Author: Beaver County Radio

Wind Advisory In Effect In Beaver County

WEATHER FORECAST FOR WEDNESDAY, FEB. 13TH, 2019

 

*** WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON… GUSTY WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS. TREE LIMBS COULD BE BLOWN DOWN AND A FEW POWER OUTAGES MAY RESULT. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS GREATER THAN 30 MPH, OR GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. ***

TODAY – WIND WITH ON AND OFF SNOW SHOWERS DURING
THE MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS LESS
THAN ONE INCH. WINDS COULD OCCASIONALLY
GUST OVER 40 MILES PER HOUR. HIGH AROUND
30.

TONIGHT – INCREASING CLOUDS OVERNIGHT. LOW – 26.

THURSDAY – MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGH – 47.

Aliquippa, Hopewell School Districts Receive STEM Grants

THE ALIQUIPPA AND HOPEWELL SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE BOTH RECEIVING STEM GRANTS. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO HAS DETAILS. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…

Looking For A Job? City Of Aliquippa Seeks Code Enforcement Officer

IF YOU’RE LOOKING FOR A JOB, THE CITY OF ALIQUPPA IS SEEKING A CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO HAS MORE. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…

Monaca Woman Accused Of Taking 6-Year-Old Girl In Her Care With Her To Buy Heroin

A woman from Monaca is accused of taking a six-year-old girl in her care with her to buy heroin early Friday morning in Aliquippa. Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano has the story. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…

Steelers’ Brown convicted of summary reckless driving count

Steelers’ Brown convicted of summary reckless driving count
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown was convicted of a summary count of reckless driving after failure to appear for a hearing.
Police said Brown was pulled over after traveling over 100 mph in a 45-mph zone in November in Ross Township, hours before the team’s game against the Carolina Panthers. He earlier paid a $426.77 fine.
Brown was represented in Tuesday’s proceeding in Allegheny County Magisterial District Court by attorney James Hankle, who declined to say where his client was or otherwise comment. The summary reckless driving conviction carries a $200 fine.
Brown, the only player in NFL history with six consecutive seasons of at least 100 receptions, has three years remaining on his current contract but has indicated on social media that he’d prefer to play elsewhere.

High School Basketball: February 12, 2019

BOYS

Monday’s Scores
Freedom 62, Western Beaver 45
OLSH 85, New Brighton 53
Erie 63, Lincoln Park 53
Quaker Valley 75, Summit Academy 42
Highlands 66, Beaver 50
Peters Township 60, Central Valley 31
Riverside 67, Union 51
Pine-Richland 93, Sewickley Academy 60

7:30pm
Hopewell at Ellwood City

GIRLS

Monday’s Scores
Lincoln Park 62, Freedom 58
Moon 52, South Side Beaver 45
Riverside 68, Union 42
Neshannock 64, Blackhawk 59
Central Valley 61, Mohawk 33
Mars 76, Rochester 44
Quaker Valley 50, Shady Side Academy 48
Peters Township 83, West Allegheny 49
Quigley Catholic 33, Fort Cherry 28
Avonworth 40, Sewickley Academy 39

Pennsylvania Lt. Governor Launches His Statewide Listening Tour On Legalizing Marijuana

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR JOHN FETTERMAN HELD THE LAUNCH OF HIS STATEWIDE LISTENING TOUR TO GATHER INPUT FROM PENNSYLVANIANS ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF LEGALIZING RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA…

THE FIRST TOUR STOPS WERE HELD IN DAUPHIN AND PERRY COUNTIES.

 

State GOP Attacks Gov. Wolf’s Proposal To Raise Minimum Wage

Hearings on Gov. Tom Wolf’s budget plan kicked off with a volley of Republican attacks on raising Pennsylvania’s minimum wage, spurred by a proposal the Democrat is backing. Monday’s first House budget hearing featured criticism of the broader impact of a minimum wage increase. Wolf supports legislation to raise Pennsylvania’s hourly minimum to $12 this year. The Republican-controlled Legislature has blocked similar proposals. Most states have increased theirs above the $7.25 federal minimum.

PA State Troopers Could Be Impacted By Contract Dispute Between UPMC & Highmark

The union representing state troopers says a contract dispute between western Pennsylvania health giants UPMC and Highmark could have a negative impact on troopers and their families. The Pennsylvania State Troopers Association says its contract expires next year, while UPMC could stop accepting Highmark insurance at in-network rates at the start of July. The union is concerned that troopers and their families could have to pre-pay for treatment at UPMC facilities for six months or longer.