The president of a Virginia university says Gov. Ralph Northam won’t be a part of her official inauguration this week after the revelation of a racist photo in his medical school yearbook. William & Mary President Katherine Rowe said in a statement Monday that Northam was scheduled to participate in Friday’s celebration, but now he won’t be part of the program. Under the circumstances she says Northam’s “presence would fundamentally disrupt the sense of campus unity we aspire to.”

 The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Pennsylvania says adjusting state laws to protect victims’ rights is easier and more flexible than amending the state Constitution, and the group says it isn’t in favor of the proposed Marsy’s Law. Andrea Sears reports…

Pennsylvanians hoping to hunt big game with powerful semiautomatic rifles are not going to get the chance this year.  The state Game Commission announced over the weekend that the use of semiautomatic centerfire rifles for big game hunting will not be permitted for the 2019-2020 season.  The reported reasons include public input and opinions from the General Assembly, among others.

There are 96 Pennsylvania State Troopers set to get to work.  The 154th cadet class graduated in Harrisburg Friday and will be off to their respective new barracks starting this week.  The P-S-P now has just shy of 45-hundred troopers state wide.

According to published reports, some workers at Ellwood City Medical Center, which has had three troubled payrolls in a roll, reported being paid Friday. It’s unclear if all workers received pay checks or if they were for their full amount. Because they were distributed late, some concern also was being expressed about whether the checks will be good when workers attempt to cash them today. The situation with payroll delays and reported nonpayments of vendors has come under federal and state investigation. The Lawrence County District Attorney’s Office also has opened a criminal probe in the case.

AN ALIQUIPPA MAN FACES TRIAL ON CRIMINAL HOMICIDE CHARGES. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO HAS MORE. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…

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THE BEAVER COUNTY CORONER’S OFFICE THIS MORNING RELEASED NEW NUMBERS ON DRUG OVERDOSE DEATHS IN THE COUNTY. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWSCORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO HAS MORE. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…

The AARP Foundation’s Tax-Aide Program is once again offering free tax filing assistance at 290 locations throughout Pennsylvania. Andrea Sears reports…

A Beaver Falls man is facing charges after being found with drugs during a parole officer’s home check. Dwayne Wells was charged after being found with cocaine, heroin, and marijuana at his home on Second Avenue on January 25th. . Wells had been under supervision for a firearms violation and previous drug charge. The 28-year-old is in the Beaver County Jail on 75-thousand-dollars bail.

Beaver County authorities don’t know why two men made the deadly decision to drive on railroad tracks in Rochester. Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano has details. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…

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