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Pirates sign OF Melky Cabrera to minor-league deal

Pirates sign OF Melky Cabrera to minor-league deal
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Pirates have signed veteran outfielder Melky Cabrera to a minor-league contract that includes an invitation to big-league camp.
The Pirates announced the deal on Monday. The 34-year-old Cabrera will make $1.15 million with an additional $850,000 available in performance bonuses if he makes the 40-man roster.
Cabrera is a career .286 hitter in 14 seasons split among seven different teams. He made the All-Star team in 2012 while playing for the San Francisco Giants and was named the All-Star Game’s Most Valuable Player. He was suspended 50 games later in the 2012 season for violating the league’s performance-enhancing drugs policy.
Cabrera hit .280 with six home runs and 39 RBIs in 78 games last season for Cleveland. He will get a chance to compete with Lonnie Chisenhall and others for a spot in Pittsburgh’s outfield while right fielder Gregory Polanco recovers from shoulder surgery.
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Truck Driver Accused In Pittsburgh Synagogue Mass Shooting Pleads Not Guilty

A truck driver accused of killing 11 people and wounding seven during an attack on a Pittsburgh synagogue has pleaded not guilty. Forty-six-year-old Robert Bowers was in federal court Monday and pleaded not guilty to a new indictment that added 19 additional counts. His attorney, Judy Clarke, says the defense is hoping the case can be resolved without going to trial.

Aliquippa Man Sought On Drug Charges

AN ALIQUIPPA MAN IS BEING SOUGHT ON DRUG CHARGES. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO HAS MORE. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…

Investigation Continues Into Drug Trafficking In Aliquippa

AN INVESTIGATION CONTINUE INTO DRUG TRAFFICKING IN ALIQUIPPA. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO HAS MORE. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…

Local Newspaper Drops Syndicated Cartoon After Vulgar Message To President Trump

At least one newspaper says it has dropped the syndicated cartoon “Non Sequitur” after a vulgar message to President Donald Trump appeared in it. The Butler Eagle in Pennsylvania reported Sunday that a “shot at President Donald Trump” will cost cartoonist Wiley Miller “his place in the Eagle’s Sunday comics.”  A scribbled message in one panel of that day’s cartoon appears to begin with “We fondly say go …” followed by the message to Trump. Miller appeared to acknowledge the message in a tweet that said “some of my sharp-eyed readers have spotted a little Easter egg. … Can you find it?”

Aliquippa Man Has Hearing This Morning On Drug Charges

AN ALIQUIPPA MAN WHO WAS ARRESTED LAST WEEK HAS A HEARING THIS MORNING ON DRUG CHARGES. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO HAS MORE. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sand’s report…

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I-376 Vanport Bridge Weekday Lane Restrictions Begin Today

PennDOT District 11 is announcing lane restrictions on the Vanport Bridge (I-376 Beaver Valley Expressway) in Vanport and Potter townships, Beaver County, will begin Monday, February 11 weather permitting. Single-lane restrictions will occur on the Vanport Bridge weekdays through late mid-March as crews install bird screens. Work will occur in the westbound direction from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. and in the eastbound direction from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

High School Basketball: February 11, 2019

ALL games in high school basketball tonight are non-section.

BOYS

6:30pm
Erie vs. Lincoln Park (at Pine-Richland)
Western Beaver at Freedom

7:30pm
Hopewell at Ellwood City
New Brighton at OLSH
Highlands at Beaver
Quaker Valley at Summit Academy
Peters Township at Central Valley
Union at Riverside

8:00pm
Sewickley Academy at Pine-Richland

GIRLS

6:00pm
Union at Riverside
Quigley Catholic at Fort Cherry

7:30pm
Moon at South Side Beaver
Blackhawk at Neshannock
Central Valley at Mohawk
Rochester at Mars
Sewickley Academy at Avonworth
Quaker Valley at Shady Side Academy
West Allegheny at Peters Township

8:00pm
Lincoln Park at Freedom

John Putzier Talks About The 2019 Pittsburgh International Auto Show

For some, February means time for romance and chocolates. For others, it means a month of cars…whether it’s the start of the NASCAR season or the annual Pittsburgh International Auto Show.

The 2019 edition of the Auto Show is the 75th Anniversary edition, and John Putzier (CEO of Greater Pittsburgh Auto Dealers) called into A.M. Beaver County to talk about it with Matt Drzik. He spoke about how this year’s “Dancing With The Cars” falls on Valentine’s Day, the different kinds of exotic sports cars that will be on display, and how those looking to go could get in (including an announcement about a potential fee waiving for government workers; listen below for details).

For more information about the 2019 Pittsburgh International Auto Show, check out pittautoshow.com. Stay tuned to Beaver County Radio and our Facebook page for YOUR chance to snag tickets to this year’s show!

If you missed this morning’s interview or want to listen back to it, click on the player below!