Pennsylvania State Police will be ramping up patrols this summer in hopes of keeping drivers safe. Troopers are teaming with Triple-A for Operation Combined Accident Reduction Effort. State police say they’ll be more visible with enforcement patrols, targeting speeding, distracted driving and aggressive driving. More DUI checkpoints are also planned in the deadly crash-reduction campaign.
HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP’S MEMORIAL DAY CELEBRATION ATTRACTED HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE YESTERDAY. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO WAS THERE…
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania state lawmakers’ newly filed ethics forms show they accepted more than $83,000 in free trips last year and collected a variety of gifts, booze and free meals. Travel took legislators to Taiwan, Israel and destinations around the United States. Unlike most states, Pennsylvania doesn’t limit how much lawmakers and other public officials can accept from lobbyists and others. Bills pending in the House and Senate would ban many types of gifts and travel, with exceptions.
HAZLETON, Pa. (AP) — Police say a bullet from a gun that accidentally discharged in a northeastern Pennsylvania home went through a wall and struck a 13-year-old girl who was taking a bath. Hazleton’s police chief says the bullet went through furniture and a wall before hitting the girl at about 1 p.m. Sunday. Chief Jerry Speziale says the round pierced the skin but didn’t lodge in the girl, who was rushed to a trauma center. Another child who was also in the bathtub wasn’t hurt.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Police say a sport utility vehicle hit a teenage pedestrian and plowed into a south Philadelphia clothing store, critically injuring the teen and sending three other people to hospitals. Police say the 71-year-old driver was trying to park in front of the Rainbow Shop just after 1:30 p.m. Monday when she hit the accelerator instead of the brake. Police said she hit a 16-year-old youth on the sidewalk and dragged him as the SUV plunged 25 feet through the glass window and into the store.
ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Three people died in accidents involving all-terrain vehicles over the Memorial Day weekend in Pennsylvania. One person was killed early Monday in Luzerne County and two others were killed Sunday in Triumph Township, in the northwestern corner of the state. Pennsylvania had 702 ATV-related fatalities from 1982 to 2014, according to statistics compiled by the Consumer Product Safety Commission. That’s the second-most in the country, behind Texas.
Part of a tree came down, blocking part of Freedom Crider Road in New Sewickley Township. The tree came down as storms moved through the area this morning. Crews shut down the road in both directions in the 200 block for several hours. The tree was removed and the road was reopened shortly before 6 a.m.
Dangerous weather hit the area over the weekend…and is expected to continue over the next few days. More thunderstorms, possible hail and tornadoes are expected. Beaver County Radio News Intern Christina Sainovich has more…
The Hopewell Vikings (15-5) are seeking their first WPIAL title since 2010 and fourth in school history, as they battle the Steel Valley Ironmen (12-8) in the 2019 3A Baseball Championship at Wild Things Park in Washington. Coverage on Beaver County Radio and Trib Live is at 7:15pm. Click On The Link Below for online coverage.
BASEBALL
Championship Games at Wild Things Park, Washington
Consolation Games at Washington & Jefferson College
Class 1A
Championship
5:00pm Union vs. California
Class 3A
Championship
7:30pm Hopewell vs. Steel Valley (WBVP/WMBA)
Class 4A
Third Place Game
2:00pm Yough vs. New Castle
Class 5A
Third Place Game
4:30pm Franklin Regional vs. Mars
Championship
2:30pm Laurel Highlands vs. Shaler
Class 6A
Third Place Game
7:00pm Bethel Park vs. North Allegheny
SOFTBALL
Class 1A
Third Place Game
4:00pm Leechburg vs. Jefferson-Morgan (at Pleasant Valley Elementary)
Class 3A
Third Place Game
6:00pm Ellwood City vs. South Park (at Pleasant Valley Elementary)
Class 4A
Third Place Game
3:00pm Knoch vs. Thomas Jefferson (at Seton Hill University)
Class 5A
Third Place Game
5:00pm Franklin Regional vs. Penn-Trafford (at Seton Hill University)
WEATHER FORECAST FOR TUESDAY, MAY 28TH, 2019
TODAY – SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE
MORNING BECOMING MORE WIDESPREAD AND
POSSIBLY SEVERE THIS AFTERNOON. DAMAGING
WINDS AND LARGE HAIL WITH SOME STORMS.
HIGH – 83.
TONIGHT – SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE
EVENING. A FEW STORMS MAY BE SEVERE.
REMAINING CLOUDY OVERNIGHT. LOW – 62.
WEDNESDAY – MORE THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. A FEW
STORMS MAY BE SEVERE. HIGH NEAR 80.