It took about six weeks, but Beaver County is now caught up on its I-R-S paperwork. The chief county solicitor tells The Beaver County Times today all the missing payroll tax paperwork for last year has been submitted. In April, the county was issued a 387-thousand-dollar lien by the I-R-S because of late paperwork dating back to 2016. Congressman Conor Lamb is pushing to have the fines related to the late filing forgiven.
The Pittsburgh Chapter of Not One More will be holding a vigil in Beaver this evening…in hopes of bringing awareness to the opioid epidemic, as well as remembering those whose lives have been lost to drug addiction and overdose. Beaver County Radio News intern Christina Sainovich has a preview. Click on ‘play’ to hear Christina’s report…
NEW DETAILS HAVE JUST COME IN ON THAT LATE NIGHT SHOOTING IN MIDLAND HEIGHTS. ACCORDING TO STATE POLICE, 44-YEAR-OLD MATTHEW CAROTHERS OF MIDLAND WAS SHOT IN THE STOMACH IN THE AREA OF 59 MIDLAND HEIGHTS SHORTLY AFTER 11:00 LAST NIGHT FOLLOWING A VERBAL ALTERCATION. POLICE HAVE A SUSPECT IN CUSTODY, IDENTIFIED AS 52-YEAR-OLD JOHN PARSONS OF MIDLAND. HE’S BEEN CHARGED WITH AGGRAVATED ASSAULT, SIMPLE ASSAULT AND RECKLESSLY ENDANGERING ANOTHER PERSON. PARSONS WAS TAKEN TO THE BEAVER COUNTY JAIL AND IS AWAITING ARRAIGNMENT.
PennDOT District 11 is announcing inspection activities on the East Rochester-Monaca Bridge (Route 51) over the Ohio River in East Rochester and Monaca boroughs will occur today, weather permitting. A single-lane restriction will occur on southbound Route 65 under the bridge from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. today. No restrictions will occur on the bridge. Motorists are advised to use caution, allow extra time, and expect changing traffic patterns when traveling through the area.
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.
WEATHER FORECAST FOR THURSDAY, JUNE 13TH, 2019
TODAY – SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. GUSTY WINDS
AND SMALL HAIL ARE POSSIBLE. HIGH – 68.
TONIGHT – CLOUDY WITH PERIODS OF RAIN.
A THUNDERSTORM POSSIBLE. LOW – 51.
FRIDAY – MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH – 74.
SATURDAY – MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SOME SHOWERS
IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH – 75.
SUNDAY – SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGH – 78.
As always, the Best of Beaver County isn’t hard to find…as long as you’re tuned into Beaver County Radio. “The Best of Beaver County” is an innovative radio program on WBVP and WMBA presented by St. Barnabas. St. Barnabas spokesperson Jim Roddey, who himself is a veteran of the United States Marine Corps, brought in several guests who are both in and supportive of an essential organization: The United States Military.
Today’s show began with Dave Thompson, who is a General of the Air Force from Brighton Township. Dave spoke about his time in the Air Force, as well as his upbringing in Beaver County, and the future of Beaver County through his eyes.
Then in the second segment, Jim Spoke with Kristi Hilbert, who is the CEO of Heroes Supporting Heroes In Oakdale. Kristi talked about her admiration for the U.S. Military, the mission of her organization, and how Heroes Supporting Heroes can connect with the citizens of Beaver County.
Both Dave and Kristi’s apperances showcase that the military is still seen as appreciated and loved by many members of Beaver County and the surrounding areas, and that it is important to acknowledge and take care of our current members in service, as well as the veterans who have served and sacrificed for this country.
You can watch the interviews as they streamed Live on Facebook by pressing the play button below…
The radio broadcast will be replayed each Sunday from 11:30 am to Noon from the St. Barnabas Studio on Beaver County Radio.
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Beaver County’s denied property reassessment appeal was a big topic at this morning’s commissioners work session. Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano was there. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report….
(Photos taken by Sandy Giordano)
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Singer Steve Lawrence has revealed that he has been diagnosed with the early stages of Alzheimer’s Disease. In a letter sent by his spokesman Howard Bragman, Lawrence confirmed the diagnosis, saying that he felt he needed to speak out in light of recent rumors and media inquiries.
“I’m living my life, going out in public and trying to spend as much time as possible with my family and friends while I am still able to engage and enjoy,” he wrote.
Lawrence said he doesn’t want pity or sympathy in response to his diagnosis.
“I have lived and am living a wonderful, joyous life filled with love, support and amazing moments,” he said.
The 83-year-old crooner is known for solo hits including the ballad “Go Away Little Girl” and as half of the 1960s pop duo Steve and Eydie alongside his wife, Eydie Gorme (gor-MAY’). She died in 2013.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris said Wednesday that if she wins the White House, her Justice Department “would have no choice” but to pursue an obstruction of justice case against President Donald Trump after he leaves office. The California senator and some other Democrats in the 2020 race are pushing their party to initiate the impeachment process in the wake of special counsel Robert Mueller ‘s report on Russian interference in the 2016 election. Mueller has said he was unable to exonerate Trump of obstruction but couldn’t pursue potential charges because of a Justice Department policy that bars the indictment of a sitting president — a policy Harris has said she would ask her Justice Department to re-examine.
“Everyone should be held accountable,” Harris told NPR in an interview that aired Wednesday. “And the president is not above the law.”
Harris, a former California attorney general who also was San Francisco’s district attorney, later said she would not dictate the outcome of any prospective efforts to charge Trump. “The facts and the evidence will take the process where it leads,” she said. Suggesting that Trump face prosecution after he leaves office is a fine line for any Democrat after the party has excoriating him for politicizing the Justice Department. Impeachment remains popular with Democrats’ base voters, but the party’s congressional leaders are more cautious because the Republican-controlled Senate doesn’t likely have the votes to remove Trump from office. Harris is not alone among 2020 Democratic presidential hopefuls in criticizing the Justice Department policy that Mueller cited in declining to look at obstruction charges in his nearly two-year investigation of Trump. Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, the first candidate to fully endorse the start of impeachment proceedings in the wake of Mueller’s report, pledged last month to end that policy if she’s elected president. Harris and Warren are among nearly one-half of their party’s 20-plus primary field in calling for the start of an impeachment inquiry, though few contenders are making that stance a centerpiece of their campaigns. But Harris, who is running in part on the strength of her legal and law enforcement experience, appears to have taken a step further than her opponents in affirming that a Justice Department in her administration “should” look at charging Trump with obstruction once he no longer is president.
“I do believe that we should believe Bob Mueller when he tells us, essentially, that the only reason an indictment was not returned” was because of the current policy that bars indictment of a president while in office, Harris told NPR. “But I’ve seen prosecution of cases on much less evidence.”
Eric Columbus, who served as a Justice Department and Department of Homeland Security attorney during the Obama administration, suggested recently on Twitter that any Democratic candidate asked about seeking charges against Trump answer by promising, “unlike the current president,” not to “interfere with” the impartial administration of justice. The statute of limitation for seeking obstruction charges, as in most federal criminal cases, is five years from the time an alleged crime is committed. The time limit for charges in conspiracy cases begins at the time of the last act in an alleged conspiracy.
Jon Stewart blasted lawmakers on Tuesday for not showing up for a hearing on the September 11 victims’ fund. The former “Daily Show” host made his comments while addressing the House Judiciary subcommittee hearing on reauthorizing the September 11 Victim Compensation Fund. Sounding emotional at times during his remarks, Stewart told the congress members…”You should be ashamed of yourselves”. Stewart has frequently visited Capitol Hill to urge lawmakers to ensure the VCF remains fully funded. The VCF had said earlier this year it was running out of money.