A man has been arrested following a drug bust in New Castle where police say they found cocaine, drug paraphernalia and a large amount of cash. According to the New Castle Police Department, Juan Gibson from Detroit was arrested after police executed a search warrant at a home on the 600 block of Walls Street in New Castle. The Lawrence County Critical Incident Response Team first entered the home. Officers say their search turned up more than 110 grams of crack cocaine, almost 75 grams of powder cocaine and more than $7,000 in cash. Police additionally say they found a .380 semi-automatic handgun, digital scales, marijuana, cell phones and drug paraphernalia. Gibson is facing multiple charges, including possession, felon not to possess firearms and possession of drug paraphernalia.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — A jury has decided that a man they convicted of first-degree murder in the shooting death of a Pennsylvania police officer should get the death penalty. The jury reached the unanimous verdict Thursday against 31-year-old Rahmael Sal Holt. Holt was convicted Tuesday in the November 2017 slaying of New Kensington officer Brian Shaw. The death penalty remains legal in 29 U.S. states, although four of those states, including Pennsylvania, have a moratorium on executions.

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Officials have suspended a middle school teacher in Pennsylvania while authorities investigate if the teacher told his class that he wished he could shoot a person to have quiet in his class. Harrisburg School District chief operating officer Chris Celmer posted a letter on Thursday saying the district is extremely concerned by “what appears to be highly inappropriate and inexcusable judgment.” The teacher’s name was not released.

A BB gun incident at Aliquippa Elementary is under investigaton this morning. Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano has details. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…

Officials are looking into what caused a charter bus used to transport workers to the Shell cracker plant in Potter Township go up in flames on a busy road this morning. The fire broke out around 8 a.m. along Frankfort Road, also known as Route 18, as the bus was heading to the plant. The bus was consumed by flames. Emergency equipment was brought in to help put out the fire and clear the scene, blocking the right lane of the roadway. No one was injured.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15TH, 2019

 

TODAY – MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH – 42.

TONIGHT – A FEW CLOUDS. LOW – 26.

SATURDAY – PARTLY SUNNY. HIGH NEAR 40.

SUNDAY – SUNNY. HIGH – 45.

(Aliquippa, Pa.)  Due to a water line break of a 6″ line feeding Green Street in the City of Aliquippa and the lower half of Woodlawn Park in Hopewell Township a boil water advisory has been issued by the Municipal Water Auhtority of Aliquippa for the following ares:

• Green Street in the City of Aliquippa
• Clark Street, High Street, Walnut Street, Phillips/Windle Street, and portions of Temple Road and Huron Avenue in Hopewell

Bottled water is available at the Aliquippa Water Treatment plant, 120 Hopewell Avenue from 8:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. or the affected areas during the advisory.

Stay tuned to Beaver County Radio for more information as this story continues to develope.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A second U.S. embassy staffer in Kyiv overheard a key cellphone call between President Donald Trump and his ambassador to the European Union discussing the need for Ukrainian officials to pursue “investigations,” The Associated Press has learned. The July 26 call between Trump and Gordon Sondland was first described during testimony Wednesday by William Taylor, the acting U.S. ambassador to Ukraine.

SANTA CLARITA, Calif. (AP) — A hospital says one student has died following a shooting at a high school outside Los Angeles. In a tweet, Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital says a girl died and two boys are in critical condition, while another boy is in good condition.

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a sharply divided country, there’s one thing many Americans agree on: It’s hard to determine what is true. In a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research and USAFacts, 47 percent say it’s difficult to know if the information they encounter is true. About 6 in 10 say they regularly see conflicting reports about the same set of facts from different sources.