Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Anthony Chickillo has been arrested on charges of simple assault, criminal mischief, and harassment. According to the criminal complaint, Chickillo was arrested Sunday by the Uniontown Pennsylvania State Police. Police say the arrest was from a domestic dispute that happened at Nemacolin Woodlands Resort with his girlfriend, Alysha Newman. Chickillo says the argument became physical when Newman hit him in the head. Newman says she punched Chickillo in the head after he grabbed her and forced her against the door and wall in the room. She had injuries on her biceps. The Steelers say they are still gathering information regarding the arrest. Chickillo was taken into custody and released on a $10,000 bail. He will have a preliminary hearing on October 30.

Chippewa Township police will conduct aggressive-driving enforcement as part of a national crackdown. This crackdown begins today and continues until November 17th. Beaver County Radio Newsman Pat Septak spoke with PennDOT spokesperson Yasmeen Manyisha….

 

Over 200 municipal police agencies and the Pennsylvania State Police will focus on motorists exhibiting aggressive driving behaviors, such as speeding, tailgating and school bus and steer clear law violations.

 

PennDOT District 11 is announcing work to inspect the Vanport Bridge, which carries I-376 (Beaver Valley Expressway) over the Ohio River in Potter and Vanport townships, Beaver County, will begin Monday, October 21 weather permitting.  Single-lane closures in each direction will occur from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays through Tuesday, October 29.  Crews from TranSystems will conduct the inspection activities. At least one lane of traffic will remain open in each direction at all times. Motorists can check conditions on more than 40,000 roadway miles, including color-coded winter conditions on 2,900 miles, by visiting www.511PA.com. 511PA, which is free and available 24 hours a day, provides traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts, traffic speed information, and access to more than 950 traffic cameras. 511PA is also available through a smartphone application for iPhone and Android devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following regional twitter alerts accessible on the 511PA website.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR MONDAY, OCTOBER 21ST, 2019

 

 

TODAY – AREAS OF PATCHY FOG. OTHERWISE, PARTLY
SUNNY. HIGH – 72.

TONIGHT – CLOUDY SKIES WITH PERIODS OF RAIN LATE IN
THE NIGHT. A THUNDERSTORM POSSIBLE.
LOW – 58.

TUESDAY – STEADY RAIN SHOWERS THROUGHOUT THE
DAY. HIGH – 61.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says he has “confidence” in acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney, who acknowledged Trump’s decision to hold up military aid to Ukraine was linked to his demand Kyiv investigate the Democratic National Committee and the 2016 election. Mulvaney’s statement Thursday brought a swift rebuke from Democrats, who cast Mulvaney’s words as an admission of wrongdoing. Trump’s personal lawyer issued a statement distancing the Republican president’s legal team from Mulvaney’s comments.

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — President Donald Trump says Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is offering assurances that the cease-fire he agreed to has not already broken down. Trump says on Twitter on Friday that Erdogan told him that “there was minor sniper and mortar fire that was quickly eliminated” and that he “very much wants the cease-fire, or pause, to work.”

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The world’s first female spacewalking team is making history high above Earth. NASA astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir worked outside the International Space Station on Friday, the first time in a half-century of spacewalking that a woman floated out with a male crewmate. They replaced a broken part of the station’s power grid. America’s first female spacewalker, Kathy Sullivan, says it’s good to finally have enough women in the astronaut corps for this to happen.

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate ticked up in September, as payrolls slid slightly. The state Department of Labor and Industry said Friday that Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate bumped up one-tenth of a percentage point to 4%. The national unemployment rate was 3.5%. Surveys found Pennsylvania’s civilian labor force rose by 12,000, as seasonally adjusted non-farm payrolls dropped by 5,000, after hitting a record high earlier this year. The figures are preliminary and could change.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Leaders of a Pittsburgh synagogue where 11 worshippers were fatally shot last year say they want to renovate the building into what they hope will be a “center for Jewish life in the United States” and a symbol against hatred. Plans unveiled Friday include places for worship; memorial, education and social events; classrooms and exhibitions. Tree of Life’s Executive Director Barb Feige says returning to the building will honor the eight men and three women killed.