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Former Ambridge Police Chief found not guilty

Story by Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano

(Beaver, Pa.) Former Ambridge Police Chief   James Mann was found not guilty of theft by deception and witness intimidation at a jury trial that lasted 5 days.

Deliberations lasted 4 hours and the  jury delivered the verdict .Senior Judge Thomas Piccione from Lawrence County  presided over the case. Mann was represented by  his defense attorney Stephen Colafella.
The charges filed against Mann were theft by deception for falsifying time sheets, and receiving  almost  $54,,000 and threatening  one of his officers..   An investigation in the former chief was requested by  the newly elected Mayor Dave Drewnowski in March 2018
District Attorney David J. Lozier  said it was tough case from the start. He  said  in a written statement The question was  it theft to manufacture benefits violating his contract and costing the borough thousands  of dollars  while he was not permitted to work  after a non work related injury?. The jury said it was not theft

Biden raises record $383 million in September

WASHINGTON (AP) —Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden raised $383 million for his election effort in September, a record-breaking sum that eclipses the unprecedented fundraising from the previous month.
The haul, announced Wednesday night, leaves him with $432 million in the bank just weeks before the Nov. 3 election. He raised the money in conjunction with the Democratic National Committee.
The gobs of cash Biden has raised since securing the nomination amount to a complete reversal in fortune for the former vice president. During the Democratic primary, he struggled to raise cash and was almost broke by the time he won the South Carolina primary, which catapulted him to a commanding Super Tuesday performance.
In the months since, a flood of donations and low spending has enabled him to eclipse President Donald Trump’s once-formidable cash reserves. Biden’s campaign and the DNC raised $364 million in August.
In the tweet announcing his September haul, Biden thanked his supporters and said he was “humbled.” He added: “There’s still more work to be done, but I wanted to share the good news.”
The Trump campaign hasn’t yet released their September fundraising numbers.

Senate Judiciary sets Oct. 22 vote on Barrett’s nomination

Senate Judiciary sets Oct. 22 vote on Barrett’s nomination
By MARK SHERMAN, LISA MASCARO and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate Judiciary Committee has set an Oct 22 vote on recommending approval of Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court nomination. Republicans are racing to confirm President Donald Trump’s pick and Democrats acknowledging there is little they can do stop them. Her confirmation would lock conservative majority on the court for years to come. Thursday’s session is without Barrett after she testified publicly for two days of questioning. It is a procedural formality setting the panel’s vote next week. In her Senate testimony, Barrett has stressed that she would be her own judge and sought to create distance between herself and past positions.

Claypool’s climb: Steelers rookie WR drawing raves

Claypool’s climb: Steelers rookie WR drawing raves
By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers rookie wide receiver Chase Claypool expects defenses to play him differently following his four-touchdown performance in a win over the Eagles. Claypool says he’s fine with the extra attention if that means it helps his teammates get open. Claypool became just the third rookie in league history to catch three touchdown passes and run for another when he helped the Steelers improve to 4-0 by outlasting Philadelphia 38-29. Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger says the challenge for Claypool will be to find new ways to be productive now that he can no longer sneak up on opponents.

NBC faces backlash after agreeing to Trump town hall

NBC faces backlash after agreeing to Trump town hall
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — NBC News says it’ll host President Donald Trump for a town hall-styled event on Thursday, after the president submitted to a coronavirus test administered by the National Institutes of Health. The network’s decision received a strong backlash on social media, where a call to boycott NBC trended on Twitter. Trump’s test results were reviewed by Dr. Anthony Fauci, who concluded with a colleague that he was confident that the president was no longer “shedding infectious virus.” So now there will be dueling town halls with Democratic opponent Joe Biden on the night both men were supposed to be meeting in their second presidential debate. Biden will be appearing in a town hall sponsored by ABC News.

US layoffs remain elevated as 898,000 seek jobless aid

US layoffs remain elevated as 898,000 seek jobless aid
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits rose last week to 898,000, a historically high number that is evidence that layoffs remain a hindrance to the economy’s recovery from the pandemic recession that erupted seven months ago. Thursday’s report from the Labor Department shows that the job market remans fragile, and it coincides with other recent data that have signaled a slowdown in hiring. The economy is still roughly 10.7 million jobs short of recovering all the 22 million jobs that were lost when the pandemic struck in early spring.

“Drive-Thru” Senior Day At The Mall A Big Success

Like many Wednesdays of Octobers past, the Beaver County Office On Aging presented Senior Day at The Mall. Unlike those past affairs, however, the event was much quicker for those in attendance.

The BCOA’s 2020 Senior Day at the Mall was a “drive-thru” event this time due to the pandemic restrictions on gatherings, and citizens came down to the area between Boscov’s and Harbor Freight to receive their complimentary bags full of information and goodies. It was a very successful Senior Day once again, with assistance from the offices of Senator Elder Vogel & State Representative Josh Kail.

To check out photos from the event, take a look at the gallery:

Allegheny County says 29K wrong ballots were mailed out

Pennsylvania county says 29K wrong ballots were mailed out
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Elections officials in Pennsylvania’s second-most populous county say that nearly 29,000 voters were mailed ballots with the wrong contests on them, and that those voters will receive corrected ballots next week. Allegheny County officials on Wednesday blamed the error on the contractor hired to handle the printing, collating and mailing of ballots. They say they were alerted to the mistake on Friday, when voters started contacting them to complain that their ballot showed contests for other districts. They say wrong ballots that were mailed in will be set aside and reviewed by the county’s election returns board after the election to ensure that only one ballot per voter is counted.

Pennsylvania confirms ‘fall resurgence’ of coronavirus

Pennsylvania confirms ‘fall resurgence’ of coronavirus
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania is “at the start of the fall resurgence” of COVID-19. That’s according to the state health secretary, who is urging residents once more to take steps to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Wednesday marked the ninth consecutive day that Pennsylvania’s daily case count surpassed 1,000. Though some of the increase caseload is due to expanded testing, hospitalization and test positivity rates are also rising. Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine says that indicates increased viral spread.

Fire in Center Twp. Panera Bread’s heating system

(Center Twp., Pa.) Beaver County 9-1-1 reported Wednesday morning  that they received  a  call reporting  there was a fire at Panera Bread in Center Twp. . When firefighters responded it was was contained in the heating/air conditioning  system. No other information is available.