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CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. (AP) — A crash during a police pursuit left four Pennsylvania state troopers injured, authorities said.
The chase began in Chambersburg around 11:45 p.m. Monday when the troopers attempted to stop the driver of a vehicle after observing traffic violations, state police said in a news release. The driver failed to stop.
During the pursuit, two state police vehicles crashed in Hamilton Township, state police said.
Two troopers were taken by ambulance to a hospital with moderate injuries and two others were flown by helicopter to a hospital with serious injuries, state police said. They were in stable condition.
The driver of the fleeing vehicle was taken into custody and was charged with eluding, recklessly endangering another person as well as multiple traffic violations, state police said.

Story by Sandy Giordano, Beaver County Radio News Correspondent.

(Aliquippa Pa.) Beaver County 9-1-1- just  reported Tuesday morning that  they received a report at 8:27 a.m. that a semi-truck had rolled over the hillside 1 mile before the Aliquippa exit. No injuries were reported.

As of 10:15 AM- Eastbound 1-376 is closed due to the accident this morning. State police released no further information on the accident at this time.

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(Center Twp., Beaver County, Pa.) The Center Twp Police Department announced on their Facebook page Monday, February 21, 2022, that they are mourning the loss of retired K9 “Ingo”.
The post went on to say that:  “Ingo” was the first K9 in the history of the Center Twp Police Department. In 2010 the police department received an $8000.00 grant from the Ben Roethlisberger Foundation to help start the department’s first K9 program. Sgt. Cindric was anxious to get the program underway and his new partner “Ingo” was established in May of 2011. “Ingo” was at Sgt. Cindric’s side for 8 years seizing illegal drugs and aiding in the apprehension of many suspects. “Ingo” was responsible for the seizure of hundreds of thousands of dollars in illegal drugs, not to mention the professional handling of “Ingo” by Sgt. Cindric. They were a team that created a bond that will last forever.
“Ingo” made appearances in our schools and many programs throughout Center Twp where he would walk among the crowd wagging his tail as people petted him. “Ingo” was clearly known to all in Center Twp. In “Ingo’s” retirement, he was able to spend time with the new Center Twp K9 “Dani” at Sgt. Cindric’s home.

We at Beaver County Radio send our condolences out to the Center Twp. Police Department.

(PITTSBURGH, Pa.) Clinical trials and observational studies show that all COVID-19 vaccines authorized in the U.S. are extremely effective at preventing severe disease, hospitalizations and deaths associated with COVID-19. Hospitalizations, however, do occur among a small number of those who are fully vaccinated, and immunocompromised patients are at highest risk, according to a new study by infectious disease physicians at Allegheny Health Network (AHN).

With limited data available regarding such patients, AHN infectious disease specialists Matthew Moffa, DO, Nathan Shively, MD, and Thomas Walsh, MD, sought to better understand their characteristics and clinical outcomes. The team facilitated a study last summer of fully vaccinated patients who had been hospitalized with COVID-19 at eight AHN hospitals across western Pennsylvania. The study findings were recently published on behalf of Infectious Diseases Society of America in the medical journal Open Forum Infectious Diseases.

Included in the study were 473 inpatients treated at AHN hospitals over a period of approximately six weeks. Of those patients, 128 were fully vaccinated, but none had received a booster vaccine as these vaccines were not yet authorized at the time of the study. The remaining patients were either unvaccinated or did not receive a full vaccine course.

Among the fully vaccinated and hospitalized patients, nearly 90 percent were 65 years or older and/or severely immunocompromised, meaning they were being treated for cancer, had a prior organ transplant or stem cell transplant, or they were on medications to suppress their immune system.

About half of those who were fully vaccinated required intensive critical care, and 19 of the patients died. No fully vaccinated patient under the age of 50 required mechanical ventilation or died from COVID-19.

“Our experience at AHN underscores that while the vaccines are extremely effective in preventing hospitalization and death, some people are at risk despite being fully vaccinated, especially those who are medically vulnerable,” said Dr. Moffa. “Getting fully vaccinated and boosted, nevertheless, is still the most important thing anyone can do to avoid getting sick or severely ill with COVID-19, and to help prevent the spread of the virus to other vulnerable people.”

To schedule an appointment at AHN to obtain the COVID-19 vaccine and booster, visit www.ahn.org/coronavirus/vaccine.

(Pittsburgh, Pa.) The National Weather Service in Pittsburgh has issued a flood watch for Western Pennsylvania that took effect Tuesday morning and will last until sometime Wednesday. We are expecting rainfall throughout the area today with some possibly being heavy at times. The watch was issued due to possible run off of the rain after the ground has already been saturated from rain and snow showers late last week.

You can see a detailed forecast from the national Weather Service Below:

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