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Story by Sandy Giordano – Beaver County Radio. Published January 3, 2023 7:58 A.M.

(Aliquippa, PA) Aliquippa’s AEDC Director Cindy Gormley  received  notification that the city received Purple Heart City designation by the national organization last week. Ms. Gprmley said she spoke to  the national director and the city will be on its website soon.

FILE – Former President Donald Trump points to the crowd as he arrives to speak at a rally July 22, 2022, in Prescott, Ariz. Trump is returning to Washington for the first time since leaving office to deliver a policy speech Tuesday night, July 26 before allies who have been crafting an agenda for a possible second term. Trump will address the America First Policy Institute’s two-day America First Agenda Summit. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Jan. 6 committee is shutting down. The panel has completed a whirlwind 18-month investigation of the 2021 Capitol insurrection and has sent its work to the Justice Department along with a recommendation for prosecuting former President Donald Trump. The committee’s time officially ends Tuesday at noon when the new Republican-led House is sworn in. With many of the committee’s staff already departed, remaining aides have spent the last two weeks releasing many of the panel’s materials. They include the committee’s 814-page final report, about 200 transcripts of witness interviews, and documents used to support its final conclusions.

This photo provided by Monroe County (Pa.) Correctional Facility shows Bryan Kohberger. Arrest paperwork filed by Pennsylvania State Police in Monroe County Court, Friday, Dec. 30, 2022, said Kohberger, 28, was being held for extradition in a criminal homicide investigation in the killings of four University of Idaho students, based on an active arrest warrant for first degree murder issued by the Moscow Police Department and Latah County Prosecutor’s Office. (Monroe County (Pa.) Correctional Facility via AP)

STROUDSBURG, Pa. (AP) — A man facing first-degree murder charges in the slayings of four University of Idaho students is not expected to fight extradition at a hearing Tuesday in Pennsylvania. Twenty-eight-year-old Bryan Kohberger was taken into custody early Friday by state police at his parents’ home in eastern Pennsylvania. His attorney said his client is eager to be exonerated and should be presumed innocent and “not tried in the court of public opinion.” Kohberger’s family expressed sympathy for the victims’ families but vowed to support him and promote “his presumption of innocence.”

BRACKENRIDGE, Pa. (AP) — Authorities say the man suspected of fatally shooting a Pennsylvania police chief and wounding another officer in confrontations near Pittsburgh was killed by police after a chase. The officers were shot blocks apart Monday during a foot pursuit in Brackenridge, an Allegheny County town northeast of Pittsburgh. Police say the gunman carjacked a vehicle, crashed it after a chase, fled into some woods and eventually fired at detectives, who returned fire and killed him Monday evening. Governor-elect Josh Shapiro identified the slain officer as Brackenridge police Chief Justin McIntire. Police say the second officer was wounded in the leg and is expected to survive.

FILE – Former President Donald Trump walks from the stage after announcing a third run for president at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla., Nov. 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump began 2022 on a high. But the former president is facing a very different reality one year later as he runs again for the White House. He’s mired in criminal investigations that could end with indictments. He’s been blamed for Republicans’ disappointing performance in the November elections. And the six weeks since his presidential announcement have been marked by self-inflicted crises. Trump hasn’t held a single campaign event and he’s barely left his Mar-a-Lago club in Florida. His campaign announcement in November has hardly staved off challengers. In fact, potential 2024 rivals appear ever more emboldened. And now, even former Trump stalwarts are left wondering whether Trump is serious about another campaign.

People line up to pay their respect to Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI lying out in state inside St. Peter’s Basilica at The Vatican, Monday, Jan. 2, 2023. Benedict XVI, the German theologian who will be remembered as the first pope in 600 years to resign, has died, the Vatican announced Saturday. He was 95. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Tens of thousands of people have filed by Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI’s body as it lies in state in St. Peter’s Basilica. Many of the first viewers on Monday were tourists, pilgrims or Romans who lined up near St. Peter’s Square before dawn. The Vatican said that by the time the first day’s viewing had ended Monday evening, some 65,000 people had filed past the retired pontiff’s body in the basilica. Twelve hours of viewing were scheduled for each of Tuesday and Wednesday before Thursday morning’s funeral which will be led by Pope Francis in the square.

Story by Beaver County Radio News Staff. Published January 2, 2023 2:33 P.M.

(Monroeville, PA) Police are investigating an armed robbery that took place in Monroeville Monday. The Eat’n Park restaurant on Monroeville Boulevard reportedly stayed open following the robbery and nobody suffered any injuries. Monroeville Police are still investigating and have not shared any further details.

This photo provided by NYPD, New York City Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell address the media during a news conference on Saturday, Dec. 31, 2022. A man wielding a machete attacked three police officers at the New Year’s Eve celebration in New York City, authorities said, striking two of them in the head before an officer shot the man in the shoulder. The two officers were hospitalized, one with a fractured skull and the other with a bad cut, but expected to recover. (NYPD via AP)

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Police Department says a man accused of attacking police with a machete near Times Square on New Year’s Eve, injuring two officers, has been arrested on charges of attempting to murder officers. Nineteen-year-old Trevor Bickford of Wells, Maine, was awaiting arraignment after his arrest Monday. It isn’t immediately clear whether he has a lawyer who can speak to the allegations. A law enforcement official has told The Associated Press that investigators are looking into whether Bickford was inspired by Islamic extremism. The official could not publicly discuss details about the ongoing investigation and spoke to The AP on condition of anonymity.

Published by Curtis Walsh – Beaver County Radio.

It’s shaping up to be a dreary January 2nd as we can expect occasional showers before 3pm and after 5pm, with otherwise cloudy skies and a high of 52 before dropping to a low of 49 tonight. Fog is present near the rivers. We have a chance of showers overnight and a thunderstorm is possible after 4am. Chance of precipitation is 60%.