Source for Photo: -Danielle Smith, Keystone News Service, Credit for Photo: (Alexander Raths/Adobe Stock) Caption for Photo: Nurse cares for a elderly woman lying in bed

(Reported by Danielle Smith of Keystone News Service)

(Harrisburg, PA) The One Big Beautiful Bill has hit a roadblock. The Senate parliamentarian has ruled that a key Medicaid provider tax change violates chamber rules. The House version would slash federal Medicaid spending by at least $700 billion to help fund tax cuts and other Trump-era priorities. Pennsylvania nurse Molly McCullough warns the cuts could put seniors at risk and threaten rural hospitals. She says many older adults in Southwestern Pennsylvania depend on Medicaid, and hopes the Senate’s action helps protect their care. Medicaid supports about 3 million Pennsylvanians across all 67 counties. McCullough says that no matter what changes the Senate makes, the bill would still need to return to the House for approval, and Republicans may have to rewrite or scrap major parts to keep it alive.

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(West Mifflin, PA) A Kennywood operations team employee named Noah helped successfully rescue some ducklings after they were trapped on the tracks of the Pittsburg Plunge on Tuesday. According to Kennywood, a family of ducks went for a swim in the Lost Kennywood fountain and Noah put the baby ducklings of the family in some nearby bushes after rescuing them. The video of this action went viral on TikTok and has over 100,000 views.

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) According to a release from the U.S. Customs and Border Protections, the CBP seized 13 counterfeit Rolex watches and 12 pairs of designer brand sunglasses in Pittsburgh on June 6th. This information was released on Thursday and according to that release, the shipment was destined to a Pittsburgh address and manifested as “Empty Poly Bag Ladies Hand Bag” and the shipment contained six Rolex Oyster Perpetual Datejust models, five Rolex Oyster Perpetual Cosmograph Daytona models, and two Rolex Diamond Iced-Out models, and sunglasses bearing Burberry, Chanel, Gucci, Miu Miu, and Valentino brand names. If these products would have been authentic, $573,200 would be the manufacturer’s suggested retail price. The United Arab Emirates is where the items arrived from before being suspected counterfeit. The items were detained for further review by CBP officers, who suspected them counterfeit. These items were inspected by CBP officers initially on April 27th.

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Duquesne, PA) One person has died and three other people got taken to the hospital after a fire left four houses in flames in the City of Duquesne early Thursday morning. At 1:30 a.m. yesterday, the fire began at one house and then went to three other homes. Water damage was sustained by one of the houses, which is owned by Juanita Jennings. According to Duquesne Fire Chief Frank Cobb, Jennings’ home should be able to be renovated. The fire departments from Allegheny County, Duquesne and West Mifflin also helped to assist on scene. 

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Lawrenceville, PA) A woman from Pittsburgh is getting charges of animal cruelty after police confirmed she left her dogs in the extreme heat outside for two days, which caused them to get heat stroke. Thirty-eight-year-old Christine Crowther is being charged with animal neglect and aggravated animal cruelty. On Tuesday afternoon, police went to 44th Street in Lawrenceville during an extreme heat warning. Both dogs had no shelter and investigators confirmed 90-degree heat that day.

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Moon Township, PA) Grundfos, a water pump manufacturer based in Denmark, will acquire Newterra Corporation, a water and wastewater treatment company based in Moon Township. This occurred this week with no disclosed information about the terms of the deal. Across all its locations, Newterra Corporation has around 280 employees. Newterra Corporation also controls sites for plants in Heber Springs, Arkansas, San Luis Obispo, California, Chaska, Minnesota and Ontario, Canada. 

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) The Paradise Island Bowl and Beach on Neville Island got complaints from a councilman from Coraopolis who did not like that they prioritized the safety of their customers and employees. The extreme heat caused the restaurant and bowling alley to close Tuesday. One of the comments that Coraopolis Assistant Volunteer Fire Chief Robb Cardimen put on social media was that the establishment “an embarrassment.” The restaurant received a sent apology from Cardimen for his comments. 

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Lebanon County, PA) According to a news release on Thursday, Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday said two Lebanon County businesses and fifteen people were charged after “Operation Dirty Paper.” This was a chop shop operation investigation that involved fraudulent vehicle inspections, identity theft and vehicle title washing. Angel Vidal got money for his Lebanon chop shop by these actions and the stolen vehicles sold below values for market in some other states including across Pennsylvania. According to authorities, El Fuerte Auto Sales and El Fuerte Tire & Auto, both in Lebanon, were run by defendants Yonathan Peguero-Rodriguez and Johandeiry Bonilla. The two businesses are accused of things including falsifying inspection records and aiding the operation by conducting improper vehicle inspections. The fifteen people and the two businesses have multiple charges, including bank fraud, corrupt organizations, forgery, insurance fraud, identity theft. The Thursday news release also confirms that the Northampton County Prison is where Vidal is because of alleged conduct that is similar.

(File Photo: Source for Photo: FILE – Vehicles move past signs that indicate payment methods for driving on the Pennsylvania Turnpike at the entrance ramp in Gibsonia, Pa. in this file photo from Aug. 30, 2021. Gov. Tom Wolf gave final approval on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2022, to legislation aimed at getting owners or operators of some 25,000 vehicles to pay their overdue bills for turnpike usage, The law that could trigger the suspension of thousands of vehicle registrations early next year. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Beaver County, PA) The week of the Fourth of July is expected to have millions of people traveling on the Pennsylvania Turnpike. According to officials of the Pennsylvania Turnpike, from Friday, June 27th through Sunday, July 6th, they project over 5.88 million motorists will be traveling on the Turnpike system. Officials estimate 725,000 drivers traveling there today. 5 a.m. today until 11 p.m. on July 6th will be when all maintenance and construction projects will be suspended there.