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BREAKING NEWS: Overnight Police Chase Ends With Crash In Rochester

BREAKING NEWS: An overnight police chase ended with a crash in Rochester. The incident happened around 4:00 this morning when investigators say a driver fled from police in the northbound lanes of Route 65. The driver crashed in Rochester near DeAngelis Donuts and suffered an injury during the incident. The driver’s name and condition have not been released at this time. Police have not said what led to the initial pursuit. This breaking news report is brought to you by…

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BREAKING NEWS: Landslide In Industry; Motorists Use Caution!

BREAKING NEWS: WE’VE BEEN HEARING A LOT ABOUT LANDSLIDES IN THE AREA LATELY. NOW THERE’S ONE IN INDUSTRY. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO HAS MORE. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…

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Pirates’ Harrison to undergo further evaluation on hand after being hit by pitch yesterday!!!

Pirates’ Harrison to undergo further evaluation on hand
MIAMI (AP) — Pittsburgh Pirates second baseman Josh Harrison will undergo further evaluation Monday after leaving their game at Miami when he was hit on the left hand by a 96-mph fastball from Jose Urena.
Tests are planned when the team returns home.
“I’ve got to get back to Pittsburgh to see the doctors,” Harrison said. “There’s a little bit of pain.”
The Pirates’ leadoff hitter, Harrison is batting .263 with one homer and five RBIs. He came into the game Sunday leading the team with 12 runs.
Harrison missed the final month of the 2017 season after being hit by a pitch on the same hand. He was hit 23 times last year to rank second in the majors.
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Former Pittsburgh Steeler James Harrison Announces his retirement!!!

BREAKING NEWS:     Longtime Steelers linebacker James Harrison retires
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Longtime Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker James Harrison is taking a second crack at retirement.
The five-time Pro Bowler and 2008 NFL Defensive Player of the Year announced on Instagram early Monday that he is stepping away from the game following a 15-year career.
Harrison, who turns 40 next month, posted a collage of pictures of his two sons and noted he’s “missed way too much for way too long … and I’m done.”
Harrison played nearly his entire career with the Steelers and the 84.5 sacks he collected while wearing black-and-gold are a franchise record. He spent the 2013 season in Cincinnati and signed with New England late last season, appearing in all three playoff games for the Patriots, including their Super Bowl loss to Philadelphia.
This is the second time Harrison has called it quits. He retired briefly in September 2014 only to be lured back to the Steelers. He remained productive into his late 30s, registering at least five sacks from 2014-16.
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Rain, Flooding, Snow, Cold Temps In The Mix In Today’s Weather Forecast

WEATHER FORECAST FOR MONDAY, APRIL 16TH, 2018

* A FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 AM EDT FOR BEAVER COUNTY. RUNOFF FROM THE GENERAL 1.5 TO 2.5 INCHES OF RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR PONDED WATER, LANDSLIDES, AND ROAD- CLOSURE BARRIERS. RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN IN THE BEAVER VALLEY. PLEASE REPORT FLOODING BY CALLING THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PITTSBURGH AT 412-262-1988. *

TODAY – LIGHT RAIN THIS MORNING. THEN REMAINING
CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW
MAY MIX IN. HIGH – 45.

TONIGHT – SNOW SHOWERS. LOW – 32.

TUESDAY – OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS. ACCUMULATION
LESS THAN ONE INCH. HIGH NEAR 40.

Larson leads at Bristol; race postponed to Monday

Larson leads at Bristol; race postponed to Monday
By STEVE REED, AP Sports Writer
BRISTOL, Tenn. (AP) — Kyle Larson will have to wait another day to try to capture his first NASCAR Cup Series victory of the season.
The race at Bristol Motor Speedway was postponed until Monday because of heavy rain with Larson out in front. Racing was halted three times Sunday due to wet weather.
Action is scheduled to resume Monday at 1 p.m.
Larson led 74 laps when the race was halted on lap 204, just 46 laps from it becoming official. NASCAR hopes to complete all remaining 296 laps, although the forecast calls for more rain and possibly snow.
Larson seemed to have found his groove on the track before the third and final red flag came out. NASCAR waited about an hour before officially postponing the race with a forecast of steady rain for the remainder of Sunday night.
“It’s hard to get a rhythm with all the rain and stuff and then getting out of your car and getting back in,” Larson said.
Larson liked the speed of his car, but said the track was slick.
“There is only a little line there on the bottom that has got some grip,” said Larson, who normally likes to run on the high side of the Bristol track. “If you get out of it, it’s slick. If you get below it, it’s slick. So, it’s been fun, but it’s kind of hard to guess where you need to position your car there for a little while.”
Some drivers won’t have to worry about coming back Monday.
Ryan Blaney was dominant early in the No. 12 Ford, leading 99 laps of the first 119 laps before getting caught up in wreck that left his car in shambles.
It happened on turn three when Chris Buescher and Trevor Bayne, who were fighting to stay on the lead lap, got tangled up in front of Blaney, leaving him nowhere to maneuver.
His car was taken behind the wall, ending his day.
“By the time I got away from the car right in front of me they were already turned right up the race track and I was already going to the top,” of the track,” Blaney said. “I kind of saw them spinning low and I thought that top was going to be OK and then they slid back up and got us. That stinks. I thought we had a good car and nothing to show for it.”
Michael McDowell, Chris Buescher, Harrison Rhodes and Ross Chastain also are out of the race.
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Boston marks 5 years since marathon attack with tributes

  1. Boston marks 5 years since marathon attack with tributes
    By VAISHNAVEE SHARMA and SARAH BETANCOURT, Associated Press
    BOSTON (AP) — The bells of Old South Church in Boston rang at 2:49 p.m. to commemorate a citywide moment of silence in honor of Boston Marathon bombing survivors and victims
    It was an emotional moment in a day filled with service projects and ceremonies to remember those impacted by the deadly bombings five years ago.
    Boston began the anniversary of the attacks Sunday with Mayor Marty Walsh and Gov. Charlie Baker laying wreaths early in the morning at the spots along downtown Boylston Street where two bombs killed three spectators and maimed more than 260 others April 15, 2013.
    Both addressed families and survivors at a private ceremony inside the Boston Public Library.
    “On April 15, 2013, our city changed forever but over the last five years, we have reclaimed hope. We have reclaimed the finish line and Boston has emerged with a new strength, a resilience rooted in love,” Walsh said.
    Jane and Henry Richard, siblings of the youngest victim Martin Richard, and members of the family’s foundation, also spoke.
    Henry Richard urged those listening to follow Martin’s message to “choose kindness and do more.” The family’s foundation was founded in 2014 to connect young people with opportunities for volunteerism and community engagement.
    Victim Lu Lingzi’s uncle, Sherman Yee, was present at the ceremony and private gathering. He said, “The family has been overwhelmed by love and support from all over the world.'” He called Lingzi an “extraordinary girl” who represented the youth that come to the U.S. from China to study.
    “While she didn’t realize her dreams, as her family we invest in the youths through our foundation to keep her memory going,” he said.
    The bombs also killed 29-year-old Krystle Campbell, of Arlington. Massachusetts Institute of Technology police officer Sean Collier was killed in the line of duty during a confrontation with bomber Tamerlan Tzarneav.
    Roxanne Simmonds was at commemorative ceremonies to honor her son, fallen Boston police officer Dennis Simmonds. Simmonds suffered a head injury on April 19, 2013, during a shootout with Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev as law enforcement closed in on them.
    He suffered a fatal brain aneurysm a year later assessed to be the result of his injuries from the explosive device. Roxanne Simmonds said “DJ” was “brilliant and fearless — he just loved Boston.”
    The youngest graduate of his class at Lasell College, Dennis Simmonds worked in Mattapan as an officer.
    “It was important for him to be in a community with men and women who look like him,” his mother said. “Individuals of color working hard to make sure their communities were safe.” She praised Walsh, saying that it was obvious how significant the victims are to the mayor.
    Arreen Andrew, of Boston, said she was in the crowd across the stand when the first bomb went off in 2013.
    “It was sheer panic,” she recalled. “Just this sense of ‘No, this can’t happen to us.'”
    Five years later, while the day is still a reminder of some painful memories, she said it has also become a day about the relationships that have since been formed and “reformed and recreated our entire community.”
    For some, such an anniversary is about planting the seeds of change. Forty-three-year-old Heather Abbott of Newport, Rhode Island hosted a fundraiser for her foundation that supports amputees. Abbott was outside of Forum, a restaurant by the finish line, when the impact of the second bomb blew her through the entrance of the building. Former New England Patriots lineman Matt Chatham and his wife Erin were in the restaurant, and carried Abbott to safety.
    After three surgeries in four days, Abbott’s left leg was amputated below the knee. Her recovery was long, but in 2014, Abbott started her own foundation to help amputees with financial difficulties afford prosthetics and expensive co-payments.
    “I want to make some changes in the world of health insurance and help them understand why people need these devices,” said Abbott.
    Abbott says the foundation has given out 19 prosthetic devices out so far. “They can cost from $15,000 to as much as $100,000,” she said.
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    This story has been corrected to show the last name of the young boy who died is Richard, not Richards.