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Story by Sandy Giordano, Beaver County Radio

(Aliquippa, Pa.) Beaver County 9-1-1 reported that Aliquippa Police and fire departments and Medic-Rescue  responded   to a 2 vehicle accident at 4 p.m. on Thursday at Mill Street and Golf Course Road. It’s not known how many people were injured or what caused the accident. The scene was cleared by 5 p.m.

JOSEPH MADER III WHO HAD BEEN MISSING SINCE EARLY THURSDAY MORNING, HAS BEEN FOUND, ACCORDING TO POLICE CHIEF JOHN DELUCA. THE CHIEF THANKED ASSISTING AUTHORITIES FOR THEIR HELP.

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By MARC LEVY Associated Press
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s new fiscal year will begin without a state budget in place, as Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration and top Republican lawmakers planned to work through the deadline to hammer out a roughly $42 billion spending plan whose details were still largely being kept secret. As of Thursday, negotiators had yet to fully brief rank-and-file lawmakers or publish the details of budget-related legislation. Without a new budget signed into law by Friday, the state will lose the authority to make some payments. Negotiations in closed-door talks revolve around a substantial amount of new aid for public schools and various concessions by the Democratic governor to Republican lawmakers who control the Legislature.

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By MARC LEVY Associated Press
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A state court is permanently blocking Gov. Tom Wolf’s plan to toll as many as nine major bridges on interstates in Pennsylvania, siding with three Pittsburgh-area municipalities that argued that his administration had violated procedures in getting to the advanced stage of considering the idea. A panel of Commonwealth Court judges on Thursday granted the municipalities’ request to effectively declare the plan dead because Wolf’s Department of Transportation hadn’t followed the law. Wolf’s push for tolling comes as states increasingly look to user fees to make up for declining gas tax revenue that is not keeping up with the demands of fixing highways and bridges.

(Photo of Josh Kail taken by Matt Drzik during the opening of Josh’s District office) 

(Harrisburg,Pa.) Rep. Josh Kail (R-Beaver/Washington) announced the House adopted his resolution today to create the investigative Select Committee on Restoring Law and Order as efforts continue to address skyrocketing crime rates in Philadelphia and impeach District Attorney Larry Krasner.
“Lives have been lost, properties have been destroyed and families have been crushed all as a result of inaction and willful dereliction of duty by DA Krasner,” said Kail.
“As a result, the House has no choice but to step in to restore law and order by ensuring the laws we have passed are enforced. Crime victims are pleading for help, and we have a duty to protect all Pennsylvanians and find solutions to the problem. Local officials like Krasner must be held accountable so our cities can be safe. I am pleased to see my colleagues on both sides of the aisle join me in supporting this critical measure.”
According to House Resolution 216, the Select Committee on Restoring Law and Order will consist of five members selected by the Speaker of the House—three Republicans and two Democrats—and have subpoena power.
The Select Committee on Restoring Law and Order will examine the effect of Philadelphia’s failure to enforce criminal laws, how state public safety funding for Philadelphia has been used, and the extent to which victims’ rights are properly enforced.
In addition to impeachment, the Select Committee is also empowered to recommend potential legislative or policy changes that could be made to ensure public safety in Philadelphia is guaranteed.

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Story by Sandy Giordano, Beaver County Radio
(Aliquippa, Pa.) Debbie Grass, Act 47 coordinator for the city  gave council a brief overview and answered questions  about  Home Rule Governance features. If council should decide to change its way of governing  7 residents would have to be on the  ballot to  get a seat  on the Home Rule Study Commission. A first and second reading  would have to be held between  8/9 and 8/30 2022 to have the  Board of Elections  put it on the  ballot. The Act 47 amended exit plan ends  in December 2023.

(Photo of Joseph Mader III provided by Ambridge Police Department)

Story by Sandy Giordano, Beaver County Radio
(Ambridge, Pa.) Ambridge Police Department needs the publics help in locating a man who is missing from a Adult Care Facility in the Borough. Ambridge Police Chief John DeLuca reported that officers were dispatched early this morning, June 30, 2022, at approx. 3:00AM  Ambridge Police were dispatched to Maplewood Care for a report of a resident Joseph Mader III, a 65 year old white male that has not returned to the facility since leaving at approx.. 1700hrs.   The Ambridge Police have confirmed through family that Mader does take medications for mental health issues.   Currently, first responders are continuing to search for Mader.  We are asking if anyone does locate or thinks they might have seen Mader to please contact the Ambridge Police Department at 724-266-5977 or the 911 center immediately.