WEATHER FORECAST FOR WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5TH, 2019
TODAY – MIXED CLOUDS AND SUN WITH SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS. A FEW STORMS MAY BE
SEVERE. HIGH – 77.
TONIGHT – SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOW – 62.
THURSDAY – MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGH – 77.
(Matt Drzik/Beaver County Radio)
Despite nearly half of the meeting agenda being taken care of in the span of roughly 90 seconds, the remaining half of the Commissioners session did reveal a couple of grievances.
First off, Commissioner Sandie Egley took time during her weekly Board of Commissioners update on Wednesday, to briefly mention the amount of money being spent in one particular county park: Brush Creek in North Sewickley.
Meanwhile, At the Commissioner’s work session on Wednesday, the discussion of election reform was brought to the table. Lorianne Burgess, who ran for Ambridge City Council in this year’s primary, said she saw acts that were against election policy. When she was denied a complaint filing request, she took the time to discuss it with the County Commissioners:
Burgess finished with 12 percent of the vote in this year’s primary, not qualifying for the general election.
County Solicitor Garen Fedeles took upon the task of discussing further the possibility of reform with Burgess after the meeting. Commissioner Chairman Dan Camp insisted that Fedeles and Assistant Solicitor Nathan Morgan take care of it, because all of the current Commissioners were on the ballot for the 2019 primary (Camp and Tony Amadio for re-election, and Egley for County Treasurer).
The next public work session will be on June 12 at 10:00 AM.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is again directing former employees not to cooperate with a congressional investigation, this time instructing former aides Hope Hicks and Annie Donaldson not to provide documents to the House Judiciary Committee. House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler issued subpoenas for Hicks and Donaldson last month. Both women are mentioned frequently in special counsel Robert Mueller’s report.
PHOENIX (AP) — The biggest victims of President Donald Trump’s tariffs won’t necessarily be Mexicans or Chinese. Some experts say the people most likely to pay the steepest price are poor Americans. They already live close to the financial edge and could have to pay more for everyday purchase. Jay Shambaugh of the Brookings Institution says tariffs are a tax on consumption for many low-income households. The president has threatened to impose a 5% tax on Mexican imports.
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — Sen. Tim Kaine is applauding Gov. Ralph Northam’s call for a special legislative session to change Virginia’s gun laws. The Democrat from Virginia says “it’s painfully clear from the horrific shooting in Virginia Beach and the daily scourge of gun violence in communities across the Commonwealth that Virginia must pass commonsense gun safety reforms.”
HOUSTON (AP) — The cardinal leading the U.S. Catholic Church response to sex abuse is being accused of mishandling a sexual misconduct case involving his onetime deputy and a married woman. The allegations against Cardinal Daniel DiNardo come a week before he presides over a meeting of U.S. bishops to adopt new abuse accountability measures. DiNardo’s office says the relationship was consensual. The priest was placed on leave Tuesday by his new boss after AP inquired about a police investigation.
LEGISLATION HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED TO COMBAT ILLEGAL SKILL GAMES THAT OFFICIALS SAY ARE ROBBING MILLIONS FROM VITAL PROGRAMS IN THE STATE. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO HAS DETAILS. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…
Beaver County gas prices are down this week…as cheaper oil pushes prices down nationwide. Beaver County Radio News Intern Christina Sainovich has more. Click on ‘play’ to hear Christina’s report…
For her graduation party, a Houston, Texas high school senior ordered 95 pizzas. Then Leanne Carrasco and her friends filled up goody bags and awaited a celebratory crowd. So why is this news? Because this was not your typical graduation party. Carrasco didn’t want that. Instead of a graduation bash, she threw a pizza party for the homeless at a shelter for women and children in Houston. In the month leading up to the party they collected toothbrushes, toothpaste, hand wipes and deodorant. They packed them into 400 hygiene bags to hand out to residents of the shelter…and on Sunday, it was party time. The pizza was a hit, and so were the bags. In all Carrasco and her friends served about 200 people. The graduating senior plans to enroll this fall at Briar Cliff University and study nursing.
Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster was seen at Kennywood passing out Heinz Ketchup to guests over the weekend. Kennywood has recently come under fire for the ketchup it’s using. Petitioners want the ketchup changed back to Heinz after the amusement park recently entered into a deal with Hunt’s. Hundreds of people have signed the petition. This wasn’t the only time Smith-Schuster made headlines over the weekend. He also attended the Chartiers Valley Prom Friday night after a student couple broke up after the event.