Police in Shenago Township have accused a New Castle man with giving a 15 year old girl alcohol and raping her. 23 year old Cody Myers is being charged with rape, statutory sexual assault, corruption of minors along with a number of other charges. The alleged incidents took place from December of 2015 until January of 2016. Myers was arraigned and placed in the Lawrence County Jail on 10 thousand dollars bond.
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Truck Carrying 38,000 Lbs. Of Soy Milk Overturns On I-79 In Robinson Township
An overturned tractor-trailer blocked the right lane of northbound Interstate 79 this morning in Robinson Township. Emergency crews were called shortly after 3 a.m. to mile marker 63 at the Coraopolis ‘S’ bend. Traffic was periodically stopped while crews worked to remove the tractor-trailer. There were no reports of injuries. The truck was carrying 38,000 lbs. of soy milk, which will have to be loaded onto another truck. Both lanes reopened shortly after 6 this morning, but delays continue as the tractor-trailer remains off to the side of the road.
PIAA Basketball Playoffs: FIRST ROUND 3/11/2017
BOYS Class 2A
OLSH-61
Cambridge Springs-52
Sewickley Academy-60
Rocky Grove-47
BOYS Class 4A
Beaver Falls-62
Central Martinsburg-52
Grove City-57
Central Valley-50
Quaker Valley-76
Harbor Creek-52
New Castle-72
Sharon-38
GIRLS Class 1A
Cornell-61
Farrell-49
North Clarion-57
Sewickley Academy-38
Winchester Thurston-55
North Potter-24
Juniata Valley-51
Shanksville-20
PIAA First Round Scores 3/10/17
4A Girls
Blackhawk 53, Freeport 32
Forest Hills 63, Beaver 25
Punxsutawney 46, Central Valley 40
Villa Maria 60, South Park 34
2A Girls
OLSH 42, Reynolds 29
5A Boys
Franklin Regional 52, Moon 51
Mars 85, Hampton 81
3A Boys
Lincoln Park 70, Juniata 39
Riverside 50, Westinghouse 39
Blackhawk Girls, Lincoln Park Boys Advance In PIAA Playoffs
The Lincoln Park Boys and Blackhawk Girls advanced to the second round of the PIAA playoffs at Fox Chapel HS on Beaver County Radio Friday Night.
The Lady Cougars advanced with a 53-32 victory over the Freeport Lady Yellowjackets in the 4A Girls’ bracket. Freeport went on an 11-0 run to begin the second half, but the Cougars responded to finish off the Yellowjackets for the second time this postseason.
Blackhawk will now play Villa Maria in the second round. Mady Aulbach (Blackhawk) and Kim Mixon (Freeport) were selected as the CCBC Players of The Game.
Meanwhile Lincoln Park overcame an early battle to wear out Juniata and win going away by a score of 70-39. Nelly Cummings shot a 3-pointer early in the 4th to surpass Brandon Fuss-Cheatham as the leading scorer in Beaver County history.
The Leopards’ Tom Melanja and the Indians’ Ben Lauver were selected as the CCBC Players of The Game.
Spring Forward – Daylight Savings Time Begins Sunday
Time will jump forward this weekend as the annual Daylight Saving Time period begins at 2 a-m Sunday. Residents should turn their clocks ahead one hour before they go to bed Saturday night. Daylight Saving Time will run until November 5th. Safety experts recommend that people use this clock shift as a reminder to also check batteries in their smoke detectors.
Christiana Talks About His Call For Inquiry Into Split With Gateway on Beaver County Radio’s Teleforum
Gateway Rehabilitation Center in Center Township previously contracted with Beaver County to provide drug and alcohol treatment services. State Representative Jim Christiana made headlines this week when he announced that he was seeking an inquiry into the contract dispute between the county and Gateway Rehab and the effects that the dispute has had on county residents who need treatment for addiction. Christiana told Frank Sparks on Teleforum Friday morning that he’ll do whatever it takes to bring the two sides together again so they can resume negotiations.
Beaver Falls Man Found Not Guilty In 2013 Slaying
A BEAVER COUNTY JURY HAS ACQUITTED A BEAVER FALLS MAN IN THE 2013 SHOOTING DEATH OF HIS LONGTIME FRIEND. 40-YEAR-OLD ERIC WASHINGTON WAS FOUND NOT GUILTY YESTERDAY AFTERNOON IN THE KILLING OF 45-YEAR-OLD JEROME GOOSBY OF BEAVER FALLS. GOOSBY WAS SHOT AND KILLED OUTSIDE THE BRIGHTON PIONEER ELKS CLUB IN THE 600 BLOCK OF SEVENTH STREET IN THE CITY. THE JURY DELIBERATED JUST TWO HOURS BEFORE REACHING THE VERDICT.
‘”WHAT’S ON YOUR PLATE?”
Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano reports that a health expo entitled:WHAT’S ON YOUR PLATE”? is being held at the CCBC Dome tomorrow beginning at 9 a.m., according to Bob Catley, communications outreach coordinator for Hertitage Valley. Catley said in a phone interview the event has been in the works for 4 months. Approximately 100 vendors will be on hand, free food and product samples, and fitness and xooking demos will be featured. He said attendees have an opportunity to win great door prizes. The expo hotline is 724-773-2045.
Man, 91, Shot & Killed During Lawrence Co. Standoff
A 91-year-old man is dead after a standoff in Lawrence County ended with a police-involved shooting. Police were called to the home on Spring Street in Union Township after a woman said her uncle fired a shot at her. After a more than three-and-a-half hour standoff, police say Frank Wratny confronted New Castle Police with a gun from the front door. Officers shot Wratny and he died at the scene. State police are handling the investigation.