(Fallston, PA) WBVP and WMBA staff members gathered at the Grand Valley Inn on Thursday evening for the annual Christmas party. A great time was had by all. As always, The event featured a grab bag gift exchange.
The cause of last night’s house fire in Beaver Falls which displaced seven people has been ruled undetermined…and that’s why the fire chief is calling in the fire marshal. The fire in the 600 block of 9th Street was reported shortly before 10:30 last night. No one was injured. Chief Mark Stowe tells Beaver County Radio newsman Pat Septak that the fire marshal will be in tomorrow to investigate the cause of the blaze. No one was injured. The Red Cross says it is providing temporary shelter for the seven adults who lived in that single family home.
Those hoping for a smooth transition in Beaver County Government may have to wait a little while later. Come next month, the Democratic-controlled majority of Joe Spanik and commissioners chairman Tony Amadio will switch over to a GOP-led board of Sandi Egley and Dan Camp with Amadio as a minority commissioner. Spanik tells Beaver County Radio newsman Pat Septak he still hasn’t heard from Commissioners-elect Egley and Camp. Spanik says he last saw Egley about a week ago at the Beaver County Salary Board meeting. Spanik says he has tried to convince both Egley and Camp to schedule a day and time to come in and meet with the outgoing board of commissioners, but so far, to no avail.
A bus driver who had driven a group of high school basketball players to a game was cited for public drunkenness and having an open container. According to North Sewickley Township police, 53-year-old Mark Munda drove Perry High School players to the game at Riverside Tuesday night. Munda works for Lenzner Coach Lines. When officers noticed alcohol on his breath, they searched the bus and discovered two Pepsi bottles containing liquor next to the driver’s seat.
Former President Bill Clinton was in Pittsburgh today for a private fundraiser to benefit his wife Hillary’s presidential campaign. The event took place between noon and 2 p.m. “A Conversation with President Bill Clinton” raised at least $500 per person. Those contributing the maximum of $2,700 received a picture taken with the former president.
Listen to Greg’s thoughts about the Pirates trading the “Pittsburgh Kid,” Neil Walker to the New York Mets.
Police are looking for a suspect after a bank robbery this morning in Ambridge. According to emergency dispatchers, it happened at the Wesbanco Bank on 5th and Merchant Streets in Ambridge around 10:30 a.m. The suspect is described as a black man weighing about 200 pounds and was wearing all black clothing except for his shoes which were maroon-colored Nikes. Emergency dispatchers say the suspect was carrying a gun. No one was injured in the incident. Stay with Beaver County Radio News for more on this developing story.
There is little sign the fighting over a state budget is close to an end after the state House yesterday approved a $30.0 billion spending plan that differs markedly from a version passed by the Senate and backed by Governor Tom Wolf. Yesterday’s House vote marks the second time a budget deal has collapsed.
The state Senate could vote as soon as today on whether to start a process that could lead to Attorney General Kathleen Kane’s ouster from office. At issue is whether Kane can perform her office’s duties while her law license is suspended as she faces perjury charges. Kane says the process is unconstitutional.
State Supreme Court Justice Michael Eakin is facing judicial misconduct charges linked to a state email scandal. A judicial conduct board yesterday filed a complaint with a judicial court after Attorney General Kathleen Kane submitted a stash of Eakin’s private emails to ethics agencies.