Author: Beaver County Radio

Pennsylvanians May Soon Get To Hunt On Sundays

Pennsylvanians are getting closer to gaining the right to hunt on Sundays. The state game code still bans such activity, but a state Senate committee voted yesterday and by an eight-to-three count moved a bill forward that would authorize the Game Commission to strike down the restriction. The bill now heads to the Senate floor, and if approved there goes to the state House of Representatives. If the House passes the bill, it comes down to Governor Tom Wolf to possibly sign it into law.

Jerry Sandusky To Be Re-Sentenced For His Crimes

Jerry Sandusky is getting a new sentencing hearing. The former Penn State defensive coordinator is going to be resentenced for a 45-count conviction on child sexual abuse charges. The state Superior Court ruled Tuesday the 75-year-old was improperly sentenced using mandatory minimums. Sandusky was sentenced in 2012 for up to 60 years in prison for the sexual abuse of ten boys.

Local Republican State Reps React To Governor Wolf’s Budget Address

Here is some local reaction to the governor’s speech yesterday from those on the other side of the aisle in Beaver County. Rep. Jim Marshall says he is Cautiously Optimistic about the Governor’s Budget Address…

…and Rep. Josh Kail says he is Concerned over Funding Sources for Governor’s Budget Proposal…

THIS JUST IN: Letters Of Intent Signed By 3 Aliquippa High School Standouts

THIS JUST IN: LETTERS OF INTENT HAVE BEEN SIGNED BY 3 ALIQUIPPA HIGH SCHOOL STANDOUTS. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO HAS MORE. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…

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15-Year-Old Charged In Threat Made Against Central Valley School District

A 15-YEAR-OLD BOY HAS BEEN CHARGED IN CONNECTION WITH A THREAT MADE AGAINST CENTRAL VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO HAS THE STORY. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…

Cranberry Twp EMS Worker Accused Of Recording Women In Restroom

A Cranberry Township EMS worker is being accused of secretly recording women in a restroom.  Police say Matt Leonard hid a camera inside the women’s restroom at the EMS headquarters, capturing images of at least four victims.  Leonard has been suspended without pay from his job as a medic while he faces a host of charges.

Woman Facing Child Endangerment Charges In Beaver Falls

A woman is facing charges after overdosing while caring for her four kids in Beaver Falls. Kelly McDonald was charged last Friday after police found her unconscious at an apartment on the 32-hundred block of Fourth Avenue. Police say they used Narcan to revive the 33-year-old, who then admitted to snorting heroin. All four of the children in the apartment were under the age of 12.

Sports Report: MJ Devonshire Commits, High School Basketball, and more!

Aliquippa Four-Star Football Recruit Devonshire Announces College Decision

After months of anticipation surrounding MJ Devonshire’s college decision, the four-star Cornerback recruit announced today he will attend the University of Kentucky. After his high school graduation later this year,  he will become a Wildcat and take the field wearing Kentucky blue and white! Devonshire (pictured above) has earned national attention for his performances as a multi-sport athlete at Aliquippa High School.  He also considered the University of Pittsburgh and West Virginia University.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Tuesday’s Scores
[5A] Moon 60, Thomas Jefferson 34
[5A] West Allegheny 67, Trinity 51
[4A] Quaker Valley 75, Blackhawk 61 (WBVP/WMBA)
[4A] Beaver 59, Hopewell 42
[4A] New Castle 69, Central Valley 50
[3A] Aliquippa 89, New Brighton 58
[3A] Beaver Falls 68, Riverside 39
[3A] Neshannock 66, Ellwood City 43
[3A] Avonworth 62, Freedom 48
[2A] OLSH 78, Mohawk 41
[2A] Sewickley Academy 55, Laurel 39
[1A] Western Beaver 80, Rochester 48
[1A] Cornell 67, Quigley Catholic 28

Tonight’s Games 7:30pm
[1A] Eden Christian at Western Beaver
[NC] New Brighton at Blackhawk
[NC] Freedom at Quigley Catholic
[NC] Vincentian at Lincoln Park
[NC] Riverside at Mohawk
[NC] Avonworth at South Side Beaver

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Tuesday’s Scores
[2A] New Brighton 57, Northgate 53
[2A] OLSH 73, Sto-Rox 16
[NC] Quaker Valley 43, Montour 42

Tonight’s Games

5:30pm
[NC] Freedom at Quigley Catholic

6:00pm
[2A] Shenango at Aliquippa
[NC] Rochester vs. Blackhawk (at Lincoln Park)

7:30pm
[5A] Lincoln Park at Montour
[5A] West Allegheny at Chartiers Valley
[NC] Moon at North Hills

Geneva College Basketball

There’s plenty of Presidents Athletic Conference basketball action in Beaver Falls tonight! The Geneva Golden Tornadoes host the Westminster Titans in a doubleheader basketball game. The women’s team plays at 5:30 pm and the men’s team follows at 7:30 pm in Metheny Field House.

Man Facing Charges In Deadly Drug Case At Ambridge Hotel

A man is facing charges for providing a deadly dose of drugs to a man he was with in an Ambridge hotel. Zachary Cymbalak was charged Monday after he and the victim were reportedly doing heroin in the hotel January 6th. Police say Cymbalak called 911 while the other man was overdosing and would have avoided charges if he had stayed with the victim, under Pennsylvania’s Good Samaritan Law.