Rochester Man To Serve 25 Years In Prison For Child Rape

A Rochester man will serve at least 25 years in prison after he was convicted of repeatedly raping a child over a decade beginning in the late 1990s.
47 year old Richard Fehir Jr., was convicted back in January, of 16 felony charges, including rape, rape of a child, aggravated indecent assault and indecent assault. Beaver County Judge Dale Fouse sentenced Fehir to between 25 1/2 and 51 years in prison. The victim was five years old when the sexual assaults began.

Rain Today; Sunshine Tomorrow

WEATHER FORECAST FOR WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25TH, 2018

 

TODAY – CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS. HIGH – 56.

TONIGHT – MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOW – 37.

THURSDAY – PARTLY SUNNY SKIES. HIGH NEAR 60.

Police On Scene Of Crash In Ellwood City

Police are investigating a car crash today in Ellwood City. Investigators said the crash happened just before 1 p.m. at Country Club Drive and Mercer Road. Emergency dispatchers say at least one person is trapped and a medical helicopter is headed to the scene. We’ll have more details tomorrow morning on AM Beaver County beginning at 6:30 a.m. on 1230 WBVP and 1460 WMBA.

Pro Sports Scores & Schedule: April 24, 2018

NHL

Monday’s Scores
Washington 6, Columbus 3
[Capitals win series 4-2]
Toronto 3, Boston 1
[Series tied 3-3]

MLB

Monday’s Scores
Cleveland 2, Baltimore 1
Cincinnati 10, Atlanta 4
Oakland 9, Texas 4
NY Yankees 14, Minnesota 1
Chi. White Sox 10, Seattle 4
LA Angels 2, Houston 0
San Francisco 4, Washington 2
LA Dodgers 2, Miami 1
San Diego 13, Colorado 5

5:10pm
Seattle at Chi. White Sox

6:10pm
Chi. Cubs at Cleveland

6:35pm
Minnesota at NY Yankees

6:40pm
Atlanta at Cincinnati

7:05pm
Detroit at Pittsburgh
Arizona at Philadelphia
Tampa Bay at Baltimore

7:07pm
Boston at Toronto

8:05pm
Oakland at Texas

8:10pm
LA Angels at Houston

8:15pm
Milwaukee at Kansas City
NY Mets at St. Louis

8:40pm
San Diego at Colorado

10:10pm
Miami at LA Dodgers

10:15pm
Washington at San Francisco

NBA

Monday’s Scores
Houston 119, Minnesota 100
[Rockets lead series 3-1]
Utah 113, Oklahoma City 96
[Jazz lead series 3-1]

7:00pm
Milwaukee at Boston
[Series tied 2-2]

8:00pm
Miami at Philadelphia
[76ers lead series 3-1]

10:30pm
San Antonio at Golden State
[Warriors lead series 3-1]

Beaver Falls Prayer Breakfast To Be Held May 3 At Geneva College

In conjunction with the National Day of Prayer that will be celebrated across America, the city of Beaver Falls will be hosting their 25th Annual Prayer Breakfast on May 3 at 7:30 at the Alexander Dining Hall. The theme of this year’s ceremony is “American Unity”.

Geneva president Dr. Calvin Troup, and prayer breakfast committee members Reverend Phil Huggins (First Baptist Church in Rochester) and Deborah Niehenke joined Matt Drzik to discuss the annual event on the April 24 edition of A.M. Beaver County. The trio discussed the passion and time dedicated to putting the event together, and Dr. Troup (who will be this year’s guest speaker) spoke about the importance of prayer in a time of crisis and confusion in America.

There will also be a follow-up service at the Beaver United Methodist Church at noon on May 3.

To listen to the FULL interview, click on the players below:

Part 1

 

Part 2

State Rep. Jim Marshall Says County Sheriffs Should Have More Power

SHOULD SHERIFFS AND DEPUTY SHERIFFS BE ALLOWED TO MAKE ARRESTS WITHOUT WARRANTS? STATE REPRESENTATIVE JIM MARSHALL THINKS SO…AND THAT’S WHY HE’S PROPOSING LEGISLATION THAT WOULD DO JUST THAT. THE HOUSE STATE GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE LAST WEEK VOTED TO ADVANCE MARSHALL’S BILL WHICH WOULD GIVE SHERIFFS AND DEPUTY SHERIFFS LIMITED LAW ENFORCEMENT POWERS, ALLOWING THEM TO AID IN COMMUNITY PROTECTION. IN AN INTERVIEW WITH BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWSMAN PAT SEPTAK, MARSHALL SAYS HIS AIM IS NOT TO REPLACE- BUT RATHER ENHANCE- ANY LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES ALREADY IN PLACE…

MARSHALL’S BILL ENSURES THAT SHERIFFS AND DEPUTY SHERIFFS CAN ONLY MAKE SUCH ARRESTS WHILE ACTING WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THEIR COUNTY COURT-RELATED DUTIES….

MARSHALL SAYS HE BELIEVES THAT COUNTY SHERIFFS AND DEPUTY SHERIFFS ARE CURRENTLY UNDER-UTILIZED…

MARSHALL WAS ASKED…WHY NOW?

MARSHALL BELIEVES THEY HAVE BI-PARTISAN SUPPORT ON THIS BILL…

MARSHALL BELIEVES HIS BILL WILL GO THE FULL HOUSE FOR CONSIDERATION…POSSIBLY AS SOON AS NEXT WEEK:

HOUSE BILL 466 NOW AWAITS CONSIDERATION BY THE FULL HOUSE OF REPESENTATIVES.

Inmate Planned To Attack Beaver County Court Officials, Investigators Say

Police say an inmate is facing additional charges after planning to attack a common pleas judge and other Beaver County court officials. Investigators say Timothy Butler was planning an attack from his jail cell for more than two months. Officials say Butler admitted to everything but contends he was never going to follow through on the plan.

New Report Released On Effects Of Closing Beaver Valley Power Station

A new report is raising environmental concerns over a plan to retire four nuclear power plants in Pennsylvania and Ohio. The organization “Nuclear Matters” says the closure of the Beaver Valley Power Station in Shippingport would set back regional attempts to cut back on emissions that cause global warming. In all, those plants produced 39-million megawatt-hours of energy last year alone. All four of the plants will close within the next four years.