House Democrats have introduced a resolution to block the national emergency declaration that President Donald Trump issued to fund his long-sought wall along the U.S-Mexico border. Friday’s move sets up a constitutional fight that could result in Trump’s first veto. The Democratic-controlled House is sure to pass the measure, and the Republican-run Senate may adopt it as well despite Trump’s opposition.
(Matt Drzik/Beaver County Radio)
Just under a year after announcing his reitrement, Paul Posluszny will have his name eternally enshrined.
The former Hopewell graduate joins a stacked group for the WPIAL Hall of Fame Class of 2019. Posluszny graduated a Viking in 2002, before becoming a 2-time All-American at Penn State and getting drafted 34th overall by the Buffalo Bills in the 2007 NFL Draft. He would play 11 seasons in the NFL; four in Buffalo and the remaining seven in Jacksonville.
“Puz”, as some called him, will be joined by former Beaver Falls and Monaca football coach Larry Bruno, who will be inducted in the Heritage category. Bruno started at Monaca in 1949, and won the 1960 WPIAL Championship in football for Beaver Falls, coaching future Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Namath.
Posluszny is also joined by former Steelers backup Charlie Batch, the Steel Valley graduate who led the Ironmen to a 1991 PIAA Championship before pursuing a 12-year NFL Career with Detroit (4) and Pittsburgh (8). Batch is a two-time Super Bowl Winner as a backup to current Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger.
Also getting inducted to the WPIAL Hall of Fame in 2019 are the 1998 Rochester Rams football team that won WPIAL & PIAA gold, former Steelers backup Bruce Gradkowski, and former 3-time MLB All-Star Sean Casey.
The induction ceremony will take place on June 1 at the DoubleTree in Greentree.
Secretary of Agriculture Russell Redding is reminding Pennsylvanians that February is “Love Your Dog Month”…and that the best way to care for their dogs is to make sure they are licensed…
Redding says that licensing helps bring lost pets home more quickly, and the proceeds of dog license sales also ensure dogs and the public are kept safe.
A state study has found the number of Pennsylvania children killed or nearly killed after abuse had occurred spiked recently, increases likely driven by a new definition of abuse and an uptick in its reporting in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky and Roman Catholic clergy child sexual abuse scandals. The state Human Services Department released a report Thursday into fatalities and near fatalities during 2015 and 2016. It shows both types of reports were up after being fairly level for years.
The man who served as Penn State’s president when the Jerry Sandusky child molestation scandal erupted may soon be headed to jail after Pennsylvania’s highest court said it will not take up his appeal. The state Supreme Court declined to hear Graham Spanier’s Thursday appeal of a misdemeanor child endangerment conviction related to his handling of a 2001 complaint about Sandusky showering with a boy in the football team locker room. Spanier’s lawyer said they were disappointed in the decision.
News out of Pittsburgh that’s making national headlines this morning….Kraft Heinz is disclosing an investigation by federal regulators and will slash the value of its Oscar Mayer brands by a $15.4 billion. Shares plunged 20 percent before the opening bell today with the company posting a $12.6 billion loss for the fourth quarter.
WEATHER FORECAST FOR FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22ND, 2019
*** THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PITTSBURGH HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH FOR BEAVER COUNTY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7AM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH 7AM MONDAY MORNING. STRONG WINDS MAY BLOW DOWN LIMBS, TREES, AND POWER LINES. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH, OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. ***
TODAY – CLOUDY SKIES. HIGH – 44.
TONIGHT – CONSIDERABLE CLOUDINESS. LOW – 31.
SATURDAY – CLOUDY EARLY WITH SHOWERS FOR THE
AFTERNOON HOURS. HIGH – 46.
SUNDAY – RAIN SHOWERS EARLY, THEN REMAINING
OVERCAST AND WINDY LATER IN THE DAY.
MORNING HIGH OF 55 WITH TEMPS FALLING
TO NEAR 40.
In game two of WBVP doubleheader it was number one seed Lincoln Park taking on Beaver Falls. The Leopards jumped out to a big lead early and never looked back. Beaver Falls fought back and cut into the lead before the Leopards took over and never looked back. Leading by as much as 25 and ended up winning the game 82-54. The leopards advance in the 3A playoffs and Beaver Falls needs Lincoln Park to win Monday to qualify for the state playoffs.
1460 WMBA’s Tom Hays and Bruce Frey have the call from Moon High School of this 2019 WPIAL Class 4A Quarterfinals high school girls basketball playoff game as the Cougars battle the Scotties.
If you can’t tune into the broadcast on 1460 WMBA and want to hear the broadcast streaming live over the Trib-Live High School Sports Network click on the logo below at 7:30 p.m. for for the pre-game. Tip-off is scheduled for 8:00 p.m……….
A Colombian cardinal has warned fellow Roman Catholic bishops at a Vatican summit they could be imprisoned for covering up crimes if they don’t properly deal with clergy sex abuse cases. In a remarkable speech at the abuse prevention summit, Cardinal Rubén Salazar Gómez on Thursday also denounced how bishops tend to believe priests over people reporting abuse allegations.
