(Adams Twp., Butler County, Pa.) Richard Myers of Adams Township, Butler County is in jail after admitting to Adams Township police that he tried to kill his father.
Myers told officers that he was unprovoked and tried to kill his dad by stabbing him in the back.
Myers is charged with criminal homicide, aggravated assault and recklessly endangering another person.
The father is expected to be OK.
(Butler County, Pa.) 59-year-old Frank M. Derzak, of Wilkins Township, who was wanted for sexual exploitation of children and other crimes was found taken into custody in Butler County during a traffic stop by Jackson Township police officers yesterday.
Derzak who is facing charges of unlawful contact with a minor, aggravated indecent assault, endangering the welfare of children, sexual exploitation of children and indecent assault was reported missing by a family member on April 26.
(Matt Drzik/Beaver County Radio)
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The warmer weather might lead to more outdoor activity, but those who deal with peripheral neuropathy might find such activity nightmarish and painful.
Dr. Shawn Richey & Dr. Jared Yevins of Tri-State Neuropathy centers (including one in Beaver) joined Matt Drzik on the April 27 edition of A.M. Beaver County about the need for those who are either aware of neuropathy or concerned about it to make plans to visit their offices to see if they qualify. The duo spoke about how those who get treated for neuropathy may experience pain relief from 50% all the way to 100%, and that their plan is drug-free and FDA-approved. Tri-State Neuropathy has treated over 9,000 patients in the tri-state area, and their approval rating is 90%.
To hear the full interview with Drs. Richey & Yevins, click on the player below!
(Matt Drzik/Beaver County Radio)
Two weeks after the public was made aware of the plan to shut down the Ice Arena’s ice for the summer, an update was provided about the operations at the latest Commissioners’ work session.
Parks & Recreation director Tony Caltury noted that the County’s Figure Skating Club has showcased its “outpouring of support” to retain its hours of usage throughout the Spring months, and suggested to the Commissioners that the ice remain open with reduced hours until the end of May. “My recommendation would be to remain open until the Friday before Memorial Day,” he said at the meeting. “Probably by 7:00 [PM], I think we could have our contracted hours, our stick time and our freestyle.”
The next Commissioners’ work session is set for May 4 at the Courthouse at 10:00 AM.
(Matt Drzik/Beaver County Radio)
(Photos courtesy BBFASD Facebook page)
The Big Beaver Falls Area School District is celebrating a road victory of national proportions.
The BBFASD Gifted Program returns Tuesday from a trip to the National AGLOA (Academic Games League of America) Tournament in Knoxville, Tennessee and placed several students in the Top Ten in the World Events game (with Theme & Current Events categories), including one champion.
8th grader Sam Haas finished first out of 122 participants from around the nation in the Middle Division in World Events: Current Events. He was joined by freshmen Nathan Chen and Joseph DeJeu, who were members of the first-place team in the Current Events category for the Junior Division. Gifted Program director Jon Sheffield was happy about the historic moment, telling Beaver County Radio: “Under the 18 years at BF and 17 as Gifted coordinator, this is the first student I’ve ever had win outright at the national level.”
Chen also did well individually, placing fourth overall out of 62 participants in World Events in the Theme category, and was a member of the third-place team in the Junior Division along with sophomore Travis Cunning. In the Senior Division of the Theme category, senior Danielle Gibson finished 7th out of 80 national participants in World Events. Fellow senior Mikia Lawrence finished 15th in the Senior Division of Theme and 14th in the Senior Division for Current Events.
Senior Lydia Chen finished 12th out of 123 students in the Senior Division of the game Propaganda, and Cunning finished 25th out 93 in the Junior Division of the game Presidents. Overall, Sheffield praised the students for competing at such a high level and representing the school successfully at Knoxville.
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Story by Sandy Giordano, Beaver County Radio News
(Hopewell Twp., Beaver County, Pa.) Carla Buxton was appointed by the school board to replace Jeff Winkle who resigned recently. She will serve a year term.
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Story by Frank Sparks, Beaver County Radio News
(New Castle, PA.) The Pennsylvania State Police in New Castle have announced that they will be conducting Sobriety Checkpoints and DUI Enforcement throughout Lawrence County this weekend 4/29 to 05/01/22.
Troopers said in the release that the checkpoints and the DUI enforcement will be conducted on roadways that are determined to be problematic with DUI offenses in order to safeguard motorists traveling through Lawrence County.
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(SOMERSET, Pa. (AP) — A suspended western Pennsylvania prosecutor facing charges in a sexual assault case has now been charged in an unrelated assault almost a year ago. Thirty-six-year-old Jeffrey Thomas, Somerset County’s elected district attorney, was jailed Monday on simple assault and reckless endangerment charges. Police allege that he was seen on a video call punching a woman in May 2021. Thomas was accused earlier of having attacked a woman in her Windber home in September. He faces sexual assault, aggravated indecent assault, unlawful restraint and strangulation charges in that case. His attorney has said he maintains that he is innocent of all charges.
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By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — The older you are, the less you fret about aging in place. That’s a key insight from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll, which found that people 65 or older feel much better prepared to age in their own homes than those 50-64. Among those 65 or older, nearly 8 in 10 said they’re extremely or very prepared to stay in their current home as long as possible. But among those 50-64, it’s noticeably smaller: about 6 in 10. The poll also found greater insecurity around aging in place among Black and Latino Americans, likely tied to a deep-rooted wealth gap that favors white people.
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By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — SpaceX has launched four astronauts to the International Space Station for NASA, less than two days after completing a flight chartered by millionaires. The Falcon rocket blasted off before dawn Wednesday from Florida’s Kennedy Space Center. The crew includes the first Black woman making a long-term spaceflight, NASA’s Jessica Watkins. Also on board: the European Space Agency’s lone female astronaut, Samantha Cristoforetti of Italy. It’s the first time NASA has sent up a crew comprised equally of men and women. They should reach the space station Wednesday night.