WEATHER FORECAST FOR TUESDAY, MARCH 19TH, 2019

TODAY – PARTLY SUNNY. HIGH – 46.

TONIGHT – MOSTLY CLEAR. LOW NEAR 30.

WEDNESDAY – MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGH – 55.

Judge OKs evidence of prior drive-by in cop’s homicide case
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jurors in the case of a white western Pennsylvania police officer accused of shooting to death a black teenager last summer will hear evidence about a drive-by shooting that happened about 15 minutes before Antwon Rose II was killed.
A judge Monday allowed testimony at the trial of Michael Rosfeld regarding the drive-by shooting that involved the vehicle in which 17-year-old Rose was a passenger. The trial begins Tuesday.
Rosfeld’s lawyer has said Rose’s shooting was justified.
Allegheny County Judge Alexander Bicket isn’t letting jurors hear details about a robbery that Rosfeld’s lawyer says involved Rose before the drive-by incident and before his fatal shooting.
Bicket says his decision may be revisited.
Rose was shot three times, including in the back, as he ran from a vehicle Rosfeld had pulled over.

HE’S BAACK…FORMER SHERIFF GEORGE DAVID HAS ANNOUNCED PLANS TO RUN IN THE MAY PRIMARY. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDNANO HAS THE STORY.  Click on the ‘play’ button to hear Sandy’s report…

AN ALIQUIPPA ROADWAY REMAINS CLOSED DUE TO A LANDSLIDE. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO HAS MORE. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…

Legislation is being introduced in Harrisburg that would make it easier for workers in the public sector to join unions. Don Rooney has more…

Pennsylvania’s prison system is banning all tobacco products inside every facility’s secure perimeter, starting July 1. Corrections Secretary John Wetzel announced the new policy Monday, citing the success of existing tobacco prohibitions in three state correctional institutions and Quehanna Boot Camp. After July 1 all tobacco products in the possession of inmates or staff will be deemed contraband.

A bill introduced in Harrisburg would require gun owners throughout the state to register their firearms every year. Under the Firearm Registration Act, owners would have to provide Pennsylvania State Police with the make, model and serial numbers of their guns. They would also have to provide fingerprints and photographs, and submit to a background check. Gun store owners and firearms advocates fear the bill would create more problems than solutions. House Bill 768 is awaiting a vote in the House Judiciary Committee.

ATTORNEY TERRI MITKO IS BEAVER COUNTY’S NEW DEMOCRATIC CHAIRMAN. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO HAS MORE. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…

VETERAN SPORTS WRITER JOHN MEHNO OF BADEN DIED LATE LAST WEEK. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO’S GREG BENEDETTI HAS MORE ON THE STORY. Click on ‘play’ to hear Greg’s report…

A man has been arrested in a fatal shooting in New Castle. According to the Lawrence County deputy coroner, 33-year old Joseph Kelosky died from multiple gunshots wounds. Kelosky was reportedly shot in the face in New Castle early Saturday morning. The shooting was reported at approximately 2:15 a.m. in the parking lot of Double D Cafe on East Washington Street. New Castle Police Department Detectives identified and arrested the suspect, 29-year-old David Williams. He is currently in the Lawrence County Jail. Police say a second victim was also shot, she had a gunshot wound in the leg and was taken to a nearby hospital.