PPG Industries Inc. is agreeing to pay $1.2 million and treat polluted water seeping into the Allegheny River from a long-closed waste site, although environmental organizations called it a “slap on the wrist.” Pennsylvania’s Department of Environmental Protection and PPG signed the agreement Tuesday. PennEnvironment and the Sierra Club sued PPG in 2012, yielding a federal judge’s ruling last year that PPG is liable for the contamination. The groups say they’ll continue with their lawsuit.

A state judge in Pennsylvania has ruled that a state-brokered consent decree between health care rivals UPMC and Highmark cannot be extended beyond the end of June. Attorney General Josh Shapiro has sought to modify and extend the five-year agreement that gives Highmark members in-network access to UPMC hospitals and physicians. Judge Robert Simpson cited a state Supreme Court ruling. A Shapiro spokesman said an appeal to the high court is planned.

BEAVER COUNTY OFFICIALS HAVE KICKED OFF THE COUNTDOWN TO THE 2020 CENSUS. COMMISSIONER TONY AMADIO, DURING THE ‘ASK THE COMMISSIONERS’ SEGMENT ON TELEFORUM THIS MORNING, STRESSED THE IMPORTANCE OF MAKING SURE EVERY RESIDENT IS ACCOUNTED FOR…

Authorities say a jitney driver who fatally shot a passenger who was trying to rob him won’t face charges. Allegheny County police say the shooting occurred Wednesday. The 73-year-old driver had picked up a 33-year-old man and another passenger in Duquesne. While on the road, authorities say the man pulled out a gun and struck the driver while demanding money. After the driver and the man got out of the car, authorities say the jitney driver took out his own gun and shot the would-be robber.

Authorities say a freight train struck a man and a woman as they walked along some tracks in Pittsburgh, killing the man moments after he pushed the woman out of the way. Pittsburgh police say 20-year-old Conlan Onder, of Baldwin, and the woman apparently didn’t hear the train as it approached them around 5:30 p.m. Wednesday on the Norfolk Southern tracks near Station Square. Onder was pronounced dead at the scene. The woman remains hospitalized today in serious condition.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR THURSDAY, APRIL 4TH, 2019

 

TODAY – OVERCAST. SLIGHT CHANCE OF A RAIN SHOWER.
HIGH – 55.

TONIGHT – SHOWERS THIS EVENING…BECOMING A STEADY
RAIN OVERNIGHT. LOW – 45.

FRIDAY – CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS. HIGH – 57.

SATURDAY – CLOUDY IN THE MORNING. SUNSHINE IN THE
AFTERNOON. HIGH – 65.

SUNDAY – CLOUDY WITH RAIN DEVELOPING LATER IN THE
DAY. HIGH – 72.

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 am  for “the Best of Beaver County”, a new show 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 your neighborhood, and the people that are making it happen.  This Thursday, enjoy conversation and insight with Diane White from the Arthritis Foundation and Karen Juliano, Director of Rehabilitation Services for St. Barnabas. 

You can also watch a live video stream of the show 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.

The Hopewell Township police department’s K-9 program is getting a grant from Shell Chemicals. Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano has details. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’ s report…

U.S. health officials are investigating whether electronic cigarettes can trigger seizures in some people who vape. The Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday it is reviewing 35 reports of seizures among e-cigarette users, particularly young people. Regulators say it’s not yet clear whether vaping is responsible, but seizures and convulsions are potential side effects of nicotine poisoning.

The House Judiciary Committee has approved subpoenas for special counsel Robert Mueller’s full, unredacted Russia report. The committee voted to give Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler permission to issue subpoenas to the Justice Department for the final report, its exhibits and any underlying evidence or materials prepared for Mueller’s investigation. Nadler has not yet said if he’ll send the subpoenas.