FBI Subpoenas Several Pa Republican Law Makers

(File photo of Pennsylvania State Capital Building )

(Harrisburg, Pa.) The FBI has delivered subpoenas to several Pennsylvania lawmakers one day after they confiscated Republican State Rep. Scott Perry’s phone at an airport as he was departing for vacation. It’s all part of a federal probe into a scheme to install alternate Trump electors.
According to PennLive, FBI agents visited several Pa. House and Senate Republican lawmaker’s offices at the Pennsylvania State Capitol.
It’s not clear which lawmakers were paid visits.

Beaver Falls Police Make Drug Bust in Harmony Dwellings

(Photo of items seized during a drug raid in harmony Dwellings on Wednesday morning , photo used with permission of Beaver Falls Police Department)

(Beaver Falls, Pa.) The City of Beaver Falls Police Department announced on their Facebook Page early Wednesday Afternoon that they executed a search warrant with the assistance of the Beaver County Emergency Services Unit at apartment 35 in the Harmony Dwellings Public Housing Complex in the City of Beaver Falls.
Police Officers arrested Tatianna Friend, who was the target of the warrant while serving the warrant. The post said that officers recovered approximately $1,700 in US Currency, approximately 20 grams of heroin/fentanyl, and approximately 16 grams of crack and cocaine. She is now facing multiple charges stemming from narcotics trafficking according to Police.

Mastriano visits Big Knob

The featured image above shows the Mastriano campaign bus parked at Big Knob Grange.
Story by Curtis Walsh – Beaver County Radio. Published August 10, 2022 8:05 P.M.

(New Sewickley, PA) Big Knob Grange was the location for a suprise visit from Republican Pennsylvania Governer nominee Doug Mastriano. The campaign stop gave the people of Beaver County a chance to hear him speak and the crowd in attendance cheered loud as he left the stage and boarded his bus. Mastriano is currently making multiple stops in the Western Pennsylvania area.

Thursday’s AMBC: An Eventful Weekend Ahead

Two weekend events in Beaver County will be the focal point of the 8 o’clock hour on Thursday’s edition of A.M. Beaver County.

At 8:10, Matt Drzik will talk with Allison Dixon from the McGuire Memorial Foundation about their Car Cruise taking place on Sunday, August 14 at Irvine Park in Beaver.

Then at 8:35, Matt will speak with Henry Bufalini and Rachel Bufalini from the San Rocco Cultural Committee about this weekend’s San Rocco Festa starting on Friday, August 12 and running until the 14th.

Frank Sparks starts the morning with local news at 6:30 on Beaver County Radio.

Ambridge Council Recognizes Two Retirements and A Promotion

(Photo of Kim Villella receiving her recognition at Tuesday Night’s Ambridge Borough Council Meeting. Photo and Story by Sandy Giordano, Beaver County Radio)

(Ambridge, Pa.) The Ambridge Borough Council met on Tuesday night and honored Kim Villella for her years of community service with a proclamation read by  Councilman Tony Cafarelli. Kim was a business owner, a member of the  Ambridge Chamber of Commerce  and  had over 40 years total of community involvement.

Sophia Chickos was also honored for  53 years of service to the Ambridge Water Authority. Councilman Cafarelli made the presentation to her.

Council also approved Police Chief John Deluca’s and the Civil Service Commission’s recommendation to promote  Mrs. Chickos’s grandson John  from police officer to lieutenant. His father Bill is a retired police officer  from the borough
Council approved the hiring of Cody Reese as a full time police officer..

State Police Looking For Help to Locate Person Who Took a $12,000 Bike that Fell Out of a Vehicle

(North Beaver Twp., Lawrence County, Pa) Pa State Police in Gibsonia are looking for the driver of a white pick-up truck that was traveling eastbound on the Pennsylvania Turnpike in North Beaver Twp., Lawrence County , at mile marker .2 on Monday, August 1, 2022 at 11:30 AM
Troopers said via release that the driver of the white pickup truck stopped along the highway and took a black and yellow Scott Foil carbon fiber road bike that had fallen out of the back of the 35-year-old Arlington Virginia victim’s vehicle and onto the concrete median. The unknown actor fled east bound after taking the bike.
State Police in Gibsonia are asking anyone with information to call them at 724-443-5907.
The bike is valued at $12,000

Rep. Scott Perry Says FBI Agents Seized His Cellphone

FILE – Rep. Scott Perry, R-Pa., questions Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Capitol Hill in Washington, April 28, 2022. Perry says his cellphone was seized Tuesday, Aug. 9, by FBI agents carrying a search warrant. The circumstances surrounding the seizure were not immediately known. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

By MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — -U.S. Rep. Scott Perry says his cellphone was seized Tuesday by FBI agents carrying a search warrant. The circumstances surrounding the seizure were not immediately known. The Pennsylvania Republican says three agents visited him while he was traveling Tuesday with his family and “seized my cell phone.” Perry has been a figure in the congressional investigation into President Donald Trump’s actions leading up to the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection. Former senior Justice Department officials have testified Perry had “an important role” in Trump’s effort to try to install Jeffrey Clark — a top Justice official who was pushing Trump’s baseless claims of election fraud — as the acting attorney general.

Beaned Little League Batter Rises to Console Upset Pitcher

(Ap Photo)

WACO, Texas (AP) — A Little League batter rose from a beaning to console the upset pitcher in a dramatic scene at a Little League regional tournament game in Waco, Texas. Pearland, Texas, righthander Kaiden Shelton was facing Tulsa, Oklahoma, batter Isaiah Jarvis Tuesday when an 0-2 pitch got away from him, striking Jarvis in the helmet. Jarvis fell to the ground clutching his head but was able after a few moments to take first base. Meanwhile, Shelton stood on the mound staring at the ground in tears until Jarvis walked to the mound and put his arms around Shelton to comfort him. The gesture drew a standing ovation.

New PA School Year: Underfunded Districts, Unresolved Lawsuit

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Keystone State News Connection

August 10, 2022

Danielle Smith

After eight years, the Pennsylvania school-funding lawsuit is in the hands of the judge, creating a waiting game heading into the new school year.

Oral arguments ended in July. Advocates argued the way Pennsylvania schools are funded violates the education clause and equal-protection provision of the state constitution.

Deborah Gordon Klehr, executive director of the Education Law Center, said students of color are disproportionately affected in underfunded districts in low-wealth communities, where they lack such basics as functioning school libraries and up-to-date textbooks.

“The inadequate resources prevent many Pennsylvania students from meeting academic standards set by the state,” Klehr asserted. “The state legislature has an obligation to ensure that every student, not only those living in select ZIP codes, receive the basic resources they need.”

Klehr added Pennsylvania has one of the widest gaps between low-wealth and high-wealth school districts in the nation. A typical high-wealth district in the commonwealth spends about $4,800 more per student than a low-wealth district, and the gap has been growing.

With trial proceedings are over, Klehr acknowledged the judge’s decision may take some time, and predicted it may not signal the end of the battle.

“We are confident about our case,” Klehr stated. “But whatever the outcome, an appeal by the losing side is likely, to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.”

Klehr noted the General Assembly does not have to wait for the outcome of the case. It has a legal obligation under the state constitution to solve the school-funding crisis as soon as possible.

Gov. Tom Wolf recently solidified his legacy with a historic $3.7 billion education budget, which includes a $1.8 billion increase for the coming school year.

Klehr emphasized it is an important confirmation of the spending levels needed in coming years.

“Those kinds of increases will need to be sustained in the years ahead to help get local districts to adequate, equitable levels of funding,” Klehr contended. “And bring Pennsylvania up from the bottom in the share of education funding that is provided by the state.”

Klehr stressed Pennsylvania currently relies on local funding for schools more than almost any other state. Her organization advocates shifting the funding system to recognize the very different needs of different commun

Sewickley Business Owner Facing Numerous Charges In Incident Involving 17-Year-Old Female Employee

(Sewickley, Pa.) A Sewickley piercing shop owner is facing several charges after a criminal complaint said that he hired a 17-year-old girl and propositioned her for sex several times, even offering to pay her an extra $100 daily if she had sex with him.
33-year-old Zachary Watson the owner of Genisys Body Arts in Sewickley is facing several charges including promoting prostitution, making terroristic threats and corruption of minors.
Watson is accused of making several sexual advances towards her and when she refused, he told her that if the offers he was making ever got out, it could ruin his life. He then motioned toward two firearms sitting nearby and placed his hand on one.
Watson now has a preliminary hearing scheduled for later this month