PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Lawmakers from Philadelphia are calling on state and city officials to stem a rising tide of gun violence that included a fatal shooting at a graduation party. The members of Pennsylvania’s Legislature are asking for a stronger police presence on the street, collaboration among top state and city offices and emergency measures from Mayor Jim Kenney. It’s not yet known what sparked the Sunday night graduation party shooting that authorities say left a 24-year-old man dead and five people wounded.

Police said a woman was found dead in an East Pittsburgh home after a man in the Cambria County Jail told a therapist he killed someone. Police said the man gave the therapist an address for a home on Maple Street. The therapist called police who went to check out the house, finding the woman dead. Police said her body appeared to have been at the scene for at least two weeks and is badly decomposed. Officers said her death is being considered suspicious, and there are no visible signs of what led to her death. State police officers have not identified the man, but said charges are expected on today.

Five people are recovering from a BB gun shooting while attending a wedding in Butler. Police arrested a juvenile accused of firing the shots Friday as the crowd was gathered for the wedding ceremony. The young suspect was taking into custody and charges are pending. The five victims suffered minor injuries.

A man from Rochester is accused of fighting with his neighbor over a dog. Terry Foster is facing assault charges following the altercation with Tricina Hill. The man reportedly grabbed the woman by the neck as she acted like she was going to kick his dog that got into her yard. Then, the 62-year-old Foster reportedly threw her to the ground and kicked her in the face. Hill reportedly bit Foster in self-defense. Foster’s preliminary hearing is set for June 27th.

National Cleanup efforts resume today where tornadoes touched down in western Pennsylvania. Weather Service officials confirmed yesterday that an EF-1 twister with 105-mile-per-hour winds roared through parts of Butler and Armstrong counties. The hardest-hit area was in Parker, where the storm damaged houses and uprooted trees, but no injuries were reported.

AN ALIQUIPPA MAN HAS BEEN ARRAIGNED ON CHARGES THAT HE ASSAULTED A FEMALE MAIL CARRIER. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO HAS MORE. Click ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…

WEATHER FORECAST FOR TUESDAY, JUNE 18TH, 2019

 

*** FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR BEAVER COUNTY UNTIL 2AM WEDNESDAY ***

TODAY – RAIN SHOWERS WITH SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS ARRIVING FOR THE
AFTERNOON. HIGH – 77.

TONIGHT – VARIABLE CLOUDS WITH SHOWERS AND
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. STORMS MORE
NUMEROUS THIS EVENING. LOW – 64.

WEDNESDAY – MIXED CLOUDS AND SUN WITH SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGH – 81.

NEW YORK (AP) — Heiress, designer and romantic Gloria Vanderbilt has died at 95. A young Vanderbilt was the center of a sensational custody dispute during the Great Depression. She later reigned during the 1970s and ’80s as a designer jeans queen and was the mother of CNN anchor Anderson Cooper.

The Pennsylvania House has adopted State Representative Rob Matzie’s Pollinator Week resolution. Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano has more. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…

 PennDOT District 11 is announcing restrictions on the bridge that carries Route 588 over the Beaver River in Eastvale Borough and the City of Beaver Falls will occur today through Wednesday, June 19 weather permitting. Single-lane closures will occur as needed in each direction on the bridge from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day.  Crews from TranSystems will conduct routine inspection activities. Motorists are advised to use caution, slow down, and be prepared for changing traffic patterns when traveling through the area. Work zone safety is everyone’s responsibility. Motorists can check conditions on major roadways 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.