout the week. The PA Health Department has some tips for staying safe and cool in the heat. Beaver County Radio News Intern Kristian Biega has more on the story. Click on ‘play’ to hear Kristian’s report…

New Castle City Police are warning residents of a recent phone scam. According to the Department’s Facebook page, police say the caller states that he is a Sheriff’s Deputy with an active arrest warrant for the family member. The caller did know the name of the resident and did have a local number with a voicemail claiming to be from the County Sheriffs Office. The caller then demands payment for the warrant. City police say they never contact you by phone demanding payment for outstanding warrants, nor do they accept gift cards as payment for any fines or fees.

PAMPLONA, Spain (AP) — The desire to have a selfie as a souvenir from running with the bulls in Spain turned into a near-death experience an American lawyer says he’ll never forget. A charging bull ran over and gored San Francisco resident Jaime Alvarez in the neck during the first run of this year’s San Fermin festival in Pamplona. The 46-year-old Alvarez says he just wanted to shoot a 5-second video scene to say ‘Here I am, I did it.'”…and that’s when the stray 6-ton bull came at him running fast. Alvarez says it was like being hit by a truck. Someone grabbed Alvarez by the arm and pushed through the crowds to get to paramedics, saving the American’s life. Doctors told  Alvarez the bull’s horn went deep into his neck and fractured part of a cheekbone. Alvarez is recovering from surgery and could be discharged as soon as today.

NAPOLEONVILLE, La. (AP) — Another apparent incident of someone licking ice cream at a store has surfaced. This time it’s in Louisiana.

Assumption Parish Sheriff’s Office says a man posted a video of himself on Facebook opening a Blue Bell ice cream container, licking it, poking it with his finger and putting it back on the shelf.

News outlets report 36-year-old Lenise Martin III was charged Saturday with property tampering and posting criminal activity.

Police Commander Lonny Cavalier says after being alerted of Martin’s actions by management, deputies found Martin at the scene showing the sales clerk a receipt showing he bought the ice cream he licked. Deputies searched the freezer and confirmed the purchase but still decided to move forward with the charges.

Earlier this month, a teen in Texas was shown in an online video taking ice cream from a Walmart freezer, removing the top to lick it and then putting it back.

(Photos taken by Sandy Giordano)

THE BEAUTIFICATION OF HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP CONTINUES THIS NOON…AS WE HEAR IN THIS REPORT FROM BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO:

Police are interviewing witnesses and reviewing surveillance video from the water park section of Hersheypark after an allegation of a child luring. Anywhere from 30,000 to 35,000 people visited the park over the Fourth of July holiday week and police in Dauphin County said they got a report Wednesday about a possible attempted abduction. A woman who was supervising a group of children reported that a young woman talked to an elementary school aged child at the top of one of the water slides. Police said the woman also approached the boy at the bottom of the slide. Investigators are looking into the case but say they don’t yet know if it rises to the level of a crime. It took Hersheypark workers 34 minutes to report the incident to police. In a statement, the park said that, in response to the incident, it is reviewing employees’ safety training.

MCKEESPORT, Pa. (AP) — A McKeesport man who shot and killed another man during a fight over a $100 debt is now headed to state prison. Damian Ashley had been scheduled to stand trial Monday on homicide charges stemming from the death of 28-year-old Wyatt Gaza. But the 29-year-old McKeesport man instead pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter and two weapons charges in a plea deal with the Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office. Authorities say both men fired shots at each other during a 2017 fight.

THE HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP COMMISSIONERS LAST NIGHT DISCUSSED THE GUN RANGE. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO WAS THERE…

A public hearing is planned for this evening in Darlington Township to discuss the potential closure of Northwestern Primary School in the Blackhawk School District. Tonight’s hearing at the Blackhawk High School auditorium will continue the conversation on whether the district should permanently close the school, which was shuttered in 2016 for environmental concerns. The board cannot decide to formally close the school for 90 days following the hearing. There had been previous conversations to renovate the school over closing it. Tonight’s hearing will begin at 7pm.