AN ACCU-TRAK SPEED DETECTION DEVICE IS NOW BEING USED BY MUNICIPAL POLICE DEPARTMENTS. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO HAS MORE. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…

The Community College of Beaver County has received a second National Science Foundation grant to help transform its process technology program. CCBC says the grant is worth nearly 540-thousand dollars…and will be used to convert the process technology program from a traditional lecture lab structure to a flexible entry flexible exit delivery format. The grant will pay for the new program until June of 2021.

A VETERAN HOPEWELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHER RETIRES…AND SOME NEW TEACHERS ARE HIRED IN HER PLACE. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO HAS DETAILS. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…

Darcelle Slappy will be on the ballot as a Green Party challenger to State Representative Aaron Bernstine this fall, barring a successful challenge to her candidacy. That’s according to the Pennsylvania Department of State. Slappy is a 43-year-old Beaver Falls resident and Big Beaver Falls Area School board member. She filed the necessary paperwork and submitted at least 317 voter signatures to have her name placed on the ballot. Slappy – who has been a Democrat – said last week that she decided to run under the Green Party banner after Bernstine – a Republican from New Beaver – won the Republican AND Democratic nominations in the May primary. Slappy says her platform was about education, health care for all Pennsylvanians and job creation in the district, which includes Beaver Falls, New Brighton and Ellwood City.

Congressman Lou Barletta – the Republican challenging Senator Bob Casey in the general election – will make a stop in Beaver today as part of a statewide bus tour. Barletta will be at Mario’s Woodfired Pizzeria on Third Street at noon today for a meet-and-greet with voters in the latest stop on his “Red, White and Lou” tour. Prior to coming to Beaver, Barletta will be in New Castle this morning. Barletta defeated State Representative JIm Christiana in the Senate GOP primary but is trailing in the polls to Senator Casey.

Mount Airy officials are still working on details for that Big Beaver mini-casino headed our way. State officials still have to give their final okay for the project. Officials for the Monroe County-based casino announced plans to build a multi-million-dollar resort and casino in Big Beaver on Monday. Casino officials say they still have to formally submit an application to the state before it can break ground. They have until October 12th to do that…and once that application is received, the gaming control board will review it for completeness. There will also be a public input hearing…but so far there’s no timetable on when that will take place.

A Rochester borough man is facing charges after he was found with 18 marijuana plants growing in his house. Rochester police and the Beaver County Drug Task Force served a search warrant at a home on East Washington Street. 34-year-old Richard Alan Engle Junior was charged with possession with intent to deliver, possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia and illegal possession of firearms. He is scheduled for a preliminary hearing later this month.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8TH, 2018

TODAY – SCATTERED THUNDESTORMS. STORMS MAY
CONTAIN STRONG GUSTY WINDS. HIGH – 78.

TONIGHT – SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE…
WITH FOG DEVELOPING OVERNIGHT. LOW – 66.

THURSDAY – PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES. A STRAY SHOWER
OR THUNDERSTORM IS POSSIBLE. HIGH – 83.