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(Butler, Pa.) A Butler man has been accused once again of home improvement fraud and is now behind bars. Four victims have come forward to say they paid Billy Abrams to do home improvement projects that he never finished.
Abrams was hired to do the work under his company Billy’s Plumbing and Heating.
Pa State police in Butler said they received the first of four reports on Feb. 4 from a Penn Township resident who had hired Abrams to remove and replace an old boiler. The victim said he paid Abrams $4,800 upfront but he never came back to finish the job. Less than a week later, police said the owner of an apartment building in Harrisville came forward with a similar claim. The owner paid Abrams $3,600 to install two new furnaces, but he only installed one. A Summit Township homeowner filed a report with police claiming he paid Abrams $6,000 to replace a furnace and AC unit back in September and he never returned to do the work. A fourth victim came forward from Clay Township and said Abrams was going to replace a furnace for $2,500, but he never came back after getting the money.
Abrams admitted to having a heroin problem to police and said he was robbing Peter to pay Paul.
Abrams is lodged at the Butler County prison on $25,000 bond.
He has three preliminary hearings set for April 13, 19 and 20.

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(Slippery Rock Twp., Butler County) We now have an update on that fatal accident that occurred on Route 8 yesterday in Slippery Rock Township.
Pa State Police in Butler are reporting that 47-year-old Ruth A. Alben was killed when the sedan she was operating went thru a flashing red signal at the intersection of Branchton Road and William Flynn Highway (Route 8) and was struck by a logging truck going north bound on Route 8.
State Police said that Alben was pronounced dead at the scene.
The accident occurred around 6:08 AM yesterday morning and had Route 8 closed for a long period of time as police investigated and removed the vehicles from the scene.

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(Monaca, Pa.) The Chick-fil-A at the Beaver Valley Mall announced on Facebook yesterday that they are starting drive-thru service today .
Owner Justin Lombardozzi said in the video that customers have been asking for a drive-thru and starting today they will have a team member at a kiosk in the mall parking lot who will take your order on an I-Pad. You will then pull up into one of the curbside stops and a team member will bring your order out to you.
Chick-Fil-A is open Monday thru Saturday from 11 AM to 8PM.

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(Philadelphia, Pa.) Singer and teen idol of the early 1960s Bobby Rydell has died at age 79. A spokesperson said in a statement that Rydell died of complications from pneumonia yesterday at a hospital. Rydell got his big break in 1959 on “American Bandstand,” which was broadcast from his hometown of Philadelphia. His first hit, “Kissing Time,” quickly followed and the 17-year-old rocketed to stardom. Between 1959 and 1964, he had a string of nearly three dozen Top 40 hits including “Wild One,” “Volare” and “Wildwood Days.” He also had a major role opposite Ann-Margret in the 1963 film “Bye Bye Birdie.”
Local music legend Jimmie Ross posted about Rydell’s passing on his Facebook page yesterday saying that he is shocked by the passing of his longtime friend Bobby Rydell. Ross stated that him and Rydell recorded a song together called “It Must Be Love”

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ERIE, Pa. (AP) — Authorities say one person was shot at a school in northwestern Pennsylvania, but that person’s injuries weren’t life-threatening. Erie city and school officials said shortly before 10 a.m. Tuesday that police had been called to Erie High School where the city said “a single individual” was shot. Officials said that person was in good condition and had been taken to a hospital. Erie Public Schools reported that the building was “on hard lockdown” and “evacuation by orderly dismissal” as soon as police cleared the district to begin that process. There was no immediate word on whether anyone was arrested.

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HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s Republican-controlled Legislature has failed in a last-ditch effort to block the centerpiece of Gov. Tom Wolf’s plan to fight climate change, a regulation requiring fossil fuel-fired power plants to pay a price for every ton of carbon dioxide they emit. A 32-17 vote Monday in the state Senate failed to reach a two-thirds threshold to block a regulation written by Wolf’s administration that could make Pennsylvania the first major fossil fuel state to adopt a carbon pricing policy. It still could face a legal challenge in the courts from opponents. Otherwise, the compliance obligation on power plants that are subject to the regulation could start July 1.

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Story by Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano
(Ambridge, Pa.) Ambridge Borough Police Chief John A. DeLuca informed residents  late Tuesday, April 4, 2022, that two suspects were arrested in relation to the recent car break-ins in the borough. DeLuca said his department has been working vigorously with extra patrols on all shifts  and several plain clothes details.

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(Pittsburgh, Pa.) Pa State Police at the Rivers Casino are reporting that they have filed charges against a pair of women after they were involved in a fight inside the Rivers Casino in Pittsburgh.
Troopers said via release that on Sunday, April 3, 2022, at 4 AM, 34-year-old Ashley Clarke and 40-year-old Latasha Howard engaged in a verbal argument at one of the gaming tables. The verbal altercation escalated and the pair began to physically assault each other. Troopers said video surveillance showed the pair stand from their seats and threw left-handed punches at each other simultaneously. The pair then continued to throw open and closed hand punches and pulled each others hair. Troopers said the fight continued for approximately two minutes. The pair were separated by Rivers Casino Security Clarke suffered a laceration to her lower lip and irritation to her head. Clarke also ripped some braids out of Howard’s head. Witnesses told Troopers that the pair mutually engaged in the fight. Both Clarke and Howard have been charged with Simple Assault, Harassment, and disorderly conduct at the local magistrate’s office.

(Beaver Falls, Pa.) The Salem Media Group has announced that show host Larry Elder has decided to move on from the Salem Radio Network, after a six year run. The Larry Elder show is heard here on Beaver County Radio from 6-9pm Monday thru Friday.
The network said it will be announcing a replacement for Larry very soon. The change was effective immediately and started yesterday .
During Larry’s run for Governor of California last fall, Salem utilized Carl Jackson, a rising star from Orlando, to sub for Larry. Carl has agreed to resume the host duties for the foreseeable future, until Salem is ready to announce a permanent replacement.