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COUPLE apprehended

A couple believed to have been involved in multiple burglaries, car thefts and other crimes made their way to Ohio. According to police, during an armed robbery in Lawrence County, Tyler Amos of Cochranton and Brandy Rombold of Ellwood City beat a 60 year old victim and attempted to shoot him. An 85 year old family member arrived  and Amos & Rombold kicked and beat him with a gun & baseball bat.  After stealing multiple vehicles they were discovered in Cadiz Ohio where Rombold was taken into custody.  Amos was apprehended after a brief search in nearby woods.  A third person, a man, is believed to have been involved in the crime spree.

School districts favor tax increases for 2017-18

Most School districts in the area reported that they decided to raise property taxes or cut spending in response to rising state-mandated expenses.

Ambridge Area, Blackhawk and South Side Area school districts were the only ones in the county to pass budgets for the 2017-18 school year that do not include a tax hike. Although taxes won’t increase in Ambridge or Blackhawk, both boards balanced the budgets by drawing funds from district savings accounts.

PA House Budget

The Pennsylvania Senate approved the House budget on Friday even though some of The Republican state senators representing southwest Pennsylvania were not exactly enthusiastic about the deal.

“This is the best product we can put together that fills the needs of Pennsylvanians,” said state Sen. Pat Stefano, of Fayette County. “Is it the best? No, by far. It is the best we can get with this administration.”
State Sen. Elder Vogel of New Sewickley Township, said in a statement that the budget is almost $650 million less than the one proposed by Gov. Tom Wolf and it controls state spending.

New Sewickley Twp. native to be honored at War on Terror Memorial

The legacy of Army Sgt. Joshua J. Rimer,  a New Sewickley Township native who was killed July 22, 2009 when his convoy escort vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan, won’t be forgotten.

At 11 a.m. Tuesday, Rimer will be honored at the War on Terror Memorial at America’s Cemetery in Hermitage, Mercer County.

John Mehno Talks Baseball Thru The First Half of 2017 on Sports Slam

AP baseball columnist and Baden native John Mehno joined Greg Benedetti and Matt Drzik on the July 1 edition of the Saturday Sports Slam to discuss Major League Baseball at the halfway point of the 2017 season. Among the topics were the Pirates’ struggles through the first 81 games, struggling attendance at PNC Park and in Cleveland, and who the strongest teams in the MLB are.

Click below to hear the full interview as heard on Beaver County Radio:

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Winners of River City Brass Concert Tickets Announced!!!!!

Beaver County Radio WBVP and WMBA in Cooperation with Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center gave away two four packs of tickets to the River City Brass Concert being held tomorrow night, July 1, 2017 at 6:00 p.m. on the Main Stage Theater at Lincoln Park. The theme of the performance is an American Salute . Listeners were registered by answering trivia questions on Thursday June 29 and Friday June 30, 2017. The two winners were picked out of a hat and announced on the Entertainment portion of the noonday report with Pat Septak. Congratulations to Ernie De Chillis from Monaca and Tom Greuner from Patterson Twp for being picked as the winners.  Stay tuned to WBVP and WMBA for the next contest and you can be a winner just like Ernie and Tom.

Freedom Grad has book published

Freedom Grad has book published

Freedom High School graduate and author Leea Baltes announced that her new book, “Good Night Wishes”, a children’s book, is published as an e-book on Amazon. It’s available today.

Hardbacks and paperback versions will be available in book stores later today, Baltes said.

Baltes lives in Maryland and the book was illustrated by her 10 year old granddaughter.

Leeah is one of 9 children and a 1991 Freedom High School graduate. Her Mother, Thelma Lewis, lives in East Rochester.

Arrest in Conway Shooting

Arrest Conway shooting

Byron “Memphis” Allen, 26, was arrested June 16 and charged in an April 11 robbery-turned-shooting at a home in Conway.
Allen was charged by Conway police alongside 22-year-old Daiquan D. “Rugged” Reddick with counts including conspiracy to commit homicide, robbery and attempted aggravated assault.
Reddick was arrested shortly after the shooting and waived his right to a preliminary hearing. He is awaiting trial.