On the Teleforum program Tuesday host Eddy Crow will have the update on the Aliquippa BB gun story, and Eddy will welcome Tom Young from First Consultants to talk about financial freedom and planning for the future. Teleforum is every weekday from 9a till noon on am1230WBVP, AM1460WBVP, and 99.3fm presented by St. Barnabas.
On Tuesday morning’s edition of A.M. Beaver County, Matt Drzik will look at the “holiday” aspect of April 20th, and the Pennsylvania commonwealth’s…well, complicated relationship when dealing with marijuana.
The show starts at 6:30 on Beaver County Radio & beavercountyradio.com.
(New Castle, Pa.) Pa State Police in New Castle are reporting that a 69-year-old New Castle man had over $27,000.00 taken from e-trade account.
Troopers state via release that they were called on April 13, 2021 to investigate an incidence of fraud. The incident that occurred was an unknown actor remotely accessed the victim’s computer and E-Trade account. The actor withdrew approximately $27,000.00 from the victim’s account over the course of several days. State Police are continuing to investigate.
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Story by Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano
(Aliquippa, Pa.) Aliquippa Police Officer Fran Conkle was on patrol yesterday and pulled up on several kids ages 12-15 and found bb guns in their possession. The guns look like the real thing in a screen shot .. But officer Conkle said,”In the heat of the moment what would you think?
(New Brighton, Pa.) Pa State Police in New Castle filed charges of drug possession against a Monaca woman last week as the results of a traffic stop that occurred in New Brighton around 2 PM, March 22, 2021.
According to a release Talisa Kimbrew was stopped by a State Police Trooper in the area 3rd Ave. and 14th Street in New Brighton. Upon contact with Kimbrew, she showed signs of impairment and the odor of marijuana was coming from her vehicle. Troopers reported that Kimbrew was removed from the vehicle and a small amount of marijuana was located inside the vehicle. A field sobriety test was done on Kimbrew and it was determined that she was under the influence. Charges at that time were pending while awaiting blood test results.
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Story By Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano
(Aliquippa, Pa. ) LATE LAST FRIDAY, ALIQUIPPA SCHOOL DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT DR. PETER M. CARBONE SAID THE DISTRICT WAS MADE AWARE OF POSITIVE COVID-19 CASES, ONE IN THE FIFTH GRADE AT THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, AND ONE AT THE JUNIOR /SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL.. DR. CARBONE STATED IN A LETTER TO PARENTS THE POSITIVE CASES WERE IN SCHOOL ON MONDAY, MAY 12, 2021. HE SAID THE DISTRICT IS FOLLOWING CONTACT TRACING PROTOCOLS , AND ADDITIONAL STAFF AND/OR STUDENTS HAVE BEEN RECOMMENDED TO QUARANTINE. DUE TO THE CONTACT TRACING PROTOCOLS, GRADE 5 WILL BE COMPLETELY VIRTUAL BEGINNING TODAY, APRIL 19 UNTIL APRIL 23, 2021.
(Harrisburg, Pa.) Governor Tom Wolf is expected to receive his first COVID-19 vaccination and urge everyone to get vaccinated to continue the fight against COVID-19 today. The event will be taking place at the Family First Health Center in York Monday morning
Half of US adults have received at least one COVID-19 shot
By HOPE YEN and JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Half of all adults in the U.S. have now received at least one COVID-19 shot. That’s according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The announcement on Sunday marks another milestone in the nation’s largest-ever vaccination campaign. It also leaves more work to do to convince skeptical Americans to roll up their sleeves. The CDC says almost 130 million people 18 or older have received at least one dose of a vaccine, or 50.4% of the total adult population. Almost 84 million people adults, or about 32.5% of that population, have been fully vaccinated.
Attorney apologizes for assault accusation against Donald
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The attorney for a man who accused NFL star Aaron Donald of assaulting him at a Pittsburgh nightclub last weekend has apologized, saying it was a case of mistaken identity. Attorney Todd Hollis represents DeVincent Spriggs. Hollis told Pittsburgh reporters Friday that his client mistook someone else for Donald during the altercation. He said his client had believed Donald was responsible, but after reviewing the tapes “I realized that it was not Aaron Donald.” He said “Aaron has certainly been through enough so we want to put this to rest.” Earlier, an attorney for the Los Angeles Rams defensive lineman said witnesses and surveillance video refuted the accusation.
Moran HR, RBI double in 10th leads Pirates over Brewers 6-5
By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Colin Moran doubled home the go-ahead run in the 10th inning and also hit a three-run homer as the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Milwaukee Brewers 6-5. The Pirates withstood a two-homer performance from Milwaukee’s Daniel Vogelbach to win the deciding game of this series. Pittsburgh has won two of three in each of its last three series to recover from an early six-game skid. Pittsburgh’s Bryan Reynolds and Milwaukee’s Avisaíl García also homered.