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.
A Muslim leader from Beaver County is responding to some controversial remarks regarding Muslims made by Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. Ali Altahawi is an Iman at the Islamic Center of Ambridge. He tells Beaver County Radio’s Pat Septak that Trump is a “dirty politician” and calls groups like ISIS and Al Qaida “dogs of hell fire” for their violent hijacking of the Islamic religion. He also blasted the news media for not allowing the voice of true Muslims to be heard. He says he was very surprised when Beaver County Radio News reached out to him for an interview for a news story, since in all his years of religious service, not one member of the news media ever asked for his reaction or opinion of anything in the news.
McGuire Memorial is raffling off another car. Dennis Sabatini, the president and CEO of the McGuire Memorial Foundation, tells Beaver County Radio’s Pat Septak that this year’s car is a collector’s edition 2014 Camaro ZL1 Convertible. Raffle tickets are $25 each. All proceeds will benefit McGuire Memorial. The drawing will be held on February 27th. The winner need not be present. For details, visit the website at www.camarodrawing. com.
Another school district in Beaver County has confirmed a case of whooping cough. The Riverside School District said in a letter to parents that a student at the K-Center was diagnosed with whooping cough, also known as pertussis. The letter advises anyone who is sick with a bad cough to see a doctor. Pertussis is treated with antibiotics. Last month, the Beaver Area School District alerted parents about two cases of whooping cough at College Square and Dutch Ridge elementary schools.
State House members today could vote on a $30.3 billion state budget bill, putting the chamber on a potential collision course with the Senate in the 5-month budget impasse. The Senate yesterday approved its own spending and tax plan that includes an overhaul of the state’s public employee pension system.