New Castle City Police are investigating a shooting Sunday night. According to police, 26 year old Sean Nixon of Delaware Avenue was shot several times. Police don’t know yet the location were Nixon was shot. He was taken to St.Elizabeth Hospital in Youngstown for treatment. Anyone with information is asked to call city police at 724-656=3588.
Beaver County 9-1-1 reported that a head on collision occurred on Big Knob Road at 7:17 a.m.Medical personnel are on scene evaluating those injured in the crash New Sewickley Twp.. Police are investigating the cause of the crash.
CHAPEL ROAD IN CENTER TOWNSHIP IS ONCE AGAIN OPEN THIS MORNING FOLLOWING A POLICE CHASE THAT ENDED WITH THE DRIVER CRASHING HER CAR AND BEING TAKEN INTO CUSTODY. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO HAS THE UPDATE. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…
WEATHER FORECAST FOR TUESDAY, APRIL 30TH, 2019
TODAY – GENERALLY CLOUDY. A STRAY SHOWER OR
THUNDERSTORM POSSIBLE. HIGH – 63.
TONIGHT – PARTLY CLOUDY. ANOTHER CHANCE OF A
SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM. LOW – 57.
WEDNESDAY – SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
MORNING. REMAINING CLOUDY
THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON. HIGH – 82.
The first Thursday of May is the National Day of Prayer in the United States, and in conjunction with that, Geneva College will be hosting their annual Prayer Breakfast on May 2 from 7:30 AM to 9:00 AM.
Two of the head personnel for the Prayer Breakfast joined Matt Drzik on A.M Beaver County to talk about this year’s event: Geneva College President Dr. Calvin Troup, and Reverend Phil Huggins of First Baptist Church in Rochester.
Together, the men talked about why prayer is the most Christian part of Christianity, how this event is seen as a county event as opposed to just a Beaver Falls or Geneva-only event, and previewing the guest speaker for the morning: Dr. Terry Thomas, who is a Bible professor at Geneva.
The breakfast is free, but there will a be a good-will offering that will take place during the morning. More information can be found here.
If you want to listen back to the interview, click on the player below.
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(Beaver Falls, Pa .) Dino Capistrani, Marketing Director for Concordia Visiting nurses will be Frank Sparks’ guest on Teleforum Tuesday April 30, 2019 at 9:10 a.m.
This month Dino will be discussing what an Occupational Therapist is and what they do at Concordia Visiting Nurses. You might think this the type of therapist that helps you with problems in your occupation but that’s not even close to what an occupational therapist is. If you want to find out you’ll have tune into 1230 WBVP and 1460 WMBA to find out.
NFL draft draws record numbers in Nashville and on TV
By The Associated Press undefined
The NFL draft drew record numbers both on site and on television.
The league said Monday that more than 600,000 attended over the three days in Nashville, easily eclipsing the 250,000 that came to watch two years ago in Philadelphia.
Nielsen reports that the draft on ESPN, ABC and NFL Network averaged 6.1 million viewers at any given time over the three days. The draft averaged 5.5 million viewers last year, which was the first time all seven rounds were on broadcast television.
The average numbers were up despite the ratings for Thursday’s first round being flat. The combined average for the three networks was 11.1 million, which was down from last year’s 11.2 million. The ABC broadcast averaged 4.5 million, which was up 21 percent from last year’s 3.7 million that watched on Fox.
“By every metric — from the hundreds of thousands of fans who filled the streets of Nashville to the record-breaking ratings and viewership — this event was an unqualified success,” Peter O’Reilly, the NFL’s executive vice president for club business and league events, said in an email.
Next year’s draft is slated to take place in Las Vegas and will be the first significant event hosted by the Raiders in their new home city. The Raiders will play their final season in Oakland this year before moving to Nevada.
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AP source: Browns plan to sign Scottish punter as free agent
By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer
CLEVELAND (AP) — A person familiar with the decision tells The Associated Press the Cleveland Browns are signing undrafted Scottish free agent punter Jamie Gillan from Arkansas-Pine Bluff.
The Browns brought Gillan in for a workout before the NFL draft. They plan to sign him later this week and have him in camp to compete with starting punter Britton Colquitt, according to the person who spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity Monday because Gillan still must pass a physical before signing.
Gillan caught Cleveland’s attention — and other teams’ as well — after averaging 43.4 yards per punt last season. He was born in England and played rugby growing up in Scotland before his father, a member of the Royal Armed Forces, was transferred to the United States. He’s been dubbed “The Scottish Hammer.”
Colquitt was a Pro Bowl alternate last season, averaging 45.4 yards per kick and setting a team record with 32 punts inside the 20.
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Ex-Raiders, Seahawks kicker Sebastian Janikowski retiring
By The Associated Press undefined
Former Oakland Raiders and Seattle Seahawks kicker Sebastian Janikowski is set to retire after an 18-year career.
Janikowski spent 17 seasons with Oakland before kicking last season with Seattle after signing a one-year deal. Janikowski’s agent, Paul Healy, confirmed to The Associated Press on Monday that his client intends to retire. Janikowski, 41, told ESPN over the weekend he didn’t believe his body could handle kicking in the NFL anymore.
The Raiders took Janikowski with the 17th overall pick in the 2000 draft out of Florida State. Nicknamed “Seabass,” Janikowski converted 80.4% of his field goal attempts during his career, including a career long of 63 yards during the 2011 season, the only time he was selected for the Pro Bowl. The kick at the time matched the NFL record for longest field goal made.
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(2018 Steeler Training Camp photo taken by Frank Sparks)
Steelers rule LB Ryan Shazier out for 2019 season
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Injured Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Ryan Shazier will miss a second straight season while recovering from spinal surgery.
The team placed Shazier on the physically unable to perform list on Monday, allowing him more time to continue his rehabilitation from a lower spine injury suffered against Cincinnati in December 2017.
The 26-year-old Shazier, a two-time Pro Bowler, remains committed to playing in the NFL again. He has chronicled his physical progress over the last 18 months through various social media accounts and continues to be heavily involved in team activities, including scouting college players and serving as a de facto coach for the team’s inside linebackers.
The Steelers took a major step toward addressing Shazier’s absence in the offseason. They signed former Los Angeles Rams linebacker Mark Barron as a free agent in March and traded up in the first round of the NFL draft to select Michigan’s Devin Bush with the 10th overall pick.
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