(Neville Twp., Pa.) 19-year-old Chris M. Byler died yesterday morning when he fell 60 feet through the roof of Allegheny Recycled Products on Grand Ave. in Neville Island.
There is no word on what caused the accident and the Allegheny County Medical Examiner said that Byler was found dead when police arrived on the scene.

(Story by Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Curtis Walsh)

(New Brighton, PA)  The New Brighton Borough Council held a meeting tonight and went over a variety of topics on the agenda.  The borough started off by approving multiple ordinances. Ordinance 1261 which will require a permit for the use of portable dumpsters and storage pods on public roads, as well as the requirement of placing a pad on the road under the unit. The dumpster or pods will also need to be removed within a set time limit.  Ordinance 1262 will amend the current ordinance on public nuisances to add additional language of what all can be considered a public nuisance.  Ordinance 1263 and 1264 will add stop signs and a speed limit decrease, respectively.  A 3 way stop sign will be added on Grove Ave. at 8th Street and Thorn Street.  The speed limit of Grove Ave. will be lowered from 25 mph to 15 mph.  The Council then went on to approve the purchase of a new public works pickup, a 2021 Chevy Silverado at the cost of $32,055 as well as to approve the public sale of their current truck, a 2007 GMC Sierra.  Also on the agenda was the denial event request for Big Rock Park.  The event was being organized as a benefit and would have featured family friendly performances by local musicians and writers.  The borough stated that they do not allow performances in Big Park Park, as they create a “party atmosphere”. They also stated that they have denied multiple other requests for similar type events.  Lastly, council approved Jacob Jacobs to paint a new mural in Big Rock Park, which will replace the fading current one.  The new one will also incorporate the town colors of crimson and gold.

GOP election bill sponsor takes case to Wolf news conference
By MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press
Pennsylvania’s Democratic governor and the leading House Republican on the topic are trading barbs about what should be included in legislation to alter how the state registers voters and runs elections. A visitor to Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf’s news conference on to topic in the Philadelphia suburbs Thursday was House State Government Committee Chairman Seth Grove. The York County Republican tweeted out a defense of the 149-page revamp of election law that he rolled out more than a week ago, as Wolf and his fellow Democrats denounced the proposal. With lawmakers’ summer recess looming, it’s far from clear if a deal can be reached that will affect the state’s next voting, on Nov. 2.

(Photo by Beaver County Radio Staff of raid location at 816 13th Street in Beaver Falls)

Story by Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano 

(Beaver Falls, Pa.) Beaver Falls Police, New Brighton Police and  the PA Office of the Attorney General  conducted two separate narcotics investigations Wednesday morning, June 16, 2021 that led  to the execution of search warrants at two Beaver Falls locations.

At 6 a.m. Wednesday, June 16, 2021 the police departments were assisted  by the Beaver County ESU team. The warrants were executed at 816 13th Street, and 1605 4th Avenue, according to Beaver Falls Police Chief Dave Johnson..

By The Associated Press undefined
Presidents Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin of Russia spent more than three hours discussing issues Wednesday at their summit in Geneva. Biden says they ticked through their respective lists so quickly and in such “excruciating detail” that they looked at each other and thought, “OK, what next?” In one area of agreement, Biden and Putin decided to return their respective ambassadors to Washington and Moscow in a bid to improve badly deteriorated diplomatic relations between their countries. Biden and Putin also instructed their diplomats to begin laying the groundwork for a new phase of arms control.

Republicans juggle deficit, pandemic and schools in budget
By MARC LEVY Associated Press
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Republican lawmakers in Pennsylvania are working to assemble a budget plan that would use billions in federal aid and surplus cash to help prop up existing programs, boost aid to public schools and inject cash into sectors hard-hit by the pandemic. Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Pat Browne said the state will still have a deficit in three years even if it uses all of the $7.3 billion in federal aid and $3 billion in surplus state dollars to maintain current programs. While Republicans are considering which hard-hit sectors to help, Democratic lawmakers have rolled out expansive plans. Gov. Tom Wolf’s top priority is to boost aid to schools.

‘Obamacare’ survives: Supreme Court dismisses big challenge
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has dismissed a challenge to the Obama era health care law, preserving insurance coverage for millions of Americans. The justices left the entire law intact Thursday in ruling that Texas, other Republican-led states and two individuals had no right to bring their lawsuit in federal court. The law’s major provisions include protections for people with pre-existing health conditions, a range of no-cost preventive services and the expansion of the Medicaid program that insures lower-income people, including those who work in jobs that don’t pay much or provide health insurance.  Also left in place is the law’s now-toothless requirement that people have health insurance or pay a penalty.