Story by Sandy Giordano – Beaver County Radio. Published April 6, 2023

(Rochester, PA) A male wanted on domestic violence charges  was believed to be in a Rochester home 286 Jefferson Street in Rochester Borough Tuesday night.  DA David J. Lozier said a search warrant was issued for the home after the police asked for assistance from the ESU so they could enter the residence. They asked that the ESU assist them because the suspect was known to have firearms in the past. DA Lozier said the man barricaded himself in the house and they spent 4 hours trying to get him to surrender, they found him after they entered the home. Five persons for harboring a fugitive and the fugitive were charged, arraigned on $100,000 bond each, approved by the district justice in Aliquippa and jailed.

The Beaver County Democratic Committee released the following announcement:

Rochester, Pa.—The Beaver County Democratic Committee is pleased to announce its 2023 award winners:

• Lifetime Achievement Award: Carol Kokoski, committeewoman from Harmony Township with more than 30 years of service
• Rising Star Award: Elizabeth Allen, young Democrat who knocked doors for candidates in Beaver County and Georgia in 2022
• Volunteer of the Year: Ashlee Caul, Chair of the Voter Outreach Committee

These hard-working Democrats will be honored during the BCDC’s 2023 awards banquet, which will be held at 6:30 p.m. on April 29, 2023, at The Fez Events Center in Aliquippa. The keynote speaker for the event will be Pennsylvania State Representative Malcolm Kenyatta. The theme of this year’s banquet is Democrats Build a More Perfect Union.

Tickets, which include dinner and a cash bar, are available via BeaverCountyDemocrats.com or at the Committee’s office at 426 Adams Street in Rochester. Office hours on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday are from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Tuesday and Thursday from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. The deadline to buy tickets is April 16, 2023.

HARRISBURG – Following several PA events where drag performances appealing to children have been held, Rep. Aaron Bernstine (R-Lawrence/Butler) has proposed legislation in the state House to reclassify drag performances as “adult-oriented business.”

The legislation intends to protect children by banning drag shows on public property or in areas that can be seen by minors.

“Parents should have peace of mind that their children won’t be exposed to minor-marketed or sexually suggestive drag shows without their consent,” Bernstine said. “In no world should we be allowing these types of shows to occur in public libraries, schools or other public property where minors could see it.”

In April 2022, parents at a school district in Lancaster were shocked to learn about after-school X-rated drag shows occurring on school property. In October 2022, a sexually charged drag show for audience members as young as 13 was performed at the Rainbow Room in Bucks County.

Bernstine noted that as an adult-oriented business, commonsense limits would be required to protect minors, including location of performance and age of the intended audience, among other considerations.

“It’s long been considered rational to protect minors from sexually explicit entertainment — it’s why we require warning labels and ratings on music and movies,” Bernstine said. “Parents would be outraged if schools were playing X-rated movies in the classroom. Banning drag shows from public property is a commonsense safeguard for our kids and parental rights.”

A woman walks past flowers left outside an apartment building where a technology executive was fatally stabbed in San Francisco, Wednesday, April 5, 2023. Bob Lee, a technology executive who created Cash App and was currently chief product officer of MobileCoin, was fatally stabbed in San Francisco early Tuesday, April 4, 2023, according to the cryptocurrency platform and police. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Bob Lee, a technology executive who created Cash App and was currently chief product officer of MobileCoin, has been fatally stabbed in downtown San Francisco. The San Francisco Police Department has disclosed little about the stabbing. The department says officers responding to a stabbing in Rincon Hill neighborhood at 2:35 a.m. Tuesday found 43-year-old Robert Lee wounded and he died at a hospital. MobileCoin CEO Josh Goldbard says Lee made large contributions to Android at Google and was the first chief technology officer of Square before coming to MobileCoin.

FILE – Attorney Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks at the New York State Capitol, May 14, 2019, in Albany, N.Y. Kennedy Jr., an anti-vaccine activist and scion of one of the country’s most famous political families, is running for president. Kennedy, a Democrat, filed a statement of candidacy Wednesday, April 6, 2023, with the Federal Election Commission. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink, File)

NEW YORK (AP) — Democrat Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an anti-vaccine activist and scion of one of the country’s most famous political families, has announced he will run for president. Kennedy filed a statement of candidacy Wednesday with the Federal Election Commission. The 69-year-old’s campaign to challenge incumbent President Joe Biden for the Democratic nomination is considered a long shot. Kennedy, a nephew of President John F. Kennedy and the son of his slain brother, former U.S. attorney general, civil rights activist and Democratic presidential contender Robert F. Kennedy, has become one of the leading voices in a movement described by public health experts and even members of his own family as misleading and dangerous.

A FedEx truck makes deliveries in Mount Lebanon, Pa., on Monday, Jan. 23, 2023. FedEx will combine its air, ground and other divisions as part of a $4 billion cost cutting plan. The delivery company said Wednesday, April 5, that FedEx Express, FedEx Ground, FedEx Services and other FedEx operating companies will be rolled into Federal Express Corp. by June 2024. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

NEW YORK (AP) — FedEx will combine almost all of its ground, air and other operations by next year as part of a $4 billion cost cutting plan. The package delivery company said Wednesday that FedEx Express, FedEx Ground, FedEx Services and other FedEx operating companies will be rolled into a single entity by June 2024 in a companywide reorganization. FedEx Freight, the company’s freight transportation services division, will continue as a stand-alone company within Federal Express. The company said in September that its operating expenses were rising and that it was maneuvering to address those costs.

Story by Sandy Giordano – Beaver County Radio. Published April 6, 2023 11:55 A.M.

(Aliquippa, PA) Mayor Dwan B. Walker and Police Chief John Lane spoke on the recent car thefts that have occurred in the city. The mayor is asking parents to watch their kids, summer is coming. “The chief said 4 vehicles  were stolen in 2 hours on Tuesday. A 15 year-old boy stole a car from in front of the library after the driver left it running, there was a police pursuit into Center Township, and the juvenile was arrested. He’s now in the Beaver County Jail. Residents are advised, if you see something going on, call the police.”

Hopewell Police issued the following statement in regards to recent car thefts:

(Hopewell Township, PA) Vehicle thefts are on the rise and Hopewell and other surrounding departments have seen an increase in stolen vehicles in the last several weeks.  We are asking residents to be vigilant  and aware of any suspicious activity or persons, and to report such activity to 9-1-1, please don’t confront suspicious persons. Hopewell Police are being proactive in investigating  with other departments to catch the responsible parties in the rash of vehicle thefts

(Dr. John Guzzetti, Tom Hays, and Bruce Frey along with Bob Barrickman’s sisters Barbara and Mary Lou) (Photos taken by Beaver County Radio’s Frank Sparks)

(Beaver, Pa.) Wednesday night was a night to celebrate the memory and legacy of Beaver County Radio Sports Director and longtime play by play announcer Bob Barrickman who passed away in December of 2022.

Former Beaver County Radio play by play man Tom Hays returned to Beaver County Radio to host this special edition of the Coaches Corner live from the patio at Robert’s Roadside Inn. Bob hosted the Coaches Corner there for over 30 years. Joining Tom on the broadcast was current Beaver County Radio color analyst, Bruce Frey.

Tom and Bruce interviewed numerous people who were part of Bob’s life on both a professional and personal level.

The owner of Robert’s, Bob Skerlic and Bob were the best of buddies and Skerlic wanted to honor Barrickman by renaming the patio in Bob’s honor. Skerlic said that the patio will now be known as the Bob Barrickman Patio at Robert’s Roadside Inn.

Check out all photos from last night below.

Story by Beaver County Radio News Staff. Published April 6, 2023 10:47 A.M.

(Rochester, PA) A call was received by Police at 8:45 P.M. for a standoff type situation Tuesday evening in Rochester. An alert was sent out around 9 P.M. asking residents to remain indoors and go to the lowest floor do to an active police incident in the area of Jefferson Street in Rochester. Rochester Police declined to comment to Beaver County Radio on the situation after two attempts to receive a statement. The Police Clerk stated the Chief isn’t permitting any info to be released.