By MICHAEL RUBINKAM Associated Press
Pennsylvania State Police have settled a federal lawsuit alleging that troopers routinely and improperly tried to enforce federal immigration law by pulling over Hispanic motorists on the basis of how they looked and detaining those suspected of being in the U.S. illegally. The settlement was announced Wednesday. It pays a total of $865,000 to 10 plaintiffs who alleged that state police discriminated against them and violated their civil rights. State police also agreed to amend their policy to forbid troopers from engaging in civil immigration enforcement. Police did not admit wrongdoing.
(Frankfort Springs, Beaver County, Pa.) Pa State Police in Beaver are reporting that they were called to the scene of a one vehicle accident on Pa Route 18 in the area of Logue Road in Frankfort Springs Borough on Tuesday march 29, 2022 ar 3:45 PM
Upon arriving and investigating it was determined that 47-year-old Catherine Simmons of Georgetown was operating a 2017 Ram 1500 when she swerved into the left lane of travel before exiting the roadway due to a vehicle and a deer on the roadway. Simmons vehicle struck a tree causing disabling damage. She was transported to Heritage Valley Beaver for suspected minor injuries. Simmons’ vehicle was towed from the scene.
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ERIE, Pa. (AP) — Authorities say a juvenile suspect being sought in a shooting that injured another student inside a northwestern Pennsylvania high school has turned himself in to police. Erie police said multiple shots were fired just after 9:20 a.m. Tuesday in a hallway at Erie High School. The injured student was said to be in stable condition. Officials said due to the suspect’s age, only juvenile counts would be filed. Erie High classes have been canceled for the rest of the week with the annual spring break to be observed next week. When classes resume, officials vow “every measure possible” to ensure the safety of students and staff.
(File Photo) (Lancaster Township, Butler County, Pa.) Pennsylvania State Police have released more details about a head-on crash along Interstate 79 in Lancaster Township, Butler County, that left a New Sewickley Township police corporal Greg Carney and one other person seriously injured on Tuesday afternoon around 4 PM.
State police are reporting that Carney’s SUV Police Cruiser was traveling south on I-79 when he lost control of the vehicle and traveled across the median striking a northbound vehicle that was being driven by a 68-year-old woman from Erie. The impact caused significant damage to both vehicles.
The unnamed woman was flown to UPMC Presbyterian hospital and is currently in stable condition.
Carney was taken by ambulance to Allegheny General Hospital and was treated for his injuries and release.
I-79 northbound remained closed between exits 88 and 96 until 10:45 p.m.
(Pittsburgh, Pa.) Prosecutors want to begin jury selection in September for the trial of Robert Bowers, the accused gunman in the 2018 shooting at Tree of Life Synagogue in Squirrel Hill. They would also like the trial to begin in October.
A lawyer defending Bowers says they won’t be ready for trial until late next year because of the the delay on the push for the death penalty, a large amount of evidence, and the pandemic.
On the Thursday edition of A.M. Beaver County, Matt Drzik will talk to Valerie McElvy of We’re At Your Service in New Brighton about an upcoming Easter food drive in partnership with Fischer’s Foodland in New Brighton following local news at 8:05.
Also on Thursday, following the 8:30 news, Matt will speak to the Beaver Falls Business District Authority about the upcoming events for spring and summer.
Frank Sparks gets the ball rollin’ with news at 6:30 on Beaver County Radio.
Thursday’s Teleforum program will answer questions-first from Beaver County Commissioners, as Ask The Commissioners starts the program at 9:10a. At 11a Mike Romigh steps in to host The Best of Beaver County, and at 11:35 another rendition of “Where’s Tom Hanks?”, played with the editor of the Beaver County Times’ Scott Tady. Teleforum is on the air every weekday from 9:10 till noon with Eddy Crow on Beaver County Radio-am1230, am1460, fm99.3 presented by St. Barnabas, and now also on 95.7fm!
With the warmer weather coming to Beaver County (albeit at a glacial rate), the parks in the County are soon to be filled with citizens taking in nature, exercising, or spending time with their pets among other things. And one of those parks may be getting some upgrades.
The issue was brought up by Commissioner Tony Amadio at the Wednesday work session, as he asked Public Works director Dan Colville about the water lines at Brady’s Run Park. Colville had mentioned that he and Waste Management director Holly Vogt met with the Beaver Falls Municipal Authority about the matter. The BFMA informed them that there were no water lines in the back of the park that were available.
DPW director Dan Colville
“What they’re recommending is that we upgrade our water line going into the park,” Colville stated, “which would be a significant upgrade from what we have now…it would be a significant upgrade to an eight-inch line with some hydrants and fire protection at the [Brady’s Run] Lodge, fire protection for the Four Seasons, and probably an additional one or two more just for blow-off reasons to flush the line out.”
Colville also brought up the necessity for sewage pump upgrades, and Commissioner Amadio was hopeful that the potential upgrades would be done within the window of current ARPA funding: “If we’re gonna do it, or if we’re thinking about doing it, now’s the time.” Commissioner Chairman Dan Camp asked that DPW and the County continue to pursue talks with the BFMA over whether or not their assistance is a necessity or whether the county will move along with potential upgrades on their own.
The Commissioners’ next work session is scheduled for 10:00 AM on April 13.
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By MARC LEVY and MICHAEL RUBINKAM Associated Press
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania court is blocking the centerpiece of Gov. Tom Wolf’s plan to fight climate change, the latest challenge to the Democrat’s effort to make Pennsylvania the first major fossil-fuel state to adopt a carbon pricing policy. Commonwealth Court, in a one-line unsigned order, said Tuesday it won’t allow the official publication of the regulation “pending further order.” The regulation would require fossil fuel-fired power plants to pay a price for every ton of carbon dioxide they emit starting July 1 in a major power-producing state. The regulation was to be published on Saturday. But the court sided with Republican lawmakers who contend it’s an illegal use of regulatory authority.
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By JOSH FUNK Associated Press
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Zoos across North America are moving their birds indoors and away from people and wildlife as they try to protect them from the highly contagious and potentially deadly avian influenza. Penguins may be the only birds visitors to many zoos can see right now, because they already are kept inside and usually protected behind glass in their exhibits. Nearly 23 million chickens and turkeys have already been killed across the United States to limit the spread of the virus. Zoos are working hard to prevent any of their birds from meeting the same fate. Birds spread the virus through droppings and nasal discharge. Experts say it can be spread through contaminated equipment, clothing, boots and vehicles carrying supplies.
