Vice President Joe Biden visited the University of Pittsburgh today to talk up the White House “It’s On Us” campaign against college campus sexual assaults. Biden’s office says well over 250,000 people so far have signed the campaign pledge to intervene and to encourage an environment where sexual assaults are unacceptable.
John Morganelli is a Democrat running for Pennsylvania Attorney General. During today’s Telefourm with Mike Romigh, Morganelli said he wants to change the negativity currently surrounding the state attorney general’s office. He also pledged to tackle the growing epidemic of heroin addiction across the state. Morganelli is from the Lehigh Valley region.
Beginning today…Phase Two begins of the road reconstruction on 11th Street in Ambridge borough. Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano reports that the project is between Melrose Avenue and the borough building. The Park N’ Ride will enter on the Merchant Street side of 11th Street. To access the borough building, motorists are asked to enter from Duss Avenue. The project will continue weather permitting.
The QUIPS 2015-2016 PIAA champs basketball team and coaches were honored with a parade Saturday that started at the Auto Zone with firetrucks from Aliquippa, Center, Hopewell and Monaca leading the way. Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano reports Mayor Dwan Walker addressed the crowd at a pep rally in the high school gym and spoke of how proud he was of the team for their accomplishments. Coach Nick Lackovich and his team went 30-0 this year. A banquet honoring the team is scheduled for this spring.
April has been designated as Distracted Driving Awareness Month in Pennsylvania. Senator Rob Teplitz of Dauphin County introduced the legislation in Harrisburg. The resolution was unanimously adopted by the Pennsylvania Senate.
(Aliquippa, PA) Aliquippa has had plenty of occasions to honor champions throughout the years from the town and Saturday was no exception. Bright sunny skies showcased the recently crowned undefeated Pennsylvania boys class AA basketball champions as they rode through the town on firetrucks in a parade held in their honor on Main Street. WBVP and WMBA sports anchor Bob Barrickman was at the event yesterday and took these pictures. This was Aliquippa’s fifth boy’s high school basketball state championship, previously winning the title in 1949, 1989, 1994 and 1997.
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Girls’ Classic: Home 80, Away 72
The Girls Game in the 2016 Quigley Classic went to the Home All-Stars by a score of 80-72. The CCBC Players of the Game were Courtney Alexander of OLSH, who led all scorers by scoring 26 for the Away All-Stars, and Beaver’s Logan Vuchinich, who netted 16 for the victorious Home squad. Tom Hays has the full scoring recap for beavercountyradio.com.
Boys’ Classic: Away 109, Home 103
The Boys Game in the 49th Quigley Classic went to the Away All-Stars by a score of 109-103. The CCBC Players of the Game were Tomas Johnson of Beaver Falls, who led the losing Home All-Stars (and all scorers) with 39 points (including seven three-pointers), and Cornell’s Blake Lipke, who led the winning Away squad with 30 points. Bob Barrickman has this full recap for beavercountyradio.com.