THE HOPEWELL COMMISSIONERS HAVE HIRED A NEW ENGINEER. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO HAS DETAILS. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…

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Ambridge residents want their suspended police chief to get the boot. Dozens of people packed last night’s Borough Council meeting to demand the firing of James Mann. Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano reports. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…

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The state is reporting that the flu-related death count in Pennsylvania has risen by six since last week. According to the numbers released yesterday, the fatality count in Pennsylvania due to the flu has risen to 37 for the current season, 24 of whom are age 65 and older. There have been 30-thousand, 592 reported cases total state-wide, more than 57-hundred more than a week ago.

Leaders of Pennsylvania’s state-owned university system are promising a transformation amid declining enrollments, rising costs and lackluster state support. Tuesday’s hearing before the House Appropriations Committee comes after enrollment at the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education fell below 100,000 for the first time since 2001. Chancellor Dan Greenstein warns that the system is close to hitting the ceiling for tuition increases.

A small group of Penn State board members is challenging a 2012 university-funded investigation of the Jerry Sandusky sex abuse scandal. In a 109-page report, they say their review of documents found the investigation was tainted by improper contacts with the university, the NCAA and law enforcement. Former FBI director Louis Freeh’s probe concluded administrators and football coach Joe Paterno hushed up the Sandusky scandal to avoid bad publicity. Freeh calls the new report “dishonest.”

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is suing Verizon over promised incentives it didn’t deliver on. The suit claims Verizon told customers they would receive an Amazon Echo or a free Amazon Prime subscription for selecting certain two-year contracts. Some consumers never received the promised items while Verizon continued to market the deal.

Researchers at the Penn State College of Medicine say medical marijuana may stop the growth of colon cancer cells. Officials say they found at least ten compounds they would consider fairly effective against colon cancer cell growth. It’s uncertain how medical marijuana would impact other types of cancer.

A Beaver Falls man will spend up to 45 years in prison after being convicted of rape. Richard Holewski had been accused of five separate incidents dating back to when the victim was seven-years-old and until she was 21-years-old. The 49-year-old was sentenced Tuesday after being found guilty last November.

A man from Hopewell Township is accused of firing a gun at a vehicle with a woman and infant inside. Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano has the story.  Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…

WEATHER FORECAST FOR WEDNESDAY, FEB. 13TH, 2019

 

*** WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON… GUSTY WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS. TREE LIMBS COULD BE BLOWN DOWN AND A FEW POWER OUTAGES MAY RESULT. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS GREATER THAN 30 MPH, OR GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. ***

TODAY – WIND WITH ON AND OFF SNOW SHOWERS DURING
THE MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS LESS
THAN ONE INCH. WINDS COULD OCCASIONALLY
GUST OVER 40 MILES PER HOUR. HIGH AROUND
30.

TONIGHT – INCREASING CLOUDS OVERNIGHT. LOW – 26.

THURSDAY – MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGH – 47.