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Thursday, December 30, 2021 at 2:25 PM
PENN HILLS, Pa. (AP) — The parents of a 13-year-old accused of fatally shooting his 5-year-old brother with their father’s unsecured handgun last month have each been charged with four counts of child endangerment, Authorities say 35-year-old Thomas Wolfe and 37-year-old Sara Gerwig turned themselves in Wednesday, two days after Allegheny County police issued warrants for their arrests. They were released later that day, and it wasn’t known Thursday if either one has retained an attorney. Authorities have said the teen boy shot and killed his younger brother at the family’s home in Penn Hills on Nov. 22. They say the teen was trying to scare his brother and thought the safety was on when he pulled the trigger.

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Thursday, December 30, 2021 at 2:19 PM
By CARLA K. JOHNSON AP Medical Writer
At-home COVID-19 tests are able to detect the omicron variant, but U.S. health officials say early data suggests they may be less sensitive at picking it up. Government recommendations for using the tests haven’t changed. People should continue to use at-home tests when a quick result is important. Government scientists have been checking to make sure the tests still work as each new variant comes along. It’s early days with omicron, which was first detected in late November. More information will be coming as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration continues to measure how the tests perform with the variant.

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Thursday, December 30, 2021 at 2:17 PM
(Aliquippa, Pa.) An Aliquippa man is currently in the Beaver County Jail awaiting a preliminary hearing on charges that he assaulted and duct-taped his ex-girlfriend on Monday night.
Paperwork states during an argument that lasted several hours 29-year-old David Bosh assaulted, duct taped and pushed his ex-girlfriend down a flight of steps.
Bosh also faces other charges dealing with the incident of child endangerment, assault and strangulation.
Bosh was taken to the Beaver County Jail after he failed to post $50,000.00 Bond

 

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Thursday, December 30, 2021 at 10:16 AM
(New York, New York) Mayor Bill de Blasio says New York City will ring in 2022 in Times Square as planned despite record numbers of COVID-19 infections in the city and around the nation.

De Blasio said on NBC’s “Today” show on Thursday that he wants to show the world that the city is “fighting our way through this.”

After banning revelers from Times Square a year ago due to the pandemic, city officials announced plans previously for a scaled-back New Year’s bash with smaller crowds and vaccinations required.

The city’s next mayor, Eric Adams, will take the oath of office in Times Square shortly after the ball drop

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Story by Frank Sparks, News/Program Director
Thursday, December 30, 2021 at 10:07 AM
(Brighton Twp., Pa) Brighton Twp. Police are reporting on their Facebook Page that they have made an arrest in connection with the robbery that took place at the Tusca Plaza Shop N Save gas station on Thursday Evening, December 16, 2021.
The post reads: An arrest has been made in reference to the incident at Tusca Plaza. We’d like to thank everyone for your help and information that assisted us in this apprehension.
According to PA e-Docket 19-year-old Nathan Edward Kistner of Beaver was charged today, December 30, 2021 by Brighton Township Police Department with Robbery with intent to cause serious injury, Theft by unlawful taking, simple assault, terroristic threats causing serious public inconvenience, and receiving stolen property. He was arraigned in District Court at  District Judge Alex Korol’s office ad his bond was set at $100,000.00.  Kistner was unable to post bail and was taken to the Beaver County Jail. He faces a preliminary hearing at 10:00 AM on January 12, 2022 in Beaver County Court.
St. Barnabas Senior Vice President and CFO J.D. Turco said via e-mail that St. Barnabas would like to thank the Officers of Brighton Township Police Dept for their fine work in quickly apprehending the thief, and to the community at large for their outpouring of support for the station but mostly for their support of our employee who experienced this terrible incident. We value Brighton Township police and are grateful or their good work.
Beaver County Radio has reached out to the Brighton Twp. Police department for more information but have yet to hear back.

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Story by Sandy Giordano, Beaver County Radio News Correspondent
Thursday, December 30, 2021 at 7:45 AM
(Aliquippa, Pa.) Aliquippa City council met last week and  officials voted  for a no-tax increase budget in 2022.  The total city budget is $6,048,900.00. The  tax rate on buildings is 16.25 mills and the tax rate on land is 86 mills.

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Thursday, December 30, 2021 at 7:41 AM
(Harrisburg,  Pa.) No one matched all five numbers and the Power Ball in last nights drawing meaning that someone can ring in the new year as a millionaire Saturday night if they can win the jackpot that is now said to have climbed to an estimated $483 million.
According to Powerball officials, jackpot-winning numbers have not been selected in the past 37 drawings.
No one has won a Powerball jackpot since Oct. 4, when one player won $699.8 million. That was Powerball’s fifth-largest and the seventh-largest for any lottery in the United States.
If somebody wins the jackpot on New Year’s Day, they can take the full amount in an annuity payment or take a lump sum option of $347.7 million before taxes.
The numbers drawn last night were 2-6-9-33-39 and the Powerball was 11.

(Harrisburg, Pa.) The Pennsylvania Legislative Reapportionment Commission is hosting five hearings  and accepting public comments about the preliminary maps that divides the state into 203 house districts and 50 Senate districts.
Locally under the proposed map for the State house of Representatives municpalities currently in the 10th District with Aaron Bernstine as the State Rep. would be moved into the 14th District with Jim Marshall as the State Rep.. The 15th District, which is currently representated by Josh Kail will pretty much stay the same and the 16th District that is currently being represented by Rob Matzie would cover Bridgewater, Rochester, Freedom, Center Twp., Conway, Baden, Ambridge, and Aliquippa. Matzie would no longer represent any areas in Allegheny County.

Under the Senate map the majority of the county would remain in the 47th District which is represented by Elder Vogel.
A small portion at the southern end of the county would be in the 46th District which is represented by Cam Bartolotta
There will be four hearings being held in Harrisburg, but citizens can still take part remotely. The Commission will also hold an in-person hearing  in McCandless Township on January 4, 2022. You can also submit comments online if you can’t attend the McCandless hearing in person.
If you click the link below you can sign up to make a comment.

https://www.redistricting.state.pa.us/commission/article/1087

You can see the preliminary State Representative District map by clicking the link below:

https://app.districtbuilder.org/projects/0602584b-c112-466c-ac01-028e2825c482

You can see the preliminary State Senate District map by clicking the link below:

https://app.districtbuilder.org/projects/ae240ab1-2005-40b4-b312-7b92460a3eba