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(Aliquippa, Pa.) An Aliquippa women is in jail this morning being charged with criminal homicide after stabbing her husband to death in their Aliquippa home late last night.

37-year-old Angela Hunt called 911 just before midnight and said she had stabbed her husband, 40-year-old Chad Hunt, and she wasn’t sure if he was still alive.

When police arrived on the scene at 313 Return Street they detained Angela Hunt and secured the scene. Officers found her husband, Chad,  upstairs dead with apparent multiple stab wounds according to a release.

Aliquippa Police Department requested that Pennsylvania State Police assume investigative responsibility of the incident. Angela Hunt was then transported to Pa. State Police Barracks in Brighton Twp. where she was interviewed and placed under arrest for the Criminal Homicide of her husband Chad.

Angela Hunt was then lodged at the Beaver County Jail Pending arraignment.

The investigation is ongoing according to a release from Pa. State Police.

 

Eager to build infrastructure, Biden plans to tax business
By JOSH BOAK and LISA MASCARO Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden wants $2 trillion to reengineer America’s infrastructure and expects the nation’s corporations to pay for it. The Democratic president travels to Pittsburgh on Wednesday to unveil what would be a hard-hatted transformation of the U.S. economy. It includes $621 billion for roads, bridges and transportation infrastructure. The plan would also move the country away from fossil fuels to clean energy. It would be financed by raising the corporate tax rate from 21% to 28%, among other measures. That could lead to fierce resistance from the business community and thwart attempts to work with Republicans lawmakers.

(Story by Beaver County Radio News Correspondant Curtis Walsh)

Emergency crews have responded to a motorcycle accident on route 65 in New Brighton northbound at junction Stretch. The motorcycle struck the median and crashed. The driver of the motorcycle was alert and walking at the scene but was taken away by ambulance.

(Pittsburgh,Pa.) Jenessa Tolejko a former Treasurer of the Brighton Twp.-Beaver Soccer Association is being charged in Federal Court with stealing from the organization over a three-year period to pay for cruises, airline tickets and other personal expenses.

According to the information filed on Monday, Tolejko was the treasurer of the soccer association with control over its finances, including a debit-card account at Citizens Bank.

The release said that from Feb. 5, 2016, through May 30, 2018, Tolejko deposited approximately $180,000 in dues and other soccer-related funds into the group’s bank account and then used “a share of the funds” to pay for travel from Allure of the Seas, Royal Caribbean and American Airlines. In addition, she made purchases from Amazon and LuLuRoe and paid household bills.

The release didn’t state how much money she took.

Federal prosecutors said that Tolejko transferred funds from the soccer association’s registration account to personal accounts belonging to her or her husband, combining it with his wages and other income, from May 30, 2018, to Aug. 16, 2019.

This isn’t the first time that Tolejko has been in trouble with the law. In August of 2019 she was charged with  theft by deception and three counts each of forgery and access device fraud for an incident where she was fostering two litters of puppies and was accused of not passing on $3,255 in adoption fees Cross Your Paws Rescue in Jeannette.  At that time her attorney told a local TV station that it was a misunderstanding and there was no criminal conduct.

Trump’s heir? Pence reemerges, lays groundwork for 2024 run
By JILL COLVIN Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump recently rattled off the names of those he viewed as future leaders of the Republican Party, including Sens. Josh Hawley and Ted Cruz along with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. Conspicuously absent from the list: Mike Pence. The former vice president is steadily reentering public life as he eyes a potential run for the White House in 2024. He’s writing op-eds, delivering speeches, preparing trips to key primary states and launching an advocacy group that will likely focus on promoting the Trump administration’s accomplishments. But Trump’s neglect in mentioning Pence during a podcast interview earlier this month signals the former vice president’s unique challenge.

(Pittsburgh, Pa.) The Pennsylvania State Police Bureau of Liquor Control Enforcement reported yesterday that they served a search warrant on the “House of Savvy” on the Northside of Pittsburgh for operating as a Speakeasy.
Enforcement Officers served the warrant last Friday night just before midnight at the facility located on Perrysville Ave.. Officers seized 77 liters of liquor and wine, 5.4 gallons of beer, and $417.00 in cash. No further details were made available by the Bureau.

(North Sewickley Twp., Pa.)  Pa State Police in Gibsonia are reporting a one vehicle accident occurred on the Pa Turnpike in North Sewickley Twp. around 11 PM Sunday night, March 28, 2021.
Troopers via release said that 27-year-old Taylor Sainato of Youngstown, Ohio was traveling east while driving a 2013 Honda Civic when she lost control on the wet roadway around mile marker 16. Sainato’s vehicle struck the concrete barrier and then a guide rail coming to rest on the south berm. Her Vehicle was towed from the scene and State Police issued Sainato a written warning for not properly driving on roadways laned for traffic.

AAA: Gas Prices Dip in Pennsylvania; National Average Drops for First Time in Months
Gas prices in Western Pennsylvania are two cents cheaper this week at $3.010 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report.

This week’s average prices: Western Pennsylvania Average                  $3.010
Average price during the week of March 22, 2021                                     $3.036
Average price during the week of March 30, 2020                                    $2.229

The average price of unleaded self-serve gasoline in various areas:      

$2.992      Altoona
$3.077      Beaver
$3.099      Bradford
$2.944      Brookville
$3.044      Butler
$2.946      Clarion
$2.969      DuBois
$3.062      Erie
$2.934      Greensburg
$3.082      Indiana
$3.093      Jeannette
$3.002      Kittanning
$3.001      Latrobe
$3.087      Meadville
$3.100      Mercer
$2.770      New Castle
$3.082      New Kensington
$3.099      Oil City
$3.045      Pittsburgh
$2.766      Sharon
$3.040      Uniontown
$3.099      Warren
$2.894      Washington

Trend Analysis:
At $2.86, the national average has decreased week-over-week for the first time since November of last year. Today’s average is two cents cheaper on the week. Since last Monday, 45 states also saw their averages decrease or no change at the pump.

Growing gasoline inventory levels and cheaper crude oil prices are putting downward pressure on pump prices for most motorists. Gasoline stocks built by 200,000 b/d, according to the Energy Information Administration (EIA). Moreover, refinery utilization hit 82% indicating that we could see a larger build of stocks this week, which could help keep pump prices in check.

At the close of Friday’s formal trading session, West Texas Intermediate increased to settle at $60.97. Prices fluctuated throughout the week from a low of $57.76 to a high of $61.55 in reaction to world news, including concerns of new European Union lock downs and tight vaccination supplies throughout local economies. Also, news of the stranded container ship in the Suez Canal affected the price of crude oil. While ships started to re-route last week, oil deliveries could be delayed. This is likely to have limited impact here as US oil production should be able to keep stateside supply balanced and in turn, prices stable until the canal clears.

In its report from last week, the EIA reported domestic gasoline demand was up by 174,000 b/d to 8.6 million b/d, which is just 222,000 b/d short of levels from one year ago when demand started to dip. Looking ahead, growing demand and the switchover to summer blend gasoline could be factors for a rise in gas prices, barring any unforeseen circumstances.

Motorists can find current gas prices nationwide, statewide, and countywide at GasPrices.AAA.com.

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