Everyone is back home safe after a fallen tree caused a propane leak leading to the evacuation of three Hanover Township homes over the weekend. The tree fell onto two 500-gallon tanks in the 100-block of Oak Lane late Sunday evening. The homes were evacuated for about 12 hours until the gas dissipated. Since propane is heavier than air, the gas remains lower to the ground longer. No one was hurt.
Pennsylvania State Police have released the name of the victim in that deadly train crash in Lawrence County. Troopers say 58-year-old Dwight Spann of New Galilee was killed early yesterday when his SUV was hit by a train along Larchwood Road in New Beaver. There’s no word yet how Spann’s vehicle became stuck on the tracks. The Lawrence county coroner pronounced Spann dead at the scene. The accident took place just after midnight.
Police in Aliquippa have arrested a man in connection with a stabbing incident on Saturday. Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano has details. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…
WEATHER FORECAST FOR TUESDAY, JUNE 11TH, 2019
TODAY – A GOOD DEAL OF SUNSHINE. HIGH – 74.
TONIGHT – MOSTLY CLEAR. A BIT COOL. LOW – 51.
WEDNESDAY – MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGH – 78.
PA State Representative Aaron Bernstine (R-Beaver/Butler/Lawrence) announced on Tuesday that House Bill 1600, the Parity In Interscholastic Athletics Act, will be on its way to Harrisburg. Beaver County Radio’s Matt Drzik has more details:
WASHINGTON (AP) — The chairman of the House Judiciary Committee says the Justice Department has agreed to turn over some of the underlying evidence from special counsel Robert Mueller’s report, including files used to assess whether President Donald Trump obstructed justice. Rep. Jerrold Nadler says the department will begin complying with the committee’s subpoena Monday and provide some of Mueller’s “most important files.” He said all the members of the committee will be able to view them.
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — A spokesman for David Ortiz says the former Boston Red Sox slugger is in stable condition in intensive care as he recovers from a shooting at a bar in his native Dominican Republic. The spokesman says that doctors removed Ortiz’s gallbladder and part of his intestine, and that his liver was also damaged. He says Ortiz will be flown to Boston once his condition improves. The shooting suspect is in custody. Authorities will try to determine whether Ortiz was the intended target.
As state lawmakers debate raising teachers’ pay, a new poll shows more than 70 percent of Pennsylvanians have positive impressions of public-school teachers in the state. Andrea Sears reports…
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Artwork valued in the thousands of dollars was stolen from several artists at Pittsburgh’s Three Rivers Arts Festival. The thefts occurred between Saturday night and Sunday morning. The artists arrived to find their works gone. The festival has 24-hour security and it’s not clear how some of the larger pieces were stolen without anyone noticing.
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — With strong tax collections oiling the gears, Gov. Tom Wolf and top lawmakers are working under the hood of a new spending plan as they head into the final weeks before lawmakers break for summer. Front and center is an approximately $34 billion budget package that’s expected to pass before July 1. Meanwhile, the Democratic governor is pressing Republicans to take up at least a couple of his top agenda items before they leave the Capitol until September.