A FREE BREAKFAST IS BEING HELD FOR VETERANS THIS WEEKEND IN ALIQUIPPA. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESOPNDENT SANDY GIORDANO HAS MORE. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…

A Darlington Township man is accused of stealing from the vending company that hired him to install surveillance cameras. Raymond Labon was contracted by Cee Vee Vending in Darlington to install the cameras, but police allege the 58-year-old would disable the recording system so he could steal money without being detected. Labon has been charged with burglary and theft.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR FRIDAY, AUGUST 3RD, 2018

 

TODAY – SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGH NEAR 80.

TONIGHT – SOME CLOUDS. LOW – 65.

SATURDAY – PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES. A STRAY SHOWER OR
THUNDERSTORM POSSIBLE. HIGH – 86.

SUNDAY – PLENTIFUL SUNSHINE. HIGH AROUND 90.

ST. BARNABAS LAND TRUST MAKES ANOTHER SIGNIFICANT ACQUISITION IN BRIGHTON TOWNSHIP…

THIS IS THE SECOND ACQUISITION IN BRIGHTON TOWNSHIP THIS YEAR. LAUTERI TELLS BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS THAT THEY’RE HOPING TO MIRROR THE SUCCESS THAT ST. BARNABAS HAS CREATED IN GIBSONIA AND VALENCIA OVER THE PAST 50 YEARS…BUT HE SAYS THEY WILL NOT USE A COOKIE-CUTTER APPROACH:

TERMS OF THE SALE WERE NOT PUBLICLY ANNOUNCED, BUT LAUTERI SAYS THAT CURRENT TENANTS OF TUSCA PLAZA WILL CONTINUE TO SERVE THE PUBLIC…AND THAT NEGOTIATIONS CONTINUE FOR A TENANT OF THE FORMER SHOP-N-SAVE:

LAUTERI SAYS THAT RESIDENTS OF BEAVER COUNTY WILL SOON BENEFIT BY THIS LATEST ACQUISITION….

TUSCA PLAZA – WHICH WAS BUILT IN 1956 – SITS ALONG 10 ACRES IN THE 49-HUNDRED BLOCK OF TUSCARAWAS ROAD.

 

THE BEAVER COUNTY CONSERVATION DISTRICT’S WEST NILE PROGRAM WILL SPRAY FOR MOSQUITOES IN BEAVER, BRIDGEWATER AND MONACA TODAY. COUNTY OFFICIALS SAY TRUCKS CARRYING TREATMENTS OF DELTAGARD WILL CANVAS RECREATIONAL AND RESIDENTIAL AREAS IN THOSE THREE COMMUNITIES TO KILL MOSQUITOES THAT COULD BE CARRYING THE WEST NILE VIRUS. WEST NILE HAS BEEN FOUND IN BEAVER, ALLEGHENY AND LAWRENCE COUNTIES THIS YEAR…AND ACCORDING TO THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, ALL RESIDENTS IN AREAS WHERE THE VIRUS HAS BEEN FOUND ARE AT RISK OF CONTRACTING AN INFECTION THAT CAN RESULT IN AN INFLAMMATION OF THE BRAIN.

THREE RESIGNATIONS AND ONE HIRING ARE APPROVED BY ALIQUIPPA CITY COUNCIL. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO WAS THERE. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…

Several people became nauseous after brakes failed on the Pirate Ship ride at  Kennywood Park, and crews were unable to stop it for 10 minutes. The ride swings like a pendulum from left to right and up and down. Passengers were stuck swinging Wednesday before workers could engage a secondary braking system. EMT’s were on hand to help any riders who became sick once the ride stopped.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR THURSDAY, AUGUST 2ND, 2018

 

TODAY – SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGH NEAR 80.

TONIGHT – MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. LOW – 67.

FRIDAY – VARIABLE CLOUDS WITH SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGH NEAR 80.

SATURDAY – RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING…WITH SOME
SUNSHINE LATER IN THE DAY. HIGH – 86.

SUNDAY – MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH NEAR 90.