Senate backers say they hope medical marijuana legislation will get to Democratic Governor Tom Wolf’s desk this week and start what could be a two-year process of setting up regulations for growers, dispensaries and physicians. A Senate committee approved changes to a bill yesterday that passed the House last month.
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Tree Falls On House In New Sewickley Township
A tree fell onto a home on Brown Road in New Sewickley Township last night. The call came in shortly before 11:30. Part of the roof at the back of the house collapsed. The tree also brought down some power lines. Two people were inside the home at the time of the incident, but there were no injuries reported.
Car Shears Utility Pole, Flips Over In New Castle Crash
New Castle police are investigating after a man sheared a utility pole in a car crash late last night. The crash happened on Butler Avenue near Frew Mill Road shortly after 11 p.m. The driver crossed the center line of the road and crashed into a utility pole, shearing it. The vehicle got back on the road and continued until it hit a dirt mound and flipped on to its roof. New Castle police say the man had to be cut out of the car by fire department crews. The driver was reportedly bleeding from his head, but was conscious and told rescuers that he couldn’t remember anything about the crash. The unidentified driver was sent to a local hospital. No one else was in the vehicle at the time of the crash. The downed utility pole knocked out power in the area for some time.
Gibbons Is Named Democratic Chairman Of House Tourism & Recreational Development Committee
State Rep. Jaret Gibbons – a Democrat representing Beaver, Butler and Lawrence Counties – will assume a new leadership role in Harrisburg. Gibbons has been named the Democratic Chairman of the House Tourism and Recreational Development Committee. Gibbons talked to Beaver County Radio newsman Pat Septak about how much our county and state have to offer when it comes to tourism and recreation but he says the state needs to do a better job of marketing itself. Gibbons says that travel, tourism and hospitality providers employ several hundred-thousand Pennsylvanians.
Aliquippa Elementary Gifted Education Fundraiser
Debbie Frank, Aliquippa Elementary School Gifted Education Coordinator, announced this morning her class is selling doughnuts tomorrow from 8:20 a.m. to 8:40 a.m. Beaver County Radio News correspondent Sandy Giordano reports the class is holding the fundraiser so they can make a trip to Philadelphia in May. Doughnuts are $1 each. On Thursday, sugar cookies will be sold 2 for a $1 from 8:20 a.m. to 8:40 a.m. Anyone wishing to donate for the student’s trip must do so by April 30th, Frank said this morning. Please contact her at the school at (724) 857-7550 to donate.
Sears Is Closing Store At Beaver Valley Mall
A major retail outlet is closings its doors for good in Beaver County. Beaver County Radio’s Greg Benedetti is reporting that Sears is closing its department store and auto store at the Beaver Valley Mall in Monaxa next month. Store employees have been told that their last day to report to work will be May 7th, 2016.
Suspect Is Named In Cookout Ambush In Wilkinsburg
A detective has testified at a bond hearing that a Pittsburgh man arrested for a third time on drug and weapons charges stemming from a police search three years ago is a suspect in a cookout ambush last month that killed five adults and an unborn child. Allegheny County Detective Steve Hitchings testified yesterday that Robert Thomas has been told he’s a suspect in last month’s shootings in Wilkinsburg.
National Democratic Party Pumping Money Into McGinty Campaign In Pennsylvania
National Democratic Party officials are pumping more money into the campaign to boost Katie McGinty in the party’s primary race with Joe Sestak to challenge GOP Senator Pat Toomey. The spending will push outside spending backing McGinty past the $2.5 million mark. John Fetterman also is in the Democratic race, with Sestak leading in the polls.
Bill Clinton Looses His Cool With Protesters
Former President Bill Clinton found himself in a heated exchange yesterday with protesters upset about welfare reform and gun laws passed when he was in office 20 years ago. At a rally in Philadelphia for his wife, Clinton was interrupted by people in the crowd holding up signs that welfare reform increased poverty and the crime bill destroyed minority communities.
Amadio Talks To BCR On What It’s Like Working With New Commissioners Egley & Camp
So, just how well does Beaver County Commissioner Tony Amadio get along with the new Republican majority commissioners Sandie Egley and Dan Camp? During today’s Ask the Commissioners segment on Beaver County Radio with Mike Romigh, Amadio talked about his relationship with the two board members, saying they don’t hate each other, but things could definitely be better. He compared his role as a minority commissioner to that of a passenger on a bus, saying the driver of the bus is Egley, the commissioners chairwoman, and that he is sometimes left out of the decision-making process. He says the board needs to do a better job of working together to solve the county’s problem.