Survivors of sexual abuse by a Johnstown pediatrician are filing suit against the doctor, as well as the hospital and medical group that employed him. As Emily Walker reports, they’re asking the legislature to pass a bill that they believe will help them obtain justice…
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Aliquippa Unsolved Murder Case To Be Featured On ’48 Hours’ This Weekend
This weekend, the unsolved murder of Rachael DelTondo will be featured on C-B-S’s 48 Hours program. The former cyber charter school teacher was shot to death outside her parents’ home last Mother’s Day. Since her death, several people have been questioned and three high ranking Aliquippa cops were placed on administrative leave for varying lengths of time. The program will air Saturday night.
Bill Would Prohibit Anyone Under 18 From Getting Married In PA
A bill that prohibits anyone under the age of 18 from getting married in PA is moving on to the state House for a full vote. The House Judiciary Committee unanimously passed the measure this week. PA is one of 27 states that don’t currently have a minimum age for children to get married. Officials add they are unsure how many under-18 marriages happened in the commonwealth because PA doesn’t keep those records.
Biden, Sanders Beat Trump In Latest Pennsylvania Poll
One pollster says Pennsylvania would go to Joe Biden if the election were held today. Quinnipiac University’s poll out this week shows the former vice president leading the incumbent, Donald Trump, 53-to-42. The poll also has Bernie Sanders with a slight lead over Trump, while all others are neck-and-neck.
All-Time High Approval for Wolf
A new Quinnipiac poll just released shows that Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf has received a 54% approval rating from a group of nearly 1000 Pennsylvania residents. The poll showed that 33% disapprove of the job Wolf is doing and another 12% either responded that they do not know or did not respond.
Quinnipiac said in a release that this approval rating is Wolf’s highest since being elected in 2014, and it marks the governor’s first positive approval rating since 45% of respondents gave him a thumbs up and 39% gave him a thumbs down in August 2015.
“Pennsylvanians are feeling good about their state and its economy,” Mary Snow, polling analyst for the Quinnipiac University Poll, said Thursday, “and that seems to be helping Gov. Tom Wolf’s job approval rating.”
The poll comes just days after a U.S. News & World Report analysis that named Pennsylvania the tenth-worst state in the country. The Keystone State’s rating suffered because of poor infrastructure and a relatively weak economy, among other factors.
Ambridge Road Closure
Ambridge Borough reporting that Merchant St between 5th and 6th Streets will be closed beginning this Monday, May 20th, 2019 beginning at 6am and for the week due to Streetscape Construction. Businesses will be open and traffic detours will be posted.
Beaver County Schools Measles Risk?
AS THE MEASLES SCARE HAS INCREASED WITH TWO ADDITIONAL CASES OF THE DISEASE IN ALLEGHENY COUNTY THIS WEEK, PA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH DATA HAS SHOWN THAT THREE BEAVER COUNTY AREA SCHOOLS HAVE FALLEN SIGNIFICANTLY LOW IN IMMUNIZATION RATES. NOAH’S ARK PRESCHOOL/ST STEPHEN’S KINDERGARTEN IN SEWICKLEY, THE PA CYBER CHARTER SCHOOL IN MIDLAND, AND BEAVER COUNTY CHRISTIAN WEST PARK ELEMENTAR IN WEST MAYFIELD ALL HAD RATES UNDER 90% FOR THE 2017-18 SCHOOL YEAR – WHILE OTHERS INCLUDING FREEDOM AREA ELEMENTARY, BEAVER AREA MIDDLE SCHOOL AND EDGEWORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS HAD RATES UNDER 95%. THE STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDS THAT ALL SCHOOLS BE AT 90-95% AT A MINIMUM IN ORDER TO REACH WHAT THEY CALL HERD IMMUNITY. THERE HAS NOT BEEN A CASE REPORTED IN BEAVER COUNTY TO THIS POINT.
Girl Hit by Train
A 19 YEAR OLD UNIONTOWN WOMAN WAS HIT BY A TRAIN IN MT. PLEASANT YESTERDAY. REPORTS STATE THAT THE WOMAN, WHOSE NAME HAS NOT BEEN RELEASED, WAS WALKING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TRACKS WITH EARBUDS IN HER EARS AND WAS UNABLE TO HEAR THE AIR HORN BLOWING. THE TRAIN REPORTEDLY WENT OVER HER BODY ABOUT 6 TO 8 FEET AND THEN STOPPED. THE VICTIM WAS CONSCIOUS WHEN SHE WAS REMOVED FROM THE SCENE ON A BACKBOARD. SHE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL PITTSBURGH HOSPITAL WITH INJURIES TO THE BACK OF HER HEAD AND A BROKEN ANKLE.
Absentee Ballots
A REMINDER FROM BEAVER COUNTY THAT TODAY IS THE LAST DAY TO TURN IN ABSENTEE BALLOTS FOR TUESDAY’S PRIMARY ELECTION. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE CONTACT THE BEAVER COUNTY ELECTIONS OFFICE AT 724-770-4440.
Roadway Improvements
PENNDOT HAS ANNOUNCED THAT ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS WILL BEGIN TODAY THROUGH TOMORROW ON ROUTE 18 IN NEW BRIGHTON, WEATHER PERMITTING. A SINGLE LANE RESTRICTION WILL OCCUR ON SOUTHBOUND 3RD AVE BETWEEN THE 7TH STREET BRIDGE OVER THE BEAVER RIVER AND 5TH STREET BEGINNING AT 6PM TONIGHT THROUGH 8PM TOMORROW. ONE SOUTHBOUND LANE AND THE SHOULDER WILL REMAIN OPEN. THERE IS NO NORTHBOUND WORK PLANNED. USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING IN THIS AREA.









