FILE – From left, judges Craig Revel Horwood, Len Goodman and Bruno Tonioli gesture, during the final dress rehearsal for the opening of the ‘Strictly Come Dancing Live Tour’ at the NIA, Birmingham, England, Jan. 20, 2012. Len Goodman, an urbane long-serving judge on “Dancing with the Stars” and “Strictly Come Dancing,” has died, his agent said Monday, April 24, 2023. He was 78. A former dancer, Goodman was a judge on “Strictly Come Dancing” for 12 years from its launch on the BBC in 2004. (David Jones/PA via AP, File)

LONDON (AP) — Len Goodman, an urbane long-serving judge on “Dancing with the Stars” and “Strictly Come Dancing,” has died aged 78. Agent Jackie Gill said Goodman “passed away peacefully,” without giving a cause. A former dancer, Goodman was a judge on “Strictly Come Dancing” for 12 years from its launch on the BBC in 2004. The ballroom dancing competition, which pairs celebrities with professional dance partners, has become one of the network’s most popular shows. Goodman was head judge on the U.S. version of the show, “Dancing With the Stars,” for 15 years until his retirement in November. Goodman was also a recipient of the Carl Alan Award in recognition of outstanding contributions to dance.

FILE – Tucker Carlson, host of “Tucker Carlson Tonight,” poses for photos in a Fox News Channel studio on March 2, 2017, in New York. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

NEW YORK (AP) — Fox News says it has agreed to part ways with Tucker Carlson, less than a week after settling a lawsuit over the network’s 2020 election reporting. The network said in a press release Monday that the popular and controversial prime-time host’s last program aired on Friday. Carlson became Fox’s most popular personality after replacing Bill O’Reilly in Fox’s prime-time lineup in 2016. He’s also consistently drawn headline for controversial coverage, including most recently airing tapes from the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection to minimize the impact of the deadly attack. There was no immediate explanation from Fox about why Carlson was leaving.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jury selection is set to begin in the federal death penalty trial of a truck driver accused of shooting to death 11 Jewish worshippers at a Pittsburgh synagogue in the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history. Robert G. Bowers, from the Pittsburgh suburb of Baldwin, faces 63 counts in the Oct. 27, 2018, attack at the Tree of Life synagogue where members of three Jewish congregations were holding Sabbath activities. Jury selection begins Monday. If convicted, Bowers could get the death sentence. The 50-year-old offered to plead guilty in return for a life sentence, but federal prosecutors turned him down. His lawyers also recently said he has schizophrenia and structural and functional brain impairments.

Story by Sandy Giordano – Beaver County Radio. Published April 24, 2023 9:32 A.M.  

(Aliquippa, PA) At 6:31 p.m. Beaver County 9-1-1 received a call for a transformer on fire on Mill Street in Aliquippa. A businessman was watering plants at his place of work, when the blast blew him back, he was not injured.

Story by Sandy Giordano – Beaver County Radio. Published April 24, 2023 9:31 A.M.

(Hopewell Township, PA) PA State Police reported that they were called to 39 Temple Road in the township after an unknown individual removed an amber light from the roof of a 2022 Ford Escape PennDOT vehicle belonging to a worker. The incident, according to the report, occurred between 4 and 5 a.m. on Sunday.

Story by Sandy Giordano – Beaver County Radio. Published April 24, 2023 9:29 A.M.

(Aliquippa, PA) Aliquippa Elementary School fifth grade math teacher Kirstin Pilotti’s retirement  was approved by the Aliquippa School Board at last Wednesday night’s meeting. The effective retirement date is June 2, 2023.  Heather Lipinski resigned her post as a pre-k paraprofessional effective March 29, 2023, and the board approved the permission to fill the vacancy.

Ambridge – To accommodate renovations at the Fine Wine & Good Spirits (FW&GS) at 999 Merchant St., Ambridge, Beaver County, the store will temporarily close at 9:00 P.M. Saturday, April 22.

Customers are encouraged to shop for wines, spirits and accessories at these FW&GS locations during the renovation project:

• 3 Quaker Village Shopping Center, Leetsdale
• 521 Beaver St., Sewickley – this is a Premium Collection store
• Aliquippa Shopping Center, 2719 Brodhead Rd., Aliquippa
• Northern Lights Shoppers City, 1603 State St. W., Baden

Additional locations and store hours can be found at FWGS.com.

The Ambridge location is expected to reopen later in the spring.

The PLCB regulates the distribution of beverage alcohol in Pennsylvania, operates 600 wine and spirits stores statewide, and licenses 20,000 alcohol producers, retailers, and handlers. The PLCB also works to reduce and prevent dangerous and underage drinking through partnerships with schools, community groups, and licensees. Taxes and store profits – totaling nearly $19.5 billion since the agency’s inception – are returned to Pennsylvania’s General Fund, which finances Pennsylvania’s schools, health and human services programs, law enforcement, and public safety initiatives, among other important public services. The PLCB also provides financial support for the Pennsylvania State Police Bureau of Liquor Control Enforcement, the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs, other state agencies, and local municipalities across the state. For more information about the PLCB, visit lcb.pa.gov.

(Brighton Twp., Pa.) Following a successful first day of the return of The Maple Syrup & Music Festival, the second day wrapped up the event, with festival goers leaving with full stomachs and smiling faces.

PUSH Beaver County took over the operation this year, with a major addition being music performances by local artists. Besides the food and music, the festival offered numerous local vendor booths and war re-enactments, making for a great family friendly experience.

Beaver County Radio spent both days at the festival, with an appearance by Mike Romigh and Matt Drzik on Saturday, and Eddy Crow and Curtis Walsh on Sunday. Dan Campbell made sure the Personality Prize Wheel kept spinning, giving away prizes that were courtesy of Herr’s Snacks, Gnu’s Body Works, Fun Fore All, and the Pittsburgh Penguins.

The festival made a triumphant return, bringing back a great Beaver County tradition, and organizers say next year may be even bigger!

Here’s some highlights from the return of one of Beaver County’s biggest events:

(Brighton Twp., Pa.) After 1,476 days of travelling through new stages of life both good and bad, a collection of familiar sights, smells, and sounds emerged from Brady’s Run on an April morning.

The Maple Syrup Festival is once again happening in Beaver County.

This year, however, it is the Beaver County Maple Syrup & Music Festival under its first year of operations under PUSH Beaver County. Several of Beaver County’s top musical acts took to the stage set up by the park, while the traditional elements of the festival–pancakes, sausage, syrup, vendors, crafters, candy, war re-enactments and occasional loud cannon blasts–came back as if they had never left.

Beaver County Radio also made a return to the festival, as Mike Romigh and Matt Drzik along with Dan Campbell had the Personality Prize Wheel rolling throughout the early afternoon during Solid Gold Saturday Afternoon with JD Merkel. Several winners got prizes courtesy of Herr’s Snacks, Gnu’s Body Works, Fun Fore All, and even the Pittsburgh Penguins!

Eddy Crow and Curtis Walsh will be broadcasting live from Day 2 of the Maple Syrup & Music Festival from 1:00 PM until 3:00 PM, so if you didn’t get a chance to stop by and say hi on Day 1, there’s still another chance!

Here’s some highlights from Day 1 of the return of one of Beaver County’s biggest events:

In this weeks episode of Highmark Heroes, Jim Roddey talks with Allegheny Health Network’s Dr. Amy Crawford-Faucher to talk about the newest happenings at the AHN Suburban location.  Later in the show Roddey is joined by Eric Zahren, the President of the Andrew Carnegie Hero Fund, to discuss more local heroes whose moments of heroism are chronicled.

“Heroes” is presented by Highmark Blue Cross/Blue Shield and the Allegheny Health Network, airing Saturdays at 10:00 AM and Sundays at 12:30 PM on Beaver County Radio. Archived editions of “Heroes” can be heard at the Beaver County Radio Podcast Library.