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ALL LANES ON ROUTE 51 IN CHIPPEWA ARE BACK OPEN THIS MORNING. THEY WERE CLOSED EARLIER THIS MORNING NEAR TOWN SQUARE PLAZA AFTER A CHILD WAS HIT BY A CAR NEAR THE GIANT EAGLE THERE.  BEAVER COUNTY 9-1-1 TELLS BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWSMAN PAT SEPTAK THAT THE CHILD WAS TAKEN TO CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL IN PITTSBURGH. NO WORD YET ON THE EXTENT OF INJURIES TO THE VICTIM.

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WEATHER FORECAST FOR TUESDAY, OCTOBER 30TH, 2018

 

TODAY – PARTLY SUNNY. HIGH – 56.

TONIGHT – CLOUDS DEVELOPING OVERNIGHT. LOW – 47.

HALLOWEEN – A FEW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING….
BECOMING A STEADY LIGHT RAIN LATER IN
THE DAY. HIGH – 62.

Check out Trick or Treating times for Beaver County neighborhoods below!

Aliquippa — October 31, 6 pm to 8 pm

Ambridge — October 31, 6 pm to 8 pm

Baden — October 31, 6 pm to 8 pm

Beaver — October 31, 6 pm to 8 pm

Beaver Falls — October 31, 6 pm to 8 pm

Big Beaver — October 31, 6 pm to 8 pm

Bridgewater — October 31, 6 pm to 8 pm

Brighton Township — October 31, 6 pm to 8 pm

Center Township — October 31, 6 pm to 8 pm

Chippewa Township — October 31, 6 pm to 8 pm

Conway — October 31, 6 pm to 8 pm

Darlington — October 31, 6 pm to 7:30 pm

Darlington Township — October 31, 6 pm to 8 pm

Daugherty Township — October 31, 6 pm to 7:30 pm

East Rochester — October 31, 6 pm to 8 pm

Eastvale — October 31, 6 pm to 8 pm

Economy — October 31, 6 pm to 8 pm

Ellwood City — October 31, 6 pm to 8 pm

Fallston — October 31, 6 pm to 7:30 pm

Franklin Township — October 31, 6 pm to 8 pm

Freedom — October 31, 6 pm to 7:30 pm

Georgetown — October 31, 6 pm to 8 pm

Greene Township — October 31, 6 pm to 8 pm

Harmony Township — October 31, 6 pm to 8 pm

Hanover Township — October 31, 6 pm to 8 pm

Homewood — October 31, 6 pm to 8 pm

Hookstown — October 31, 6 pm to 8 pm

Hopewell Township — October 31, 6 pm to 8 pm

Independence Township — October 31, 6 pm to 8 pm

Industry — October 31, 6 pm to 8 pm

Koppel — October 31, 6 pm to 8 pm

Marion Township — October 31, 6 pm to 8 pm

Midland — October 31, 6 pm to 8 pm

Monaca — October 31, 6 pm to 8 pm

New Brighton — October 31, 6 pm to 7:30 pm

New Sewickley Township — October 31, 6 pm to 8 pm

North Fayette Township — October 31, 6 pm to 8 pm

North Sewickley Township — October 31, 6 pm to 8 pm

Ohioville — October 31, 6 pm to 8 pm

Patterson Heights — October 31, 6 pm to 8 pm

Patterson Township — October 31, 6 pm to 8 pm

Potter Township — October 31, 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm

Pulaski Township — October 31, 6 pm to 7:30 pm

Raccoon Township — October 31, 6 pm to 8 pm

Rochester — October 31, 6 pm to 8 pm

Rochester Township — October 31, 6 pm to 8 pm

Shippingport — October 31, 6 pm to 8 pm

South Beaver Township — October 31, 6 pm to 8 pm

South Heights — October 31, 6 pm to 8 pm

Vanport Township — October 31, 6 pm to 8 pm

West Mayfield — October 31, 6 pm to 7:30 pm

White Township — October 31, 6 pm to 8 pm

 

 

FBI says suspicious parcel was addressed to CNN in Atlanta
By CURT ANDERSON, AP Legal Affairs Writer
MIAMI (AP) — Bomb squads were called to a post office in Atlanta on Monday about a suspicious package sent to CNN, investigators said Monday, just hours before a court hearing for a Florida man accused of sending packages containing explosive material to prominent Democrats.
The FBI said via its Twitter account that the recovered package was “similar in appearance” to those sent by 56-year-old Cesar Sayoc, whom authorities accuse of sending explosive material to Democrats and other prominent critics of President Donald Trump.
CNN President Jeff Zucker says all mail to CNN has been screened offsite since last week, when a series of package bombs began appearing around the country. Among them were two apparent mail bombs sent to CNN.
Sayoc was scheduled to appear Monday in federal court in Miami. He is accused of sending bubble-wrapped manila envelopes to Democrats such as Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden. The packages were intercepted from Delaware to California. At least some listed a return address of U.S. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, former chair of the Democratic National Committee.
She represents the Florida district where the former male stripper, pizza driver and strip club DJ lived in an older van covered with bumper stickers praising Trump, disparaging Democrats and CNN and showing rifle crosshairs over liberals like Clinton and filmmaker Michael Moore.
Although authorities did not immediately say who might be responsible for the most recent package to CNN, the FBI said it believes the package discovered Monday is “similar in appearance” to those that Sayoc is accused of sending. Law enforcement officials have said they believe the packages were staggered and more could be discovered.
Separately, a U.S. official told The Associated Press that Sayoc kept a list of elected officials and others who investigators believe were intended targets. The official also said authorities recovered soldering equipment, a printer, and stamps similar to those used on the package bombs.
The official wasn’t authorized to discuss an ongoing investigation and spoke on condition of anonymity to the AP.
Sayoc was arrested Friday outside a South Florida auto parts store after investigators said they identified him through fingerprint and DNA evidence. He is being prosecuted in New York, so his Florida hearing will likely be brief and process-oriented. The main issue will be whether he waives extradition to New York and whether he seeks release on bail.
Authorities say Sayoc faces more than 50 years in prison if convicted on all charges. None of the bombs exploded and no one was injured.
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Associated Press writer Michael Balsamo contributed to this report from Washington.

THREE POLICE OFFICERS WERE HONORED IN ALIQUIPPA OVER THE WEEKEND. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO HAS MORE. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…

 

 

TWO HOPEWELL HIGH SCHOOL SECRETARIES HAVE ANNOUNCED THEIR RETIREMENT. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO HAS DETAILS. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR MONDAY, OCTOBER 29TH, 2018

 

TODAY – SHOWERS THIS MORNING. REMAINING CLOUDY
FOR THE AFTERNOON. HIGH – 48.

TONIGHT – PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW – 37.

TUESDAY – MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH – 58.

Trump calls Pittsburgh synagogue attack ‘evil’ anti-Semitism
By CATHERINE LUCEY, Associated Press
MURPHYSBORO, Ill. (AP) — President Donald Trump mourned the dead and forcefully condemned anti-Semitism after a mass shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue that left 11 dead. But faced with another national tragedy, he did not long turn his focus away from the midterm elections or himself.
Nine days from elections that will determine the control of Congress, Trump stuck to his plans to appear at an agricultural convention and a political rally Saturday. Throughout the day, he expressed sorrow, called for justice and bemoaned hate, getting regular updates on the shooting. But he also campaigned for candidates, took shots at favorite Democratic targets House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Sen. Elizabeth Warren and made jokes about his hair.
At a massive rally in southern Illinois for U.S. Rep. Mike Bost, Trump condemned the shooting as an “evil anti-Semitic attack.” But he said cancelling his appearance would make “sick, demented people important.” He pledged to change his tone for the evening and did cool some of his most fiery rhetoric.
The slaughter at Sabbath services followed a tense week dominated by a mail bomb plot with apparent political motivations and served as another toxic reminder of a divided nation. It also again underscored Trump’s reluctance to step into the role of national unifier at tense moments as well as his singular focus heading into elections that could dramatically change his presidency.
Trump acknowledged the weight these moments carry, telling reporters that experiencing such events as president, “it’s a level of terribleness and horror that you can’t even believe. It’s hard to believe.”
The White House said Trump was getting regular briefings on the attack. He spoke with the governor of Pennsylvania and the mayor of Pittsburgh. He also spoke with his daughter Ivanka Trump and her husband, Jared Kushner, who are Jewish.
Shortly after returning to Washington late Saturday, Trump ordered flags at federal buildings throughout the country to be flown at half-staff until Oct. 31 in “solemn respect” for the victims.
Trump sought to energize turnout for Bost, who is fighting to hold on to a seat that was once a Democratic stronghold, but turned out for Trump in 2016. To bolster his argument for sticking with the rally, Trump argued that the New York Stock Exchange was opened the day after 9/11, though in fact it was re-opened on September 17.
Speaking to a massive, cheering crowd at an airport hangar in southern Illinois, Trump said “the hearts of all Americans are filled with grief, following the monstrous killing.” He told reporters before the rally that he would travel to Pittsburgh, though he did not offer details. He also sought to distance himself from the man arrested in the shooting, calling him “sick” and saying “he was no supporter of mine.”
Although his tone was softer, he still targeted Pelosi and Democrats and the crowd gleefully shouted “lock her up,” in reference to Hillary Clinton, one of the targets of the bomb plot. And he continued to emphasize his hardline immigration rhetoric. “Republicans want strong borders, no crime, and no caravans,” Trump said.
Trump’s speech to a convention of the Future Farmers of America had all the hallmarks of a Trump rally, as the president riffed on trade, jobs and some of his political enemies. At one point he also joked about his hair. He said it was ruffled by the rain as he left Washington, adding “I said, ‘maybe I should cancel this arrangement because I have a bad hair day.”
Trump offered an unsparing denunciation of anti-Semitism, which he said was the motive behind the attack, in contrast to remarks after clashes between white supremacists and counterprotesters in Charlottesville last year. Then, he only inflamed tensions by blaming both sides for the violence.
Speaking to young farmers in Indianapolis, Trump called on the country to come together, before inviting a pastor and rabbi on stage to pray.
Earlier in the day, Trump speculated that the death toll in Pittsburgh would have been curbed if an armed guard had been in the building. With both the number of deaths and details of the synagogue’s security still to be disclosed, Trump said gun control “has little to do with it” but “if they had protection inside, the results would have been far better.”
But the attack did not persuade him that tighter gun controls are needed.
“This is a case where, if they had an armed guard inside, they might have been able to stop him immediately,” Trump said. “Maybe there would have been nobody killed, except for him, frankly. So it’s a very, very – a very difficult situation.”
In previous mass shootings, Trump has at times said he would consider tightening gun laws but in the main has called for more armed guards in places such as schools.
“The world is a violent world,” he said before his speech. “And you think when you’re over it, it just sort of goes away, but then it comes back in the form of a madman, a wacko. … They had a maniac walk in and they didn’t have any protection and that is just so sad to see, so sad to see.”
Trump said lawmakers “should very much bring the death penalty into vogue” and people who kill in places such as synagogues and churches “really should suffer the ultimate price.”
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For AP’s complete coverage of the Pittsburgh synagogue shootings: https://www.apnews.com/Shootings