Tom McCormack, who is co-head of the Tom & Linda McCormack Foundation and McCormack Apiaries in Aliquippa joins Matt Drzik on A.M. Beaver County to talk about his upcoming mission trip to Panama, where he helps amputees and citizens of the area by applying prosthetic appendages and giving them transport equipment (wheelchairs, walkers, etc.). The interview will air after the 8:30 news on Beaver County Radio.
TODAY IS WORLD ASTHMA DAY…AS WE HEAR IN THIS REPORT FROM BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…
THE BEAVER COUNTY CORONER’S OFFICE HAS RELEASED THE NAME OF THE VICTIM INVOLVED IN A TRAFFIC FATALITY IN BEAVER FALLS OVER THE WEEKEND. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO REPORTS. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…
Crews were called to the scene of an early morning house fire in Independence Township this morning. The fire was reported shortly before 3:45 a.m. along Thompson Hill Road. A family that was inside the house managed to get out safely. No injuries reported. The cause of the fire has not been determined.
According to this week’s Triple-A East Central Gas Price Report gas prices are up a penny in Western Pennsylvania at 3.10 a gallon. Gasoline stocks declined by about a half a million barrels in the Energy Information Administration’s latest report. The national average is at 2.89 a gallon. Prices a year ago in Western Pennsylvania were at 3.05 a gallon.
A Beaver County pilot is in the first stage of a flight around the world. Ross Edmonson took off yesterday from the Zelienople Municipal Airport on a 40-thousand-mile flight in a single-engine aircraft named Planey McPlaneface. His eleven-month journey will double as a fundraiser for African Promise, a group that works to improve schools in Kenya.
UNDATED (AP) — A Philadelphia city commission says it’s investigating an event last month at which Muslim children were captured on video speaking in Arabic about beheadings and the liberation of one of Jerusalem’s most sensitive holy sites. The Commission on Human Relations confirmed Monday that it’s launched a probe into the event at the Muslim American Society’s Philadelphia chapter. The video uploaded to the chapter’s Facebook page shows two girls reading from a prepared text.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Democratic state lawmaker is drawing criticism for filming himself berating a woman demonstrator outside an abortion clinic in Philadelphia, calling her an “old white lady” and her protest “grotesque.” State Rep. Brian Sims posted the eight-minute-plus video on social media. It shows him peppering the woman with questions and criticism. In response the woman says little but takes out her rosary and clutches it. A Pennsylvania Republican leader is calling for the lawmaker to apologize.
“Helping others, one person at a time…” Please help the Tom and Linda McCormack Foundation help others.
The goal of the McCormack Foundation is to improve the quality of life for hard-working individuals and families living in Panama. The Foundation develops direct personal knowledge of the circumstances of each person and family helped to ensure that your donation is put to work immediately in a way that will change lives.
Items most needed for June and September 2019 trips: Breast prostheses and Prosthetic bras, Prosthetic arms and legs, Hearing aids, Braces (leg, arm, wrist, ankle), Crutches & Walkers, Wheelchairs (non-electric), School supplies (crayons, pencils, coloring books, tablets, backpacks), Yarn, and Baby Blankets.
None of Tom’s travel or living expenses are covered by Foundation funds. Donations of medical supplies or even a check can be arranged by calling 724-495-6310 or by sending to McCormack Foundation, 115 Ressman Dr., Aliquippa, PA 15001
A rally is planned today at the State Capitol to advocate for raising the minimum age to buy tobacco products. It’s expected around 650 members of the Tobacco 21 Movement will be in attendance asking lawmakers to raise the sales age to 21 from 18. It’s reported 12 other states have already made this change.