Author: Beaver County Radio

Ellwood City Comes Up Short To South Park 28-7

Story by Ryan Gerazounis – Beaver County Radio

(Wexford, Pa)

Only one game stood between the Ellwood City Wolverines football team and a trip to Acrisure Stadium next Saturday for a chance at AA WPIAL Gold. On Friday night the Wolverines faced their toughest challenge of the season when they faced off against the South Park Eagles. Ellwood City came into the game with a perfect record. While South Park only lost one game back in week 1 of the season.

The Wolverines started the game red hot, when Chris Smiley hit Dailonn Currie for an 18 yard touchdown pass. Giving them a 7-0 lead only forty five seconds into the game. On Ellwood City’s second drive Chris Smiley threw an interception to Nathan Walz that was returned all the way down to the Wolverines two yard line. Two plays later Colsen Heynes found the end zone, tying the game at 7-7. Later in the first half South Park’s Eric Doerue found pay dirt scoring on a long run and that gave the Eagles a 14-7 lead at halftime.

South Park’s Sophomore running back Colsen Heynes added to their lead early in the third quarter by taking a handoff and going 28 yards for another Eagles touchdown. Putting his team up 21-7. Ellwood City who haven’t played from behind all season was having no success on offense. The Eagles would add on again later in the third quarter when Eric Doerue found the end zone for his second touchdown of the evening, increasing their lead to 28-7. The clock was no longer on the Wolverines side and desperation started to set in. In the fourth quarter while attempting to comeback Chris Smiley threw another interception, this time to Kenyan Brown. South Park was able to run the clock out and they would take the victory over Ellwood City 28-7.

The South Park Eagles will advance to Acrisure Stadium next weekend for a chance at WPIAL Gold. They will face off with Seton LaSalle for the WPIAL AA Championship. The Ellwood City Wolverines have been eliminated from playoff contention.

 

Secretary of the Commonwealth Al Schimdt nots that a recount for the vote in the United States Senate in Pennsylvania will occur, being the eighth recount after a Pennsylvania election

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Source for Photo: An election worker continues the process in counting ballots for the Pennsylvania primary election, Wednesday, May 18, 2022, at the Mercer County Elections Board in Mercer, Pa. Vote counting continues as Republican candidates Dr. Mehmet Oz and David McCormick are locked in a too-early-to-call race for Pennsylvania’s hotly contested Republican nomination for an open U.S. Senate seat. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)

(Pennsylvania) According to Secretary of the Commonwealth Al Schimdt, since the upcoming votes are being retallied for the 2024 election result for the United States Senator in Pennsylvania between Democrat Bob Casey and Republican David McCormick, this is one of only eight times this has happened. Schimdt notes that the previous instance of counting votes a second time for an election also involved McCormick and his opponent Dr. Mehmet Oz in 2022. Schmidt says that November 20th, will be the date when the tallying will begin again, finish the counting on November 26th, as well as Pennsylvania counties getting their results reported to the Department of State on November 27th by noon, the same day that Pennsylvanians can see the results online.

 

PennDOT announces closing and reopening of ramps in Alegheny County

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

PennDOT District 11 has announced that the ramp that holds traffic from Route 51 on Coraopolis Road going to southbound I-79 in Robinson Township will close on Friday, November 15th through Sunday, November 17th, weather permitting. 

The ramp will experience traffic closing on Friday night at 7 p.m. through 6 a.m. Sunday morning for concrete slab replacement work.
 

The Neville Island ramp located on Exit 65 that holds traffic from northbound I-79 to Grand Avenue will alos be opened again to traffic at 7 p.m. on Friday, November 15th in order to adjust the route detouring from Route 51 to the closing of the southbound I-79 ramp. If work is completed sooner than expected, the ramp could reopen to traffic earlier.

McCormick using legal action to block ballots in two counties without dates or having wrong dates in close United States Senate race in Pennsylvania

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Source for Photo: Republican David McCormick addresses supporters after announcing he will enter Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senate race and make his second bid for the office, this time to take on Democratic Sen. Bob Casey, Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023, at the Heinz History Center in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pennsylvania) On Thursday, the United States Senate vote between Democrat Bob Casey and Republican David McCormick has still has not reached a legitimate outcome, because the votes are going to be retallied, and now McCormick is using legal filing to prevent counties in Pennsylvania from counting ballots that either do not have a date or have the incorrect date. The campaign of McCormick does not believe that the outcome will be decided by these ballots that are from both Centre and Bucks Counties. McCormick only has twenty-six thousand votes more than Casey as of Thursday afternoon.  

Deadline close for Pennsylvania and other states for pollution cleanup in the Watershed of the Chesapeake Bay

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Source for Photo: FILE – Emissions rise from the smokestacks at the Jeffrey Energy Center coal power plant as the suns sets, near Emmett, Kan., Sept. 18, 2021. The Supreme Court’s conservative majority seemed skeptical Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024, as a government lawyer argued that the Environmental Protection Agency should be allowed to continue enforcing its anti-air-pollution “good neighbor” rule. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

(Pennsylvania) Despite some progress, Pennsylvania and other states in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed are unlikely to meet their 2025 pollution commitments to reduce nitrogen, phosphorus and sediment pollution. An assessment by the Environmental Protection Agency’s Chesapeake Bay Program reveals that more than two-thirds of the Bay and its tidal rivers did not meet clean-water standards between 2020 and 2022. Harry Campbell from the Chesapeake Bay Foundation notes that pollution levels vary based on land use, local economies and population, and stresses that a stronger workforce is essential for Pennsylvania to meet its goals. Campbell notes that Governor Josh Shapiro reaffirmed Pennsylvania’s commitment to bay restoration in June. The two-hundred and tweny million dollar Pennsylvania Clean Streams Fund addresses major river and stream impairments and includes a program to help farmers adopt sustainable practices. This year’s state budget also allocates an additional fifty million to the fund, ensuring ongoing support for programs like the farmer-focused cost-share initiative.

Phishing scam going around to steal personal information through accounts

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Harrisburg, PA) According to a release from Attorney General Michelle Henry, there is a phishing scam going around concerning false usage on banking accounts in which thieves can steal information and data that is personal. Henry also states that scammers give the victims either contact information through calling a phone number or to respond to texts or emails, and then they will ask for authorization to access accounts or facts only available to you, like a social security number. Henry suggests that you should never answer any of these responses and that an alternative option would be to look at the back of either your credit or debit card and call the phone number on that side.  

Intense building fire in Aliquippa happened early Thursday morning and since has been put out

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(Reported by Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano, Published at November 15th, 2024 at 8:00 A.M.)

Aliquippa Fire Chief Tim Firich reported that his department was summoned to Main Avenue and 6th Street in West Aliquippa at 1:40 a.m. He said there were several calls to Beaver County’s 9-1-1 center reporting fires at multiple  locations. in the area. Due to the number of calls, the chief said a second alarm was sent out and Engine 91 and Chief Firich were on scene within seven minutes. 

The chief said upon arrival, they found a warehouse/storage building  well involved inn fire. Master streams were quickly put in operation and fire suppression efforts continued as more crews arrived on scene. He said tankers were requested  to maintain an adequate water supply  while using a multitude  of hand leads and water streams. The fire was brought under control in fifty minutes, and it was contained to the original building, the chief reported. Responding to the first alarm were Ambridge, Baden, Crescent Township and Medic-Rescue. Responding to a second alarm were Monaca, Independence Township, the Beaver County Strike team that consisted of Beaver Falls and New Brighton Fire Departments. 

Chief Firich reported that no civilians were injured in the fire. 

Two men associated with a shooting in New Castle last month, killing a man inside a house

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(New Castle, PA) Police have confirmed on Thursday that two men that are connected to a shooting last month in New Castle have been arrested and face charges of both robbery and homicide. New Castle Police stated that the suspects, Jason Jones, Jr., and Louis Brewer, were arrested and given these charges after they were associated with the death of a man named Terry Micco that occurred on October 18th. According to WKBN, police noted that in relation to a robbery involving drugs, while items such as a cell phone, cash, and suspected drugs were found in the truck Micco owns, in a statement from court paperwork witness testified to police that two men escaped after gunshots were fired in a residence of Waldo Street and found Micco on the ground bleeding, then, after being rushed to the hospital, Micco died. The Sharon Police Department also helped the other police officers who arrested the suspects, and the responding officers thanked the police department of Sharon afterwards. 

Teen arrested and charged for bringing a gun to Ambridge Area Middle School detained

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(Reported by Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano, Published on November 15th, 2024 on 7:52 A.M.)

(Ambridge, PA) Beaver County District Attorney Nate Bible reported on Thursday morning about the gun incident on Wednesday at Ambridge Area Middle School. The District Attorney said the gun was loaded and the metal detectors didn’t go off when the thirteen year old boy brought it into the building. Bible also said that the teen is lodged in a detention center in Ohio, and also added that the gun was hidden and the teen found it and brought it to school.

House approves settlement from Matzie recognizing November 2024 as “Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month”

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Ambridge, PA) According to a release from Liane Leshne from the House Democratic Communications Office, State Representative Rob Matzie and his resolution to help people become more aware of pancreatic cancer was accepted by the Pennsylvania House this week. Leshne states that Matzie and his plan will declare “National Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month” for November of 2024, also known as  Matzie cited information from the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network that displays that more than fifty thousand people will be expected to die from this form of cancer as well as over sixty-four thousand expected cases this year in the United States. Matzie also asserts a list of symptoms in which one can spot pancreatic cancer, which include dark urine and stool changes; back or abdominal pain; weight loss and poor appetite; nausea and vomiting; and pancreatitis and recent-onset diabetes.