Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer says President Donald Trump’s new pledge to produce a health care overhaul plan after he’s re-elected next year means he will “hold Americans hostage through 2020” on an issue that affects millions of people. The New York Democrat says that when Trump “insists he has a magic plan that we can see if only the American people re-elect him,” it isn’t true. Trump tweeted that Congress will vote on a GOP plan after the elections.

GOVERNOR TOM WOLF’S ‘RESTORE PENNSYLVANIA’ TOUR RECENTLY STOPPED IN HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO HAS MORE. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…

Over 1.8 million Pennsylvanians carry an estimated 68 billion dollars in student loan debt. Legislation is being introduced that would save thousands for those paying off student loans. Don Rooney has more…

Beaver County’s Planning Commisison Director has received the Supporter of Development Award. Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano has more. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…

A fire broke out this morning at a house in Rochester. The fire was reported shortly before 4:30 a.m. on Harmony Road. Thick smoke poured from the home as firefighters responded. Emergency dispatchers said people were home when the fire started, but no injuries have been reported.

BEAVER COUNTY COMMISSIONER DAN CAMP WILL APPEAR BEFORE A U-S HOUSE SUBCOMMITTEE TODAY. THE COMMITTEE IS SCHEDULED TO MEET AT 10:00 THIS MORNING FOR THE HEARING ON “LESSONS FROM ACROSS THE NATION: STATE AND LOCAL ACTION TO COMBAT CLIMATE CHANGE”. CAMP – A REPUBLICAN RUNNING FOR RE-ELECTION THIS YEAR – PLANS TO DISCUSS THE NATURAL GAS INDUSTRY’S ECONOMIC IMPACT ON THE COUNTY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR TUESDAY, APRIL 2ND, 2019

TODAY – GENERALLY CLOUDY. HIGH – 55.

TONIGHT – SOME CLOUDS THIS EVENING WILL GIVE WAY
TO MAINLY CLEAR SKIES OVERNIGHT. LOW – 36.

WEDNESDAY – INTERVALS OF CLOUDS AND SUNSHINE.
HIGH – 57.

Former Vice President Joe Biden says he never meant for the hugs and shoulder squeezes he has long doled out to women to cause them any discomfort. A Nevada Democrat named Lucy Flores says she felt uncomfortable in 2014 when she received a kiss on the back of her head from Biden, who’s considering whether to enter the 2020 Democratic presidential race. Democratic strategist Maria Cardona says Biden “has to acknowledge that his behavior made some women uncomfortable.”

A White House official turned whistleblower says dozens of people in President Donald Trump’s administration were granted access to classified information despite “disqualifying issues” in their backgrounds. That includes concerns about foreign influence, drug use and criminal conduct. The official, Tricia Newbold, says she compiled a list of at least 25 White House officials who were initially denied security clearances because of their backgrounds. But Trump aides intervened.

Pennsylvania officials are scheduled to release a report on how child welfare agencies handled the case of a teenager who endured years of abuse before her 2016 rape and murder. Sara Packer was sentenced to life without parole for plotting the death of her adoptive daughter, 14-year-old Grace Packer. Sara Packer’s boyfriend, who raped and strangled Grace, got the death penalty. Grace was abused in the years leading up to her murder, but officials allowed her to remain in Sara Packer’s home.