Latest Ohio derailment poses no public risk, officials say

Norfolk Southern President and CEO Alan Shaw speaks to reporters, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023, near the site where a freight train derailed Feb. 3 in East Palestine, Ohio. (AP Photo/Matt Freed)

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP) — Authorities in Ohio say there is no indication of any risk to public health from the derailment of a Norfolk Southern cargo train between Dayton and Columbus, the second derailment of a company train in the state in a month. Norfolk Southern said 28 of the 212 cars on the southbound train, including two empty tanker cars, derailed shortly before 5 p.m. Saturday in Springfield Township near a business park and the county fairgrounds. Residents living within 1,000 feet were asked to shelter in place as a precaution, but officials early Sunday said there was “no indication of any injuries or risk to public health at this time.”

Need a Lenten fish fry? There’s an interactive map for that

From left, Laura Kuster, Miranda Crotsley, and Hollen Barmer eat fish sandwiches, homemade perogies, and macaroni and cheese at the St. Maximilian Kolbe Catholic Church fish fry in the West Homestead neighborhood of Pittsburgh, on Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. To innovate the age-old tradition of fish fries, Barmer and volunteers from Code for Pittsburgh created the “Pittsburgh Lenten Fish Fry Map,” an online interactive map that locates and documents active fish fries from year to year across Western Pennsylvania. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

WEXFORD, Pa. (AP) — The Lenten fish fry is a popular tradition in many Catholic communities. In Pittsburgh and the towns around it, people looking for fish fries between Ash Wednesday and Easter have a very modern tool to find their fish fix — an interactive map. It’s done by volunteer coders who want to foster community engagement, and it points the way to fish fries at churches, in fire halls and in restaurants. For western Pennsylvania, it represents a mashup of a tradition that many hold dear and the technological innovation that’s helping to push the region forward. As the founder of the interactive map says, fish fries are an adventure.

Lynyrd Skynyrd founding member Gary Rossington dead at 71

FILE – Gary Rossington of the band Lynyrd Skynyrd performs on Day 1 of the 2015 Big Barrel Country Music Festival at The Woodlands on Friday, June 26, 2015, in Dover, Del. Rossington, Lynyrd Skynyrd’s last surviving original member who also helped to found the group, died Sunday, March 5, 2023, at the age of 71. (Photo by Owen Sweeney/Invision/AP, File)

Gary Rossington, Lynyrd Skynyrd’s last surviving original member who also helped to found the group, died Sunday at the age of 71. The band wrote on Facebook, “It is with our deepest sympathy and sadness that we have to advise, that we lost our brother, friend, family member, songwriter and guitarist, Gary Rossington, today.” Rossington cheated death more than once, Rolling Stone reported. He survived a car accident in 1976. A year later, he survived a plane crash that killed singer Ronnie Van Zant, guitarist Steve Gaines, and backing vocalist Cassie Gaines. In later years he underwent numerous heart surgeries. No cause of death was given.

Lincoln Park Holds Off A Rugged North Catholic Team And Take Home Gold For the Sixth Time!!!

After a Lincoln Park student Sanga beautiful National Anthem and the cheers from a great crowd that assembled to watch the to top teams in class 4A WPIAL Playoffs at the Peterson Events Center In Pittsburgh PA play for the third time this year. It was a game that started out with Moye drilling the first three pointer of the game getting the Leopards out to a 7-4 L.P. lead with both teams running hard and North Catholic playing many subs which took a little while as they went down as much as 13 points but climbed back in the game and stayed their in a very exciting game . At the end of the first the the score was 27-17 Leopards in the lead. North Catholic who was finding the basket with some easy layups could not hit any threes until late in the second quarter when they hit two 3 pointers to get the game to a 33- 33 tie with a couple left in the half they had came back from 13 down. North Catholic had out scored Lincoln Park in the second quarter 16 to 12 and in the third Quarter L.P. had missed some easy layups and drew some yelling from the fans it was 49-46 late in the third when Maddalen making it look easy cut the lead to 51 – 50 and the quarter ended with the score Lincoln Park 55 North Catholic 54 very much any ones game. The fourth quarter was L.P. strongest with a 64 56 lead Milak Thomas goes left then right and faked somebody out of their boots according to Mike Azadian who was broadcasting the game with Joe Sager to make a great move to the hoop. After that the Leopards played good defense and N.C. could not get back in it final score Lincoln Park wins their 6 WPIAL Championship title in 11 years over North Catholic 78-68. The game was broadcast here on 99.3 FM 95.7 FM 1230WBVP/1460WMBA and around the World on Beaver County Radio, stay tuned tomorrow for a double header first game will be the Blackhawk girls at 1pm and the Aliquippa boys at 3pm today 3-4-23, right here on Beaver County Radio.

Dr. Ariel Aballay and Todd DePastino are this weeks “Heroes”

In this weeks episode of Highmark Heroes, Jim Roddey speaks to Dr. Ariel Aballay, Director of the West Penn Burn Center.  Later in the show Roddey is joined by Todd DePastino, director of the Veterans Breakfast Club.

“Heroes” is presented by Highmark Blue Cross/Blue Shield and the Allegheny Health Network, airing Saturdays at 10:00 AM and Sundays at 12:30 PM on Beaver County Radio. Archived editions of “Heroes” can be heard at the Beaver County Radio Podcast Library.

Following the Holy Spirit this Saturday on “Wake Up Beaver Valley”

Pastor David Grove of the Church of the Redeemed of Beaver Valley sends a message on following the Holy Spirit this Saturday on “Wake Up Beaver Valley”.

“Wake Up Beaver Valley” airs every Saturday morning from 9 AM to 10 AM on Beaver County Radio and is presented by the Church of The Redeemed of Beaver Valley. Archived editions of “Wake Up Beaver Valley” can be heard at the Beaver County Radio Podcast Library.