Crews Respond to Ambridge House Fire

Crews responded to a house fire in Ambridge early this morning. Quick work by firefighters prevented serious damage to the home on Maplewood Avenue. The fire started in the basement of the home next to the furnace. After putting out the fire, which consisted more of smoke than flames, firefighters aired out the home with fans. Two people who were inside the home at the time were able to get out safely without injury.

4 People Taken to the Hospital After Fire in Rochester

(Photos taken by Frank Sparks)

A fire in Rochester left four people injured last night. The fire broke out a little before 9 p.m. inside a home in the 500 block of Jefferson Street. Three people were taken to the hospital with burns and one was taken to the hospital with smoke inhalation. In total, seven people were displaced by the fire. The Red Cross is assisting the people who were affected. The Rochester Fire Department is looking into the cause of the blaze.

 

A Cloudy Day Today, A Wintry Mix Tomorrow in Beaver County

WEATHER FORECAST FOR TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11TH, 2020

 

TODAY – SOME MORNING FOG. OTHERWISE, MOSTLY
CLOUDY SKIES. HIGH – 41.

TONIGHT – MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOW – 27.

WEDNESDAY – CLOUDY WITH PERIODS OF SNOW DURING
THE AFTERNOON. SOME SLEET MAY MIX IN.
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS LESS THAN ONE
INCH. HIGH NEAR 40.

Dem Strategist: Trump’s Efforts to Woo Black Voters Could Pay Off

President Donald Trump is working hard to convince enough African Americans to vote for him to make the difference in key states that could help him win the November election, Democratic strategist Jamal Simmons said on CBS’s “Face The Nation” on Sunday. “Trump is going very hard at African-American men, particularly younger African-American men,” Simmons said, stressing that “I’m going to send this flag up to the Democratic Party. People need to understand this.” Simmons, who worked on Bill Clinton and Barack Obama’s presidential campaigns, gave as examples of Trump’s outreach to black voters his public friendship with Kim Kardashian and Kanye West, and an increase in federal money given to Historically Black Colleges and Universities. “They’re not gonna let up,” he said.

Biden Rebukes Buttigeig: ‘This Guy’s Not A Barack Obama’

Joe Biden is stepping up his criticism of Pete Buttigieg, refuting comparisons the former small town mayor has drawn to the last Democratic president. The rebuke came on the final weekend before the New Hampshire primary, as Biden struggles to regain ground after a bruising fourth place finish in the Iowa caucuses, where Buttigieg and Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., both claimed victory. Speaking with reporters Saturday, he suggested Buttigieg’s calls for change implied criticism of the Obama era. When pressed on whether his jabs at Buttigieg’s mayoral resume were comparable to Hillary Clinton’s swipes at then-Senator Obama during the 2008 primary — and if the remarks were an “act of desperation” — he bristled, the New York Times reported. “Oh, come on, man!” Biden said. “This guy’s not a Barack Obama!” And in a new television ad, the spot compares Biden’s work helping to pass the Affordable Care Act…to Buttigieg’s implementation of decorating lights under South Bend’s bridges.

Trump Calls for Slashing Funding for Toxic Superfund Cleanup

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is calling for slashing funding for the country’s Superfund hazardous waste clean-ups. That’s even as the Trump administration builds up the biggest backlog in years in unfunded toxic-waste site cleanups around the country. Trump’s budget proposal Monday calls for $113 million less funding for the popular, four-decade old Superfund program. That’s part of a 26% cut for the environmental agency. Trump says the Superfund cuts challenge the agency to use funding more efficiently.

‘Never Happened’: Model Denies Trapping Weinstein Accuser

A Mexican model and actress denies a Harvey Weinstein accuser’s claim that she stood by and did nothing while the once-powerful movie mogul groped the woman in a Beverly Hills hotel in 2013. Claudia Salinas disputed Lauren Marie Young’s account of the 2013 encounter during testimony Monday. Young testified last week that Salinas closed the door behind her and Weinstein as they went into the bathroom, where she said he stripped off his clothes, grabbed her breast and masturbated. Young said Salinas “was standing right there” when Weinstein was finished and she managed to get out. Salinas told jurors Monday that “never happened” and she would “never close the door on anybody.” Weinstein maintains that any sexual encounters were consensual.

Aliquippa’s Blight Strategy Plan Presented

(Photos taken by Sandy Giordano)

Aliquippa’s blight strategy plan was presented to city council late last week. Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano was there…

Police: Domestic Dispute Ends with ‘Peacemaker’ Fatally Shot

WEST MIFLIN, Pa. (AP) — A domestic dispute between a man and his mother ended when another man who was trying to calm the situation was shot and killed during a struggle over a gun. Authorities say 19-year-old Dante King faces a homicide charge in the death of 21-year-old Anthony Orosco. The shooting occurred late Saturday at the West Miflin home of King’s mother. Authorities say King got a gun during the dispute and, as he and Orosco fought to control the weapon, it went off and Orosco was shot once in the upper chest. Orosco was taken to a hospital but was pronounced dead there a short time later.

Free Tax-Aide Program to Help PA Taxpayers

The AARP Tax-Aide program is making free tax assistance available to all Pennsylvanians. Andrea Sears reports…