President Barack Obama’s newly unveiled budget proposal includes $85 million to base a squadron of C-17 carbon planes at the Pittsburgh area’s 911th Airlift wing. The base in recent years has faced a number of closure recommendations.
State health authorities say there is no public health threat after two female residents tested positive for the Zika virus. Both patients had recently traveled to countries affected by the ongoing outbreak of the mosquito-carried virus.
Join Bob Barrickman and the gang for Coaches Corner at Robert’s Roadside Inn in Bridgewater. Listen to WBVP and WMBA from 7 – 8 p.m. Tonight’s guest is Aliquippa Coach Nick Lackovich.
Greg says the Red Hurricane’s of New Castle can be tamed.
Police are investigating a robbery that took place today at the First National Bank in New Brighton. According to New Brighton police, the bank, located in the one-thousand block of Third Avenue, was robbed shortly before 9:30 this morning by a black man with a large build. They say his face was covered and he was armed with a gun. Surveillance video shows the suspect jumping over a counter to grab cash. No word yet on how much was taken. Police say the employees were shaken up, but no one was hurt. Beaver County Radio is working to learn more on this story. Stay tuned to 1230 WBVP and 1460 WMBA as this story develops.
A man convicted of killing a pregnant woman in Ambridge in 2012 has been granted a new trial. Marlin Kelly was found guilty of the second-degree murder of 30-year-old Coco Finney and her unborn child, but he’ll get a second chance to prove he’s innocent after the Pennsylvania State Court vacated the judgment. A retrail could take place in the next four months, but the district attorney’s office has the option to appeal to the Supreme Court.
The budget for the current year remains in limbo but Governor Tom Wolf today sends Pennsylvania lawmakers a proposed spending plan for the coming fiscal year. The Democrat’s plan totals roughly $32 billion but also depends on getting Republicans to swallow a $1 billion-plus tax increase.
Senate Republican leader Joe Scarnati says the chamber will vote Wednesday on whether to remove Attorney General Kathleen Kane. Kane is awaiting trial on criminal charges and has been without a valid law license since October. She says the Senate action to remove her is unconstitutional.
(Beaver County, PA) Beaver County Radio will give listeners the chance to win great prizes and proclaim their love in song live on the airwaves this Friday February 12, 2016 in honor of Valentines Day. Listeners will be invited to call in and sing along with popular love songs during A.M. Beaver County (6:30 to 9 A.M.)and Teleforum (9 A.M. – Noon) and be automatically entered into the “Love Song Sing-A-Long” contest which features prizes from Texas Roadhouse, Snyder’s Flowers, Wolfe’s Shows and Women’s Clothing and Rosalind Candy Castle. Later on in the day , during Yankee Trader (1-2 P.M.), a grand prize winner will selected and announced from all singer participants.
View contest rules here.
A big announcement came from Geneva College today: 54-year-old Calvin Troup will take office on the Beaver Falls campus as Geneva’s 20th president this spring. Troup is a Geneva alum and is currently an associate professor in Duquesne’s Department of Communication and Rhetorical Studies, a campus where he has worked for two decades. Troup was introduced to the students, faculty and staff of the college during a brief ceremony this afternoon.