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State Lawmaker From Butler County Resigns Over Sexual Assault Charges

A state lawmaker is resigning amid allegations he sexually assaulted a woman more than three years ago. Republican State Representative Brian Ellis from Butler County submitted his resignation letter Monday, saying the move is in the best interests of his family, health, and constituents. Investigators in Dauphin County have been looking into the claims Ellis had sex with a woman unable to consent. The resignation is effective immediately.

Ellwood City Medical Center Workers Say Paycheck Problems Continue

Some Ellwood City Medical Center employees say they again weren’t paid last week. For the past four payrolls, the staff at the medical center had received minimum wage with the promise to be paid the rest within the next two weeks. On Friday, some said they weren’t paid at all with no notice as to when they could be made whole. This would make 14 payrolls since August that were affected.

Center Supervisors Hear The Results Of A Traffic Study

THE CENTER TOWNSHIP SUPERVISORS HEARD THE RESULTS OF A TRAFFIC STUDY DURING THEIR REGULAR MEETING LAST NIGHT. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO WAS THERE. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…

Moon Punches Ticket to Hershey with 73-55 win over Mars.

 

In a game heard on WBVP/WMBA and TribLive it was Tom Hays and Bruce fry on the call from New Castle High School in a rematch of the 5A WPIAL Championship between Moon and Mars. It was a game that Moon started out with a lead taking a 15-10 lead after one. I n the second they started to build on that taking a 35-24 lead at the half. In the second half they built on that lead making it 55-39 lead after 3 and then went on to win 73-55 and punch their ticket to Hershey Friday and play the winner of Archbishop Woods and defending State Champions Abington Heights.

Scoring updates for PIAA Semi-Final Play-off game: Moon vs. Mars (Boys) on WBVP/WMBA and Trib-Live High School Sports Network, Monday March 18, 2019 at 6:30 p.m..

 

 

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Link for PIAA Semi-Final Play-off game: Moon vs. Mars (Boys) on WBVP/WMBA and Trib-Live High School Sports Network, Monday March 18, 2019 at 6:30 p.m..

1230 WBVP and 1460 WMBA’s Tom Hays and Bruce Frey have the call from New Castle High School of this 2019 PIAA Class 5A Semifinals boys high school basketball state playoff game as the Tigers battle the WPIAL champion Fightin’ Planets.

If you can’t tune into the broadcast on 1230 WBVP  and want to hear the broadcast streaming live over the Trib-Live High School Sports Network click on the logo below at 6:30 p.m. for for the pre-game. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:00 p.m……….

Judge OKs evidence of prior drive-by in cop’s homicide case

Judge OKs evidence of prior drive-by in cop’s homicide case
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jurors in the case of a white western Pennsylvania police officer accused of shooting to death a black teenager last summer will hear evidence about a drive-by shooting that happened about 15 minutes before Antwon Rose II was killed.
A judge Monday allowed testimony at the trial of Michael Rosfeld regarding the drive-by shooting that involved the vehicle in which 17-year-old Rose was a passenger. The trial begins Tuesday.
Rosfeld’s lawyer has said Rose’s shooting was justified.
Allegheny County Judge Alexander Bicket isn’t letting jurors hear details about a robbery that Rosfeld’s lawyer says involved Rose before the drive-by incident and before his fatal shooting.
Bicket says his decision may be revisited.
Rose was shot three times, including in the back, as he ran from a vehicle Rosfeld had pulled over.

Kang and Gonzalez named starters as Bucs trim roster from 49 to 40.

The Pittsburgh Pirates ended two position battles on Monday, naming Erik González their starting shortstop and Jung Ho Kang their starting third baseman.

Kang beat out returning third baseman Colin Moran for the starting job, while Gonzalez claimed the Opening Day shortstop role over rookie Kevin Newman. Moran will get some work at first base the rest of the spring while continuing to play third, general manager Neal Huntington said. Newman still has a chance to make the team as a reserve middle infielder playing behind Gonzalez at shortstop and Adam Frazier at second.

The Pirates trimmed nine players, including infielder Kevin Kramer and third-base prospect Ke’Bryan Hayes, from their Spring Training roster on Monday.

Pittsburgh optioned Kramer to Triple-A Indianapolis, where he will move around the infield and potentially see some time in the outfield, and reassigned the following eight players to Minor League camp: Hayes, Will Craig, Nick Franklin, Geoff Hartlieb, Christian Kelley, Arden Pabst, Bryan Reynolds and Brandon Waddell.