THE LITTLE FREE PANTRY IN ALIQUIPPA IS CELEBRATING ITS FIRST BIRTHDAY IN ALIQUIPPA THIS WEEKEND. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO HAS A PREVIEW. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…
A BEAVER COUNTY STATE LAWMAKER IS OFFERING A FREE DOCUMENT SHREDDING EVENT IN AMBRIDGE NEXT WEEKEND. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO HAS MORE. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…
Gasoline prices in Beaver and Lawrence counties reached a new threshold even sooner than expected. Several area gas stations had regular unleaded prices higher than $3 per gallon posted as of this morning, and several others are hovering at $2.99. Triple-A representatives had announced earlier in the week that they expected the average gas prices in Beaver and Lawrence counties to crack the $3 mark by next Monday.
NHL
Thursday’s Scores
Pittsburgh 3, Washington 2
[Penguins lead series 1-0]
Vegas 7, San Jose 0
[Golden Knights lead series 1-0]
8:00pm
Winnipeg at Nashville
[Game 1]
MLB
Thursday’s Scores
Pittsburgh 1, Detroit 0
Seattle 5, Cleveland 4
NY Yankees 4, Minnesota 3
Atlanta 7, Cincinnati 4
St. Louis 4, NY Mets 3 (F/13)
Arizona 8, Philadelphia 2
Tampa Bay 9, Baltimore 5
Chi. Cubs 1, Milwaukee 0
Boston 5, Toronto 4
Chi. White Sox 6, Kansas City 3
2:20pm
Milwaukee at Chi. Cubs
7:05pm
St. Louis at Pittsburgh
Atlanta at Philadelphia
Detroit at Baltimore
Arizona at Washington
7:07pm
Texas at Toronto
7:10pm
Seattle at Cleveland
Colorado at Miami
Tampa Bay at Boston
8:10pm
Cincinnati at Minnesota
Oakland at Houston
8:15pm
Chi. White Sox at Kansas City
10:07pm
NY Yankees at LA Angels
10:10pm
NY Mets at San Diego
10:15pm
LA Dodgers at San Francisco
NBA
Thursday’s Scores
Milwaukee 97, Boston 86
[Series tied 3-3]
7:00pm
Toronto at Washington
[Raptors lead series 3-2]
8:00pm
Cleveland at Indiana
[Cavaliers lead series 3-2]
10:30pm
Oklahoma City at Utah
[Jazz lead series 3-2]
The Beaver Falls Business District Authority is presenting the first Spring Festival “Market Days” to Beaver Falls on Saturday, May 5. The event will feature food, yard sales, flea market vendors, and live entertainment on the 1200 block of 8th Avenue.
Rick Crawford, the Executive Chairman of the BFBDA, joined Matt Drzik on April 27’s edition of A.M. Beaver County to discuss this new event, including the traffic patterns that will ensue. Also, at this new Spring Festival the one and only Diane Brosius will he hosting “Yankee Trader Live”, as festival participants can buy, sell, trade, or give away their belongings from 12:30 until 2:00. Further details of the day’s events and main attractions can be found by going to the Beaver Falls Business District Authority Facebook page.
To hear the full interview with Matt and Rick Crawford, clck on the players below.
Part 1
Part 2
The Beaver County Coroner’s office has ruled in the fatal pedestrian accident in Aliquippa earlier this week. Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano reports. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…
WEATHER FORECAST FOR FRIDAY, APRIL 27TH, 2018
TODAY – PARTLY CLOUDY THIS MORNING.
THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON.
HIGH – 66.
TONIGHT – SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING
GIVING WAY TO PERIODS OF LIGHT RAIN.
LOW – 46.
SATURDAY – SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. THEN REMAINING
CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH NEAR 50.
SUNDAY – PARTLY SUNNY SKIES. HIGH – 52.
Penguins erase 2-goal deficit, beat Capitals 3-2 in Game 1
By STEPHEN WHYNO, AP Hockey Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) — Patric Hornqvist, Sidney Crosby and Jake Guentzel scored in a 4:49 span to help the Pittsburgh Penguins rally to beat the Washington Capitals 3-2 on Thursday night in Game 1 of the second-round series.
Down 2-0 early in the third period and playing without Evgeni Malkin and Carl Hagelin, Pittsburgh turned it around with all three of its top-line forwards chipping in a goal. Crosby scored the tying goal when the puck bounced to him off Alex Ovechkin’s stick, and assisted on Guentzel’s go-ahead goal.
Matt Murray stopped 32 of the 34 shots he faced to put the back-to-back defending Stanley Cup champions ahead in yet another series with Game 2 on Sunday in Washington. The Penguins have won nine in a row under coach Mike Sullivan dating to 2016, including the past two meetings against Washington.
Evgeny Kuznetsov scored 17 seconds in and Ovechkin beat Murray 28 seconds into the third period for the Capitals, who lost a game started by Braden Holtby for the first time in these playoffs. Holtby was one of the best players on the ice in the first two periods before he and his teammates blew another two-goal lead.
Holtby allowed three goals on 25 shots, including at least one he’d like to have back during the Penguins’ comeback. It was his worst game since replacing Philipp Grubauer in net during the first round against Columbus.
It also was another stellar showing by Murray, who made his best save with 2:30 left when he got his stick on a shot by Brett Connolly. Murray earlier kept the puck out against a net-crashing Devante Smith-Pelly and made a save on a point-blank chance by Michal Kempny.
Murray took a shot off the mask from Ovechkin in the third but made save after save down the stretch with the Capitals pressing.
NOTES: Kuznetsov’s goal was the second-fastest in Capitals playoff history after Mike Gartner scored 15 seconds in against the Islanders in 1987. … The Capitals have killed 18 consecutive penalties dating to Game 2 against Columbus. .., Malkin skated Thursday morning with teammates, while Hagelin did not make the trip. Malkin could be an option for Game 2 if his apparent leg injury has healed enough. … Pittsburgh coach Mike Sullivan opted to maintain balance in his lineup, putting Riley Sheahan with Simon and Phil Kessel and keeping Derick Brassard with Conor Sheary and Bryan Rust.
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The request for a liquor license transfer by a New Brighton business owner, in order to open up a convenience store near Four Corners, was officially submitted to the New Sewickley Township board of directors at a public meeting Thursday night. Matt Drzik was at that meeting, and he has further details:
Dickerson’s disputed homer lifts Pirates over Tigers 1-0
By ALAN SAUNDERS, Associated Press
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Corey Dickerson hit the first game-ending home run of his major league career, a disputed one-out drive in the ninth inning that lifted the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Detroit Tigers 1-0 Thursday.
Dickerson sent an 0-1 slider from Alex Wilson (0-1) just over the 21-foot-high wall in right field, at first standing at the plate and watching the drive before starting to jog up the first-base line. A fan in a black Pirates sweatshirt reached out and caught the ball, and Wilson immediately pointed to ask for a video the initial home-run call.
Dickerson rounded third base, rolled his helmet toward the plate and was mobbed by teammates, with Adam Frazier dumping a jug of Gatorade over him. Nearly two minutes later, the home-run call was upheld, and the Pirates exchanged more hugs. It was just the second home run of the season for Dickerson.
Felipe Vazquez (1-0) escaped a bases-loaded, no-outs jam in the ninth created by two singles and a walk. James McCann grounded to third baseman Colin Moran, who threw home to force Francisco Cervelli, Victor Martinez popped out and Jose Iglesias bounced into a forceout.
Pirates starter Ivan Nova allowed six hits in eight innings and struck out five. Detroit’s Michael Fulmer struck out nine in six innings while giving up four hits.
Detroit’s Leonys Martin was 2 for 4 with a triple and also reached on an error and went 5 for 14 (.357) in the series with two home runs and three RBIs
MAKING MOVES
Detroit re-called RHP Johnny Barbato from Triple-A Toledo, where he had a 1.17 ERA in six games with nine strikeouts and three walks in 7 2/3 innings.
Pittsburgh traded minor league OF Todd Cunningham to the Chicago White Sox for future considerations. Cunningham hit .130 in nine games with Triple-A Indianapolis.
TRAINING ROOM
Pirates: RHP Bo Schultz (Tommy John surgery) pitched on back-to-back days Tuesday and Wednesday with Class A Bradenton and is ready to move up in his rehab. He pitched 10 2/3 scoreless innings with 10 strikeouts.
UP NEXT
Tigers: RHP Mike Fiers (2-1, 3.71 ERA) is to start a three-game series at Baltimore on Friday. He beat Kansas City on Sunday despite allowing 10 hits and striking out none.
Pirates: LHP Steven Brault (2-1, 4.44 ERA) opens a three-game against visiting St. Louis on Friday.
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