By LAURAN NEERGAARD and MATTHEW PERRONE Associated Press
U.S. regulators are allowing people 50 and older to get another booster dose of the Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. The Food and Drug Administration’s decision aims to offer extra protection to the most vulnerable in case the virus rebounds. The FDA said Tuesday that age group can seek a fourth dose at least four months after their previous booster. With COVID-19 cases currently low, it’s not clear if they should rush out and get one. There’s limited evidence to tell how much benefit another booster could offer right now. The FDA ruled without input from its independent advisers.

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By MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A Republican proposal to prevent transgender girls from competing in girls’ school sports is advancing in the Pennsylvania Legislature. The measure was passed on party lines Tuesday by the Pennsylvania House Education Committee. The “Save Women’s Sports Act” bill would restrict players to male or female teams based on their reproductive organs, biology or genetics at birth. The bill says athletic teams designated for women or girls may not be open to “students of the male sex.” It would give students a route to sue if they feel harmed by violations of that rule. It covers K-12 school teams, college sports, intramurals and club teams sponsored by school entities.

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By TALI ARBEL AP Business Writer
The Federal Trade Commission is suing TurboTax maker Intuit, saying its ads for “free” tax filing misled consumers. The consumer protection agency said millions of consumers cannot actually use the free tax-prep software option because they are ineligible for it. The agency says Intuit has for years focused on the word “free” in its ads, running them during major events like the Super Bowl. The FTC has asked a federal judge to order Intuit to stop what it said were Intuit’s deceptive ads during the rush of tax season. Intuit did not immediately reply to a request for comment.

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Story by Sandy Giordano, Beaver County Radio News Correspondent

(Hopewell Twp., Beaver County, Pa.) Officers Joe Daransky and Brian Marvich responded to a 9-1-1 call  on Wednesday, March 2 at 9:28 p.m.  for an elderly woman who fell and possibly not breathing , according to Police Chief Don Sedlacek. The officers arrived on scene along with Sgt. Ron McMasters  began to perform CPR   on the female who was lying on the kitchen floor. They performed CPR  for an extended period of time  to free up time for EMS personnel  to complete other lifesaving measures on the female.  Chief Sedlacek said they assisted EMS  with   loading the patient into the ambulance.

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(Little Beaver Twp., Lawrence County, Pa.) Pa State Police in Gibsonia are reporting that they were called to the scene of a two vehicle crash on the Pa Turnpike East Bound at mile marker 1.8 Sunday morning at 1:33 AM.
Troopers reported upon arriving and investigating it was learned that an unnamed 44-year-old female from Beaver Falls was was drivign a 2008 Jeep Wrangler East on the Turnpike in the left lane. She attempted to pass 2020 MAC Truck being driven by 42-year-old Garret Kemp of New Brighton and misjudged the distance and struck the truck. The Jeep traveled off the right side of the roadway and hit the guardrail head on. The vehicle came to a final rest on the guard rail. Kemp pulled his truck to the berm of the road and waited for police. The unnamed Beaver Falls woman was transported to Heritage Valley Beaver for suspected minor injuries.
She was charged by Troopers with not driving properly on roadways laned for traffic.

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(Harrisburg, Pa.) New legislation is being introduced that would require the Pa Turnpike Commission to alert EZ-Pass account holder’s within 24 hours by email if their transponder does not properly read as they passed through an E-ZPass Toll location is being introduced.
The email must explain why the driver is receiving a V-toll and provide solutions to fix the issue with the transponder.
Under the proposed legislation, the Commission may charge a fee for the toll if the email provided by the account holder is invalid.
The legislation is aimed at increasing transparency for E-ZPass holders and to save them from paying unexpected fees when they go through toll booths.
State leaders say last year, thousands of Pennsylvanians were charged V-tolls, or $10 fees, totaling millions of dollars.
If the legislation passes, it will go into effect in 60 days.

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(Center Twp., Beaver County, Pa.) Pa State Police in Beaver are reporting that at 1:20 AM this morning a trooper observed a maroon in color Dodge Avenger with Pa Registration traveling on I-376 West Hopewell when the vehicle began taking off at a high rate of speed and in reckless disregard from multiple other police Departments in Beaver and Allegheny County.
Troopers attempted to initiate a traffic stop on the vehicle and it failed, engaging in a pursuit. The pursuit according to Troopers continued on I-376 West and into Center Township. Numerous attempts to stop the vehicle using the PIT maneuver failed and the pursuit continued until the vehicle became disabled on Wagner Road. The suspect tried to run off but was arrested with assistance from the Center Twp Police a short distance away.
State police have identified the suspect as 18-year-old Krzysztof McCauley.
The pursuit started when Rochester police tried to pull over McCauley for running a red light.
Rochester police radioed other departments about the situation after McCauley didn’t stop and a pursuit started, and that’s when state police spotted his vehicle on I-376.
He is currently being charged with fleeing and Eluding as Troopers continue to investigate.

(Robinson Twp., Pa.) Officials have identified the victim in yesterday morning’s house fire on Helen Street in Robinson Twp.. 70-year-old Linda Lewis died in the fire and three other family members were left homeless after the two-alarm fire destroyed their home.
Firefighters were called to the scene shortly before 8 AM. Crews battled the intense flames and smoke as they made their initial search.
Once crews recovered Lewis’ body and her husband and two adult children were safely out, firefighters were pulled back and went into defensive mode because of the intense flames.
One family member was treated for smoke inhalation. The home is a total loss and the Red Cross is helping the surviving family members.
The fire marshal is investigating the cause of the fire.