Story by Sandy Giordano – Beaver County Radio. Published June 15, 2023 11:11 A.M.

Aliquippa, PA) The Annual Greek Festival has begun in Aliquippa. Kimisis Tis Theotoku Greek Orthodox Church on Davidson Street in Aliquippa will host its annual Greek Festival beginning today and ending Saturday. Roast lamb, grape leaves, lemon chicken, lamb and chicken kabobs, and of course gyros with traditional side dishes and homemade Greek pastries. Traditional Greek music is being provided for the event that runs from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily.

Story by Sandy Giordano – Beaver County Radio. Published June 15, 2023 11:10 A.M.

Big Beaver, PA) Authorities have confirmed an adult was struck by a train in Big Beaver on Tuesday. Beaver Falls Police responded to the scene, according to a spokesperson Wednesday morning. Norfolk Southern responded by saying “that the incident was handled by local emergency personnel, and wouldn’t provide any information.

FILE – An early morning pedestrian is silhouetted against sunrise as he walks through the American flags on the National Mall with the U..S Capitol Building in the background in Washington Nov. 7, 2022. Americans on the right and left have a lot more in common than they might think — including their strong distrust of each other. The results of the survey, conducted by NORC at the University of Chicago and the nonprofit group Starts With Us, reveal a stark truth at the source of the polarization that has a powerful grip on American politics: While most Americans agree on the core principals underlying American democracy, they no longer recognize that the other side holds those values too.(AP Photo/J. David Ake, File)

WASHINGTON (AP) — A survey finds Americans on the right and the left overwhelmingly agree on several core values but only a minority of each group believes the other side shares them. About nine in 10 Democrats and Republicans agree about the importance of values like compassion, personal responsibility and fairness. Only about a third of either party sees those values reflected on the other side. The findings reveal the depth of U.S. political polarization but also serve as a reminder of the country’s shared priorities. The poll was conducted by NORC at the University of Chicago and the nonprofit organization Starts With Us, which focuses on ways to bridge America’s political divide.

FILE – This aerial photo shows the movie set of “Rust,” at Bonanza Creek Ranch, Oct. 23, 2021, in Santa Fe, N.M. Prosecutors are accusing the weapons supervisor on the film set where Alec Baldwin shot and killed a cinematographer of drinking and smoking marijuana in the evenings during the filming of “Rust,” saying she was likely hung over when she loaded a live bullet into the revolver that was used by the actor. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Prosecutors are accusing the weapons supervisor on the film set where Alec Baldwin shot and killed a cinematographer of drinking and smoking marijuana in the evenings during the filming of “Rust.” They say she was likely hungover when she loaded a live bullet into the revolver. They leveled the accusations Friday in response to a motion filed last month by Hannah Gutierrez-Reed’s attorneys that seeks to dismiss her involuntary manslaughter charge. Gutierrez-Reed’s attorney said Tuesday that the prosecution’s case is weak and they’re resorting to character assassination claims. Prosecutors also said in the filing that they expect to decide within the next 60 days whether to recharge Baldwin.

In this courtroom sketch, Erich Smith testifies Tuesday, June 13, 2023, in Pittsburgh, in the federal trial of Robert Bowers. Bowers is accused of shooting to death 11 worshippers in a synagogue more than four years ago, the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history. (AP Photo/David Klug)

PITTSBURGH (AP) — A gunman who killed 11 worshippers at a Pittsburgh synagogue ranted incessantly on social media about his hatred of Jews before the 2018 attack. That’s according to evidence introduced at his federal death penalty trial Tuesday. Prosecutors are trying to show Robert Bowers was motivated by extreme hostility toward Jewish people when he opened fire at the Tree of Life Synagogue in 2018 and committed the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history. The 50-year-old truck driver is charged with hate crimes, among other counts. The defense acknowledges Bowers was the shooter but is trying to raise questions about motive.

Story by Curtis Walsh – Beaver County Radio News Director. Published June 14, 2023 10:15 A.M.

(Beaver Falls, PA) Beaver Falls City Council met last night for their monthly meeting. Council approved ordinance 4099 for the placement of stop signs at 6th avenue and 20th street. Resolution 1682 was approved to amend the asset purchase agreement with Aqua Incorporated.
Resolution 1683 was also approved for establishing fees for special use of parks and playgrounds. Mayor Johns clarified that the parks will still be free to use, but paying the fee will guarantee the parks for a scheduled time and ensure the availability of amenities such as electricity. An upcharge will be imposed for non community members.
Also approved was a list of general fund expenditures in the amount of $419,081.30. Council approved to authorize a cooperation agreement between the city and the county for a community development block grant program for 2024-2026. The resignations of two police officers, Spencer and Ursida, were granted as well.

Jerel Crew, one of the founders of a gun safety training organization That Gun Talk, speaks on Monday, June 12, 2023, at a rally outside of the Pennsylvania state Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa. Organizers said about a hundred attendees came to the annual Right to Keep and Bear Arms Rally in support of the Second Amendment. (AP Photo/Brooke Schultz)

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Organizers warned at an annual gun rights rally at the Pennsylvania Capitol on Monday that with a slim Democratic majority in the House, there could be more attempts to pass gun control measures, weeks after they narrowly advanced the first gun control legislation in years that Republicans criticized as attempts to “dwindle away at our Second Amendment rights.” One of the event’s organizers, Rep. Abby Major, a Republican from Armstrong County, says that gun rights supporters find themselves at a disadvantage with Democrats empowered by a one-vote majority in the House.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Stan Savran, who spent nearly five decades in sports broadcasting chronicling Pittsburgh’s rise to the “City of Champions,” has died. He was 76. WTAE-TV, where Savran worked as a sports anchor in the 1980s and early 1990s, announced Savran’s death. No official cause of death was given but Savran had been very public about his battle with lung cancer in recent years. Savran was known best known for the long-running “SportsBeat” regional cable show he hosted for nearly 20 years in the 1990s and early 2000s, most of them alongside good friend Guy Junker.