BREAKING NEWS: BIG DRUG BUST IN ALIQUIPPA…AS POLICE DISCOVER A “MARIJUANA GROW OPERATION” OUT OF A CITY RESIDENCE. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO HAS DETAILS. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…
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ALIQUIPPA’S GIRLS VOLLEYBALL TEAM IS GETTING READY FOR TONIGHT’S FIRST REGULAR SEASON GAME. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO HAS A PREVIEW OF TONIGHT’S GAME. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…
THE P-I-DOUBLE-A LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE IS SET TO HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING AT HEINZ FIELD TOMORROW MORNING. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO’S KAISHA JANTSCH HAS A PREVIEW. Click on ‘play’ to hear Kaisha’s report…
Over two dozen schools have already announced plans to send students home early today and Wednesday due to high heat and humidity. One of those schools is right here in Beaver County: The Riverside Beaver County School District is operating on a two-hour early release schedule today. A post on the district’s website says:
Tuesday September 4th – 2 Hour Early Release
IT’S BACK TO SCHOOL TODAY FOR THE TWO REMAINING BEAVER COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTS WHO HAD YET TO RETURN. BEAVER FALLS AND CENTRAL VALLEY STUDENTS RETURN TO CLASS TODAY…AND WITH THOSE TWO DISTRICTS NOW BACK IN CLASS, ALL OF THE COUNTY’S SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE BACK IN SESSION.
WEATHER FORECAST FOR TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4TH, 2018
TODAY – LOTS OF SUNSHINE. HIGH – 92.
TONIGHT – A CLEAR SKY. LOW – 71.
WEDNESDAY – MOSTLY SUNNY. A STRAY SHOWER OR
THUNDERSTORM IS POSSIBLE. HIGH – 92.
A Beaver County Republican official who referred to black NFL players who kneel during the national anthem as “baboons” in a Facebook post has resigned. Former Beaver County Republican Committee secretary Carla Maloney resigned Friday in a letter to the committee’s chairman. Maloney called black players “baboons” on her personal Facebook in response to athletes who have knelt during the national anthem in protest of social injustice.
Authorities say a Pittsburgh jail is on lockdown after almost a dozen employees became ill from an unknown substance. Allegheny County official say nine corrections officers and two medical personnel have been sickened since about 10 p.m. Sunday by some kind of odor or substance at the Allegheny County Jail. All were evaluated at a hospital and released. State corrections officials have said similar problems are believed to be caused by a chemical known as synthetic marijuana.
A Lawrence County high school stadium was packed with people last night as the New Castle community came to pray for the recovery of Laurel football player Hayden Hamilton. Hamilton suffered a severe spinal injury during the season opener Friday night and already he’s undergone several surgeries. The sophomore linebacker was hit in the head by another player’s leg. He underwent two surgeries to stabilize two vertebrae in his neck. Hamilton is recovering at Children’s Hospital. He’s been able to move his hands and legs. His teammates, friends, classmates, neighbors and even strangers are showing their support for him and his family. The Laurel football team also participated in Sunday night’s vigil, along with players and coaches from other teams in the area, some from as far south as Allegheny County.
Former Vice President Joe Biden will join the steelworkers in Pittsburgh’s annual Labor Day parade today.The last time the former vice president marched in the parade was in 2015. Biden will be joined by U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa. Pittsburgh’s Labor Day parade is billed as one of the largest in the country.