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Parking meters in the 500 block of North Union Street in Olean are expected to be re-installed by the end of February. The meters were taken out on the west side of the street during construction on the Total Senior Care building. According to a resolution on Olean Common Council's agenda for Tuesday, the meters are to be re-installed no later than February 25.

The City of Olean is expected to award the contract for the East Olean Sewer Project during its meeting on Tuesday. According to the Common Council agenda, the $1.8 million contract will go to Kandey Company of West Seneca if approved by aldermen. The project includes replacing about 1.5 miles of cracked sewer lines in East Olean that have allowed raw sewage and debris to flood basements during heavy rain. Also, a new pump station will be built near Olean Creek to prevent backups in the new lines. Some of the cost of cost will be from grant money from the Appalachian Regional Commission and the Small Cities Block Grant Program if the project is finished, or almost finished, by June.

A Jamestown man is in jail after police say they found a quarter of a pound of marijuana in his vehicle during a traffic stop. Sheriff's deputies say they stopped 38-year-old Deshon Cook Sr. because his vehicle wasn't inspected. During the stop they noticed the smell of burnt marijuana coming from the vehicle. They searched the vehicle, found the marijuana and took Cook to Chautauqua County Jail. Cook was also charged for driving with a suspended driver's license.

By ANNE HOLLIDAY WESB/WBRR News Directr Governor Ed Rendell isn't scheduled to give his budget address until next month, but the battle lines have already been drawn. "If the governor continues to rattle his sabre as he is -- that he wants another personal income tax increase -- it's going to be another long budget year," Lt. Governor/Senator Joe Scarnati told WESB and The HERO on Thursday. "We continue to be plagued and faced with a shortfall in revenues moving into the budget for 2010-2011," he said. Rendell says there are fixed-cost growths such as pensions, corrections and public welfare. Scarnati says some elected officials argue that nothing can be done about those costs. He doesn't agree with that. "If we do not begin to control spending in corrections, public welfare and pensions we can not ever be able to sustain and contain spending in our state budget," he said. You can't grow a state budget every year at 3 1/2 to 4 percent when ...

This is more pink than red but, still, tomorrow is supposed to be sunny with a high nearing 40. So is the saying "Red sky at night sailor's delight; red sky in morning, sailor's warning" true? According to the Library of Congress, within limits, it is.

ALBANY – In a surprising turn of events on Thursday, a farm labor bill designed to collapse upstate’s farming industry was rerouted to the Senate’s Agriculture committee where it will be fully reviewed by the farming community, according to the committee’s ranking member Senator Catharine Young (R,I,C – Olean). The bill cleared the Senate Labor Committee earlier in the week and was fast tracked to be voted on by the full senate. It wasn’t scheduled for an Agriculture Committee review until Senator Young and several of her colleagues intervened and demanded the bill be referred. “This bill will change the very face of agricultural as we know it. It clearly falls under the jurisdiction of this committee and should of been referred from the onset. New York City politicians and special interest groups have been trying to force through would be the most restrictive farm labor laws in the country,” said Sen. Young. “This bill will destroy livelihoods and upstate’s e...

The road re-opened completely at 5:30 p.m. ~~~~~ Route 219 in Ridgway is now open for one lane of travel. Travel flow north and south is being alternated by PennDOT. Police say travel will be limited for several more hours until debris is removed.

A former State Department official who became the first U.S. official known to resign in protest over our country’s strategic policy and goals in Afghanistan will discuss the Afghan war during a talk Wednesday, Feb. 3, at St. Bonaventure University. Matthew Hoh will speak on “Efforts at a Political Resolution: Finding a Lasting Settlement to Afghanistan’s Civil War” during the 4 p.m. presentation in Dresser Auditorium of the John J. Murphy Professional Building. Hoh gained national attention when he resigned from his post in Afghanistan last September over U.S. strategic policy and goals. His resignation letter has been cited as an Essential Document by the Council on Foreign Relations. Prior to his assignment in Afghanistan, Hoh served in Iraq; first in 2004-2005 in Salah ad Din Province with a State Department reconstruction and governance team and then in 2006-2007 in Anbar Province as a Marine Corps company commander. When not deployed, Hoh worked on Afghanistan and Iraq policy an...

Dave Wannstedt, former National Football League coach and head football coach for the University of Pittsburgh, will speak to the graduating class of 2010 at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford. Wannstedt, who has led the Panthers to back-to-back bowl games, will deliver the keynote address during commencement exercises at 2 p.m. on Sunday, May 2, in the KOA Arena of the Sport and Fitness Center at Pitt-Bradford. “I am excited about Coach Wannstedt being our graduation speaker,” said Kayla Bourgeouis, a sports medicine major from Meadville who sat on the committee to choose a commencement speaker. “Coach Wannstedt demonstrates great leadership and is well-respected by the community.” Student Government Association president Tim Woughter, a criminal justice major from Gillett, said, “The students who sat on the committee felt that he would be a great motivational speaker for graduating seniors. Also, we were looking for someone that has Pitt pri...

An art exhibit highlighting present-day issues will open today at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford. Shaqe Kalaj's “The Content of Becoming: Mixed Media Exhibition” will be showcased in the KOA Art Gallery in Blaisdell Hall until Feb. 26. A gallery talk will be held at noon today in the Webb/Bradford Forest Rehearsal Hall, and an opening reception will follow at 12:30 p.m. in the KOA Speer Electronics Lobby. The Spectrum Series event is free and open to the public. “Shaqe Kalaj’s mixed media work is inspiring, especially in term of content,” said Kong Ho, associate professor of art and director of interdisciplinary arts and art programs at Pitt-Bradford. “I know she is a very responsible teaching artist and productive studio artist.” The exhibit is more than meets the eye. The installation spans eating disorders, child abuse, racial stereotypes, religion and health, the farm and drug industries, and the general sterility of suburban American life. Six series of media will b...

PennDOT has made traffic pattern changes to a Cameron County bridge on Route 4004 (Ridge Valley Road). Effective today, the Bobby’s Run Bridge in Shippen Township will feature a single-lane traffic pattern with a self-regulating stop sign. This change will require motorists to take turns crossing the bridge. The change allows PennDOT to remove the weight posting it put into place last week. The bridge is located on Route 4004 near the Lewis and Hockenberry sawmill. The Bobby’s Run Bridge was built in 1944; is 33 feet long and carries an average of 1,037 vehicles per day. The stop condition for the bridge will remain in place until repairs can be made later this year. PennDOT reminds motorists they can log on to 511pa.com or call 511 from any phone to check traffic conditions before heading out.

No one was hurt, but hazardous material spilled, in an accident involving two Mack trucks at about 6:30 this morning on Route 219 about a quarter of a mile south of California Road in Ridgway Township. State police say a Mack truck driven by 30-year-old Jaron Cook Sr. of Baltimore, Md., went out of control and began to fishtail on the icy road. 37-year-old George Machcoviak of Johsonburg attempted to avoid a collsion by driving his Mack truck into the opposite lane but hit Cook's truck causing it to jackknife and slide off the road. Machcoviak's truck spun around and turned over. The tanker trailer of Mackcoviak's truck was damaged causing aluminum sulfate to leak. A HazMat crew, the Ridgway Township and Horton Township fire departments and Elk County EMS were on the scene, and the road was closed. Both vehicles had to be towed from the scene.

As of 11:22 a.m., Route 219 from Toby Road to Route 948 remains closed. State police expect it to re-open at around 3 p.m. ~~~~ Route 219 from Toby Road to Route 948 in Elk County is closed. State police say they will notify us when the road is re-opened, and why it's closed.

ALBANY - Senator Cathy Young (R,I,C) has vowed to fight the farm labor bill that advanced through the Senate Labor Committee yesterday because "it would destroy our farms and kill Upstate's economy," she said. Sen. Young has signed a letter to Senate Democrat Leader John Sampson, requesting the legislation to be referred to the Senate Agriculture Committee, since that committee should have jurisdiction over farming issues. "They are trying to avoid having it sent to the Ag Committee. That's plain wrong. Under the new Senate reforms that we fought for last summer, a committee can ask to have particular bills sent to them for review. We need a full airing about this bill's impact. We'll see if the New York City-controlled Senate Majority follows the rules," she said. Sen. Young said this issue is a matter of life or death for the state's farming industry. "Not only would this legislation put farms out of bus...

Eighteen photographs by the late photojournalist Inge Morath are on view through Feb. 14 at St. Bonaventure University’s Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts. The photographs are on loan from a private collection. The Austrian-born Morath, a gifted writer, discovered her talents as a photographer almost by accident. In 1949, she joined the newly founded Magnum Photos as an editor and became fascinated with the art of photography. She began photographing independently in London in 1951 and was asked to join Magnum as a photographer in 1953. She would stay with the agency for 50 years. Morath traveled extensively for Magnum, covering assignments in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the United States and South America. She also worked as a still photographer on numerous motion picture sets and her portraits of Marilyn Monroe, although not in this exhibition, are among the most graceful images of the late actress. Morath married American playwright Arthur Miller in 1964 and they settled in N...

PennDOT has removed weight postings on the Oswayo Creek Bridge on Route 4017 (Sunnyside Road) in Shinglehouse Borough. In late May of 2009, PennDOT posted the bridge for a 19-ton weight limit for single vehicles and a 35-ton weight limit for combination vehicles. With bridge repairs complete, PennDOT has been able to remove the weight restriction posting. The Oswayo Creek Bridge was built in 1938, is 12 feet long and carries an average of 385 vehicles per day. PennDOT reminds motorists they can log on to 511pa.com or call 511 from any phone to check traffic conditions before heading out.

Saint-Gobain Containers has reached a settlement with the federal government to install pollution control equipment at all of its plants, including the one in Port Allegany. The cost to reduce emissions in all the plants will be about $112 million. Cynthia Giles of the US EPA says the emissions will be reduced by 50 percent. Saint-Gobain has agreed to implement pollution controls, including the installation of the first-ever selective catalytic reduction system at a container glass plant in the U.S. Saint-Gobain will also install continuous emission monitoring systems at all of their glass plants. Also as part of the settlement, Saint-Gobain has agreed to pay a $2.25 million civil penalty to resolve its alleged violations of the Clean Air Act’s new source review regulations. Of the $2.25 million civil penalty, Saint-Gobain will pay $1.15 million to the United States and $1.1 million to the 10 states and two local regulatory agencies that joined the case. The EPA and US Department of Ju...

The Center for Biological Diversity has asked the US Department of Interior to close all bat caves and mines on federal land because of the large number of bats dying from white-nose syndrome. The center made the request in a petition today to Interior Secretary Kenneth Salazar. The center also asked that the Eastern small-footed bat and the Northern long-eared bat be put on the endangered species list because they've been hit hard by white-nose syndrome. White-nose syndrome has killed more than a million bats in nine Eastern states since it was first noticed in New York in 2006. Many government agencies have already closed caves in hopes of checking the spread of white-nose syndrome. To report sick or dead bats this winter in Pennsylvania, call the nearest Game Commission regional office or use the "Report Sick Bat" form online at PGC.STATE.PA.US . Photo provided by Al Hicks, New York Department of Environmental Conservation

As state legislatures convene across the country for their 2010 sessions, AAA looks to build on a relatively successful campaign of traffic safety law improvements last year. “Pennsylvania legislators have made some great strides to making our highways safer over the past decade with Graduated Driver Licensing, Child Passenger Safety revisions, and others,” said Brian Newbacher, director of public affairs, AAA East Central. “However, we can not rest on our laurels…there is still much work to be completed.” AAA is working with legislators and other safety advocates in statehouses across the country to draft and pass legislation in 2010 that will make roads safer. On a state level, AAA is advocating the passage of House Bill 2070, legislation that would prohibit texting while driving; and House Bill 67, which would impose a passenger limit for teen drivers, and prohibit the use of interactive wireless communication devices including cell phones for teen drivers holding a driver’s permit...

Starting in February, McKean County VNA & Hospice will sponsor a free four-week hospice volunteer training course in the Ground Floor Assembly Room at Bradford Regional Medical Center (BRMC), said officials. Classes for the hospice volunteer course will be held Feb. 17 and 24, and March 3 and 10 from 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. The training will focus on bereavement and grief, medical aspects of pain and symptom management, and spiritual concerns. The purpose of the hospice training course is to recruit and train potential volunteers to work in the program. Anyone interested in learning about the concept of hospice is welcome. Hospice is an alternative for the terminally ill who elect to spend the remainder of their lives at home to be cared for by their loved ones in a comfortable, familiar environment. McKean County VNA & Hospice is BRMC’s home health agency. For more information or to register for the course, please call Stacy Williams, BRMC’s director of Volunteer Services, at 362-...

Dr. Samuel Fohr, professor of philosophy at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford, retired during 2009 after 37 years of service. Fohr taught Introduction to Philosophy, History of Ancient Philosophy, Philosophy of Religion, Introduction to Logic, Philosophy and Literature, Philosophy in Public Issues, Ethics of Health Care, Eastern Philosophy, Religion and the Modern World and Nietzsche. Fohr began teaching at Pitt-Bradford when classes were still held downtown in the former Emery Hardware building on Main Street. The last four years, he served as the chairman of the Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences. Fohr began reading philosophy on his own when he started as a student at Brooklyn College when he was 16 years old. He didn’t take his first course in philosophy until he was in his fourth term of college. Mentored by his first philosophy professor, he changed his major from chemistry to philosophy, where he felt he could make a greater con...

A New York Stae Trooper died Wednesday when her cruiser hit a tractor trailer in Otsego County. Police say 31-year-old Trooper Jill Mattice was pronounced dead at the scene. New York Governor David Paterson released the following statement: "It was with great sadness that I learned today of the death of Trooper Jill E. Mattice, a nearly seven-year veteran of the New York State Police who was killed this afternoon in a vehicular accident in Otsego County. "Trooper Mattice was assigned to the State Police Duty Station in Oneonta and served as a School Resource Officer at Unadilla Valley High School and Franklin Central Schools. Her community was enhanced by her service; her State is humbled by her sacrifice. "Trooper Mattice is the first female member of the New York State Police to be killed in the line of duty. On behalf of all New Yorkers, it is with profound gratitude for her service that I offer my deepest condolences to her family, friends and colleagues."

The Allegheny National Forest announced the re-opening of its Bradford Ranger District Office located at the intersection of Rts. 59 and 321 in McKean County. The Bradford Office has been closed for renovations since last February. Improvements to the office include the replacement of the heating and air conditioning systems, construction of a new roof, and other health and safety features. Employees returned to work at the Rt. 59 location this week and are preparing for the re-opening of the office to the public on February 1st. Bradford District Ranger Tony Scardina said “We are very excited to be back in our office and we appreciate the patience the public has shown throughout this closure.” Services available at the Bradford Office when it re-opens on February 1st include the sale of maps, books, annual firewood permits, annual and daily ATV trail passes, annual day-use passes, and annual and senior Interagency passes. If you have any questions on any of these programs or nee...

Lt. Governor Joe Scarnati. 12:30 p.m. on 1490 WESB and online at WESB.com .

The convicted cop-killer claims his lawyer at the time of his plea was ineffective. Phillips maintains he should have been permitted to withdraw his plea immediately before he was sentenced. Read the full story at The Ithaca Journal .

Bradford Regional Medical Center (BRMC) is continuing to expand women’s healthcare by adding an obstetrician/gynecologist to its medical staff. Starting Feb. 1, Alexander Batchev, D.O., will be accepting patients at his office, located in Suite 32 of BRMC’s Outpatient Services Center. Dr. Batchev is board-certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology by the American Board of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and also Family Practice by the American Board of Family Practice. “We’re thrilled to announce Dr. Batchev has joined our medical staff, enabling the hospital to expand its healthcare services for women throughout the region,” said Rhonda Chilson, BRMC’s Director of Practice Management. Before coming to BRMC, Dr. Batchev had a practice in Trenton, Mich., for medical and surgical care of women since 2000. Prior to that, he was an attending physician in the OB/GYN Department of Oakwood Southshore Medical Center in Dearborn, Mich., from 1997-99. He also served as Vice Chairman of the OB/GYN D...

New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has filed lawsuits to shut down four professional fundraising companies that he says lie, manipulate, and deceive to get charitable donations. The lawsuits have been filed against Caring People Enterprises, Inc., Marketing Squad, Inc., Stage Door Music Productions, Inc., and Suffolk Productions, Inc. Cumoo says over the past three years, these companies have collectively reported raising $16 million. On average, they keep 76 percent of the funds raised. He says during telemarketing calls, these four companies consistently violated New York laws by disguising their status as paid professional fundraisers and lying about the programs that the donations would support.

New York State is going to try again to collect taxes on cigarettes sold by Indian retailers to non-Indian customers. New York Governor David Paterson has ordered the state tax department to put regulations in place to enforce a 2008 law intended to stop wholesalers from selling unstamped cigarettes to tribes, although he says he would prefer to settle the dispute through negotiations with Indian leaders. He says it's a matter of being fair to non-Indian retailers who, if a proposal in his new budget is approved, would have to add another dollar a pack onto the price of cigarettes. That would raise the tax to $3.75 a pack. Paterson says the tax on on cigarettes sold by Indians to non-Indians would also bring in millions of dollars for the state. Seneca Nation President Barry Snyder Sr. said in a statement, "We will not be the State’s tax collectors and we will defend our freedom regardless of the cost."

Harrisburg – Governor Ed Rendell today signed execution warrants for Richard Scott Baumhammers, 44, and Angel Luis Reyes, 64. On April 28, 2000, Baumhammers murdered five people during a two-hour hate crime rampage throughout the Pittsburgh region. He specifically targeted victims who were Jewish, Indian, Vietnamese, Chinese, and African-American. He was found guilty of the five first-degree murder charges in May 2001. Baumhammers is incarcerated at the State Correctional Institution at Greene. Reyes was sentenced to death in January 1994 for drowning his 4-year-old daughter, Marcia Reyes in November 1993. He is an inmate at the State Correctional Institution at Graterford. Reyes’ execution by lethal injection is set for Tuesday, March 16. Baumhammers’ is set for Thursday, March 18. With the warrants signed today, Governor Rendell has now signed 101 execution warrants.

reports on the devastation and recovery efforts in Haiti. 12:30 p.m. on 1490 WESB and streaming online at WESB.com .

Washington, D.C.—U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today told four members of the Pennsylvania congressional delegation that the Transportation Department had been reviewing PennDOT and the Pennyslvania Turnpike Commission’s application for federal tolling authority of Interstate 80 and will “be making a decision very soon.” The meeting, held in U.S. Representative Glenn `GT’ Thompson’s office on Capitol Hill, included the Federal Highway Administrator Victor Mendez and Dana Gresham, Assistant Secretary for Government Affairs at the Department. Representatives Kathy Dahlkemper, D-Erie, Chris Carney, D-Dimock , and Paul Kanjorski, D-Nanticoke, were also in the meeting. “The tolling threat alone has cast a cloud over future economic decisions by business and industry for our area,” Thompson told LaHood. “If you approve the tolling of I-80, already turned down twice, you will effectively reroute prosperity around Pennsylvania.” Dahlkemper reminded the Secretary of a meeting with ...

One person was sentenced on drug charges and another pleaded guilty to forging a prescription today in Cattaraugus County Court. Kenneth Wilson of Great Valley will spend the next 5 years on probation and must do 200 hours of community service for attempting to sell crack cocaine on February 9, 2008, in Salamanca. Isiah Jones of Salamanca pleaded guilty to forgery for presenting a forged prescription for hydrocodone to a Salamanca pharmacy on May 25, 2009. He'll be sentenced April 19.

New York Governor David Paterson has released his 2010-11 state budget proposal He’s asking for a 5 percent cut in school aid as well as a $1 billion cut in health care spending. Paterson is also proposing $1 billion in new fees and taxes on items such as sugary drinks and cigarettes. State Senator Cathy Young says she agrees with Paterson on property tax relief and the spending cap, "but he falls woefully short on job creation." "I oppose his nearly $1 billion in tax hikes," she said in a news release. "He broke his promise on no new taxes." She added that the $5 billion increase in spending is the wrong way to go. "The best way to solve the budget crisis is to rein in spending and give tax relief to small businesses and manufacturers so we can grow the economy," she said. "We have to get people get back to work, and we have to have career opportunities for our young people so they don’t have to leave," Young added.

The Buffalo Bills have hired Chan Gailey as their new head coach. In introducing Gailey during a news conference Tuesday afternoon, Bills General Manager Buddy Nix said, "This guy is the guy to get us back to winning and get us back to where we want to go." "I understand the challenge that's ahead of us," Gailey said. "The challenge to get the Buffalo Bills to a winning franchise on a consistent basis. And that is the plan." Both Nix and Gailey addressed the quarterback position. Gailey said he couldn't make a decision until he evaulates Trent Edwards and Ryan Fitzpatrick. "Until I get in there and watch film, and evaluate it's unfair for me to sit here and say what's going to happen," Gailey said. "That's not fair. That would be talking off the cuff and that's the quickest way to get in trouble." Nix did say he wanted his new coach to be "offensive minded" and "somebody who had developed quarterba...

Amber Wagner, who will perform at St. Bonaventure University during the 2010-2011 season, will be prominently featured Wednesday in the PBS documentary “The Audition.” The film, which airs at 9 p.m. on WPSX-TV (Channel 3 in Bradford) and WNED-TV (channel 13 in Olean), follows a group of young singers through the tense preparations leading up the Metropolitan Opera national auditions. On Saturday, Wagner emerged from a field of 287 contestants to win first prize at the 2010 Liederkranz Competition in New York City. She was also awarded the Quick Center for the Arts Performance Prize. Wagner sang arias from the operas “Ernani” and “Cavalleria Rusticana.” Wagner lives near Chicago and studies and performs at the Lyric Opera of Chicago. A date has not been set for her appearance at the Quick Center. Joseph A. LoSchiavo, associate vice president and executive director of the Quick Center, served as a finalist judge and Ludwig Brunner, Quick Center director of programming, was a judge for ...

WILLIAMSPORT -- The Department of Environmental Protection has fined M.R. Dirt Inc. of Towanda, Bradford County, $6,000 for a residual waste sludge spill last September at the Avis exit of U.S. Route 220 in Pine Creek Township, Clinton County. "M.R. Dirt was clearly negligent because a company employee drove away even though he observed that the seven tons of gas well drilling wastewater sludge had spilled from his vehicle,” said DEP Northcentral Regional Director Robert Yowell. A nearby PennDOT work crew witnessed the incident, contacted the county emergency management agency that, in turn, notified DEP. After investigating the spill, DEP requested M.R. Dirt to hire a cleanup contractor and the company complied. The fine was paid to the Solid Waste Abatement Fund that is used to pay for cleanups across the state.

Grizzly Gary Wert will be talking about the Warren County Winterfest at 12:30 p.m. on 1490 WESB and online at WESB.com .

The Buffalo Bills are expected to introduce former Dallas Cowboys and Georgia Tech coach Chan Gailey as their head coach at a 2 p.m. news conference today at Ralph Wilson Stadium.

WASHINGTON, DC -- President Obama will visit Graham Road Elementary tomorrow in Fairfax County where he will announce his plans to continue the Race to the Top challenge, requesting $1.35 billion for the program in his FY 2011 budget. As the first deadline approaches for states to apply for the challenge, the President’s plan will support further incentives for states to revise, strengthen and implement their plans for education reform in order to qualify for an award under the program. This plan will also invigorate district-level reform by expanding the Race to the Top beyond just states but to school districts ready to embark on system-wide improvement of their educations policies and practices. The continuation of the Race to the Top, which is one of the largest investments in education reform in history, is just one part of a larger education reform agenda that the Administration will unveil in the coming weeks, including continuation of the Race to the Top’s companion program, ...

A Lewis Run woman died in a one vehicle accident Monday afternoon on Barnum Road in the Town of Olean. 46 year-old Tekla Hallock, a passenger in a pickup truck driven by 46 year-old Bruce Hallock, was pronounced dead upon arrival at Olean General Hospital. Cattaraugus County Sheriff Deputies say the truck went off the road, down an embankment and struck a tree. Bruce Hallock was transported to Olean General Hospital for treatment of injuries. An accident reconstruction team was called in to investigate the crash.

A former Bradford woman accused of trying to suffocate her infant daughter is hospitalized in critical condition after trying to kill herself at the Erie County Holding Center in Buffalo. 29-year-old Marcia Mitchell apparently swallowed a bottle of aspirin that she somehow got her hands on. Officials say the aspirin attacked her organs. Mitchell, who had been living in Batavia, is accused of trying to suffocate her infant daughter in a Buffalo hospital room in May of 2008. After she was indicted in December 2008, her attorney said she was deteriorating physically and emotionally in the holding center because she misses her children. She hasn't been able to post bail.

An Emporum man suffered moderate injuries in an accident at 11:45 this morning on Route 120 just west of Beechwood road in Shippen Township. Police say a pickup truck driven by 77-year-old Robert Jenkins went out of control while rounding a curve, spun around and rolled over an embankment. Jenkins was taken to Elk Regional Health Center for treatment of his injuries. Police say charges are pending.

A Pennsylvania resident has died in an accident in Cattaraugus County. At around 1:35 this afternoon, emergency crews were sent to Barnum Road and Route 346 to stop all northbound traffic from going toward Olean. We'll pass along more information when we get official word from law enforcement officials.

A Tioga County man is in jail for allegedly stabbing another man in the chest with a screwdriver. Police say 23-year-old Scott Abbott of Sabinsville stabbed 22-year-old Joshua Martin with a Phillips head screwdriver during a fight Saturday night. Police say Martin is recovering from his injuries. Abbott has been charged with assault and reckless endangerment.

Barry Scott will talk about "Ain't Got Long to Stay Here," a one-man play based on the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.. The play will take place at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 22 in the Bromeley Family Theater. Tickets are $10 for the public and free for all students, faculty and staff. The LiveLine airs at 12:30 p.m. on 1490 WESB and online at WESB.com .

Michele Sciolone, best-selling author of The Sopranos Family Cookbook and an Italian food expert, demonstrates how to re-create the traditional flavors of great Italian food in your slow cooker. Listen here . For more information, go to Michele Sciolone.com .

Nearly 80 years later, the flame of Western Pennsylvania pride burns a little bit brighter with each flip of the cap. To read the story by Mike Mackin, History Center communications manager, go to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette .

The final event in the Martin Luther King Jr. celebration at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford will be “Ain’t Got Long to Stay Here,” a one-man play written and acted by Barry Scott and based on the life of King. The show will take place at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 22 in the Bromeley Family Theater. Tickets are $10 for the public and free for all students, faculty and staff. During the 90-minute presentation, Scott recreates numerous figures from the Civil Rights era, presenting differing opinions and personalities. The performance is followed by a question-and-answer session. Scott is the founder and producing artistic director of the American Negro Playwright Theater at Tennessee State University and has acting credits nationwide, including on television’s “I’ll Fly Away” and “In the Heat of the Night.” Scott is so convincing in his portrayal of King that Coretta Scott King once complimented him on his realistic and honest depiction of her late husband. He has performed excerpts of King...