By MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s elections agency is suing three Republican-controlled county governments to force their election boards to report primary results to include ballots with undated exterior envelopes. The Department of State on Tuesday sued Lancaster, Berks and Fayette in Commonwealth Court. The complaint describes them as “outlier counties” that have not properly certified vote tallies in the May 17 election that included nominating contests for U.S. Senate, governor and most of the Legislature. The department wants an order forcing the three counties to include in their primary election tallies all absentee and mail-in voters, “even if the voter failed to write a date on the declaration printed on the ballot’s return envelope.”
(Pittsburgh, PA) PennDOT District 11 is announcing restrictions on the bridge that carries Friendship Road over Toll Interstate 376 in Big Beaver Borough, Beaver County, will occur Wednesday and Thursday, July 13-14 weather permitting.
Single-lane alternating traffic will occur on the bridge from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day as crews from CDM Smith conduct routine inspection activities.
Motorists are advised to use caution, slow down, and be prepared for changing traffic patterns when traveling through the area. Work zone safety is everyone’s responsibility.
Motorists can check conditions on major roadways by visiting www.511PA.com. 511PA, which is free and available 24 hours a day, provides traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts, traffic speed information and access to more than 1,000 traffic cameras.
511PA is also available through a smartphone application for iPhone and Android devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following regional Twitter alerts accessible on the 511PA website.
(Mt. Lebanon, Pa.) A Mt. Lebanon school board member resigned after he was arrested on a child sex charge in Florida last week. According to the school districts website Andrew Freeman resigned on Saturday.
The Polk County Sheriff’s Office reported that a 17-year-old girl said she was on vacation in the Davenport area with family and friends, including Freeman, when he sexually assaulted her on July 4, 2022.
When Freeman was initially questioned by officers he denied the allegations. Investigators said that he eventually admitted to assaulting the victim, saying that “mistakes were made.”
Freeman is being charged with unlawful sexual activity with a minor, a second degree felony.
(Bellevue, Pa.) Pa State police are reporting that a wrong-way driver was pulled over on the Parkway North a little before 3 a.m. near mile-marker 6, in the area of Bellevue-West View.
Thankfully there were no injuries and police describe the incident as a traffic stop.
MIAMI (AP) — Rookie Oneil Cruz hit a tiebreaking RBI triple and Jake Marisnick homered for the second straight game, helping the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Miami Marlins 3-2. Diego Castillo had two hits for the Pirates in their fourth straight victory. Pittsburgh is 14-6 against Miami since 2018. Dillon Peters got the win with 2 2/3 innings of one-run relief. Cruz made it 2-1 when he tripled home Castillo in the fifth. Cruz then scored on Jason Delay’s single against Daniel Castano.
(AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)
By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Evgeni Malkin is staying in Pittsburgh after all. The Penguins and the Russian star have agreed to a four-year deal that will pay Malkin $6.1 million annually. The two sides reached an agreement just hours before the three-time Stanley Cup-winning center was set to become a free agent for the first time in his career. Instead, the 35-year-old Malkin will remain alongside longtime teammates Sidney Crosby and Kris Letang as the trio head into their late 30s. Letang and the Penguins agreed to a six-year contract last week.
At Tuesday night’s city council meeting, the Beaver Falls City Council heard a presentation from Connor Haney of The Reclaim Project, a non-profit organization set to help lower recidivism in Beaver County through a re-entry employment program. Nearly a dozen houses that haven’t had taxes paid on them–and are now in the hands of the county itself–are being sought after by The Reclaim Project.
Connor Haney of The Reclaim Project presented his plan to help the city of Beaver Falls at Tuesday night’s city council meeting.
“What we are asking is that the city of Beaver Falls purchase these houses,” Haney said, “and then–through the grant that we have received–once Beaver Falls’ ownership efforts after signing a deed to that house, the county will be able to send a check to you guys that we will then invoice you for minus the cost of the house so that–in the end–the house will cost Beaver Falls nothing. The grant will take care of that.”
Haney also mentioned that the buildings that would be claimed by the city at no charge would not be demolished, but deconstructed. Mayor Kenya Johns thanked Haney for the presentation and his efforts with city manager Charles Jones and fire chief Mark Stowe. The decision on buying the houses was not voted on at the meeting.
Also from the city council meeting:
Two repository purchases were made to Jacques Pope on 7th Street and ELMM Enterprises, LLC on 3rd Avenue
A pair of city block parties were set in motion; a Unity For Community basketball tournament on July 31, and a CDC block party on August 2
A positive update from Fire Chief Mark Stowe on the rescue of two dogs from the fire on College Hill on Monday, including new firefighters who helped with the previously heavier workload by a shorter staff
The next city council meeting will take place on Tuesday, July 26 at the City Building at 7:00 PM.
At 8:10 on the Wednesday edition of A.M. Beaver County, Rochester mayor Keith Jackson returns to the show to talk with Matt Drzik about summertime in Rochester and what events are coming up.
Then following the 8:35 news, Matt will speak with Susanne Cole, the President & CEO of Pressley Ridge, about their upcoming “Ice Cream Fundae” on Sunday, July 17.
Also, you’ll have another chance for a four-pack of tickets to see the Pirates and the Miami Marlins at PNC Park on July 22…just keep it dialed to Beaver County Radio for the “Take Me Out To The Ballgame” contest trivia question brought to you by Aliquippa Giant Eagle.
Frank Sparks kicks off the morning with the latest local news at 6:30 on Beaver County Radio.
(Matt Drzik/Beaver County Radio) (Photos & Sound From Bob Barrickman/Beaver County Radio)
“The kids really make me feel humble and blessed to be out here supporting and helping them out.”
New York Giants wide receiver Robert Foster joined his former teammate in helping out at the Jordan Whitehead Youth Football Camp at Central Valley High School. (Photo/Bob Barrickman)
Jordan Whitehead was once one of those kids in the Central Valley School District, hoping to turn his love for sport into something more. Something more is what it became, as the defensive back turned in a standout career at the University of Pittsburgh before being drafted into the NFL in 2018. Two years later he would become a Super Bowl champion in 2020 with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, before signing in free agency with the New York Jets during this current offseason.
This past weekend, however, he returned to inspire the youth that were once in his position as he hosted the Jordan Whitehead Youth Football Camp at Central Valley, along with former teammate Robert Foster–who himself found his way to New York this offseason as he signed with the New York Giants. Beaver County Radio sports director Bob Barrickman talked to both of the former teammates and talked to them during the weekend’s festivities. Audio can be heard below:
(File Photo of Gov Wolf courtesy of Pa Media Services)
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Gov. Tom Wolf is following in the footsteps of other Democratic governors following the Supreme Court’s abortion ruling and looking to protect patients who travel to Pennsylvania for the procedure from being prosecuted by their home states. Wolf on Tuesday said that he’d refuse a request from any other state to arrest or detain any out-of-state resident traveling to Pennsylvania to seek an abortion. He says he’ll also refuse to arrest or detain anyone providing or assisting with it. Many states are curtailing or banning abortions. Wolf signed an executive order on Tuesday to back up his statement. Abortion remains legal in Pennsylvania up to 24 weeks of pregnancy.
