BREAKING NEWS:    SCHOOL BUSES IN THE FREEDOM AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT WILL NOT BE ABLE TO GET TO TWO OF THE BUS STOPS IN THE DISTRICT THIS MORNING – AT STEEL SCHOOL ROAD AND LOVI ROAD – DUE TO ROAD CLOSURES FROM THE STORM. FOR ALL OTHER STOPS, BUSES WILL BE RUNNING LATE THIS MORNING DUE TO THE FLOODED ROADS IN THE AREA. THE DISTRICT IS ASKING STUDENTS AND PARENTS TO BE PLEASE BE PATIENT WHILE WAITING FOR THE SCHOOL BUS THIS MORNING. THEY WILL GET TO YOU AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR WEDNESDAY, MAY 29TH, 2019

**** FLOOD WARNING FOR UNTIL 8:15 AM ******

TODAY – STRONG THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. STORMS MAY
PRODUCE LARGE HAIL AND STRONG WINDS. HIGH
NEAR 80.

TONIGHT – VARIABLE CLOUDS AND SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS. A FEW STORMS MAY BE
SEVERE. LOW – 65.

THURSDAY – MORE THUNDERSTORMS. GUSTY WINDS AND
SMALL HAIL ARE POSSIBLE. HIGH – 71.

NEW YORK (AP) — The embattled attorney Michael Avenatti has pleaded not guilty to accusations that he defrauded his most famous client, porn star Stormy Daniels. Avenatti appeared before a federal judge in New York on Tuesday on charges of wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. Prosecutors say Avenatti pocketed money Daniels was supposed to get from a book deal.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The ACLU of Missouri is seeking a statewide vote on a new law that will ban most abortions starting at eight weeks of pregnancy. The ACLU said Tuesday that it has submitted a referendum petition to the secretary of state’s office as a first step toward blocking and potentially repealing the law Republican Gov. Mike Parson signed last week. The group wants to block the law from taking effect on Aug. 28 and force a referendum in 2020.

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats appear likely to try again to pass a long-overdue $19 billion disaster aid bill that’s a top priority for some of President Donald Trump’s most loyal allies on Capitol Hill. A GOP conservative blocked the measure last week, but there’s another abbreviated House session Tuesday afternoon. The bill is supported by Trump and top leaders in Congress, and Democrats went on the attack after a GOP Texas freshman blocked the bill on Friday.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is upholding an Indiana law that requires abortion providers to dispose of aborted fetuses in the same way as human remains, a sign that the more conservative court is more open to abortion restrictions. But the justices rejected the state’s appeal of a lower court ruling blocking a separate provision that would prevent a woman in Indiana from having an abortion based on gender, race or disability.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — States are debating whether to make it more difficult for students to avoid vaccinations for religious or philosophical reasons amid the worst measles outbreak in decades, but children using such waivers are outnumbered in many states by those who give no excuse for lacking shots. Data reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a majority of unvaccinated or undervaccinated kindergartners in 10 of 27 states reporting were allowed to enroll in school without any exemption.

Members of the military are allowed to adopt a pet for free this week at the Beaver County Humane Society.  BCHS spokeswoman Susan Salyards tells Beaver County Radio News that the Pets For Vets promotion allows active duty, reserve, and veterans to adopt one animal per household…

Those hoping to make an adoption must still meet B-C-H-S adoption requirements. ..

The promotion ends Saturday.