The U.S. State Department says American’s shouldn’t travel to Venezuela and it warns of unrest and the threat of being arbitrarily arrested. Tuesday’s announcement raises the travel advisory to its highest level.

A new report says Pennsylvania can adopt a number of improvements to make its elections more secure. The Blue Ribbon Commission on Pennsylvania’s Election Security says lawmakers should help pay for the older voting machines and urges enhanced security of voter lists and better planning for cyberattacks and other technological challenges. It is also endorsing mandatory post-election audits.

A FORMER HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP MAN HAS BEEN SENTENCED ON CORRUPTION OF A MINOR AND SIMPLE ASAULT CHARGES. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO HAS DETAILS. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…

GOVERNOR TOM WOLF’S ADMINISTRATION IS WORKING TO MINIMIZE THE IMPACT OF THE RECENTLY ENDED PARTIAL SHUTDOWN OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO HAS DETAILS IN THIS REPORT…

UPDATE:  Beaver Falls police have released the name of the person who was taken into custody Monday afternoon after a SWAT situation in the city. Officers went to an apartment complex on 17th Avenue in Beaver Falls, which is not far from Beaver Falls Senior High School, where they arrested 22-year-old Isaiah Carr of Ellwood City. According to police, Carr was wanted on a felony aggravated assault warrant out of North Sewickley Township. Carr was found at his girlfriend’s apartment, alone, and without any weapons. This happened as classes were being let out for the day so both the high school and middle school buses were rerouted because they could not enter the Pleasantview Homes area. According to the district’s superintendent, the buses were brought back to the buildings for family to pick up students. The law enforcement matter was resolved before elementary buses were dismissed so those buses went out on time, but may have been slightly delayed. Carr is now facing additional charges because of Monday’s incident.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR TUESDAY, JANUARY 29TH, 2019

 

*** …WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING…RAPIDLY FALLING TEMPERATURES MAY CREATE FLASH FREEZE CONDITIONS THIS MORNING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. EXPECT SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES, AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

*** WIND CHILL WARNING FOR BEAVER COUNTY…IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 PM EST THURSDAY… DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS EXPECTED BEGINNING WEDNESDAY. WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 25 BELOW ZERO EXPECTED. PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE MORNING COMMUTE. THE COLD WIND CHILLS COULD CAUSE FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED SKIN IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND THE WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR QUICKLY AND EVEN HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

TODAY – CLOUDY THIS MORNING. A FEW SNOW SHOWERS
DEVELOPING DURING THE AFTERNOON. HIGH – 25.

TONIGHT – MOSTLY CLOUDY. A FEW FLURRIES OR SNOW
SHOWERS POSSIBLE. LOW AROUND 5.

WEDNESDAY – BITTERLY COLD. WINDY WITH A FEW CLOUDS
FROM TIME TO TIME. HIGH – 8.

The Latest: Police: 5 officers hit in Houston shooting
HOUSTO (AP) — The Latest on five Houston officers injured during a shooting (all times local):
6:15 p.m.
Houston police say five officers have been struck in a shooting and have been taken to local hospitals.
In a tweet, Houston police say the officers were “struck with gunfire following an encounter with a suspect” Monday afternoon in a neighborhood in southeast Houston.
Mayor Sylvester Turner tweeted that the suspect “is down.” Additional information on the suspect was not immediately available.
Turner was seen Monday evening entering one of the hospitals where the injured officers were taken.
Police say the officers were transported to hospitals. Their conditions were not immediately known.
Joe Gamaldi, president of the Houston Police Officers’ Union, says one of the injured officers was taken to a hospital by helicopter.
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5:48 p.m.
Officials say at least three Houston police officers have been wounded in a shooting.
In a tweet, Houston police say the officers were “struck with gunfire following an encounter with a suspect” Monday afternoon in a neighborhood in southeast Houston.
Mayor Sylvester Turner tweeted that the suspect “is down” and at least three officers have been injured.
Police say the officers are being transported to a hospital. Their conditions were not immediately known.
Joe Gamaldi, president of the Houston Police Officers’ Union, says one of the injured officers was taken to a hospital by helicopter.

(UPDATE:  4:30 p.m.) Police have made an arrest. Police say a man was arrested after he barricaded himself in his girlfriend’s Beaver Falls home Monday afternoon. Beaver Falls Police reported a 22-year-old man from Ellwood City was allegedly involved in an incident in North Sewickley Township on Sunday night which resulted in a felony arrest warrant being issued for him.. The man said to have arrived at his girlfriend’s home on 17th Avenue in Beaver Falls Monday afternoon while she wasn’t home. When the girlfriend came home he barricaded himself and the female inside the home not allowing her to leave. Beaver Falls Police and Beaver County SWAT were both called to the scene around 1:40 p.m. The suspect peacefully removed from the house around 3:45 p.m. and turned over to North Sewickley Township Police and transported to the Beaver County Jail.

 

(Beaver Falls, PA) There is a SWAT situation underway in Beaver Falls near the Big Beaver Falls High School. Beaver Falls Police and a SWAT team were sent to the location around 1:40 pm ass the situation started developing.

No further details are being released at this time according to a Beaver County  911 dispatcher.

Stay tuned to Beaver County Radio for updates as this situation continues to develop.