A woman injured Sunday night when her oxygen tank exploded in her Coraopolis home has died. 59-year-old Karen Tomko was pronounced dead at Mercy Hospital from burns, according to the Allegheny County medical examiner’s office. The office said that Tomko was smoking near her oxygen tank, which caused it to explode in her home in the 1200 block of Fourth Avenue. Her death has been ruled accidental.
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Repercussions From Erie Bank Robbery Plot Continue A Decade Later
A woman serving life in prison for an Erie bank robbery plot that ended with the killing of a pizza deliveryman forced to wear a bomb collar in 2003 has lost her latest appeal. The Erie Times-News reports a federal judge ruled the trial evidence was sufficient to link Marjorie Diehl-Armstrong to the plot.
WPIAL Girls Basketball Results 12/29/15
Altoona Tournament | ||
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1 pm | Red Lion 43 vs. Ambridge 33 Final |
C.J. Betters Tournament (at CCBC) | ||
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1 pm | Freedom 29 vs. Central Valley 72 Final | |
11:30 am | Quigley Catholic 46 vs. Montour 50 Final |
Indiana Tournament | ||
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8:15 pm | New Castle vs. Indiana |
Keystone Oaks Tournament | ||
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6:30 pm | Peters Township vs. Keystone Oaks | |
5 pm | Our Lady of Sacred Heart vs. Thomas Jefferson |
Moon Tournament | ||
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7:30 pm | North Hills vs. Moon | |
6 pm | Fox Chapel 73 vs. Aliquippa 19 Final |
Mt. Lebanon Tournament | ||
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7 pm | Notre Dame, Ohio vs. Mt. Lebanon | |
5:30 pm | Hoover, Ohio 48 vs. Blackhawk 37 Final |
Riverside LGKG Classic | ||
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6:30 pm | West Allegheny vs. Beaver Area | |
8 pm | Ellwood City vs. Riverside |
Rochester Tournament | ||
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5:30 pm | South Side Beaver vs. Rochester | |
1:30 pm | New Brighton 41 vs. Eden Christian 34 Final |
Shenango Tournament | ||
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3 pm | Hopewell 21 vs. Neshannock 56 Final | |
4:30 pm | Quaker Valley 49 vs. Shenango 46 Final |
Slippery Rock Tournament | ||
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7:30 pm | Slippery Rock vs. Seneca Valley | |
6 pm | Maple Heights, Ohio vs. Beaver Falls |
WPIAL Boys Basketball Results 12/29/15
C.J. Betters Tournament (at CCBC) | ||
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7 pm | West Mifflin 72 vs. Upper St. Clair 54 Final | |
4 pm | South Fayette 69 vs. Beaver Falls 89 Final | |
5:30 pm | Vincentian Academy 61 vs. Central Valley 84 Final | |
8:30 pm | Allderdice 84 vs. Lincoln Park 60 Final |
Avella Tournament
2:30 pm | Geibel Catholic 40 vs. Freedom 51 Final |
Bentworth Tournament
8:15 pm | Chartiers-Houston vs. South Side Beaver |
Bishop Canevin Tournament
8 pm | Quigley Catholic 46 vs. Bishop Canevin 86 Final |
Coast 2 Coast Holiday Classic (at Aliquippa) | ||
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6 pm | Sewickley Academy 75 vs. Massillon, Ohio 66 Final | |
8 pm | Kennedy Catholic 37 vs. Aliquippa 51 Final |
Montour Showcase | ||
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7:30 pm | New Brighton 42 vs. Montour 72 Final |
Rochester Tournament | ||
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3:30 pm | Western Beaver 44 vs. Mohawk 39 Final | |
7:30 pm | Beaver Area 75 vs. Rochester 59 Final |
Trinity Tournament | ||
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7:30 pm | Quaker Valley 70 vs. Trinity 52 Final |
WPIAL Class AAA Section 2 (AAA) | ||
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Ambridge 52 vs. Hopewell 43 Final |
Hopewell Board Of Commissioners Adopts 2016 Budget
The Hopewell Township Board of Commissioners adopted their 2016 budget last night. Beaver County radio news correspondent Sandy Giordano reports that the nearly 9-million-dollar budget holds the line on taxes, keeping the current tax rate at 14 mills. According to Giordano, the township manager – Norm Kraus Jr. – said that the budget is lower than usual because some expenses were paid down.
Wolf Vetoes Part of Budget; OK’s School Cash
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf says he is rejecting parts of a $30.3 billion state budget plan that’s already a record six months overdue, but he’s freeing up over $23 billion in emergency funding. At a news conference at the Capitol in Harrisburg this morning, the Democrat said the Republican-backed proposal falls short and lawmakers “left town before they finished their job.” However, he says he’ll release funds so schools and social services can stay open.
Pennsylvania Turnpike Tolls To Increase By 6 Percent in 2016
Motorists will have to dig a bit deeper in a few days to pay for travel on the Pennsylvania Turnpike. Turnpike tolls will increase by 6 percent in 2016, largely to repay loans taken out to help fund roadwork projects under legislation passed in 2007 and 2013. The commission expects to impose annual fare increases of 3 percent to 6 percent until 2044. The higher rates go into effect on Sunday.
State Police Report 4 Crash Fatalities Over Holiday Weekend; More Than 600 Accidents Were Investigated
State police responded to about 100 fewer crashes and only half the number of fatal crashes during this year’s Christmas holiday and weekend compared to last year. State police said they investigated 632 crashes leading to 153 injuries and four deaths statewide over the four-day holiday weekend. 54 of the crashes during this year’s holiday, which state police counted from Dec. 24 to Dec. 27, involved alcohol, including one fatality. Three of the people killed during that time frame were not wearing seat belts.
Lincoln Park and Allderdice Basketball at 8:00 p.m. (to listen click on link below at 8:00 pm)
Giordano joins WBVP and WMBA staff.
A local Beaver County newspaper reporter has teamed up with Beaver County Radio to augment coverage of local municipal and school board meetings. Station officials announced on Monday that Sandy Giordano has been added to the staff and will report on municipal and school board meetings every month. Her responsibilities will include attending local government meetings in Center Township, Aliquippa, Ambridge and Hopewell.
Ms. Giordano has previously covered local stories for several news print publications and offered, in a recent meeting, that she always dreamed of the day when she could regularly report on the happenings of her hometown communities in the local media.
Sandy’s reports will air during local news, which is anchored by Pat Septak and can be heard following the national news at 5 past the hour and at 30 past the hour on weekday mornings on 1230 WBVP & 1460 WMBA.
If you have a news tip or would like to make Sandy aware of a news event in your town, call WBVP and WMBA at 724-846-4100.