Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is announcing single-lane restrictions on Route 65 (Mercer Road) in North Sewickley Township, Beaver County, will occur Tuesday and Wednesday, July 20-21 weather permitting.

Single-lane alternating traffic will occur on Route 65 between Bologne Valley Road and Sylvia Drive from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday as crews conduct pavement core drilling work. Flaggers will assist motorists through the work zone.

Crews from Armstrong Drilling will conduct the work.

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.

Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is advising motorists that line painting operations on I-376 (Beaver Valley Expressway) in Beaver County, will occur Tuesday and Wednesday, July 20-21 weather permitting.

Lane restrictions will occur on the I-376 between Hopewell/Route 151 (Exit 48) and Center (Exit 42) interchanges as crews conduct line painting operations. Work will occur from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Tuesday and Wednesday.

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.  Dried paint can be removed with de-natured alcohol and a soft cloth.  Generally, PennDOT is not responsible for paint on vehicles.

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

Visit 511pa.com or call 511 from any phone to check traffic conditions on major roadways before traveling.

TAYLOR, Pa. (AP) — Authorities say a man died after he was struck by lightning while playing golf in northeastern Pennsylvania last week. Lackawanna County Coroner Timothy Rowland said Monday that 71-year-old Joseph Slivinski of Blakely was at Pine Hills Golf Course when severe weather rolled through at about 1:30 p.m. Friday. Rowland said Slivinski was apparently attempting to seek shelter when he was struck by lightning and died at the golf course. Golf course owner and general manager Scott Kozar told WBRE-TV that when a storm is near, a ranger tries to alert golfers, but Friday’s storm came in so fast that there was little time for people to get out of harm’s way.

Pennsylvania smashes record for gambling revenue in a year
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania smashed its record for gambling revenue in the most recent fiscal year. The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board reported Monday that casinos, truck stops and fantasy sports operators collected nearly $3.9 billion in revenue. The rebound comes after pandemic-related shutdowns knocked casino revenue down significantly. The total for the fiscal year ending June 30 beat the previous high, two years ago, by about 17% and last year’s take by more than 40%. Revenue from slot machines and from table games remains lower than record highs. But online casino gambling and sports betting leaped to new record highs. Gambling revenue also benefited from the opening of two new casinos.

(AMBRIDGE,Pa.) Pa. State Rep. Rob Matzie, D-Beaver/Allegheny, has written to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection urging it to deny Penn Energy’s request to withdraw water from Big Sewickley Creek.

In a July 16 letter to DEP Secretary Patrick McDonnell, Rep. Matzie expressed his opposition to the permit application, which would allow Penn Energy to withdraw 3 million gallons of water daily from the creek.

(Beaver, Pa.) A State Trooper who is facing charges stemming from an incident that occurred in Rochester is scheduled to be in court today.

According to a criminal complaint Trooper Trask Alexander is charged with trying to withdraw a traffic citation issued to one of his friends that was issued by another state trooper after a traffic stop that happened in Rochester.

When the woman was pulled over by the other Trooper she allegedly told the Trooper that she and her boyfriend are friends of Trooper Alexander. The complaint states that the female then sent a photo of the citation to Alexander.

The District Court found inconsistencies, including a signature that didn’t match on a withdrawal form that Alexander then allegedly sent to the district court.

Alexander is suspended without pay pending the results of an internal investigation and what happens in court.