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Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is announcing gas line work on Route 3007 (Brodhead Road) in the City of Aliquippa and Hopewell Township, Beaver County will begin Monday, April 11 weather permitting.

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(Aliquippa, Pa.) One man is dead and another is injured after a shooting that occurred in Aliquippa on Saturday night.
Police are investigating what appears to be a shootout as a 21-year-old man was shot multiple times on Irwin Street just before 3 a.m., and another man was found shot in the leg on Franklin Ave and rushed to Allegheny General Hospital in stable condition.
Several shell casings were found on the ground.
Aliquippa Police Chief John Lane asked that PSP take over the investigation and Troopers are asking anyone with information about the shooting to contact them at the Beaver Barracks.
Police have not made any arrests as of late Sunday.
Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano is working to get us an update some time Monday morning

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By DAN SCIFO Associated Press
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Sidney Crosby scored the second of his two goals at 2:21 of overtime for his 1,400th career point, helping the Pittsburgh Penguins snap a four-game losing streak with a 3-2 victory over the Nashville Predators. Crosby added an assist in his 1,100th game, becoming the seventh-fastest player in NHL history to reach the 1,400-point milestone. It was also Crosby’s 77th game-winning goal, one behind Evgeni Malkin and Jaromir Jagr for the most in team history. Jason Zucker also scored in regulation and Rakell assisted on all three goals for the Penguins. Casey DeSmith stopped 33 shots. Matt Duchene and Nick Cousins had goals for Nashville, which lost its second straight.

The featured image above shows the Aliquippa Police Station. 

Story by Curtis Walsh – Beaver County Radio. Published April 10, 2022 5 A.M.
(Aliquippa, PA) Reports of multiple shootings were made in Aliquippa overnight Saturday. It was confirmed Sunday that one person was killed and another was injured in an overnight shooting. Police are still investigating. This is a developing story.

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By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The motion picture academy has banned Will Smith from attending the Oscars or any other academy event for 10 years following his slap of Chris Rock at the Academy Awards. The move comes after a meeting Friday of the academy’s board of governors to discuss a response to Smith’s actions. The academy in a statement called Smith’s actions “unacceptable and harmful.” Smith pre-emptively resigned from the academy last week during the run-up to the meeting and said he would accept any punishment the academy handed down.

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(Pittsburgh, Pa.)  A resident of McKees Rocks, PA, pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiracy to  possess with the intent to distribute heroin and fentanyl, and possession with intent to distribute  heroin and fentanyl, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today. 

David Anthony Somerville, a/k/a “Midnite Da Nitemare,” 33, pleaded guilty to Counts One  and Two of the Indictment at Criminal No. 17-222 before Senior United States District Judge Nora  Barry Fischer. 

In connection with the guilty plea, the court was advised that Mr. Somerville, on January 9,  2016, was found in possession of eleven bundles of heroin and fentanyl, along with multiple  cellular telephones, and $1,200.00 in United States currency.  

Mr. Somerville was already on court supervision after serving a previous sentence of 70 months of incarceration after his previous federal conviction for being a felon in possession of a  firearm or ammunition. A jury had been selected and the prosecution had presented all of its  witnesses and evidence before Mr. Somerville made the decision to plead guilty. 

Judge Fischer scheduled sentencing for July 7, 2022. The law provides for a total sentence  at each count of not more than 30 years in prison, a fine of not more than $2,000,000.00, or both.  Under the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, the actual sentence imposed is based upon the  seriousness of the and the prior criminal history of the defendant. 

Pending sentencing, the court continued Mr. Somerville’s release on electronic monitoring. 

Assistant United States Attorneys Ross L. Lenhardt and Benjamin J. Risacher are  prosecuting this case on behalf of the government. 

The Drug Enforcement Administration, the Scott Township Police Department (K9 Unit),  Robinson Township Police Department, Kennedy Township Police Department, Allegheny County  Police Department, and the Allegheny County Office of Medical Examiner conducted the  investigation that led to the prosecution of Mr. Somerville.

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(AMBRIDGE, Pa.) Nearly $2.9 million in federal funding will help 33 child care providers in the 16^th Legislative District rebuild from the damaging effects of the pandemic, state Rep. Rob Matzie announced today.

Matzie said the American Rescue Plan Act funding includes grants ranging from approximately $10,000 to $287,000 to help businesses with key expenses.

“Extended closures, dwindling enrollment and other pandemic-related problems hit child care providers hard, and many are still struggling to come back,” Matzie said. “This funding, which can be used for operations and personnel costs, supplies and equipment, and a range of other expenses, is going to help them rebound. More centers reopening their doors means more working parents returning to the workplace.”

According to the state Department of Human Services, which administers the funding, providers will receive the funding in six monthly installments and must use it within nine months after their applications were approved. Centers also must report to DHS on how the funding is spent.

A list of providers receiving the funding is available here: https://www.pahouse.com/files/Documents/2022-04-07_010731__BEAVERCC.pdf.

The American Rescue Plan Act provided $24 billion to states nationwide to stabilize the child care sector. The grants to centers in the 16th Legislative District are part of a package of $628.5 million in approved ARPA funding to child care providers statewide.

In the fall, DHS announced its plan to distribute the ARPA funding to help stabilize the child care industry.