DOYLESTOWN, PA — California Governor Gavin Newsom will be in Bucks County on Saturday, July 6 campaigning for the re-election of President Joe Biden, the Biden campaign announced this week.

According to press reports, the Democratic Governor will appear with state Sen. Steve Santarsiero, State Rep. Tim Brennan, Bucks County Commissioner Diane Ellis-Marseglia and Ashley Ehasz, the Democratic candidate running for U.S. Congress in Pennsylvania’s first district.

They are scheduled to appear at a 10 a.m. rally in the courtyard of the Bucks County Administration building at 55 West Court Street, Doylestown.

Bucks County is seen as a key swing county in Pennsylvania’s contested general election for President of the United States.

In 2020, Biden beat Republican Donald Trump in Bucks County with 51.6 percent of the vote to Trump’s 47.29 percent. And in 2016, Hillary Clinton won over Trump with 48.52 percent of the vote to Trump’s 47.74 percent.

Doylestown Republicans said they plan on welcoming the California governor to town by staging a “flash rally” beginning at 9:30 a.m.

“Wear your Trump gear and bring your Trump flags,” the Republicans wrote in a campaign announcement being circulated on social media.

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — A man is in custody after he allegedly attacked three other people with a sword inside the Wyndham Grand Hotel in Downtown Pittsburgh in the early morning hours of July 4.

According to the criminal complaint provided to KDKA-TV, police were called to the hotel just after 1 a.m. for reports of a person bleeding and screaming in the hallway.

Once they arrived, they learned that the attack occurred in a room on the fifth floor. They observed blood on the floor and wall of the fifth floor near the room where the attack occurred.

They spoke with the victim who said that the suspect, Jake O’Leary of South Carolina, was in town with three other people for the Anthrocon 2024.

One of the victims told police that they, along with two others, were invited to come to town early and join O’Leary in his hotel room until their room was ready.

As they all went to bed, O’Leary, according to victims, yelled something to the effect of “Allah does not approve” and came back brandishing a sword. He began to swing the sword at the other occupants of the room, causing bodily harm.

One victim suffered a severe cut that split her right pinky finger to her ring finger, which was over an inch, and she also suffered tissue damage down to the bone. That victim was able to transport herself to the hospital.

O’Leary was transported to the hospital to be observed by a doctor and after he was cleared, he was taken to the Allegheny County Jail. He now faces a charge of aggravated assault.

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Pennsylvania’s Senate on Wednesday approved a bill to encourage school districts to start a pilot program that effectively bans students’ use of cellphones during the school day in an effort to improve their mental health and academic performance.

The bill, which passed 45-5, would authorize grants to school districts to buy locking bags after the district creates a policy requiring students to leave their phones in such bags for the whole school day. It now goes to the state House for consideration.

The bill’s sponsor, Republican state Sen. Ryan Aument of Lancaster, said he hopes that limits on phone use will result in improvements in students’ mental health and academic performance.

“Kids spend so much time on social media and using their smartphones that it’s taking a toll on them mentally, emotionally and academically. Smartphone restrictions have proved successful in reversing these trends,” Aument said.