WEATHER FORECAST FOR TUESDAY, MARCH 27TH, 2018
TODAY – PERIODS OF RAIN. HIGH – 47.
TONIGHT – RAIN LIKELY. LOW – 46.
WEDNESDAY – LIGHT RAIN IN THE MORNING. THEN
REMAINING CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS IN
THE AFTERNOON. HIGH – 56.
At the Second Baptist Church in Beaver Falls, the monthly neighborhood watch
meeting was anchored by two guests who spoke about the Community Outreach Program designed to combat homelessness and houselessness in Beaver Falls.
One of the speakers was Dina Ciabattoni, the Continuum Of Care Coordinator in Beaver County, who started the night by explaining “Outreach” in a nutshell:
The other guest speaker was Jaime Kinkead, a director with the Salvation Army in Beaver County. She spoke of what the process to house and care for the homeless taken in was:
The session then went into a Q&A session that turned out to be the majority of the meeting. One of the subjects asked about was the idea of what kids go through when dealing with homelessness, and Dina responded as such:
When the questions concluded, Jaime gave the attendees a final plea for action:
The next Community Watch Meeting in Beaver Falls is on April 30.
Senator Pat Toomey and Congressman Keith Rothfus will be at the Beaver County Courthouse on Tuesday….to honor Vietnam Vets. Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano has a preview. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…
The family of a New Brighton man killed after falling from the luggage rack of a fast-moving vehicle in an incident Friday in Cranberry is giving the gift of life to his best friend and neighbor. 27-year-old Andrew Dietz is thanking his best friend while recovering from a kidney transplant at UPMC Montefiore. Dietz received the kidney from his neighbor, 27-year-old Ryan Minett, who died in an accident in Cranberry. Andrew suffers from a rare kidney disease and needed a transplant. When doctors discovered his and Ryan Minett’s blood types matched, Andrew was moved to the top of the donor list and went into surgery overnight. We spoke with Andrew’s father – Rob Deitz – earlier this morning and he talked about what it was like receiving that phone call…
Deitz says it’s been really tough for his family trying to deal with conflicting emotions…
Deitz says Andrew is recovering from the surgery and is good spirits…
Officials said Ryan Minett died from his injuries Saturday evening at UPMC Presbyterian, where he had been taken in critical condition following the incident. His girlfriend — Jessica Royall of Cranberry — has been charged with felony assault and drunken driving. She’s being held in the Butler County Jail. She will be charged with homicide.
More than 300 people attended the March For Our Lives rally at the Beaver County Courthouse, one of many held across the country Saturday, led by students demanding safer schools and common sense gun laws. Beaver County Radio’s Diane Brosious was there. Click on ‘play’ to here Diane’s report…
A TRANSFORMER STRUCK BY A TREE LIMB KNOCKED OUT POWER TO SOME RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES IN AMBRIDGE OVER THE WEEKEND. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO HAS MORE. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…
First responders say a large fire broke out at a Beaver County recycling center Sunday afternoon. Fire crews say they were called to PSC Metals in Big Beaver around 2 p.m. Sunday. Investigators say they believe the blaze began in an electrical panel of a shredder in the building. Officials say it took about 45 minutes to get the fire under control.
Investigators say a New Brighton man is dead after being dragged by a car during a domestic dispute. Police say 27-year-old Ryan Minett was killed after being dragged for about a half-mile before falling and hitting his head. Cops say Minett’s girlfriend, Jessica Royall, was driving the car Friday afternoon around 4:30 p.m. on Cross Creek Drive off Rochester Road in Cranberry Township. Police say Royall will likely be charged with DUI and aggravated assault by vehicle. Royall is in the Butler County prison.
WEATHER FORECAST FOR MONDAY, MARCH 26TH, 2018
TODAY – SUNNY. HIGH NEAR 50.
TONIGHT – PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES. SLIGHT CHANCE
OF A RAIN SHOWER. LOW – 33.
TUESDAY – RAIN LIKELY. HIGH – 47.
Sheriff’s officer accuses Punxsutawney Phil of deception
STROUDSBURG, Pa. (AP) — Punxsutawney Phil is a wanted … groundhog.
A Pennsylvania sheriff’s officer has put up a wanted poster for Phil.
The handlers of the groundhog last month said the furry rodent called for six more weeks of winter after seeing his shadow. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office says that expired last week, yet a spring storm brought more snow to the Northeast on Wednesday and Thursday.
Cpl. Scott Martin tells WBRE-TV he created the poster and placed it on the “wanted wall” because he is sick of snow in the spring.
The poster claims Phil is wanted for deception. Phil is described as having “brown and grey hair, brown eyes, sharp teeth.”
Records dating to 1887 show Phil has predicted more winter 103 times while forecasting an early spring just 18 times.