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(Washington, D.C.)  The deadline for filing your taxes is today.
If you are not ready to file your taxes you are able to ask for an extension but that only applies to filing and you still have to pay what you owe by today or risk penalties and interest payments. If you file an extension it gives you until October 15, 2022 to file.
To be considered on time you have until midnight tonight.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Authorities say two people are dead and several more are injured after a shooting in Pittsburgh early Sunday morning. Pittsburgh police said in a news release that the shooting happened at about 12:30 a.m. during a party at a short-term rental property. Authorities say that there were more than 200 people inside, many of them underage. Police say at least 11 people were shot and taken to local hospitals. Two male gunshot victims died at the hospital. They were not yet identified. Police say others were injured attempting to flee, and that some people tried to escape by jumping out of the building’s windows. There is no information on any suspects at this time. An investigation is ongoing.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Election security experts for years have urged states to replace outdated voting machines. They say systems that include a paper record of every ballot cast would mean that any disputed results can be verified. Most took that path, but six states did not, most of them Republican-led. But with false claims still swirling around the 2020 presidential election, some GOP voters don’t trust voting machines. Responding to those concerns, many Republican lawmakers are coming around on the switch-out. Of the six states, Mississippi and Indiana plan to have a paper trail by the 2024 presidential election, with similar legislation pending in Tennessee.

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — More than 900 bodies of civilians were discovered in the Kyiv region following the withdrawal of Russian forces. That’s according to the regional police chief, who spoke Friday at a briefing. The jarring numbers came shortly after Russia’s Defense Ministry promised to ramp up missile attacks on Kyiv in response to Ukraine’s alleged aggression on Russian territory. That ominous warning came after the stuning loss of Moscow’s flagship in the Black Sea, which a senior U.S. defense official confirmed Friday was indeed hit by at least one Ukrainian missile.

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Students at Pennsylvania’s state-owned universities won’t see tuition increase next year under a unanimous vote by the the system’s board. The State System of Higher Education’s Board of Governors passed on Thursday what will be the fourth year of flat tuition. The struggling system hopes the Legislature will approve hundreds of millions in additional funding in the 2022-23 state budget. Tuition is currently about $7,700 for in-state undergraduates. The typical graduate leaves with $39,000 in student debt.

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Recreational marijuana sales in New Jersey for those 21 and older will begin April 21. That’s according to Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy. The governor’s announcement in a tweet comes just three days after state regulators green lighted permits for seven facilities that already sell medical cannabis to begin retailing recreational marijuana. The news comes about a year after the state’s regulatory commission started operating, and a year and a half after voters overwhelmingly approved a ballot question to permit recreational marijuana for people 21 and older. New Jersey is one of 18 states, along with the District of Columbia, that have legalized recreational marijuana.

NEW YORK (AP) — The man charged in this week’s Brooklyn subway attack has been ordered held without bail, with prosecutors saying he terrified the “entire city.” Frank James appeared in federal court Thursday, a day after his arrest in an attack that left 10 people shot. Authorities say the 62-year-old unleashed smoke bombs and dozens of bullets. His lawyer is cautioning against a “rush to judgment.” She asked for him to receive “psychiatric attention” in jail. He’s charged with a federal terrorism offense that applies to attacks on mass transit systems. Authorities say there’s currently no evidence linking him to terror organizations and are still trying to derive a motive.

The featured image above shows Gino Stevens in his Hopewell School attire. 

Story by Sandy Giordano – Beaver County Radio. Published April 15, 2022 10:18 A.M.

Gino Stevens, Hopewell Township has worked as a janitor at Margaret Ross Elementary School in Hopewell Township since 2000. He got his start in buildings and grounds 38 years ago and worked there for 1 year and also worked at the junior high school. He lost his job at J&L and 2 weeks later he began his career at Hopewell.