CCBC Announces Leadership Appointments

(Photo of Dr. Shelly Moore provided by CCBC)

THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF BEAVER COUNTY TODAY HAS ANNOUNCED A COUPLE OF LEADERSHIP APPOINTMENTS. CCBC TODAY ANNOUNCED THAT IT HAS APPOINTED DR. SHELLY MOORE AS VICE-PRESIDENT OF ACADEMIC AFFAIRS/ PROVOST AND ELAINE STROUSS AS DEAN OF THE SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES. BOTH OF THEIR APPOINTMENTS BECAME EFFECTIVE JULY 1ST.

New Evidence in Case Against Former McGuire Employee

Beaver County prosecutors say they’re pursuing more charges against a man who’s accused of taking naked pictures of group home residents. The district attorney’s office says new evidence has surfaced that appear to link Zachary Dinell to more victims. Dinell is accused of taking explicit photos of people with special needs at the McGuire Memorial Home in Daugherty Township.

Woman Asks Judge to Dismiss Charges That She Beat Her Mother

YOUNGWOOD, Pa. (AP) — A woman has asked a judge to dismiss charges that she beat her mother and shaved her head because she thought the older woman was listening to the Pittsburgh Steelers’ game too loudly on the radio. Lawyers for Delores Amorino filed legal documents Wednesday that claimed her now 19-year-old daughter is responsible for assaulting the 78-year-old woman. The filing comes a few weeks after a judge found Amorino was competent to stand trial but her daughter wasn’t.

DA to Seek Death Penalty Against Child Murder Suspect in Lawrence County

Lawrence County District Attorney Josh Lamancusa says that he will seek the death penalty against 43 year old Keith Burley, Jr of Edingburg. He was arrested Tuesday in Youngstown following the stabbing death of eight-year-old Mark Mason at a home in Union Township. At least two other juveniles witnessed the fatal stabbing. Burley is being held in the Mahoning County Jail and is awaiting an extradition hearing today.

Thunderstorms Today, But Beautiful Weather on Tap for the Weekend

WEATHER FORECAST FOR THURSDAY, JULY 11TH, 2019

 

TODAY – SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE
MORNING BECOMING MORE WIDESPREAD THIS
AFTERNOON. A FEW STORMS MAY BE SEVERE.
HIGH – 85.

TONIGHT – SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. LOW – 62.

FRIDAY – INTERVALS OF CLOUDS AND SUNSHINE. HIGH – 81.

SATURDAY – ABUNDANT SUNSHINE. HIGH – 86.

SUNDAY – MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH – 84.

Acosta to Take Questions on his Handling of Epstein Case

WASHINGTON (AP) — Labor Secretary Alex Acosta is planning to make a statement about his handling of a sex-trafficking case involving now-jailed financier Jeffrey Epstein. Acosta was a federal prosecutor in Florida involved in a secret 2008 plea deal that let Epstein avoid federal prosecution on charges of molesting teenage girls. Democrats are clamoring for Acosta’s resignation now that the matter has been reignited with new charges against the wealthy hedge fund manager.

Soccer Federation Head: Women Deserve Fair Pay

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. Soccer Federation President Carlos Cordeiro says female athletes “deserve fair and equal pay.” Fans of the World Cup champion U.S. women’s national soccer team chanted “Equal Pay!” as Cordeiro spoke at a celebration of the team at New York’s City Hall. Cordeiro said: “We hear you, we believe in you, and we’re committed to doing right by you.”

UK Ambassador to US Quits After Leaked Cables Enrage Trump

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s ambassador to the United States has resigned after being called a fool and made a diplomatic nobody by President Donald Trump. Ambassador Kim Darroch stepped down Wednesday, days after a British newspaper published leaked diplomatic cables expressing the envoy’s dim views of the Trump administration. Darroch had been set to retire at the end of the year. It’s unclear if Prime Minister Theresa May will have time to name a replacement before she leaves office herself later this month.

US Appeals Court Sides with Trump in Lawsuit Involving Hotel

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A federal appeals court has thrown out a lawsuit accusing President Donald Trump of illegally profiting off the presidency. In a significant legal victory for Trump, a three-judge panel of the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a ruling by a federal judge in Maryland, who said the lawsuit could move forward. The appellate panel said Wednesday that Maryland and the District of Columbia lack standing to sue. Trump tweeted that he’s won “a big part … of the Witch Hunt.”

Is Joe Biden Still ‘Middle Class Joe’?

WASHINGTON (AP) — Self-described “Middle Class Joe” Biden has left the ranks of the middle class in terms of his financial status. The Democratic presidential candidate reports in tax returns and disclosure forms that he and his wife have earned more than $15 million in the years since he was vice president in the Obama administration. Before lucrative book and speaking deals, Biden took in little more than his government salary as vice president and, before that, a U.S. senator from Delaware.