Fire in Aliquippa early Saturday under investigation

Story by Sandy Giordano – Beaver County Radio. Published May 30, 2023 10:21 A.M.

(Aliquippa, PA) Firefighters responded to a fire in the 200 block of Main Avenue in West Aliquippa where a triplex and single family home, both frames, were on fire. Fire Captain Tim Firich reported that the 2 structures were unoccupied.  The single family home at 225 Maine Avenue was destroyed. The triplex at 221 & 223 Main Avenue was heavily damaged. The cause of the fire is under investigation, according to Fire Captain Tim Firich.

Address correction 11:41 A.M. – Maine Avenue, Aliquippa changed to Main Avenue, West Aliquippa

New Brighton Honors Our Fallen Veterans

(Story and Photos by Frank Sparks)

(New Brighton, Pa.) The weather presented a beautiful back drop for the Borough of New Brighton to pay tribute to our fallen heroes Monday morning. The New Brighton and Riverside bands marched down Third Avenue along with public officials, civic groups and the stars of the day our veterans, as they paid homage to those who gave the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom.

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Biden marks Memorial Day nearly 2 years after ending America’s longest war, lauds troops’ sacrifice

People walk among the headstones as they visit Section 60 at Arlington National Cemetery on Memorial Day, Monday, May 29, 2023, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has lauded the sacrifice of generations of U.S. troops who died fighting for their country as he marked Memorial Day with a wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery. Biden has taken pride that his administration has overseen a time of relative peace for the U.S. military after two decades of war in Afghanistan and Iraq. It’s been nearly 21 months since the Democratic president ended the United States’ longest war in Afghanistan. Biden made good on a campaign promise to end a 20-year-old war that cost the lives of 2,400 U.S. service members. Biden and his wife plan to spend the rest of the holiday at their home near Wilmington, Delaware.

Darlington teenager found in possession of weed

Story by Beaver County Radio News Staff. Published May 29, 2023 11:49 A.M.

(Homewood, PA) State Police in Beaver say they were dispatched to Big Beaver Boulevard in Homewood on May 8th shortly after 10pm. After arriving on scene, Troopers say they located a 16 year old male from Darlington who was in possession of suspected marijuana.

Aliquippa woman scammed selling car

Story by Beaver County Radio News Staff. Published May 29, 2023 11:36 A.M.  

(Aliquippa, PA) An Aliquippa woman was scammed out of $5,000 while trying to sell her antique vehicle. PA State Police report that 64 year old Nancy Fooks arranged the sale with an unknown person who requested the car be shipped to them. The actors sent a fraudulent check to Fooks, who proceeded to pay for the shipping through PayPal before realizing she was being scammed and ultimately reporting it.

Debt ceiling agreement gets thumbs up from business groups, jeers from some on political right

FILE – Top Republican debt crisis mediators Rep. Garret Graves, R-La., left, and Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-N.C., center, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, with Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, upper right, have a laugh as they stop for questions by reporters on progress in the talks with the Biden administration, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, May 23, 2023. Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, a member of the conservative House Freedom Caucus, has blasted the tentative debt ceiling deal struck by Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., and President Joe Biden and says he will try to stop it in the House. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

WASHINGTON (AP) — The reviews are starting to come in about the debt ceiling agreement reached by President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. Even before seeing the details, some lawmakers were criticizing the deal as not doing enough to tackle the nation’s debt, while others worried it’s too austere and will harm many low-income Americans. The legislation will probably need support from a significant number of lawmakers from both parties to clear the closely divided House and gain the 60 votes necessary to advance in the Senate. The 99-page bill that resulted from the Biden-McCarthy negotiations was made public Sunday night.

Suárez’s 3-run homer lifts Mariners over Pirates 6-3 in 10 innings

Seattle Mariners designated hitter Cal Raleigh, right, holds a trident after hitting a solo home run as he greets teammate Julio Rodriguez (44) during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates, Sunday, May 28, 2023, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

SEATTLE (AP) — Eugenio Suárez hit a three-run home run in the 10th inning and the Seattle Mariners beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-3 for their sixth win in seven games. The Mariners took a 3-1 lead with the help of solo home runs by Julio Rodríguez and Cal Raleigh, but blew it in the eighth with an error and a wild pitch that allowed the Pirates to rally to a 3-all tie. Suárez entered the 10th inning 0 for 3 before hitting his sixth homer, to deep left field off Robert Stephenson (0-3). The once NL-leading Pirates have lost four of five and have not won a series in May.

Former Steelers, Jets running back Le’Veon Bell says he smoked marijuana before games

FILE – Pittsburgh Steelers running back Le’Veon Bell (26) smiles during an NFL football game against the Detroit Lions in Detroit on Oct. 29, 2017. The former Pittsburgh Steelers and New York Jets running back said on a podcast, Friday, May 26, 2023, he smoked marijuana before playing some NFL games during his career. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Former Pittsburgh Steelers and New York Jets running back Le’Veon Bell says he smoked marijuana before playing some NFL games during his career. Bell told Barstool Sports’ “Steel Here” podcast he would smoke and then run for 150 yards and two touchdowns. The 31-year-old Bell hasn’t played in the league since the 2021 season. The running back also blasted then-New York coach Adam Gase on the podcast, saying he was a “terrible” play caller during his brief tenure with the Jets.

Army Air Force pilot from Pennsylvania killed during WWII accounted for, authorities say

This May 6, 2020, photo shows the World War II Memorial in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Military authorities say an Army Air Force pilot from Pennsylvania killed during World War II has been accounted for almost eight decades later. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency says 25-year-old 2nd Lt. James Litherland of South Williamsport will be buried in Williamsport. In February 1944, Litherland was co-piloting a B-17F Flying Fortress that was struck by anti-aircraft fire after a bombing raid in France. His remains weren’t identified until more material was recovered from the crash site in 2018. Military authorities say dental and anthropological analysis and DNA evidence was then used to identify the remains as those of Litherland.

This Week’s “Living Well” Discusses Brain Banks & Their Role In The Sports World

On this week’s edition of “Living Well”, hosts Jeff Bost and Dr. Joseph Maroon discuss what “brain banks” are, and how they’ve become a recent mainstay when it comes to analyzing player health in sports.

Dr. Joseph Maroon is a world renown neurosurgeon with extensive experience in neurosurgery. He specializes in minimally invasive surgery to speed recovery for his patients. He is a sports medicine expert and innovator in concussion management, personal fitness and nutrition. Dr. Maroon is also the Pittsburgh Steelers team doctor.

Jeff Bost is a consultant to the St. Barnabas Health System. Bost is also a Clinical Instructor in the Department of Neurosurgery at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, a consultant to the WWE, and Clinical Assistant Professor at Chatham University. He has a special interest in minimally invasive spine and brain surgery and have collaborated on scores of scientific medical papers and books in these areas. Over the last 15 years he has researched, lectured and written on the use of alternative treatment for pain control.

Bost, along with Dr. Joseph Maroon have authored two books on the use of omega-3 fish oil, including: Fish Oil: The Natural Anti-Inflammatory, currently in its forth printing with over 75,000 copies sold and recently, Why You Need Fish Oil. He has given over 100 invited lectures, 24 national posters and oral presentations, 29 coordinated research projects, five workshops presentations, 35 scientific articles and 10 book chapters.

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