A Rochester woman is being charged in connection to the death of her three-year-old daughter. Sherri Tellez was charged last week, almost two years after the child died. An autopsy showed the little girl had lethal doses of opioids, sedatives and sleep aids in her system. Tellez later admitted to giving the girl several prescription medications before she passed away.
Police are continuing to investigate a hit-and-run accident in New Sewickley Township. A man was hit by a car Saturday afternoon on Freedom-Crider Road and suffered an injury to the arm. The driver did not stop but the vehicle was described as a maroon “square shaped” sport-utility vehicle. Anyone with information is asked to come forward and call the New Sewickley police department at (724) 774-2473.
A CENTER TOWNSHIP NATIVE WILL PERFORM WITH THE CENTRAL CITY OPERA NEXT SUMMER IN COLORADO. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO HAS MORE. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…
A CHIPPEWA TOWNSHIP MAN DIED IN A SINGLE-CAR CRASH IN BIG BEAVER BORO YESTERDAY. THE CRASH OCCURRED ON WALLACE RUN ROAD NEAR SHENANGO ROAD JUST AFTER 4:30 YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. THE CORONER’S OFFICE HAS IDENTIFIED THE VICTIM AS 61-YEAR-OLD GLENN GODWIN. AUTHORITIES SAY THE MAN DIED AFTER CRASHING HIS CAR INTO A TREE. NO WORD ON CAUSED THE ACCIDENT.
(Midland, PA) The River City Brass “Christmas Brasstacular” concert is happening at Lincoln Park performing Arts Center in Midland this Thursday, December 21, 2017 at 7:30 P.M. and you could win free tickets just by tuning in to WBVP and WMBA and knowing some Christmas trivia! Listen to A.M. Beaver County and Teleforum later today and tomorrow for your invitation to call in and answer Christmas trivia questions. Everyone who participates and answers correctly will be automatically entered into a contest for one of two four packs of River City Brass “Christmas Brasstacular” will call tickets to be given away.
Governor Tom Wolf wants a Democratic state senator to resign over published allegations of inappropriate conduct toward women. The Philadelphia Inquirer is quoting anonymous former campaign and legislative staffers and advisers who accuse 56 year old Daylin Leach of behavior ranging from highly sexualized jokes and comments to touching they considered inappropriate. Leach blames the accusations on an unnamed political opponent and denies he’s ever inappropriately touched women.
Frustrated by shortcomings it has identified in elder abuse investigations, Pennsylvania is trying to take a harder line with county agencies that field thousands of complain ts a year. The department of aging is starting to grade counties on a more aggressive compliance schedule after telling some they had failed to meet regulations and expectations. A county now could have as little as four months to improve before it loses the responsibility.
President Donald Trump says he’s not considering firing Robert Mueller, but that didn’t stop him from adding to the growing conservative criticism of the special counsel’s move to gain access to thousands of emails sent and received by Trump officials before the start of his administration
While power has been restored to the world’s busiest airport in Atlanta, the travel woes will linger for days. Thousands of people are stranded this morning at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, where more than one thousand flights were grounded just days before the start of the Christmas travel rush. A sudden power outage caused by a fire in an underground electrical facility brought the airport to a standstill early Sunday afternoon.
The head of neuro-oncology at the National Institutes of Health’s National Cancer Institute reports that Arizona senator John McCain has been given treatment at a military hospital for a viral infection and is responding positively to ongoing treatment for brain cancer. Dr. Mark Gilbert’s office says the 81 year old McCain has returned to his home state and will undergo physical therapy and rehabilitation at the Mayo Clinic facility there.