(Hanover Twp., Pa.) A dirt bike was reported stolen last Thursday night, November 26, 2020 Morrow Road resident in Hanover Township. Travis king of Hookstown told Pennsylvania State Police that his orange and white 2015 KTM 125 SX dirt bike was taken from his property between 6 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. on Thursday. State police are asking that anyone having information on the theft to call Troop D, Beaver, barracks at 724-773-7400.
Harrisburg, PA – Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine and Acting Secretary of Education Noe Ortega today announced that, with parental or guardian permission, Pennsylvanians age 13 to 17 can now add their phone to the fight and download the COVID Alert PA app to help stop the spread of COVID-19.
“While the app has been available to Pennsylvanians 18 and older, we wanted to ensure more residents had access to these resources and can be notified if exposed to COVID-19,” Dr. Levine said. “By expanding the age range, we can hopefully increase the number of individuals who download the app, increasing its effectiveness to help control the spread of this dangerous virus, especially in school settings. I encourage everyone to download COVID Alert PA and answer the call to wash your hands, social distance, and wear a mask so we can unite together against COVID-19.”
“The Pennsylvania Department of Education is issuing a call to action to all youth in our commonwealth: We urge you to download the free COVID Alert PA app to help slow the spread of COVID-19,” said Acting Secretary of Education Noe Ortega. “Help keep yourself, your families, and your communities safe by utilizing your phone in the fight against the spread of this disease.”
COVID Alert PA is a free and voluntary mobile app developed by the Pennsylvania Department of Health in partnership with NearForm, University of Pennsylvania and MIT Lincoln Laboratory using Apple and Google’s Exposure Notification System. The app’s features include an interactive COVID-19 symptom check-in, alerts for potential exposures to the virus, updates on the latest public health data about COVID-19 in PA and public health guidance for what to do if you have a potential exposure to COVID-19.
In this new update, the Department of Health will share further data resources on the app to provide the most up to date COVID-19 county case counts and hospitalizations. The update will also include an information hub, where residents learn more about contact tracing, app compatibility with other states, and where to find a testing location and other assistance and benefits.
We encourage you to download the app so if you test positive for COVID-19, you can then enter a unique six-digit code given to you by a case investigator. This will allow individuals you may have encountered in proximity and who have the app know that they have been exposed to COVID-19. They can then take important steps to protect themselves and others such as getting tested or quarantining. Most importantly, this will help cut the chain of COVID-19 transmission.
The app is also designed to ensure privacy of the user. It does not use GPS, location services or any movement or geographical information. It will never collect, transmit or store personal information. It is completely anonymous.
The app does collect user statistics such as the number of downloads or the symptom check-in demographics that people can voluntarily share. Since the launch on September 22, we know:
Download the COVID Alert PA app and make your phone part of the fight. The free app can be found in the Google Play Store and the Apple App Store by searching for “covid alert pa.”
The Wolf Administration stresses the role Pennsylvanians play in helping to reduce the spread of COVID-19:
Updated Coronavirus Links: Press Releases, State Lab Photos, Graphics
All Pennsylvania residents are encouraged to sign up for AlertPA, a text notification system for health, weather, and other important alerts like COVID-19 updates from commonwealth agencies. Residents can sign up online at www.ready.pa.gov/BeInformed/
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Story by Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano
(Center Twp., Pa) A Weirton, West Virginia woman was stopped by Pennsylvania State Police for a traffic violation at the intersection of Brodhead Road/Center Commons Boulevard in the early morning hours of November 27, 2020. Jhemyah Ross, 26 told state police that she had been drinking alcohol. Ross was arrested on suspicion of DUI.
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Story by Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano
(Monaca, Pa.) Javon Tarver, 24 of Ambridge was stopped by Pennsylvania State Police in the 300 block of 15th Street last In Monaca on Thanksgiving night just before midnight. Tarver was found to be in possession of a small amount of marijuana. Troopers reported that charges are pending against Tarver.
Driver shot, wounded by police following pursuit, crash
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Authorities say a driver was shot and wounded by police after he led officers on a pursuit that ended when he crashed into a police cruiser and another vehicle in Pittsburgh. The pursuit started around 11 p.m. Saturday in Homestead, when officers saw a vehicle that was being driven erratically. The chase soon entered Pittsburgh’s South Side, where the crash occurred and the driver was shot by a Homestead officer. Authorities have not said what spurred the shooting, citing the ongoing investigation that is being led by Pittsburgh police officials. The wounded driver was shot in the upper torso and hospitalized in stable condition.
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(Chippewa, Twp.) On Saturday morning, November 28, 2020, around 11:15 a.m. Chippewa Township Police saw a vehicle which was reported stolen from a possible robbery which occurred in Moon Township. Police attempted to stop the vehicle and the pursuit ensued , leading police into South Beaver and Darlington Townships. The vehicle operator, identified as Justin Corrie, 18 of Monaca rammed one of the police vehicles head on, and he fled the scene. The pursuit ended when he crashed the vehicle into a semi-truck at the intersection of Cannelton and Darlington Road. At that point Corrie was taken into custody by PA State Police and flown to UPMC Presbyterian Hospital for treatment. He is charged with aggravated assault, simple assault, fleeing or attempting to elude police, and reckless driving. State police reported that they issued a warrant for his arrest.
(New Brighton,Pa.) The New Brighton Area School District will start full virtual learning tomorrow and will continue through at least January 18, 2021 at this point due to the rising cases of the COVID-19. During that time New Brighton School District will provide free meals during the virtual learning portion of the school year. Beginning tomorrow all students enrolled in the District may pick-up a free breakfast and lunch through one of the two options.
Meals can be preordered for the entire week and picked up in the rear of the New Brighton High School at 3202 43rd Street on Mondays between 11:00 AM and 1:00 PM. If meals are being preordered for the entire week, parents are required to register their child(ren) by visiting https://forms.gle/qek7uBY6g2Sir8996.
Alternatively, meals will be distributed at the New Brighton Middle School, 901 Penn Avenue, every Tuesday and Thursday between 11:00 AM and 1:00 PM. Those using the Tuesday/Thursday walk-up service do not need to complete the registration form.
Please contact Jocelyn Haskins at 724-843-1795 Ext. 366 with any questions. Menus are available at each site upon request.
Keystone State News Connection
| November 27, 2020 |
Andrea Sears
HARRISBURG, Pa. — More than fifty advocacy organizations have sent a letter to Pennsylvania’s congressional delegation urging immediate action on a new COVID relief package.
Ten months into the COVID pandemic, more than 1.3 million Pennsylvania households report they are struggling to put food on the table and half a million households have fallen behind in their rent.
Jeff Garis, outreach director for the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, said many provisions of relief packages passed early this year, such as extended unemployment assistance and the moratorium on eviction, will expire if Congress doesn’t act when they return from the Thanksgiving recess.
“We need to know that when people get to the holidays they’re not going to find themselves cut off from the vital aid that they need,” Garis emphasized. “So, we are calling on our members of Congress and our Senators, don’t be the Grinch this year.”
The House passed the HEROES Act, an expanded relief bill, in May but so far the Senate has failed to pass a supplemental relief bill.
Garis contended the two so-called “skinny relief” packages proposed by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell would do little to meet the growing need.
“In both cases, he didn’t have enough votes to even pass that,” Garis observed. “So, we have to see a renewed emphasis in the Senate on getting realistic about the kind of relief that people across Pennsylvania and across the country need.”
He said with millions set to lose benefits on the day after Christmas, Congress at least needs to pass what he calls a short-term down payment on a broader relief bill.
Garis hopes such a package would include extensions of the eviction moratorium and unemployment assistance.
“We are also calling for an increase in SNAP benefits, the program that used to be called food stamps,” Garis noted. “We want to see that increased by 15% to help families put food on the table.”
A recent report from The Century Foundation found without congressional action, 12 million people nationwide will lose federal benefits on Dec. 26.
Pennsylvania high court rejects lawsuit challenging election
By MARC LEVY Associated Press
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s highest court has thrown out a lower court’s order preventing the state from certifying dozens of contests on its Nov. 3 election ballot. At issue is the latest lawsuit filed by Republicans attempting to thwart President-elect Joe Biden’s victory. In a unanimous decision Saturday night, the state Supreme Court threw out a judge’s recent order to halt certification of any remaining contests. The justices say the underlying lawsuit was filed months too late. The Republican plaintiffs had sought to either throw out the 2.5 million mail-in ballots submitted under the law or direct the state’s Republican-controlled Legislature to pick Pennsylvania’s presidential electors.
Wyomissing: Jordan Auman
Central Valley: Brandon Graham
