Police officer serving warrant is killed; fugitive arrested
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Authorities say a Philadelphia police officer was shot and killed as he served a homicide warrant at a home. Cpl. James O’Connor was shot around 5:45 a.m. Friday. Officials say he was shot in the shoulder above his bulletproof vest when officers entered the home. Two people in the home were shot and wounded by police, but they are expected to survive. The 46-year-old O’Connor came from a proud police family and had a son on the force. Several people were arrested, including 21-year-old fugitive suspect Hassan Elliott. Lawyers who had previously represented Elliott declined to comment.
Trump declares virus pandemic a national emergency
By ANDREW TAYLOR, ZEKE MILLER, JILL COLVIN and LISA MASCARO Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is announcing that he is declaring the coronavirus pandemic a national emergency. He is speaking to the American people from the Rose Garden as Washington struggles with providing Americans with relief and officials race to slow the spread of outbreak. Negotiations continue between the White House and Congress on an aid package, but there was no announcement of a breakthrough, as House Democrats prepare to vote on their own measure Friday.
(Beaver Falls, Pa.) Pennsylvania 17th District United States Congressman Connor Lamb was a guest of Frank Sparks’ on Teleforum Friday March 13, 2020.
News Director Pat Septak also joined in with the interview. The Trio started out the interview talking about legislation the the House of Representatives is working on to help with the Coronavirus. Congressman Lamb stated the house is working on releasing funds for testing and to also treat the virus. He stated that it will impact the whole United States and they also want to make sure that the person who might not be able to got to work or loses their job because of the impact of the Coronavirus will be taken care of. Lamb also gave tips to the listeners on how to take proper action to try and protect yourself. Some tips including disinfecting areas and washing your hands numerous times per day.
The trio then went onto to talk about Lamb’s introduction of Bipartisan Nuclear Energy Research and Development Act, the Freed Vets Act to Provide Student Loan Debt Forgiveness for Disabled Veteran’s and Funding for the Upper Ohio Navigation Project.
You can hear Congressman Lamb’s entire interview by pressing the play button below:
(Beaver County,Pa) In a recorded phone message received by Beaver County Radio from the Rochester School District all Beaver County Schools will be closed for a period of two weeks starting on Monday March 16, 2020 until March 29, 2020.
In the recorded message it stated that all school activities and buildings will be closed during this two week period in an effort to reduce the impact of the Corona Virus.
The message also stated that any further information would be forth coming from the district Superintendent.
Stay tuned to Beaver County Radio for more information on this developing story.
Pelosi urges Trump, GOP on coronavirus aid package
By ANDREW TAYLOR, ZEKE MILLER, JILL COLVIN and LISA MASCARO Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker Nancy Pelosi says the House will approve its coronavirus aid package and is imploring the Trump administration and congressional Republicans to “put families first” by backing the effort. Pelosi spoke at the Capitol ahead of President Donald Trump’s planned 3 p.m. new conference at the White House. Trump has not yet publicly backed the package as he prepares his own response. According to two people familiar with the planning, Trump is poised to invoke emergency powers to confront the crisis. It is still unclear, however, what mechanism Trump would use to free up additional federal resources for testing and treatment as well as for helping those struggling with the economic fallout.
NASCAR NASCAR and IndyCar both postpone racing over virus concerns and IndyCar both postpone racing over virus concerns
By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer
NASCAR and IndyCar have postponed their weekend schedules at Atlanta Motor Speedway and St. Petersburg, Florida, due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic. NASCAR also postponed next week’s race near Miami and IndyCar suspended the season through the end of April. The decision came less than 24 hours after both series said they would run this weekend without fans. The plan had been to restrict access to competitors, crews, officials and other necessary personnel. There are no major sports scheduled anywhere in North America.
Trump preparing to invoke emergency powers over coronavirus
By ANDREW TAYLOR, LISA MASCARO, JILL COLVIN and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is preparing to invoke emergency powers as the country struggles to contain the coronavirus outbreak. This is according to two people familiar with the planning who spoke on condition of anonymity. It is still unclear precisely what mechanism Trump would use to free up additional federal resources for testing and treatment as well as help those struggling with the economic impact. Trump is holding a news conference at the White House at 3 p.m. This comes as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the Trump administration are laboring to finish agreement on a coronavirus aid package.
The Aliquippa School District has released the following statement about an elementary school student who visited a country that has confirmed cases of Coronavirus:
Dr. Peter M. Carbone, Superintendent of Schools
Sent out the following statement:
March 12, 2020
Dear Aliquippa School District Community,
We have been informed that an elementary school student has recently visited a place out of the
country that has reported cases of the coronavirus. As a precaution, the parent of the student has
removed the student from our elementary school. The parent will keep the student at home for at
least 14 days. There is no indication that the student had or has any of the symptoms of the
coronavirus.
The students at the School District are out of school tomorrow because there is a scheduled Act
80 Day for staff.
Beginning this evening and continuing tomorrow and through the weekend, the School District
custodial staff will clean and disinfect the elementary school with special attention being given to
hard surfaces and high contact surfaces.
We will make further announcements over the weekend.
As always, our main concern is the health, safety and well-being of the students and staff of the Aliquippa School District.
“On February 4, 2020, the Beaver County Chamber of Commerce hosted one of its signature annual events, the “State of the County,” at the Fez, with over 200 people attending. KDKA Money and Politics Editor, Jon Delano, moderated, with the Beaver County Commissioners answering questions posed by the Chamber’s Government Affairs Committee and audience members. Because time did not permit asking all of the audience’s questions, the Chamber invited the Commissioners to answer more of them here. Stay tuned for future opportunities to hear from our Commissioners.”
~ Harry F. Kunselman, Chair of the Government Affairs Committee, Beaver County Chamber of Commerce
State of the County annual meeting held at The Fez, 200 plus in attendance.
From Commissioners Dan Camp, Tony Amadio, and Jack Manning:
Thank you to the Beaver County Chamber, and all those attending the event at The Fez last month, for the opportunity to present our viewpoints and vision on the State of Beaver County. We understand the audience had a few more questions to be asked before running out of time. Here is our response to two of those additional questions from the Chamber:
Commissioner Chairman Daniel Camp and Commissioner Jack Manning sitting for questions at the event.
Question 1: Are you confident in the integrity of the County’s voting and election process for the 2020 elections?
Answer: We are very confident that the Bureau of Elections Office staff will ensure that the voting process will provide accessibility, accuracy and integrity for voters. The newly enacted Act 77, passed in Harrisburg last year, will also provide residents with more options to register to vote up to 15 days before the elections, and also more freedom to vote via absentee ballot. There should be no excuse for not voting in 2020. And we always encourage everyone to do their civic duty and vote.
Question 2:Tell us about any sustainability initiatives the County is pursuing: storm water reduction, alternative energy, clean waterways, etc.
Answer: As a Commonwealth, the County has very little control and responsibility for storm water run-off and keeping the waterways clean. Most of that falls under the purview of your local municipality, the state DEP, and federal EPA. We can and do control County property, and work with the Beaver County Conservation District to mitigate the disruption of the environment.
We are also, extremely proud of the efforts of our team of County employees who manage our sustainability and waste management programs. Director Holly Vogt and her team have brought in over two million dollars in grants to help with waste management projects and expanding our recycling to include electronics. We are the only County in southwest PA to do so, helping prevent illegal dumping of TVs, etc., along our rural roadsides. In addition we have our own paper shredding truck that was purchased and paid for with proceeds of paper recycling. We recently expanded by 10 acres the Beaver County Compost Site, that has been praised by the DEP as a model for other counties in the Commonwealth.
There are plans to explore expansion of our County efforts to include solar panels at various locations and create and education center to promote sustainability for residents and school districts. We have and will continue to partner with business and industry and other groups to move as close as possible toward an effort of zero waste in our County buildings and grounds.
Commissioner Chairman Daniel Camp and Commissioner Jack Manning.
Our State Representatives are weighing in on the coronavirus outbreak. State Rep. Jim Marshall appeared on Rappin’ with the Reps this morning…to give his thoughts on what has now been declared a pandemic:
State Rep. Josh Kail was asked if he had any recommendations for the citizens in his district:
State Rep. Aaron Bernstine was asked to give his take on the COVID-19 virus and the implications of the virus on the citizens in his district:
