Penn Med is withdrawing a five-point-two-three-million-dollar judgment against Ellwood City Medical Center. The two sides reached a partial settlement of the debt, which dates back to a four-and-a-half million dollar loan taken out in October 2017. The discontinue document does allow Penn Med to refile should something change in negotiations.
West Nile season is well underway in Pennsylvania and the virus is now showing up in some local counties. Mosquitoes tested positive in Beaver, Allegheny, Lawrence and Greene counties. So far, there are no human cases in the state. Mosquitoes thrive in warm and humid weather. Several counties – including Beaver County – are working to eliminate the bugs through spraying.
WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (AP) — Authorities say charges are planned against a juvenile accused of calling a Walmart in northeastern Pennsylvania and threatening to “shoot up the store.” Police in Wilkes-Barre Township say the call reported Saturday was traced to a juvenile in Hanover Township. They say search warrants are pending and charges are planned pending approval of the Luzerne County district attorney’s office. Police said a terroristic threats and disorderly conduct investigation was opened.
A Youngstown-area man is scheduled to face a judge today, accused of making threats against the Jewish community. FBI agents say James Reardon posted a video in which he identified himself as the gunman at a local synagogue, even though the shooting never took place. Reardon is charged with telecommunications harassment and aggravated menacing.
One woman was taken to the hospital after she crashed her vehicle into a Perkins Restaurant in New Castle yesterday afternoon. According to police, the crash took place just before four o’clock. No one in the restaurant was hurt. The woman driver was taken to UPMC Jameson for treatment.
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Police say two Pittsburgh officers were injured and two men were arrested after what they call “large and unruly” crowds flooded into the street on the city’s South Side. The city’s public safety department says officers were called to the area just before 2:15 a.m. Sunday, where people had filled the street, stopping traffic in both directions. An officer’s foot was run over as he was writing a traffic citation. Another officer injured his knee.
BETHEL PARK, Pa. (AP) — A street fight in western Pennsylvania ended with a man being shot in the leg. Bethel Park police responded to Wallace Avenue around 8:20 p.m. Sunday following reports of two men fighting and shots being fired. They soon found the wounded man and took him to a hospital. The man’s wound is not considered life-threatening. But his name and further details on his condition were not disclosed. The other man wasn’t injured. The fight and shooting remain under investigation.
UPDATE: The double murder trial continues for Brandon Richardson in Beaver County Court. Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano has the latest…
(Photos taken by Frank Sparks)
BREAKING NEWS: Firefighters were called overnight to an apartment fire in the 11-hundred block of Fifth Street in the area of the Corner Grill. The building – owned by John and Margie Lecnar – was evacuated, but the fire is completely out now and firefighters are no longer on the scene. Beaver County Radio News has learned that blaze began as an electrical fire in the 2nd floor kitchen of the building. That entire area, along with the rear of the attic, is gutted. No injuries were reported.
WEATHER FORECAST FOR MONDAY, AUGUST 19TH, 2019
TODAY – PARTLY SUNNY. HIGH – 87.
TONIGHT – A FEW CLOUDS. A STRAY SHOWER OR
THUNDERSTORM POSSIBLE. LOW – 67.
TUESDAY – MIXED CLOUDS AND SUN WITH SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGH – 88.