Story by Sandy Giordano – Beaver County Radio. Published January 31, 2023 10:45 A.M.
(Aliquippa, PA) Firefighters were called to 215 Baker Street for an electrical fire in the occupied that went through the basement walls. A fire department spokesman said there were no injuries, and no estimate of damage was available.
Story by Sandy Giordano – Beaver County Radio. Published January 31, 2023 10:38 A.M.
(Aliquippa, PA) Aliquippa Police responded to an accident just after 7 a.m. Tuesday morning. There is no report of injuries. The bridge was closed in both directions. The cause of the accident wasn’t available, and the bridge reopened to traffic at 8:30 a.m., according to 9-1-1.
Sheetz logo. (PRNewsFoto/SHEETZ, INC.)
Story by Beaver County Radio News Staff, published January 31, 2023 8:05 A.M.
(Baden, PA) The sheetz on Route 65 in Baden will close this spring to undergo a major remodel, Scott Tady of the Beaver County Times reports. The location will be closed for months in order to offer a restaurant style experience with self service kiosks, as well as additional seating. The new store is slated to include 12 fuel dispensers and be 6,100 square feet. The store plans to reopen in the fall.
Story by Beaver County Radio News Staff. Published January 31, 2023 7:20 A.M.
(Ellwood City, PA) A mother was killed and her daughter was seriously injured following a shooting in Ellwood City. The shooting was reported to happen Monday evening on 1st Street in an apartment. Both were reportedly shot in the head and the gunman was allegedly the the boyfriend of the daughter. No charges have yet to be filed, although it has been reported that the shooter was arrested at the scene.
A fireman is scene reaching into the vehicle at the scene in the photo above
Story and photos by Curtis Walsh – Beaver County Radio News Director. Published January 31, 2023 12:45 A.M.
(Rochester Township, PA) Emergency crews were called out around midnight Tuesday Morning to an overturned vehicle on Route 65 at the intersection of the East Rochester-Monaca Bridge. Initial reports stated that the accident involved at least one person being heavily entrapped following the accident. Lanes in both directions of Route 65 heading to the bridge were closed to traffic, with the south bound upper lanes to the bridge completely closed.
UPDATE 6am: Pennsylvania State Police report that the fatal accident occurred after the Monaca Police Department recognized the silver Hyundai Sonata for being involved in a prior felony incident. The 17 year old driver lost control and hit an embankment and rolled the vehicle after crossing the bridge. The driver suffered suspected broken bones and was transported to Children’s Hospital in Pittsburgh. The 15 year old passenger was pronounced dead at the scene.
UPDATE 10:30am Monaca Police Chief Dave Piuri confirmed to Beaver County Radio that the car involved in the fatal accident was stolen from New Brighton.
Story by Sandy Giordano – Beaver County Radio. Published January 30, 2023 11:52 A.M.
(Aliquippa, PA) Aliquippa Police and firefighters were called to the area of 1708 Wade Street Ext. Saturday afternoon just after 3 p.m. for an accident. The driver’s vehicle went over the embankment in the area of the former Plan 12 Swimming Pool. The wasn’t injured, according to Fire Chief Dave Foringer. More information on the accident wasn’t available Monday morning.
Photo of the scene by Curtis Walsh – Beaver County Radio News Director
Story by Beaver County Radio News Staff. Published January 30, 2023 11:40 A.M.
(New Brighton, PA) New Brighton Volunteer Fire Department received a call Sunday morning about a fire at the E.B. McNitt apartments. When they arrived, it was just an alarm that went off around noon, according to a department spokesperson.
FILE – House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of Calif., pauses during a break in the taping of an interview for the Hannity show with Fox News Channel’s Sean Hannity, on Capitol Hill, Jan. 10, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy says he’s looking forward to discussing with President Joe Biden a “reasonable and responsible way that we can lift the debt ceiling” when the two meet Wednesday at the White House. It’ll be their first sit-down since McCarthy became speaker. McCarthy tells CBS’ “Face the Nation” that he wants to address spending cuts along with raising the debt limit. But the White House has ruled out pairing those two together as the government tries to avoid a potentially devastating financial default. The speaker is pledging that cuts to Social Security and Medicare will be off the table.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Police video of the deadly beating of Tyre Nichols by officers in Memphis, Tennessee, is hard to watch. The images are a glaring reminder of repeated failures of efforts to prevent police brutality. Nearly 32 years ago, the savage beating of Rodney King by police in Los Angeles sparked calls for reform. Such brutal scenes have repeated themselves, with police killing roughly three people per day since 2020. The Memphis officers were fired and face murder charges, and their so-called Scorpion unit has been disbanded by the police chief. But advocates say nothing less than a cultural change in law enforcement will provide the safety and liberty Black people demand.
FILE – Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell appears on a monitor on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022. The Federal Reserve is poised this week to raise its benchmark interest rate for an eighth time since March. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve is poised this week to raise its benchmark interest rate for an eighth time since March. But the Fed will likely announce a smaller hike for a second straight time, and it could change some key wording in its post-meeting statement about future rate increases. A change in its statement, if there is one, could be seen as signaling an eventual pause in the Fed’s aggressive drive to raise borrowing costs. Chair Jerome Powell is still likely to stress, though, that the Fed’s campaign to conquer high inflation is far from over.