The Pennsylvania State Police continue their investigation into the murder of an Aliquippa man last month. Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano has an update. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…
WEATHER FORECAST FOR WEDNESDAY, DEC. 4TH, 2019
TODAY – VARIABLE CLOUDS WITH SNOW SHOWERS. TEMPS
NEARLY STEADY IN THE MID TO UPPER 30‘S.
SNOW ACCUMULATION LESS THAN AN INCH.
TONIGHT – SNOW SHOWERS THIS EVENING BECOMING
MORE SCATTERED OVERNIGHT. SNOW
ACCUMULATION LESS THAN AN INCH. LOW – 31.
THURSDAY – MORNING CLOUDS FOLLOWED BY SOME
AFTERNOON SUNSHINE. HIGH – 38.
(Matt Drzik/Beaver County Radio)
Despite a brief running time of under 15 minutes, the County Commissioners’ work session of December 4 did bring up two major points of revelation.
First, an opening at the Conservation District became the focal point of Commissioner Sandie Egley’s Board notes, and she requested that the trio table the new hiring until after the transfer of power (where she will be replaced by newcomer Jack Manning) so that the Conservation District–itself in a rather messy state–could have more time to find the right candidate.
Unfortunately for Egley, the contract requires that the new hire take place by December 15, which only gives the Commissioners 11 days to make a choice. Nevertheless, the outgoing Commissioner felt that the decision needs to be a carefully considered one:
Also of note was the continued progress towards the renovation of Brush Creek Park, one which County Solicitor Garen Fedeles spoke about:
The Commissioners’ next work session will be at 10 AM on December 11.
UNDATED (AP) — Kamala Harris is ending her bid for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2020. She told supporters in an email Tuesday that she “simply doesn’t have the financial resources we need to continue. Harris launched her campaign in front of 20,000 people at a chilly, outdoor campaign launch in January. The first woman and first black attorney general and U.S. senator in California’s history, she was widely viewed as a candidate poised to excite the same segment of voters that sent Barack Obama to the White House.
LONDON (AP) — President Donald Trump says he’s not worried that the U.S. stock market took a dive over his remarks that a trade deal with China might not materialize until after the 2020 election. U.S. stocks fell sharply in early trading after Trump cast doubt over the prospect of reaching a trade deal with China this year and threatened to impose tariffs on French goods. Trump has told says the stock market has reached record highs recently so it’s OK that the market fell.
UNDATED (AP) — U.S. stocks are broadly lower in afternoon trading after President Donald Trump cast doubt over the potential for a trade deal with China this year and threatened to impose tariffs on French goods. The losses have the S&P 500 on track for its third straight loss as the market continues to give up gains after a strong November rally. Apple is down as technology stocks lead the losses. Banks are also sharply lower as investors head for the safety of bonds, pushing yields lower. Utilities are up.
President Donald Trump aimed insults at Emmanuel Macron on the first day of a two-day NATO conference. Trump is angry at the French president for recently saying NATO was experiencing “brain death” as a result of diminished U.S. leadership under Trump. Face to face with Trump, Macron stood by his comments and also expressed his frustration that the president withdrew U.S. troops from Syria. Trump also commented Tuesday on impeachment, assailing Democrats at home as “unpatriotic” for holding a hearing while he is abroad at the conference.
The Emergency Room and In-patient Care center at Ellwood City Medical Center remains closed this afternoon. One state lawmaker is doing all he can to change that. Beaver County radio news intern Alex D’Itri has more…
The average cost of gas in Beaver County is up a few cents from last week. Beaver County radio news intern Alex D’Itri has the report. Click on ‘play’ to hear Alex’s report…
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A 50-year-old Oregon man who for years made thousands of anonymous vulgar phone calls to seven women in Pennsylvania has been sentenced to nearly three years in prison. Each victim received over 200 calls from Bob Ugwa in a two-year period; one woman received 1,162 vulgar phone calls from him at all hours of the day and night. In June, Ugwa pleaded guilty to one count of cyberstalking and six counts of telephonic harassment.