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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Authorities say a crash on a highway in Philadelphia killed two Pennsylvania state troopers and a civilian. Pennsylvania State Police say the crash took place early Monday in the southbound lanes of Interstate 95. It was not immediately clear what happened. Television news video shows a wrecked patrol SUV and debris on the highway. Gov. Tom Wolf issued a statement saying he and his wife were saddened by the deaths. State police said more information would be released later. The section of highway was closed while investigators combed through the scene.

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(Koppel Boro, Pa.) Pa State Police in Beaver have charged a Koppel man after an incident that occurred in Koppel on March 4, 2022 at 9:25 PM in Koppel Boro.
Troopers reported via release that they responded to a residence on 5th Ave in Koppel for a report of a male that shot a shotgun in the area. Once troopers arrived on the scene 50-year-old Samuel Crangi of Koppel admitted to them that he fired one shot into the air from a shotgun. There were no injuries reported and Crangi has charges of reckless endangerment as charges are pending at the local magistrates office.

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(Darlington Twp., Pa.) Pa State Police in Beaver have charged a New Brighton man after they responded to a report of a one vehicle crash on Taggert Road in Darlington Township near the Pa Ohio Border on Saturday March 12, 2022 at 2:47 AM
Troopers said via release that after arriving on the scene it was determined that a 2012 Acura MDX that was being driven by 28-year-old Alex Bobin of New Brighton , was traveling at an unsafe speed causing the vehicle to leave the roadway and hit a tree causing severe disabling damage to the front of the vehicle. Troopers said in the release that Bobbin had fled the scene before their arrival and then contacted State Police in Beaver the next day and told State Police that the accident occurred and that he was the only occupant of the vehicle.
According to the release Bobin was cited with not driving a vehicle at a safe speed.

Keystone State News Connection

Emily Scott

As Pennsylvania residents are feeling pain at the pump amid the Ukraine-Russia crisis, clean-energy advocates say it is a prime example of why the country needs to find more sustainable energy sources beyond oil and gas.

The rise in gas prices is connected to the ban on the importation of Russian oil as a result of Vladimir Putin’s assault on Ukraine.

Rep. Joe Webster, D-Montgomery, said although Russian oil makes up only about 4% of daily oil usage in the U.S., it still has a global impact. Webster argued the volatility of the market combined with nations using it as a tactic against Putin speaks to the need for the U.S. to move toward energy sources such as solar and wind.

“If you realize fossil fuels are the funding source for Putin’s war in Ukraine, in the short term and in the long term, solutions to our crisis right now and the gas prices begin with reducing our reliance on fossil fuels,” Webster contended.

Some Pennsylvania lawmakers have proposed suspending or reducing the state’s 57.6 cent per gallon gas tax, the highest in the nation. Opponents countered it would not address the larger reasons for the rise in gas prices, such as the nation’s dependence on importing crude oil.

Webster said passing Build Back Better’s clean-energy provisions is one step on the federal level that could be taken. In Pennsylvania, he said the adoption of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), a multistate cap-and-invest program to cut carbon emissions, could help.

“What oil and gas companies have done for 100 years in Pennsylvania is leave the trash in our woods,” Webster pointed out. “Their cost of business should include cleaning up their waste products. By using RGGI, we force the market to sort of pay for that carbon left in the air or the spill left in the ground.”

The state Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee will hold a joint hearing with the Community, Economic and Recreational Development Committee on March 29 to discuss RGGI’s economic impacts. Some lawmakers have been resistant to RGGI, saying it would hurt the state economy.

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For the last couple of years, a sticky situation arose as Beaver County did not have a properly operating shelter for men.

On Friday, the only thing that was sticky were the floorboards, as several gathered inside the under-construction new facility for a Beaver County men’s shelter in Vanport.

The Cornerstone of Beaver County held a “wallbreaking” ceremony at the new building on March 18, located at 697 State Avenue in Vanport Township. TCBC plans to have the 24-hour men’s shelter in full operation in the Fall of 2022. Director Marie Timpano led the ceremony in the new building, showcasing her gratitude towards those who helped make this goal for TCBC a reality.

“We’re not just transforming the building–and I mean this–we’re transforming lives,” Timpano said during the ceremony. In attendance for the wallbreaking were WTW Architecture VP Warren Bulseco, Beaver County Commissioner Jack Manning, and Vanport Township Commisssioner Denis Sutter.

“We’re excited that this is coming to Vanport,” Sutter said. “We look forward to seeing this building being renovated, and seeing all the services that it’ll be offering.”

Check out some of the photos from the wallbreaking of the men’s shelter below:

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Story by Sandy Giordano, Beaver County Radio News Correspondent
(Ohioville, Pa.) PA State Police in Beaver are reporting that a badly decomposed  body was found under a mobile home Thursday, March 18, 2022, in Ohioville.
Local Police secured the area and notified the state police. The  residents of the mobile home reported the discovery as they attempted to fix a plumbing issue at the residence.
The manner of death , and the identity of the individual hasn’t been determined, and is under investigation. anyone with information is to contact PSP Beaver’s Criminal Investigation Unit at 724-773-7400.