(Pittsburgh, PA) A scam using fake QR codes on parking meters is now catching the attention of the Pittsburgh Parking Authority. These false QR codes that scammers use have a distinctive feature that is different from the QR codes that the Pittsburgh Parking Authority uses, which can help people identify whether to activate or avoid them. David Onorato, the executive director of the Pittsburgh Parking Authority, asserts that the parking kiosks of his company’s program have stickers, so ignore the QR code if it is not part of that sticker. Parkers in Pittsburgh have not been victim of this scam yet, but Onorato is intent on getting both staff and officers to keep an eye out for parking meters without legitimate QR codes. 

(Reported by Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano, Published on November 4th, 2024 at 10:08 A.M.)

As of 8:30 a.m. today, Monday, November 4, 2024, 22,000 mail-in ballots have been received, and more than 80% of the county’s voters are expected to go to the polls to cast their vote in the highly contested  race for the next President of the United States,  Both state and federal races are up for grabs in this election.

 (Aliquippa, PA) On Saturday, two siblings, Rocco and Remi Patrick used their generosity to warm people up in Aliquippa after their free winter coat giveaway at the Little Free Library between Main Street and Franklin Avenue in Aliquippa. Roni and Remi gave away 720 winter coats, along with hats, gloves, socks, and scarves. In preparation for Thanksgiving, blankets and non-perishable food were also donated. The leftovers also went to a good cause as Adoption Connection, PA in Beaver received the undonated food. The duo that started the Little Free Library increased the total number of sweaters given to those who needed them this year from last year by three hundred and ten.  

Secretary of the Commonwealth Al Schmidt encouraged Pennsylvania voters on Monday, November 4th to educate themselves about their voting rights before voting in person on Nov. 5. The top priorities of the Shapiro Administration are ensuring that our elections are conducted freely, fairly, and securely and that every eligible voter can make their voice heard.

“It’s important that voters know their rights and are informed about how to cast their ballot and make their voice heard,” Schmidt said. “They can find a wealth of useful information at the Department of State’s voter information website, vote.pa.gov.”

Source for Photo: FILE – Chester County, Pa., election workers process mail-in and absentee ballots at West Chester University in West Chester, Pa., Nov. 4, 2020. Pennsylvania’s House of Representatives on Wednesday, May 1, 2024, approved a bill long-sought by counties seeking help to manage huge influxes of mail-in ballots during elections in the presidential battleground state and to avoid a repeat of 2020’s drawn-out vote count. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)

(Monaca, PA) Officials welcomed a new fire department in Monaca Borough on Saturday during a groundbreaking ceremony. Thanks to a grant of $1.5 million being given on Friday, the brand-new facility will turn three former stations into one collective building. $2.3 million went towards the project, and Rep. Rob Matzie, County Commissioner Tony Amadio and Monaca Borough Manger Dave Kramer joined on Pacific Avenue to celebrate the achievement of the project. The 27,000 square-foot fire department will be used to store emergency vehicles, as well as for police, fire, and administrative needs. According to the Monaca Newsletter, the time when the building can be expected to open is in the fall of 2025. 

(Pittsburgh, PA) Both presidential candidates will make their final cases this evening in the swing state of Pennsylvania as Vice President Kamala Harris and Vice President Donald Trump will stop in Pittsburgh for opposing rallies. The Carrie Blast Furnaces will host a rally for Harris starting at 5 p.m. The rally for Trump will be at PPG Paints Arena with the doors opening at 2 p.m., while the former president will start speaking at 6 p.m. 

Source for Photo: This combination of file photos shows Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris, left, speaking during a campaign rally in Kalamazoo, Mich., Oct. 26, 2024, and Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump, right, speaking during a campaign rally Oct. 22, 2024, in Greensboro, N.C. (AP Photo)

(Rpeorted by Danielle Smith of Keystone News Service)

Ahead of Election Day, a new survey shows voters across the country and in the battleground state of Pennsylvania overwhelmingly support labor-law protections and would oppose cuts that affect teachers and other public-sector workers. The survey focused in part on the Heritage Foundation’s conservative playbook known as Project 2025, quizzing voters about whether they’d approve of dismantling the U-S Department of Education. 57-percent said ‘no.’ Arthur G. Steinberg, who heads the American Federation of Teachers in Pennsylvania, thinks that would not only devastate public education, but affect the local economy. 

(Reported by Beaver County Radio News Correspondant Sandy Giordano, Published on October 4th, 2024 at 9:19 A.M.)

Commissioner’s Chairman Rich Bufalini provided an update and clarification on information released by PennDOT  last week. He stated that the road has to be brought up to the township’s specifications in order for the township to take it over, not Penn DOT. 

The section coming off of Mill Street has been Aliquippa’s responsibility to maintain, and a section off to the left on the road is maintained by Center Township, the rest of the road up to Shadow Lakes Boulevard is the township’s portion. 

PennDOT  expects to have everything completed by the end of November, because residents living in the area of Shadow Lakes Boulevard say they aren’t happy about the wait times to enter and exit the road. It is also causing them delays.

(Pennsylvania) According to the Pennsylvania Game Commission, elk season begins on Monday, November 4th and goes through Saturday, November 9th. This is one of three elk seasons in Pennsylvania, and hunters can apply online for $11.97 on pgc.pa.gov (can be put on Beaver County Radio website) Hunters need to wear at least two-hundred and fifty square inches on their combined head, chest, and back of daylight fluorescent orange. These tips can also help you during elk season: keep one hundred yards between you and the elk, never feed elk, do not give names to elk, and if you see someone disrupting elk, ask them to stop kindly or report it to the Pennsylvania Game Commission by calling 1-833 PGC WILD. 

(Beaver County, PA) Election Day is on Tuesday, November 5th, and Beaver County residents need to be patient if there happens to be a good amount of people at the polls. Beaver County has a total of 117,461 registered voters, and according to local election officials, 80% of those voters are anticipated to participate. The only change to the polling places for the primary election, according to the Beaver County Elections Office is for Economy’s second precinct, which moved to the Economy Fire Department Banquet Hall at 3308 Conway Walrose Road. Voters can call the Beaver County Elections office at 724-770-4440 or visit the Pennsylvania Voters’ Services website to confirm their polling locations.