Story by Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano
(Rochester, Pa.) Rochester Police and firefighters received a call to the sewer plant yesterday after a worker fell 30 feet into a hole. Firefighters were able to lift the worker out of the hole with the proper equipment. Police officer John Farmer said that the worker was life flighted to a Pittsburgh hospital, Farmer said that the worker’s injuries appeared to be minor
Republican Garrity claims victory in state treasurer’s race
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Republican candidate Stacy Garrity is claiming victory over incumbent Democrat Joe Torsella in the Pennsylvania state treasurer’s race. Garrity is a retired U.S. Army Reserves colonel who is vice president of a tungsten smelting plant near hear home in Athens, Bradford County. Torsella conceded Tuesday via a video he posted on Twitter. The Associated Press hasn’t called the race because it’s not clear if Garrity will finish with a large enough lead to avoid an automatic statewide recount. Garrity repeated her campaign message that a major goal was to use the Treasury Department’s leverage to push lawmakers and the governor to limit state government spending to money that has been formally appropriated by the Legislature.
Election breathes new life into false ‘dead voter’ claims
By ARIJETA LAJKA Associated Press
As baseless allegations of voter fraud continue to circulate online, social media users are falsely claiming that people cast extra votes using the identities of dead people in the battleground states of Pennsylvania and Michigan. There’s no evidence that this happened. Experts tell The Associated Press it is common for state voter rolls to include voters with birthdates that make them appear impossibly old, but these are usually explained by human error, software quirks or voter confidentiality issues. And sometimes a person simply shares a name and birthdate with someone else.
Tally may bring challenges under Pennsylvania recount rules
By MARC LEVY and MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania counties are grinding through ballot counting after a high-turnout election that tested a new vote-by-mail law, as President Donald Trump sought to reverse a winning margin for former Vice President Joe Biden. Preliminary counts due at the close of business Tuesday from counties to the state elections bureau will be watched for how they might affect the presidential race numbers. Thousands of ballots, however, will not make it into those counts. But they’re being watched for how they might affect the presidential race. They also may lead recount requests by precinct. Biden held a 48,000-vote margin Tuesday night. That’s too wide a gap for a mandatory recount.
(Chippewa Twp. Pa.) Legendary Blackhawk baseball coach Bob Amalia passed away on Monday afternoon after losing his battle with prostate cancer. He was first diagnosed with the cancer in October of 2018.
Amalia a 1974 Blackhawk graduate started coaching Blackhawk’s American Legion baseball team in 1988 and then his Alma Mater high school team in 2000.
Over his Coaching career his high school teams won 13 section titles, three WPIAL titles and made it as far as the championship game six other times. Overall, those teams compiled a 307-116 record.
Under Amalia’s direction, Blackhawk’s American Legion won over 700 games, 16 Beaver County titles and one state championship. In July of 2019, he celebrated his 1000th overall victory in high school and legion.
Beaver County Sports Hall of Fame Announcer and one of Beaver County Radio’s play by play commentators Tom Hays, who was close friends with Bob for many years, joined Eddy Crow on Teleforum Tuesday morning to talk about Bob’s life both as a coach and a person. During the interview Hays was asked to tell everyone about the personal side of Bob Amalia. Click the play button below to hear his response:
Bob Amalia was just 64 years old.
You can hear the entire interview as it was aired on Beaver County Radio by pressing the play button below:
Steelers’ Roethlisberger, 3 teammates go on COVID-19 list
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The Pittsburgh Steelers have placed four more players on the COVID-19 list, including quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. The move comes a day after tight end Vance McDonald went on the list after testing positive following a 24-19 win at Dallas that pushed the Steelers to 8-0. Running back Jaylen Samuels, offensive lineman Jerald Hawkins and linebacker Vince Williams joined Roethlisberger on the list Tuesday.
We’ve all asked the questions.
“Is the food any good?” “Is it a nice place?” “Where’s it at?” “How much is it gonna cost?”
Enter Eric Fontana and his wife Christina, who joined Matt Drzik on A.M. Beaver County to answer those questions–or at least provide the source of the answer.
Eric, who is the founder of the Facebook page “Meat & Potatoes Of The Steel City”, spoke about his newest publication “The Hidden Restaurant Gems Of Pittsburgh”, a book that covers select local restaurants throughout Allegheny, Beaver, Butler, Lawrence, Washington, and Westmoreland counties.
He and Christina spoke about the inspiration behind the book, the reasoning behind the grading scale used for rating restaurants, and why certain restaurants were not in the book (spoiler: it won’t be his last book).
“The Hidden Restaurant Gems Of Pittsburgh” is available in hardcopy and e-book formats, and can be purchased by clicking here. To suggest your favorite restaurant to Eric and the crew, you can email him by clicking here.
To watch a clip from the interview, click on the Facebook Live feed below. Below that is the FULL interview (audio only).
Trump campaign sues to block Pennsylvania election result
By MARK SCOLFORO and MARC LEVY Associated Press
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — President Donald Trump’s campaign is launching a lawsuit to stop the certification of the election results in Pennsylvania. It sued Monday as counties continued to sort through provisional ballots and mail-in ballots nearly a week after the election. The Associated Press on Saturday called the presidential contest for former Vice President Joe Biden, after determining that the remaining ballots left to be counted in Pennsylvania would not allow Trump to catch up. But Trump’s campaign filed litigation in federal court over Pennsylvania’s presidential election, saying registered Democratic voters were treated more favorably than Republicans. Pennsylvania’s attorney general, Democrat Josh Shapiro, called the lawsuit meritless.
Experts say no need to cancel Thanksgiving, but play it safe
By CARLA K. JOHNSON AP Medical Writer
Health experts say a safe Thanksgiving during a pandemic is possible, but they know their advice is as tough to swallow as dry, overcooked turkey. U.S. health officials say small household gatherings have contributed the the rise in COVID-19 cases. But there’s no need to cancel the holiday. Spending time with loved ones is important for health too. The coronavirus spreads more easily when people are crowded together inside, so experts encourage new outdoor traditions such as hiking as a family. Guest lists for indoor feasts should be small enough so people can sit six feet apart while unmasked.
Story by Beaver County News Correspondent Sandy Giordano
(Midland, Pa.) Midland School District Superintendent Sean Tanner announced last week that a tribute to veterans and service personnel will take place Friday, November 20 from 11 a.m. to noon. The event will be a drive thru event where vets will receive a free meal at the bus turnaround on Seventh Street..