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Eagles fans have extra reason to cheer at Wing Bowl

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Thousands of Philadelphia Eagles fans will be heading to a sports arena for a popular contest started years ago to make up for the fact their team was unlikely to appear in the Super Bowl.
Only this year, Philadelphia will be in the big game — so the chicken wing-eating competition known as the Wing Bowl also will be a rally for the Eagles.
Wing Bowl 26 takes place Friday at the Wells Fargo Center and is expected to draw nearly 20,000 spectators.
Bob “Notorious B.O.B.” Shoudt won last year by gnawing his way through 409 wings.
The event was started in the 1990s by local sports radio hosts. It’s turned into a huge and boozy spectacle with a parade of flamboyant contestants and a competition for women called “Wingettes.”

Shazier out of hospital…

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Injured Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Ryan Shazier has been released from the hospital, nearly two months after suffering a spinal injury in a victory over Cincinnati. The Pro Bowler underwent spine stabilization on Dec. 6. The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center says Shazier will transition to an outpatient therapy program.

Punxsutawney Phil sees 6 more weeks of winter

PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s most famous groundhog foresees no early end to winter.
The handlers of Punxsutawney Phil said the furry rodent has called for six more weeks of winter after seeing his shadow at dawn Friday.
The top hat-wearing members of the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club’s Inner Circle reveal Phil’s forecast every Feb. 2. It is based on a German legend surrounding Candlemas. The legend says if a furry rodent casts a shadow that day, winter continues. If not, spring comes early.
In reality, Phil’s prediction is decided ahead of time by the group on Gobbler’s Knob, a tiny hill just outside Punxsutawney about 65 miles (about 100 kilometers) northeast of Pittsburgh.
Thousands of people gathered overnight to await the forecast, bundled up against the cold and entertained by folk music and a fireworks display, with temperatures around 11 degrees (minus-12 Celsius).
The groundhog’s prediction is typically contained in a short poem.
“Up early this morning. Far from home. Are you searching for the Phil-osopher’s stone? Well, even my best friends, they don’t know. Is it an early spring or just more snow,” the proclamation read. “My faithful followers, your hands (and my paws) are getting cold so here is my forecast. Not lead, but solid gold: I see my royal Shadow! Six more weeks of Winter to go!”
Records dating to 1887 show Phil has now predicted more winter 103 times while forecasting an early spring just 18 times — including last year. There are no records for the remaining years.

Punxsutawney Phil In the Spotlight Today.

Today…Punxsutawney Phil…the groundhog is in the spotlight.

Phil’s handlers will see if he sees his shadow or not. If there’s a shadow, legend has it that there’s six more weeks of winter. Otherwise, expect an early Spring.

Feds Withdraw Appeal In 42 Million Settlement

In Harrisburg, the federal government has withdrawn its appeal and has agreed to pay 42 million dollars to the parents of a young Pennsylvania boy left disabled from brain injuries apparently caused by the use of forceps during his birth. The federal government came to the realization that their issues on appeal were without merit and the verdict was just.

Philadelphia Shooter Convicted of Attempted Murder

A man accused to ambushing a Philadelphia police officer with a hail of gunfire in the name of the Islamic State group was convicted yesterday of attempted murder. Edward Archer also was found guilty of aggravated assault and other charges stemming from the January 2016 shooting of officer Jesse Hartnet in his patrol car.

Cuba state media: Fidel Castro’s son has killed himself

HAVANA (AP) — The oldest son of late Cuban leader Fidel Castro killed himself on Thursday after months of treatment for depression, state media reported. He was 68.
Official website Cubadebate said that Fidel Castro Diaz-Balart had been in a “deeply depressed state.” A brief note read on state television said his treatment had “required a hospitalization regime then outpatient follow-up.”
The eldest son of Cuba’s former leader was known for his distinctive beard and resemblance to his father, earning him the nickname Fidelito or Little Fidel.
Castro Diaz-Balart had served as scientific adviser to the Council of State and was vice president of the Cuban Academy of Sciences.
His mother was Mirta Diaz-Balart, a woman from Cuba’s aristocracy who Castro married in his youth before beginning the revolutionary struggle that later brought him and his brother Raul to power.

Reports of a Bomb threat received by New Brighton High School

It was reported by multiple sources that a Bomb threat was received at New Brighton High School this afternoon, February 1, 2018. The Facebook Page I’m a New Brighton Lion posted the following statement from school administration:

 

From school administration:
A bomb threat was received by the New Brighton High School and we are presently investigating in coordination with the New Brighton Police Department. As a precaution we are moving our High School students to both the Elementary School and the Middle School so District Administration and the Police are able to search the building. All students are safe and they will remain in one of those locations until the police have cleared the building.

Tune into AM Beaver County tomorrow morning for more information on this developing story.

Pence coming to Pennsylvania to raise cash in US House race

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence is coming to help raise money in a congressional election in southwestern Pennsylvania widely viewed as a test of whether Republicans can stave off Democratic gains this year.
Pence is scheduled to appear Friday at a rally and fundraiser for Rick Saccone. He’s a 59-year-old Republican state representative and retired Air Force intelligence officer running in the March 13 special election to replace Republican Tim Murphy, who resigned last year in a scandal.
Saccone is facing Democrat Conor Lamb, a 33-year-old former federal prosecutor and ex-Marine who reported entering 2018 with more than twice the cash in his campaign account as Saccone, $412,000 to $200,000.
It is the first congressional race of the year and in a district won easily by President Donald Trump in 2016.

$1.7M to injured Sewickley Little League player hit by foul ball

$1.7M to injured Little League player hit by foul ball
SEWICKLEY, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania jury has awarded $1.7 million to a Little League player who was hit in the head by a foul ball in the dugout on the day before his 12th birthday.
His lawyer says Zachary Hoffman sustained a traumatic brain injury when he was struck at Chadwick Field in Sewickley in 2015. Alan Perer argued the dugout was not properly protected by a fence.
A jury on Tuesday found the Pittsburgh suburb and the Avonworth and Quaker Valley Athletic Associations responsible for the 14-year-old’s injuries.