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Some Ellwood City Medical Center Workers Say They Got Paid On Friday

According to published reports, some workers at Ellwood City Medical Center, which has had three troubled payrolls in a roll, reported being paid Friday. It’s unclear if all workers received pay checks or if they were for their full amount. Because they were distributed late, some concern also was being expressed about whether the checks will be good when workers attempt to cash them today. The situation with payroll delays and reported nonpayments of vendors has come under federal and state investigation. The Lawrence County District Attorney’s Office also has opened a criminal probe in the case.

Aliquippa Man Faces Trial On Homicide Charges

AN ALIQUIPPA MAN FACES TRIAL ON CRIMINAL HOMICIDE CHARGES. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO HAS MORE. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…

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New Drug Overdose Death Numbers For Beaver County Released This Morning

THE BEAVER COUNTY CORONER’S OFFICE THIS MORNING RELEASED NEW NUMBERS ON DRUG OVERDOSE DEATHS IN THE COUNTY. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWSCORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO HAS MORE. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…

Bob Friend, pitched most innings for Pirates, dies at 88

Bob Friend, pitched most innings for Pirates, dies at 88
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Bob Friend, who pitched more innings than anyone in Pittsburgh Pirates history, died Sunday. He was 88.
The Pirates said Friend died at his home in Pittsburgh.
Friend holds the Pirates record for innings (3,480 1/3), starts (477) and strikeouts (1,682). The right-hander was an All-Star in three different seasons — in 1960, he made the NL roster for both All-Star games played that summer, and was the starter and winner in the first one.
Friend made his big league debut with two shutout innings for the Pirates against Cincinnati as a 20-year-old on April 28, 1951. He became a fixture in Pittsburgh’s rotation through 1965 and then played one more season, splitting his last year with the New York Yankees and Mets.
Nicknamed “The Warrior” for his remarkable durability, Friend went 197-230 with a 3.58 ERA in 602 games.
In 1955, Friend became the first pitcher to lead his league in ERA, winning the NL title with a 2.83 mark. He topped the majors in innings in 1956-57 and tied Warren Spahn for the big league lead with 22 wins in 1958, finishing third in the Cy Young Award voting.
In 1960, Friend was 18-12 with a 3.00 ERA in helping the Pirates reach the World Series. He was hit hard in two starts and a relief appearance, but Pittsburgh outlasted the Yankees in seven games to win the championship.
That season came during a string of 11 straight years he pitched more than 200 innings — topping 260 in six of them.
After his playing career ended, he was among the founding officers of the Pirates Alumni Association and stayed active as a board member.
Pirates President Frank Coonelly, in a statement, called Friend “truly one of the very best to ever wear the Pirates black and gold.”
Friend is survived by his wife Pat, son Bob and daughter Missy.
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High School Basketball: February 4, 2019

GIRLS

6:30pm
[2A] Laurel at New Brighton

7:00pm
[1A] Vincentian at Quigley Catholic
[1A] Union at Sewickley Academy

7:30pm
[1A] Eden Christian at Cornell
[2A] Aliquippa at South Side Beaver
[2A] OLSH at Northgate
[3A] Freedom at Beaver
[3A] Riverside at Avonworth
[3A] Beaver Falls at Neshannock
[3A] Mohawk at Ellwood City
[4A] Central Valley at Quaker Valley
[4A] Ambridge at Blackhawk
[4A] Keystone Oaks at Hopewell
[5A] Trinity at Lincoln Park
[5A] Chartiers Valley at Moon
[5A] West Allegheny at South Fayette

Beaver Falls Man On Parole Facing Drug Charges

A Beaver Falls man is facing charges after being found with drugs during a parole officer’s home check. Dwayne Wells was charged after being found with cocaine, heroin, and marijuana at his home on Second Avenue on January 25th. . Wells had been under supervision for a firearms violation and previous drug charge. The 28-year-old is in the Beaver County Jail on 75-thousand-dollars bail.

BCTA to Hold Two Public Hearings Tonight On Proposed Changes

The Beaver County Transit Authority has scheduled two public hearings tonight on proposed service changes. The first hearing will be held this afternoon at 5 p.m. in the board room of the BCTA Transportation Center on West Washington Street in Rochester. The service cuts include the elimination of some early morning hours on Routes 1 and 11 and late night hours on Route 11, with the last weekday Route 1 bus from Pittsburgh being at 7 p.m. from the East Busway stop. Another proposed cut is the elimination of Route 1 service to and from Pittsburgh between the hours of 9 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. The stop at Drug and Alcohol in Vanport would be eliminated. CCBC service would be reduced on weekdays and eliminated on Saturdays. One Route 3 morning trip would be eliminated along with time changes and Route 11 Saturday service would be reduced. The Transit Authority says the changes will come with some benefits including improved time performance, improved connections between routes, the elimination of capacity issues on certain routes and the addition of a bus on Route 2 among other benefits. People looking to submit their comments in writing should mail them or deliver them in person before 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 19 to BCTA, 200 W. Washington St., Rochester, PA 15074. Beaver County Radio’s Matt Drzik will be at one of those meetings tonight and will have a detailed report for us tomorrow morning at 6:30 on AM Beaver County.