The suspect in a deadly double shooting in New Castle is behind bars. Police say Anthony Thurman turned himself in yesterday to face criminal homicide charges. Thurman is accused of killing Michael Riser and injuring another man last week on East Winter Avenue. He’s being held without bond in the Lawrence County Jail.
WEATHER FORECAST FOR THURSDAY, APRIL 18TH, 2019
TODAY – GENERALLY CLOUDY. HIGH – 81.
TONIGHT – CLOUDY SKIES. SLIGHT CHANCE OF A RAIN
SHOWER. LOW – 63.
GOOD FRIDAY – RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS…
AND MUCH COOLER. HIGH NEAR 70.
SATURDAY – MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF A RAIN
SHOWER. HIGH NEAR 60.
EASTER SUNDAY – CONSIDERABLE CLOUDINESS WITH OCCASIONAL RAIN SHOWERS. HIGH – 62.
(Beaver County, PA) The Best of Beaver County is easy to discover; it’s right on your radio! Tune in this and every Thursday from 11 to 11:30 A.M. for “The Best of Beaver County”, an innovative radio program on WBVP and WMBA presented by St. Barnabas. The show is hosted by Jim Roddey and is dedicated to shining light on the great things going on right here in local neighborhoods, and the people that are making it happen. Find out what all the buzz is about by joining “The Best Of Beaver County” later today. Today’s discussion will feature dialogue with World-renowned Neurosurgeon Dr. Joseph Maroon, followed by Midge Hobaugh, Specialty Care Coordinator at The Arbors at St. Barnabas, who will discuss memory loss issues and the state of the art methods used to care for people suffering from this condition.
A live video stream of this week’s edition of “The Best Of Beaver County” can be viewed on the WBVP-WMBA Facebook page, plus the radio broadcast will be replayed each Sunday from 11:30 am to Noon on Beaver County Radio.
(Chippewa, Pa) It was a bright sunny Spring morning and the perfect day for a remote broadcast at Beaver County Nissan. Frank Sparks, host of Teleforum and Ed “the Master” Hermick did a live broadcast as part of a new promotion at Beaver County Nissan. During the summer months on Tuesday’s and Wednesday’s it’s Senior Day. If you’re a senior citizen you can get and oil change for just $34.95. They will also have Medic Rescue on hand to do a light health screening on select dates.
Frank and Ed had the Beaver County Radio Prize wheel out for customers to spin as they entered the dealership. The guys will be back at Beaver County Nissan again on May 15, 2019 from 10-12 doing another live broadcast. In the mean time check out the photos below of all the fun…….
WASHINGTON (AP) — A new poll finds many Americans aren’t ready to clear President Donald Trump in the Russia probe. Slightly more say they want Congress to keep investigating than to set aside its own probes after the special counsel’s report. And about 6 in 10 believe the president obstructed justice. The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll followed Attorney General William Barr’s release of a four-page summary and a day before release of a redacted version of the full report.
LITTLETON, Colo. (AP) — Authorities say the young Florida woman who was allegedly obsessed with the Colombine shooting is dead. Jefferson County Sheriff Jeff Shrader told reporters Wednesday that the FBI found Sol Pais dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. The FBI had said that Sol Pais, flew to Colorado on Monday night and bought a pump-action shotgun and ammunition. Authorities initially said she “made threats to commit an act of violence in the Denver metropolitan area.”
BREAKING NEWS: AMBRIDGE POLICE CHIEF JAMES MANN IS HEADED TO TRIAL…AS HEAR IN THIS REPORT FROM BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO:
PARIS (AP) — The cultural heritage envoy for French President Emmanuel Macron says it is realistic to reopen Notre Dame Cathedral to the public in five years. Following a meeting at the presidential palace about the cathedral’s reconstruction, Stephane Bern said Macron’s goal is to allow visitors coming for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris to visit Notre Dame.
CINCINNATI (AP) — Federal authorities say they have charged 60 people, including 31 doctors, for their roles in illegal prescribing and distributing of opioids and other dangerous drugs. The action announced Wednesday in Cincinnati and Washington resulted from the federal Appalachian Regional Prescription Opioid Strike Force and includes defendants in at least seven states. They are Alabama, Kentucky, Louisiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and West Virginia.
Influenza-related deaths are rising by a wide margin in the state of Pennsylvania. The latest state statistics indicate flu-related fatalities increased by 13 since last week, with adults age 65 and older making up more than 60-percent of the deaths. In addition, the total number of cases reported state-wide has risen to well more than 94-thousand people. Allegheny County has been the hardest hit by a wide margin with over 91-hundred cases.