On ‘Rappin with the Reps’ with Frank Spark during Teleforum this morning, State Rep. Aaron Bernstine talked about legislation that he is proposing that would make convicts more responsible for crimes they commit while in prison. Beaver County Radio News intern Alex D’Iri has more…
AMBRIDGE BOROUGH IS AMPING UP ITS EFFORTS TO INCREASE TRANSPARENCY IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO HAS MORE. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…
PennDOT District 11 is announcing drilling operations on Route 65 (Mercer Road) in North Sewickley Township will begin Thursday, September 12 weather permitting. Single-lane alternating traffic will occur on Route 65 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays near the intersection with Bologne and Foster Roads. Crews from Armstrong Drilling will conduct core drilling operations for a future culvert replacement project. 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.
BREAKING NEWS: All 8 a.m. classes are canceled at Geneva College today. The decision was made due to a partial campus power outage. As of early this morning, only 8 a.m. classes were canceled and faculty and staff were told to report by 9:30 a.m.
WEATHER FORECAST FOR THURSDAY, SEPT. 12TH, 2019
TODAY – CLOUDY SKIES THIS MORNING FOLLOWED BY
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
DURING THE AFTERNOON. HIGH NEAR 80.
TONIGHT – PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW NEAR 60.
FRIDAY – INTERVALS OF CLOUDS AND SUNSHINE. A STRAY
SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM IS POSSIBLE.
HIGH NEAR 80.
SATURDAY – RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING WITH SOME
SUNSHINE LATER IN THE DAY. HIGH – 78.
SUNDAY – ABUNDANT SUNSHINE. HIGH – 82.
NEW YORK (AP) — Americans are commemorating 9/11 with solemn remembrances and vows to “never forget” 18 years after the deadliest terror attacks on American soil. A crowd of victims’ relatives assembled at ground zero, where the ceremony began Wednesday with a moment of silence. President Donald Trump joined an observance at the Pentagon. Nearly 3,000 people were killed in the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001.
NEW YORK (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence is crediting the crew and passengers who fought back against hijackers on 9/11 with protecting the U.S. Pence spoke at the commemoration Wednesday of the hijacked Flight 93, which crashed in a Pennsylvania field, killing 40 passengers and crew. The Flight 93 National Memorial marks the site near Shanksville where the plane went down at 10:03 a.m., after passengers fought back. Officials concluded the attackers had aimed the Boeing 757 toward Washington, D.C.
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Republican Dan Bishop’s victory in a special election for an open House seat in North Carolina has averted a Democratic capture of a district the GOP has held for nearly six decades. But Bishop’s narrow victory Tuesday didn’t erase questions about whether President Donald Trump and GOP congressional candidates face troubling headwinds approaching 2020. Democrat Dan McCready referenced evidence of ballot fraud tied to a GOP operative that led to Tuesday’s special election.
UNDATED (AP) — Former Steeler and current New England Patriots wide receiver Antonio Brown faces rape accusations by a former trainer. According to a federal lawsuit filed in the Southern District of Florida, Britney Taylor says Brown sexually assaulted her on three occasions. Brown denies the allegations. The Patriots say the NFL will launch an investigation.
Aliquippa police say they’ve charged two men accused of waving around a gun, then hiding it when police arrived. Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano has details. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…