GREENVILLE, Pa. (AP) — Authorities are planning to charge a man with criminal homicide and child abuse after his emaciated 14-year-old son was found dead in a filthy mobile home in Greensville, PA. State police say the boy’s father called 911 Thursday and officers found the teen, who weighed 70 pounds, just inside the debris-filled trailer in Greenville. Lt. Dan Ekis told KDKA-TV officers could not “begin to understand what this child went through in 14 short years.”
Cashless tolling and new rates go into effect Sunday on parts of the Pennsylvania Turnpike. The Pennsylvania Turnpike 66 (Greensburg Bypass) in Westmoreland County and the Gateway tolling point at milepost 2 on Interstate 76 in Lawrence County will be converted to cashless tolling. With cashless tolling, there is no stopping for drivers when exiting. Instead, there are two payment options: E-ZPass or a bill will be sent in the mail. New rates will also go into effect for the Pennsylvania Turnpike 66 (Greensburg Bypass) and the Gateway tolling point, as well as for the Pennsylvania Turnpike 376 (Beaver Valley Expressway) in Beaver and Lawrence counties — which was converted to cashless tolling in April 2017.
Tonight several playoff spots, seedings and bragging rights will be on the line as the 2019 WPIAL Football regular season comes to a close this weekend.
Particularly on the line in tonight’s broadcast game is the Tri-County West Conference title and a strong shot at the #1 overall seed in the 3A Playoffs. Aliquippa is 9-0 overall, a game ahead of Central Valley in the full standings, but both the Quips and Warriors enter the game with identical conference records of 6-0. The Quips are defending state and section champions, with their only loss last season coming at the hands of the Warriors last year at Sarge Alberts Stadium. Coverage on Beaver County Radio begins with a Pep Rally with Matt Drzik and Zach Ulrich from 5:30 to 6:30, then pregame from Aliquippa commences at 6:30 with kickoff at 7:00 on WBVP, WMBA & 99.3 FM.
All games listed below kick off at 7:00, except for (*) starting at 7:30. Local teams designated in bold.
1A Cornell at OLSH
Bishop Canevin at Rochester* 2A Riverside at New Brighton 3A Central Valley at Aliquippa(WBVP/WMBA/99.3) Beaver Falls at Hopewell Quaker Valley at South Park 4A Blackhawk at Beaver* Ambridge at New Castle 5A Moon at West Allegheny Non-Conference Ellwood City at Brentwood
Steel Valley at South Side Beaver
There’s a new hotel and restaurant that just opened near the Beaver Valley Mall. The Hilton Garden Inn Pittsburgh Area/ Beaver Valley and Jackson’s Restaurant on Wagner Road Extension in Monaca held a ribbon-cutting ceremony last night. The hotel’s general manager – Dave Rose said he’s proud to be part of the new development taking place in Beaver County…
Rose says the hotel and restaurant brings lots of new job opportunities to the region…
Lots of prominent Beaver County political figures attended the event, including County Commissioners Dan Camp and Sandie Egley, commissioners candidate Jack Manning and State Representative Josh Kail.
(Beaver Falls,Pa.) The Best of Beaver County is easy to discover; it’s right on your radio! Tune in every Thursday from 11 to 11:30 A.M. for “The Best of Beaver County”, an innovative radio program on WBVP and WMBA presented by St. Barnabas. The show is hosted by Jim Roddey and is dedicated to shining light on the great things going on right here in local neighborhoods, and the people that are making it happen. Find out what all the buzz is about by joining “The Best Of Beaver County”. Jim’s guests this week were Stephen Catanzarite, Managing Director at Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center in Midland and Bob Bikerton from MGSoft-Net Inc. Bob’s company is the the Beaver County Chamber of Commerce’s small business of the year.
Stephen Catanzarite and Jim Roddey on the Best of Beaver CountyStephen Catanzarite tells Jim Roddey how he is honored that the town of Midland has accepted Linclon Park the way it has.
In the first segment Catanzarite talked aout growing up in Rochester and his committment to the Beaver County and what he does as the Managing Director of Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center. Catanzarite talked about his days working for Ryno Productions and his love for what he does. He said he also appreciates the way that the town of Midland has embraced Lincoln Park especially after the collaspe of the steel industry cost Midland their high school. Roddey and Catanzarite the went on to talk about and exciting new venture, that was announced a few weeks ago by Lincoln Park, in which they are working with local developer Chuck Betters to make a school for the trades so that students can learn life trades.
In the second segment Mr. Roddey was joined by Bob Bikerton who grew up in Center Twp and how he and his wife came to own MGSoft-Net Inc.. Bikerton told Roddey about computer security and how the safest eay to send info is thru a fax. Bikerton talked about his love for what he does and how he is honored to be the Beaver County Chamber of Commerce small business of the year.
Bob Bickerton on the Best of Beaver CountyBob Bickerton and Jim RoddeyJim Roddey and Bob Bickerton enjoy another classic Jim Roddey joke.
You can see a replay of the show as it streamed live on Facebook by pressing the play button below:
The radio broadcast will be replayed each Sunday from 11:30 am to Noon from the St. Barnabas Studio on Beaver County Radio.
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Written by Frank Sparks, Beaver County Radio Staff
(Beaver Falls, Pa.) It is voting season and with just a couple weeks left until the November 5th general election Frank Sparks kicked off a series of interviews on Teleforum on Thursday October 24, 2019 highlighting the candidates running for contested offices and seats in Beaver County.
Frank’s first guest was Republican Candidate for the Court of Common Pleas, Steve Necaster. Steve told the listerners about his ealry life growing up in Rochester, New York. Steve then talked about how he decided to attend Geneva College where he met his wife. After graduating from Geneva he went to law school at Regent University and after law school he and his wife settled in Harrisburg. Pa. for a short time before moving back to Beaver County where his wife is originally from. Necaster proceeded to talk about his passion for law and helping people and that is what drives him and why he wants to be a judge for the Beaver County Court of Common Pleas.
You can watch Steve’s interview as it streamed live on Facebook by pressing the play button below:
The Series will continue on Monday October 28, 2019 at 11:10 a.m. with Democratic Cadidate for the Beaver County Treasures Office Lori Bohach. You can check the schedule for when your favorite candidate will be on the air by going to our schedule page at beavercountyradio.com.
A bill proposed by State Representative Aaron Bernstine that would repeal an asset tax has been passed by the state House. Beaver County radio news intern Alex D’Itri has the report…
(Monaca, PA): The PA Career Link in the Beaver Valley Mall hosted their annual Job and Career Fair from 10:00AM to 2:00PM, which brought over 90 vendors to the event and a lot of people from the Beaver County area to the Mall. Zach Ulrich was there broadcasting live during “Teleforum” hosted by Frank Sparks. Beaver County Radio also had a table there for people that were interested in a Career in Radio, along with all the other various Career possibilities there as well. Government, Retail and Construction were just some of the many categories of Careers that were at the event today. PA Career Link is located right across from Planet Fitness in the Mall (Next to the Senior Center) for all career help, info or if you need to make a resume.
WASHINGTON (AP) — GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham, a top ally of President Donald Trump, is introducing a resolution condemning the Democratic-controlled House for pursuing a “closed door, illegitimate impeachment inquiry.” Graham announced the move Thursday. The nonbinding resolution gives Senate Republicans a chance to show support for Trump at a moment when Trump is urging his GOP allies to get tougher and fight harder for him as the House impeachment probe gathers steam.
(Beaver Falls,Pa.) The Best of Beaver County is easy to discover; it’s right on your radio! Tune in every Thursday from 11 to 11:30 A.M. for “The Best of Beaver County”, an innovative radio program on WBVP and WMBA presented by 
