A ROCHESTER MAN IS ACCUSED OF PULLING A KNIFE ON A WOMAN IN THE GIANT EAGLE PARKING LOT. 50-YEAR-OLD DEAN WEIS FACES ROBBERY AND OTHER CHARGES. POLICE SAY A WOMAN REPORTED THAT WEIS THREATENED HER WITH A KNIFE WHEN HE TRIED TO TAKE HER TRUCK ON MAY 5TH. A PRELIMINARY HEARING IS SCHEDULED FOR WEIS ON THURSDAY.
SAVE THE DATE!
Friday, August 23rd, 2019 from 6:00 – 10:00 PM
The Veterans Breakfast Club Annual Gala
Sheraton Station Square, 300 W Station Square Dr., Pgh., PA 15219
Since 2008, the Veterans Breakfast Club has hosted over 30,000 people at over 400 storytelling events. They come to listen and to learn, to share and to heal, and to say thank you to those who have served. We’re holding our 5th annual fundraising gala to support our mission of giving every veteran a chance to tell their story. Please join us for this special night of good food and drink, live auction, and recognition of out Veteran Voices of the Year.
$85 Veteran Admission and $95 General Admission
Tickets can be purchased online at vbcpgh.org or send a check made out to “Veterans Breakfast Club” to: Veterans Breakfast Club, 200 Magnolia Place, Pittsburgh, PA 15228
A Chippewa Township man is facing charges from two separate arrests on the same night earlier this month. Kristian Johnson is accused of drunken driving and spitting on a state trooper in South Beaver Township on May 4th. Just a few hours later, a South Beaver Township police officer was taking the 21-year-old home when Johnson slammed the door of the cruiser on the officer’s chest and right hand. Johnson’s preliminary hearing on the drunken driving charges is set for June 6th. That comes after a hearing Thursday on the assault charges.
AMBRIDGE COUNCIL HAS HIRED A PART-TIME POLICE OFFICER AND TWO PART-TIME FIREFIGHTERS. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO HAS DETAILS. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…
WEATHER FORECAST FOR WEDNESDAY, MAY 15TH, 2019
TODAY – MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF A RAIN
SHOWER. HIGH NEAR 70.
TONIGHT – A FEW CLOUDS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF A RAIN
SHOWER. LOW – 51.
THURSDAY – INTERVALS OF CLOUDS AND SUNSHINE.
HIGH – 74.
Bell homers twice to lead Pirates past Diamondbacks 6-2
Be JOSE M. ROMERO Associated Press
PHOENIX (AP) — Josh Bell is on the best hitting streak of his career, and the Pittsburgh Pirates are along for the ride.
Bell homered twice and Joe Musgrove allowed one hit through seven strong innings as the Pirates beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-2 Tuesday night.
Phoenix native Cole Tucker hit a two-run homer in the top of the eighth inning to cap off the victory. The 22-year-old rookie gleefully circled the bases in front of a large gathering of family and friends, and received a hearty welcome from his teammates in the dugout.
The Pirates snapped a nine-game losing streak to the Diamondbacks that dated to last season. Pittsburgh has won four of its last five.
Bell is on a career-best 14-game hitting streak, and is batting .421 over that span with seven doubles, six home runs and 21 runs batted in, including the four he picked up Tuesday.
“Just trying to sync up fastballs, get on a starter’s fastball and understanding how guys are going to attack me and sell out to an approach and just go from there,” Bell said. “It feels like I’m living in a dream a little bit.”
Carson Kelly homered with two outs in the eighth and Adam Jones drove in David Peralta in the ninth to account for the Diamondbacks’ runs.
Starling Marte scored the game’s first run in the top of the third, hustling home from third base on Bell’s fielder’s choice. Bell’s fourth-inning homer to straightaway center off Arizona starter Luke Weaver came with two out and Gregory Polanco on base.
The only hit Musgrove (2-4) allowed was a fourth-inning single to Eduardo Escobar. He struck out five and walked two after allowing 13 total earned runs in his previous two starts.
“We’ve lost a lot of games to these guys consecutively, so it feels good to be the guy to come in and put a stop to that,” Musgrove said. “The bounce-back outings are really important.”
Bell had his second multi-home run game in 10 days. His second homer landed high up in the seats in right field and came on the first pitch of the eighth inning by Diamondbacks reliever Zack Godley.
Bell raised his season home run total to a team-best 12.
Tucker’s second home run of the season was a two-run shot off Godley that just cleared the fence in right field. In between innings, the Pirates’ position players stayed in the dugout briefly to let Tucker run out to shortstop by himself while the crowd behind the Pittsburgh dugout cheered.
Melky Cabrera had three hits for the Pirates, and is 28 for 63 with a.444 average in 15 career games at Chase Field. Marte added a pair of doubles.
“Just a fun night for the Buccos,” manager Clint Hurdle said. “Bell is just mauling the ball.”
Diamondbacks starter Luke Weaver (3-2) allowed three runs on seven hits in six innings. Arizona has lost four of five.
“We couldn’t get anything going offensively,” Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said. “Their starting pitcher was effective with early count pitches and kind of beating us to the spot.”
TUCKER’S TIME
Tucker was still giddy in the visiting clubhouse after the game about his home run at the ballpark he grew up going to for Diamondbacks games.
“It was nuts, man. I couldn’t even play it cool. I tried to, but the 12-year-old in me came out and I was just smiling and cheesing and laughing,” Tucker said. “Literally audibly laughing. I couldn’t have drawn it up any better.”
Tucker homered in his major-league debut earlier this season, and his second homer came in his hometown. He was incredulous to hear that Diamondbacks legend and Hall-of-Famer Randy Johnson was at the game in the broadcast booth, and said that to hit a home run at Chase Field “means the world to me.”
“I always dreamed about winning baseball games in this stadium,” he said. “It was really fun to do that tonight.”
TRAINER’S ROOM
Pirates: OF-IF Lonnie Chisenhall (calf strain) began a rehab assignment with Triple-A Indianapolis on Tuesday.
UP NEXT
Pirates: RHP Chris Archer (1-2, 4.33 earned run average) is expected to be reinstated from the 10-day injured list for his sixth start of the season Wednesday afternoon against Arizona. He’s been dealing with thumb pain in his throwing hand.
Diamondbacks: RHP Zack Greinke (5-1, 3.16 ERA) takes the mound against the Pirates needing nine strikeouts to reach 2,500 in his career.
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(Beaver Falls Pa.) Come out to Beaver County Nissan Wednesday May 15, 2019 from 10 a.m. to Noon for Senior Day at Beaver County Nissan. Owner PJ Latsko is offering a special of just $34.95 for an oil change. You will also receive a coupon for free ice cream just for getting your oil changed. Medic Rescue will be on hand offering free blood pressure screening and the Beaver County Radio Pirates Treasure Chest will be on hand as well. Frank Sparks host of Teleforum will be doing a live broadcast from 10-noon. Frank will ask Pirates Trivia and the first person who answers the question right could win the right to enter the Pirates Treasure Chest and choose a prize. Check out the photo above for some of the items that are available in the chest. So stop out and have some fun and get your oil changed. Hope to see you there!!!
Beaver County Nissan is located at the corner of Route 51 and McKinley Road in Chippewa.
(Beaver Falls, Pa.) Sherri Zibaila who is a candidate on the Democratic ticket for Beaver County Prothonotary stopped by Teleforum Tuesday, May 14, 2019. Sherri’s interview was part of the continuing series in which Frank Sparks has been highlighting the candidates running for office in Beaver County on Teleforum.
Zibaila told the listeners about who Sherri Zibaila is and why she wants to be the next Prothonotary of Beaver County. She discussed growing up as a young girl and graduating from East Palestine High School. Sherri also attended YSU and Kent State. She has been married to her husband Mike for close to 18 years. Sherri and Mike also have two children, one boy and one girl. Sherri is currently a working as a legal assistant for Terri Mitko in Beaver. Sherri feels she is the most qualified for the Prothonotary with her legal background. Zibaila said she also has the support of the current Prothonotary, Nancy Werme who is not seeking another term.
You can watch Sherri’s interview as it was streamed Live on Facebook by placing the play button below…….
Former President Jimmy Carter fell and broke his hip Monday morning and underwent surgery to repair the fracture. The Carter Center said the 39th U.S. president was going out turkey hunting when he fell at his home. He was hospitalized and had surgery after it was discovered that he broke a hip. Carter, 94, was said to be “recovering comfortably” at the Phoebe Sumter Medical Center in Americus, Georgia. Carter and his wife Rosalynn live in Plains, Georgia, roughly two-and-a-half hours south of Atlanta. The Carter Center said the former president was disappointed to suffer a broken bone just as he was preparing to leave his home for a turkey-hunting trip during the last week of the season.
MOSCOW (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says he has warned the Russian foreign minister against interference in the next American presidential election. Pompeo has said at a news conference after three hours of talks with Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov that “interference in American elections is unacceptable and if the Russians were engaged in that in 2020 it would put our relationship in an even worse place than it has been.” Pompeo also said that the United States wants to avoid war with Iran.