Author: Beaver County Radio

Route 51 Line Painting Saturday in Moon Twp.

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Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is advising motorists that line painting operations on Route 51 (University Boulevard, Stoops Ferry Road) in Moon Township, Allegheny County will occur Saturday, June 25 weather permitting.

Line painting operations will occur at the intersection of Stoops Ferry Road and University Boulevard from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday. Single-lane restrictions will occur during this mobile operation.

Roadway line painting is an important part of PennDOT’s highway safety initiatives. Paint lines provide direction, delineation, and guidance to motorists.

Motorists who accidentally get paint on their vehicles should immediately wash the paint off with a high-pressure water stream and detergent.

Motorists should use caution and be aware of changing traffic patterns when driving through the area.

Motorists can check conditions on major roadways 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.

Subscribe to PennDOT news and traffic alerts in Allegheny, Beaver, and Lawrence counties at www.penndot.gov/District11.

Information about infrastructure in District 11, including completed work and significant projects, is available at www.penndot.gov/D11Results. Find PennDOT’s planned and active construction projects at www.projects.penndot.gov.

Follow PennDOT on Twitter at www.twitter.com/PennDOTNews and like the department on Facebook at www.facebook.com/PennsylvaniaDepartmentofTransportation and Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/pennsylvaniadot/.

Ambridge Man with Warrant Arrested During Traffic Stop in Aliquippa

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Story by Beaver County Radio Staff
(Aliquippa, Pa.) Pennsylvania State Police in Beaver are reporting that they conducted a traffic stop at the intersection of Franklin Ave and School Street in Aliquippa on a 2018 Chevy Impala being driven by 26-year-old John Anderson of Ambridge at 8:45 PM Monday Night, June 20, 2022.
Troopers said via release upon making contact with Anderson it was learned that there was an active warrant for his arrest. Anderson was taken into custody and transported to the Beaver County Jail where he was in possession of a known illegal contraband while in the jail.
No other information about the incident was released by Troopers.

Southbound Route 65 Daylight Lane Restrictions Begin Next Week in Glenfield

Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is announcing lane restrictions on southbound Route 65 in Glenfield Borough, Allegheny County, will begin Monday, June 27 weather permitting.

Single-lane restrictions will occur on southbound Route 65 at the Neville Island Bridge weekdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. through late July. Crews will conduct substructure repair work on the Neville Island Bridge.

The $43 million I-79 Neville Island Bridge Rehabilitation Project includes structural steel repairs, full structure painting, bearing and deck joint replacements, deck repairs and overlays, bridge barrier repair, substructure concrete work and drainage improvements.  The project also includes concrete roadway reconstruction, guide rail replacement and preservation work on four sign structures. Additionally, preservation work will occur on the I-79 bridge over Deer Run Road, north of the Neville Island Bridge.  Motorists will see ramp closures and single-lane and shoulder closures in each direction on I-79 during daylight off-peak and overnight hours. Other traffic impacts include four southbound weekend closures in 2022. The overall project is expected to be completed in the summer of 2023.

The Trumbull Corporation is the prime contractor.

To help keep motorists informed as work progresses, PennDOT has created an email distribution list for the I-79 Neville Island Bridge rehabilitation including traffic advisories and construction updates. Enroll by sending email addresses to stcowan@pa.gov. Please write “Subscribe – I-79” in the subject line.

Motorists can check conditions on major roadways 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.

Two Men Charged and Face Hearing for 2020 Murder in Aliquippa, Currently Lodge in Beaver County Jail

(File Photo of Beaver County Court House taken by Frank Sparks)

Story by Sandy Giordano, Beaver County Radio
(Beaver, Pa.) Two men have been charged and are currently waiting a hearing in Beaver County Court after they are accused of the 2020 slaying of 19- year-old Curtis Flowers II in Aliquippa.
Rico Ramone  Rodgers, 22 of Aliquippa, and Jeffrey Lamont Alford,27 , of  New Brighton face a hearing in Beaver County Central Court Monday, June 27 at 8:45 a.m. for the murder of  Flowers. It occurred Tuesday, November 24, 2020,  in the area of Davis and Wykes Street in the city’s Plan 11 neighborhood.   Aliquippa police were dispatched to the area at 4:35 PM  for a report of a male suffering from gunshot wounds.  When police arrived they found  Flowers, who was struck in the head  from gunfire and deceased.  Witnesses reported hearing gunshots in the area. Aliquippa Police requested that the PA State Police assume the primary investigation  into the  homicide  of Curtis flowers.

The two men were charged per the Beaver County District Attorney’s Office , and the PSP Troop D Criminal Investigation unit. The men are charged with criminal homicide  and possession of firearms-prohibited. They remain lodged in the Beaver County Jail without bond.

Hopewell Twp. Fire Department Responds to Rollover Accident on I-376 Thursday Evening

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Story by Sandy Giordano, Beaver County Radio
(Hopewell Twp., Beaver County, Pa.) Hopewell Fire Chief Mike Wasik reported Friday morning that a rollover accident that occurred at exit 48  on I-376 westbound was reported by the department’s second lieutenant at approximately 9:22 p.m. right inside the Beaver  County line coming from Allegheny County.  The vehicle was in the median and the male patient self-extricated himself from the vehicle The fire Department remained on location, and  Aliquippa Fire Department who was assisting on scene was returned to service. Hopewell Fire Department remained on scene  with PSP waiting for the vehicle to be recovered from the median and provided traffic and scene safety for Herzog’s Towing crew.  The vehicle’s driver was transported by ambulance to the hospital , his condition is not known at the present time according to Chief Wasik.

All Hopewell fire units were returned to service once the accident scene was cleared.

Beaver Falls Fire Department Conducts Training Exercise Thursday Evening on Building That is Going to Be Demolished

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Story by Sandy Giordano, Beaver County Radio
(City of Beaver Falls, Pa.) The City of Beaver Falls Fire Department conducted a training exercise that caught the attention of many citizens in Beaver Falls on Thursday  evening. According to Fire Chief Mark Stowe the training occurred at an old barber shop that is located at 8th Avenue and 23rd Street. Chief Mark Stowe reported on Friday morning  that the old barber shop was acquired by the city will be burned down on Saturday morning beginning at 5:30 a.m.  and they expect to be done by 9 AM.

Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade; States Can Now Ban Abortions

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By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has ended constitutional protections for abortion that had been in place nearly 50 years — a decision by its conservative majority to overturn the court’s landmark abortion cases. Friday’s outcome overturning Roe v. Wade is expected to lead to abortion bans in roughly half the states. The decision, unthinkable just a few years ago, was the culmination of decades of efforts by abortion opponents, made possible by an emboldened right side of the court that has been fortified by three appointees of former President Donald Trump. The ruling came more than a month after the stunning leak of a draft opinion by Justice Samuel Alito.

VIDEO: Ellwood City Arts Festival Returns For 2022, Will Be Held July 2-3-4

(Matt Drzik/Beaver County Radio)

“I got butterflies. I can’t believe it’s actually going to happen.”

The excitement from Committee General Chair Raylene Boots in describing her anticipation for the upcoming Ellwood City Arts Festival has been echoed by several vendors, crafters, and citizens of the Ellwood City area; this edition of the Festival is the first since 2019 due to the pandemic. She, along with Vice Committee Chair Richard DiGia, joined Matt Drzik on the June 24 edition of A.M. Beaver County to talk about the 2022 edition of the Arts Festival, which will take place in Ewing Park during July 2nd, 3rd and 4th.

Over the course of those three days, those attending will get to experience over a dozen different live musical acts, a Hall of Fame ceremony honoring those who have helped build the Festival to what it has become, and an art show showcasing local renditions of a certain theme (this year’s is “Succeeding Together”) that those in attendance can look at and vote for–on top of all of the local vendors serving food and local artists displaying their own crafts. The festival will culminate in a fireworks show at 10 PM on Sunday, July 3rd at the Ewing Park Football Field.

In lieu of this year’s comeback festival, DiGia and his wife Mari decided to create a new mascot for the festivities. The mascot is an 8 foot-9 inch eagle dressed in patriotic threads (including a top hat) that will serve as mascot for this year’s festival and future festivals as well. It also has a name that was selected by the citizens of Ellwood City–but only the Committee knows it for now. The mascot’s name will be revealed on July 2 at 4:30 PM.

To watch the full discussion about the 2022 Ellwood City Arts Festival, click on the Facebook feed below!

AHN Kicks Off COVID-19 Vaccine Administration for Children Six Months and Older

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(Pittsburgh, Pa.)  Allegheny Health Network (AHN) began administration of the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines today to newly-eligible children following emergency use authorization by the FDA and subsequent recommendation by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Saturday for children 6 months through 5 years old.

Pfizer’s vaccine is administered in three doses for children 6 months to 4 years old. The shots are dosed at 3 micrograms, one-tenth the level of what adults receive. In clinical trials, three shots were about 75% effective at preventing mild illness from the omicron variant in 6-month- to 2-year-olds and 82% effective in 2- to 4-year-olds.

Moderna’s vaccine is administered in two doses for children 6 months to 5 years old. The shots are dosed at 25 micrograms, one-fourth the level that adults receive. Moderna’s vaccine was about 51% effective at preventing mild illness from omicron for kids 6 months to 2 years old, and about 37% effective for kids ages 2 to 5 years old in clinical trials. However, the company expects the vaccine to provide strong protection against severe illness because the kids had higher antibody levels than adults who received two doses.

Although COVID-19 is normally less severe in children than adults, the virus can be life threatening for some kids. COVID is the fifth leading cause of death for children ages 1 to 4, according to CDC data. More than 200 children ages 6 months to 4 years old have died from COVID since January 2020. More than 2 million children in this age group have been infected during the pandemic, and more than 20,000 have been hospitalized.

“The availability of a vaccine for children 6 months and older is another important milestone in the ongoing fight against COVID-19. On behalf of Allegheny Health Network, we are strongly encouraging parents and guardians to get their younger children vaccinated and protected against serious illness from the disease,” said Joseph Aracri, DO, pediatrician and Chair of AHN Pediatric Institute.

AHN Pediatrics or AHN family medicine patients should call their respective office to schedule an appointment. For all others interested in scheduling with the Network, please call (412) DOCTORS.

For more information on AHN or to access COVID-19 FAQs, please visit ahn.org/coronavirus/vaccine

Inbound I-376 Fort Pitt Bridge Inspection this Weekend in Pittsburgh

(Pittsburgh, PA ) PennDOT District 11 is announcing work to inspect the inbound (eastbound) I-376 Fort Pitt Bridge in the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, will occur Saturday and Sunday, June 25-26 weather permitting.

Single-lane restrictions on the inbound Fort Pitt Bridge and associated ramps will occur from 6 a.m. to noon each day. The bridge and all ramps will remain open as crews from Gannett Fleming conduct the inspection activities.

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.