HE’S BAACK…FORMER SHERIFF GEORGE DAVID HAS ANNOUNCED PLANS TO RUN IN THE MAY PRIMARY. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDNANO HAS THE STORY.  Click on the ‘play’ button to hear Sandy’s report…

AN ALIQUIPPA ROADWAY REMAINS CLOSED DUE TO A LANDSLIDE. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO HAS MORE. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…

Legislation is being introduced in Harrisburg that would make it easier for workers in the public sector to join unions. Don Rooney has more…

Pennsylvania’s prison system is banning all tobacco products inside every facility’s secure perimeter, starting July 1. Corrections Secretary John Wetzel announced the new policy Monday, citing the success of existing tobacco prohibitions in three state correctional institutions and Quehanna Boot Camp. After July 1 all tobacco products in the possession of inmates or staff will be deemed contraband.

A bill introduced in Harrisburg would require gun owners throughout the state to register their firearms every year. Under the Firearm Registration Act, owners would have to provide Pennsylvania State Police with the make, model and serial numbers of their guns. They would also have to provide fingerprints and photographs, and submit to a background check. Gun store owners and firearms advocates fear the bill would create more problems than solutions. House Bill 768 is awaiting a vote in the House Judiciary Committee.

ATTORNEY TERRI MITKO IS BEAVER COUNTY’S NEW DEMOCRATIC CHAIRMAN. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO HAS MORE. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…

VETERAN SPORTS WRITER JOHN MEHNO OF BADEN DIED LATE LAST WEEK. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO’S GREG BENEDETTI HAS MORE ON THE STORY. Click on ‘play’ to hear Greg’s report…

A man has been arrested in a fatal shooting in New Castle. According to the Lawrence County deputy coroner, 33-year old Joseph Kelosky died from multiple gunshots wounds. Kelosky was reportedly shot in the face in New Castle early Saturday morning. The shooting was reported at approximately 2:15 a.m. in the parking lot of Double D Cafe on East Washington Street. New Castle Police Department Detectives identified and arrested the suspect, 29-year-old David Williams. He is currently in the Lawrence County Jail. Police say a second victim was also shot, she had a gunshot wound in the leg and was taken to a nearby hospital.

Two people were killed and four others, including children, were injured in a head-on crash on the Pennsylvania Turnpike late Saturday night. State police say 76-year-old William Paxton, of Pittsburgh, was driving eastbound on the Pennsylvania Turnpike in the westbound lanes when he slammed head-on into a car driven by 36-year-old Andrew Sworan, of Chagrin Falls, Ohio. The accident happened at the 8 mile marker just across the state line. Paxton and Sworan both died at the scene. Paxton’s wife was taken to a Pittsburgh hospital with suspected serious injuries. A 40-year-old woman in Sworan’s vehicle was hospitalized with possible injuries, along with a 4-year-old boy. A 5-year-old girl was not injured. Authorities say Paxton had traveled on the wrong side of the highway for eight miles before the accident happened. State police are trying to determine why. The highway remained closed in the westbound direction for approximately four hours before reopening early Sunday morning.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR MONDAY, MARCH 18TH, 2019

TODAY – MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGH – 43.

TONIGHT – SOME CLOUDS THIS EVENING WILL GIVE WAY
TO MAINLY CLEAR SKIES OVERNIGHT. LOW – 25.

TUESDAY – PARTLY SUNNY. HIGH – 47.