THE PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION HAS ISSUED TWO PENALTIES TO SUNOCO PIPELINE L-P. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO HAS DETAILS. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s reports…
With the Labor Day weekend here, Triple-A reports the number of people killed by drivers running red lights has hit a 10-year high, and AAA is urging drivers and pedestrians to use caution at traffic signals. In 2017, the latest figures available, 939 people were killed by vehicles blowing through red lights. It’s the highest death toll since 2008 and 28% higher than in 2012.
A West Virginia family is suing their school district after a faculty member allegedly harassed a transgender teenager. The teenager was entering the boy’s bathroom when he was followed by assistant principal Lee Livengood, according to the lawsuit. Livengood allegedly told the teen he “freaked him out” then ordered him to prove his gender by using a urinal. The lawsuit alleges the Harrison County School district failed to create a safe environment. The Board of Education has not made a statement regarding the lawsuit.
Baierl Toyota of Mars has agreed to give the Ellwood City Area Schoo district over 22 thousand dollars to pay off all the outstanding debt incurred by students for meals eaten at its four school buildings over the last several years through Wednesday. According to officals, the car dealership also agreed to send $20,000 each to Big Beaver Area and New Brighton Area school districts for programs there.
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A commission is recommending Pennsylvania redraw congressional and legislative districts through an 11-person appointed group that would provide a set of options that state lawmakers would choose from. The report issued Thursday by the Pennsylvania Redistricting Reform Commission says people want limits on the role of politicians in drawing maps and that gaining partisan advantage should not be a major factor.
PITTSBURGH (AP) — A Pittsburgh man charged with driving his Mercedes-Benz through a crowd that was protesting the police shooting of an unarmed black teen has avoided trial. Gregory Wagner’s trial was to get underway on Thursday, but earlier this month he was admitted into a probationary program for nonviolent, first-time offenders.
The man who’s accused of threatening to shoot up a Youngstown-area Jewish community center is facing federal charges. James Reardon was slapped yesterday with making threats using a facility of interstate commerce. Prosecutors say Reardon posted a video in which he identified himself as a gunman at the Jewish center. Investigators later found assault rifles and white supremacist propaganda in his New Middletown home.
The search continues for a man who allegedly held up a Cranberry Township bank this week. It happened at the P-N-C Bank branch on Route 19 Wednesday evening. The man is said to have handed the teller a note saying he had a gun, though one was never displayed. The suspect left on-foot toward North Boundary Road. Anyone with information on the man, who was caught on surveillance video, is asked to contact police.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia police are searching for a missing 14-year-old girl whose family says they received a message from her on social media claiming she was being held against her will. Amiyah Freeman was last seen on Aug. 10 near her home. On Saturday, family members received a direct message on Instagram from the girl’s account. The message said she was being held at an unknown location and included a photo of a vehicle she claimed belonged to the person who was holding her.
Four men are admitting to jumping another man in Armstrong County. The victim had reportedly arranged to meet 20-year-old Jensen Fair for sex in exchange for 300-dollars. The 21-year-old went to a wooded area near South Jackson Avenue in Parker City and was attacked by the four. The group left with the money, leaving the victim unconscious. The man is recovering at Butler Memorial Hospital.