As state lawmakers debate raising teachers’ pay, a new poll shows more than 70 percent of Pennsylvanians have positive impressions of public-school teachers in the state. Andrea Sears reports…

 

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Artwork valued in the thousands of dollars was stolen from several artists at Pittsburgh’s Three Rivers Arts Festival. The thefts occurred between Saturday night and Sunday morning. The artists arrived to find their works gone. The festival has 24-hour security and it’s not clear how some of the larger pieces were stolen without anyone noticing.

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — With strong tax collections oiling the gears, Gov. Tom Wolf and top lawmakers are working under the hood of a new spending plan as they head into the final weeks before lawmakers break for summer. Front and center is an approximately $34 billion budget package that’s expected to pass before July 1. Meanwhile, the Democratic governor is pressing Republicans to take up at least a couple of his top agenda items before they leave the Capitol until September.

A third alligator has been found in a Pittsburgh neighborhood in less than a month. According to police, this one was found on a porch of a home in the 300 block of East Agnew Street in Carrick around 6:15 p.m. Police said they got the alligator into a box and took it to the Zone 3 Police Station, where they called animal control officers. Animal control then took the alligator to the Humane Animal Rescue in the East End. Police are investigating but say it appears to be unrelated to the previous two alligator incidents. The alligator was around 2 1/2 feet long. On Thursday, a five-foot long alligator was captured in Beechview. Back in May, a family who was fishing along the Monongahela River spotted an alligator.

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The looming end of a business relationship between Pittsburgh-based health care giants hangs in the balance during a hearing before a state judge. Commonwealth Court Judge Robert Simpson plans to issue a decision this week about whether a consent decree involving Highmark Health and UPMC can be extended past its June 30 termination date. Its expiration will trigger higher costs for Highmark insurance customers who use UPMC’s network of providers.

THE ALIQUIPPA HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL HAS ANNOUNCED HIS RETIREMENT. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO HAS MORE. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…

(Photos taken by Sandy Giordano)

TRAFFIC ALERT: PennDOT District 11 is announcing replacement work on the Chapel Drive (Route 1005) culvert over a branch of the Connoquenessing Creek in North Sewickley Township,  will begin today, weather permitting. Beginning at approximately 7 a.m., a portion of Chapel Drive between Mercer Road (Route 65) and Harpers Ferry Road (Route 1012) will close to traffic around-the-clock through late August.  PennDOT crews will conduct culvert replacement work.  All traffic will be detoured.

Posted Detour

West of the Culvert

• Take Chapel Drive to Route 65
• Take Route 65 south
• Turn left onto Harpers Ferry Road
• Follow Harpers Ferry Road back to Chapel Drive
• End detour

East of the Culvert

• Same detour in opposite direction

WEATHER FORECAST FOR MONDAY, JUNE 10TH, 2019

 

TODAY – RAIN SHOWERS THIS MORNING WITH NUMEROUS
THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING DURING THE
AFTERNOON HOURS. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL
POSSIBLE. HIGH – 77.

TONIGHT – SLIGHT CHANCE OF A SHOWER THROUGHOUT
THE EVENING. BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR
AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW – 51.

TUESDAY – SUNSHINE. HIGH – 74.

Today marks the start of road construction on 7th Avenue in Beaver Falls. Pennsylvania Department of Transportation will be turning the four lane street into just two lanes over the upcoming months. Beaver County Radio News intern, Christina Sainovich has more…