Man Killed, Another Hurt After ATV Accident In Moon

One man is dead and another injured after an all-terrain vehicle accident in Moon Township. Police were called to the scene behind the Valley Ambulance Service near the Sewickley Bridge and University Boulevard at around 12:30 this morning. 32-year-old Ryan Eckelberry of Coraopolis has been identified as the man who died. The name of the surviving victim has not been released.

Argument Leads To Deadly Shooting In New Castle

Police in New Castle arrested a suspect shortly after a deadly shooting last night. According to investigators, 25-year-old Demon Higgins was arguing with 46-year-old Joseph Cohen of Beaver Falls at the Lincoln Housing Complex at around 11:30 last night. Police say Cohen shot Higgins in the chest. Officers found Cohen hiding in the woods about 90 minutes later.

Rep. Jim Marshall Joins Members Of MADD in Call for Legislative Action on Expanded Ignition Interlock Bill This Year

Lawmakers were joined by members of Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) Tuesday in Harrisburg to call for action on legislation that would expand Pennsylvania’s ignition interlock program to make the devices mandatory for first-time DUI offenders with blood alcohol levels that measure over .10%. Republican State Representative Jim Marshall of Beaver County said he believes the expanded ignition interlock bill should be a high priority for action by the House Transportation Committee this year. Marshall says that ignition interlock systems have been proven effective in reducing recidivism rates for drunk driving, and in the 15 states that have enacted similar laws, drunk driving deaths have declined by as much as 45%.

PA Turnpike To Increase Speed Limit To 70 MPH

The speed limit is going up on the Pennsylvania Turnpike. After studying the issue for more than 18 months, the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission voted Tuesday to increase the speed limit on most of the toll road to 70 miles per hour from the current 65. The change is set to take effect in the spring. Areas that now are posted at 55 mph will remain at 55.

Strike Date Announced For County Workers At Human Services Building In Beaver Falls

Service workers union local 668 has announced a strike date for county workers at the Human Services building in Beaver Falls. Joe Mann of the S.E.I.U. told Beaver County Radio newsman Pat Septak yesterday that, unless a tentative contract agreement is reached, they have planned a one-day strike for Tuesday, April 5th, 2016. This includes workers with the Office On Aging, Beaver County Behavior Health and Children and Youth Services. Last week, they set up about 20 informational pickets to call attention to their contract impasse with the county. No new talks are scheduled at this time.

Hopewell Man Who Took Sexually Explicit Photos Of Two Girls Sentenced

A judge has sent 25-year-old Tyler Seevers of Hopewell to federal prison for more than 22 years for taking sexually explicit photos of his girlfriend’s 3-year-old daughter and that girl’s sister on his iPod Touch. U.S. District Judge Donetta Ambrose imposed a term of 270 months on Seevers, and a lifetime of probation. Prosecutors said he took the photos in July 2014. His girlfriend discovered them and turned over the iPod to police.

Coraopolis Man Ordered To Pay $9,000 to Child Porn Victims

A Coraopolis man will spend three years in federal prison on a child porn conviction and pay $9,000 in restitution to the identified victims in his porn collection. U.S. District Judge Nora Barry Fischer imposed that term today on 30-year-old Stephen Hutchinson, and also ordered that he be on probation for 12 years after his release. The FBI said Hutchinson possessed the images and videos on his computer in March 2015.

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice To Resign Over Porn Email Scandal

A Pennsylvania Supreme Court justice is stepping down in a widening scandal over explicit and offensive emails he and others exchanged with friends and lawyers. Justice Michael Eakin’s decision today makes him the second member of the state’s high court to quit over the past 18 months over the email scandal. The 67-year-old Eakin, a Republican, has been on the state Supreme Court since 2002.

Locked Out Allegheny Technologies Workers Returning To Work

Some 2,200 United Steelworkers have begun returning to work one day before the seven-month anniversary of being locked out in a contract dispute with Allegheny Technologies. The union voted earlier this month to approve a four-year contract with the Pittsburgh-based speciality steelmaker, which has 12 plants in Pennsylvania and five other states. The company locked out the workers on August 15 after contract talks had stalled. About 1,500 of those locked out work at six plants in the Pittsburgh suburbs, including two plants the company says will remain idled until they can turn a profit. The National Labor Relations Board had to approve the contract because if filed unfair labor practice allegations against the company during the lockout. The workers today began returning to work gradually as production ramps up.