Multiple Vehicles Collide on Snowy Pennsylvania Highway

Multiple vehicles collide on snowy Pennsylvania highway
POTTSVILLE, Pa. (AP) — A collision involving multiple vehicles closed a portion of Interstate 81 in Pennsylvania. Video posted on social media shows several trucks and a number of smaller vehicles were struck and at least one ablaze. The crash occurred in the northbound lanes of I-81 in Schuylkill County near the Minersville exit at about 11 a.m. Monday. There were no immediate reports of serious injuries. The Pottsville Republican-Herald reports that snowy conditions were hampering the ability of firetrucks to reach the scene. Video posted on social media showed tractor-trailers and other vehicles slamming into stopped vehicles.

Dogs and Cats and Teleforum Tuesday

Tuesday’s Teleforum program with Eddy Crow features a visit from Susan Salyards of the Beaver County Humane Society. So, for at least an hour Teleforum will be about positive things in the lives of all of us. Teleforum is on every weekday from 9 till noon on 1230WBVP, 1460WMBA, 99.3FM presented by St. Barnabas, 95.7FM, and streaming live and free at Beavercountyradio.com

VIDEO: Discussing Lent With Pastor Andy Russell From New Galilee Church Of The Nazarene

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“[It’s] the fact that Lent is more of a tradition than a way of life.”

Pastor Andy Russell, who is the pastor at the New Galilee Church of The Nazarene, spoke those words to Matt Drzik on the March 28 edition of A.M. Beaver County in regards to why people who celebrate Lent tend not to keep up with the practice after the Easter holiday. Russell has been the pastor of the church in New Galilee for roughly three years.

Russell talked extensively during the conversation about the idea of letting God take control of the church as opposed to a more man-made traditional church experience: “I’m not the Creator, and I’m not the one to create that atmosphere,” he said. “I want the presence of God. I don’t want to have a simulated emotion from my people.” Pastor Russell also talked about the idea of committing to actions for the sake of spirituality and not for clout, referencing the gospel passage of Matthew 6.

Services from the New Galilee Church of The Nazarene can be heard every Sunday at 12 Noon on Beaver County Radio. The church itself is located at 505 Washington Avenue in New Galilee, and they can be found on Facebook.

Speaking of Facebook, click on the Live feed below to watch the full interview with Pastor Andy Russell.

Route 65 Curb Ramp Construction Begins Monday in Allegheny County

(Pittsburgh, PA) PennDOT District 11 is announcing single-lane restrictions on Route 65 (Ohio River Boulevard) in Sewickley, Glen Osbourne, Haysville, and Glenfield boroughs, Allegheny County, will occur Monday, March 28 through Friday, April 1 weather permitting.

Single-lane restrictions will occur in both directions on Route 65 between Walnut Street in Sewickley Borough and the I-79 Neville Island Bridge in Glenfield Borough from 7 p.m. through 5 a.m. each night and from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily for ADA curb ramp construction.

Motorists can check conditions on more than 40,000 roadway miles, including color-coded winter conditions on 2,900 miles, 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.

Aliquippa Man Injured in a One Vehicle Accident in Racoon Twp.

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(Racoon Twp., Pa.)  Pa State Police in Beaver are reporting that they were called to the scene of a One vehicle accident on Pa Route 18 on Frankfort Road in Racoon Township on Saturday Morning at 8:15 AM.
Upon arriving on the scene and investigating Troopers found out that 26-year-old Brandon Cumberledge of Aliquippa was traveling north on Pa. 18 when the tires slipped while negotiating a curve in the 2018 Hyundai Sonata that he was driving. The vehicle left the roadway and struck a tree along the road causing disabling damage to the vehicle.
Troopers reported that Cumberledge requested to be transported to the hospital for possible minor injuries.
Troopers did cite him with not driving a vehicle at a safe speed.

Passenger in I-376 One Vehicle Accident in Chippewa Injured

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(Chippewa Twp., Pa.) Pa State Police in Beaver are reporting that they were called to the scene of a One vehicle accident on I-376 Westbound at mile marker 33.1 in Chippewa Township on Saturday Night around 8:10 PM.
Troopers said upon arriving on the scene and investigating that 44-year-old Erica Miranda of Warren Ohio lost control of the 2016 Toyota Camry she was driving on an icy section of the roadway. When Troopers arrived her vehicle was into the hillside.
An unnamed 17-year-old passenger on the vehicle suffered minor injuries but what not transported to the hospital.
Miranda was cited by Troopers with not Driving a Vehicle at a Safe Speed.

Butler man Charged With Aggravated Assault

(Butler,  Pa.) 38-year-old Kenneth Snyder Jr. of Butler  is facing charges of aggravated assault and making terroristic threats after an incident on Saturday in which he allegedly stabbed a man multiple times in the torso and leg at a residence on Freeport Road.
Snyder threatened to kill responding officers and barricaded himself in a home but was eventually
arrested and is in the Butler County Prison.
The person he stabbed went to the hospital and is in stable condition.

Will Smith Confronts Chris Rock, Then Wins Best Actor Oscar

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By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. and TIM REYNOLDS Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Will Smith marched on stage and smacked presenter Chris Rock during Sunday night’s Oscars after Rock made a joke about the appearance of Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith. Smith was awarded best actor for his role in “King Richard” moments later and apologized to the academy during his speech. The crowd at the Dolby Theatre hushed as Smith twice shouted at Rock to “keep my wife’s name out of your (expletive) mouth.” Rock made a joke about Pinkett Smith’s shaved head. Pinkett Smith revealed in 2018 that she was diagnosed with alopecia. She has often discussed the challenges of hair loss on Instagram and other social media platforms.

Report: PA’s, Nation’s Incarcerated Youths Undercounted

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Keystone State News Connection

March 28, 2022

Emily Scott

Young people in the U.S. were incarcerated in juvenile facilities 240,000 times in 2019, according to a new report, and the research contended current methods significantly underrepresent how many are in detention.

Youth incarceration data is typically measured through a one-day count in late October. The Sentencing Project report estimated at least 80 % of the young people incarcerated are excluded from the count, most prevalent for youth who have been arrested and detained but have not had a court hearing.

Josh Rovner, senior advocacy associate for The Sentencing Project and the report’s author, said getting the data right is critical, especially for youth of color disproportionately impacted by the juvenile justice system.

“Overwhelmingly, these are kids who are charged with low-level offenses,” Rovner reported. “So we are making all of ourselves less safe because kids who are in these facilities are more likely to get arrested again, having been detained the first time.”

In 2020, there were 4,200 secure detention admissions of young people in Pennsylvania, according to state data, a 42% decrease from 2019.

Pennsylvania’s Juvenile Justice Task Force released its final recommendations last year, which included raising the minimum age for when a youth can be tried in juvenile court and diverting young people with low-level cases from the courtroom.

Malik Pickett, staff attorney for the Juvenile Law Center in Philadelphia, said with more youth detention centers closing, there is an opportunity to invest in community-based programs.

“I think Pennsylvania is heavily prioritizing sending youths away and treating them in these residential facilities,” Pickett observed. “When we know the research shows that youths receive better outcomes when they’re treated within their communities and kept in their homes, close to their support and family and friends.”

Sen. Camera Bartolotta, R-Washington, and Sen. Anthony Williams, D-Philadelphia, announced the Juvenile Justice Policy Act in a memo this month, which would limit detention and standardize placement practices with recommendations from the Task Force.