A Koppel man is charged after a woman says she was handcuffed and sexually assaulted multiple times. Gabriel Lance was charged Friday after the alleged assault on September 14th at Lance’s home. The woman had reportedly gone to the house to pick up some items she left there.
Police say a Raccoon Township man is facing charges after allegedly shooting another man in the stomach during a drug deal gone wrong last week. It happened Friday night in the 200 block of School Road in Independence Township. Noah Brinkley was arrested Saturday for the shooting that reportedly started over a potential cocaine sale. The 21-year-old is in the Beaver County jail in lieu of 250-thousand-dollars bail.
BIG DRUG BUST THIS MORNING IN BEAVER FALLS. CHIEF JOHN DELUCA SAYS AN ARREST WAS MADE EARLY THIS MORNING….AFTER THE CITY OF BEAVER FALLS POLICE AND THE PENNSYLVANIA ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE EXECUTED A SEARCH WARRANT ON A RESIDENCE IN THE TWO-THOUSAND BLOCK OF 8TH AVENUE. AS A RESULT OF THE SEARCH, LAW ENFORCEMENT LOCATED AND SEIZED SEVERAL ITEMS AND CONTRABAND, INCLUDING….APPROXIMATELY 25-HUNDRED DOLLARS IN U-S CURRENCY, APPROXIMATELY 11-HUNDRED STAMP BAGS OF HEROIN, TWO SHOTGUNS, TWO HANDGUNS, DIGITAL SCALES AND A SMALL AMOUNT OF MARIJUANA. CHIEF DELUCA IDENTIFIED THE MAN ARRESTED AS ELIEZER RODRIGUEZ.
FOR THE FIRST TIME…BADEN POLICE WILL PARTICIPATE IN THIS MORNING’S NATIONAL “COFFEE WITH A COP” DAY. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO’S KAISHA JANTSCH EXPLAINS. Click on ‘play’ to hear Kaisha’s report…
Beaver County officials have released a 2nd drawing of what the Monaca Gateway Project will look like once completed (see previous story with 1st drawing and Pat Septak’s interview with Beaver County Commissioner Tony Amadio).
NEW DETAILS ARE EMERGING ABOUT THE MONACA GATEWAY PROJECT…FROM 4TH TO 17TH STREETS ALONG PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE. THE BOROUGH OF MONACA IS COLLABORATING WITH A NUMBER OF LOCAL, REGIONAL, STATE, FEDERAL AND PRIVATE PARTNERS TO FUND WHAT IS ULTIMATELY A 26-MILLION-DOLLAR CORRIDOR REVITALIZATION PROJECT. THE PROJECT INCLUDES THE RECONSTRUCTION OF PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, THROUGH MONACA’S DOWNTOWN WITH INTERSECTION AND SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENTS, CROSSWALK ENHANCEMENTS AND STORMWATER MANAGEMENT ELEMENTS TO IMPROVE PEDESTRIAN AND ROADWAY INFRASTRUCTURE. COMMISSIONER TONY AMADIO TELLS BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWSMAN PAT SEPTAK THAT THE PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO ENABLE NEW MANUFACTURING AND ECONOMIC GROWTH…
AMADIO SAYS IT’S STILL TOO EARLY TO GIVE A TIMETABLE FOR WHEN THE PROJECT WILL BE COMPLETED…
WEATHER FORECAST FOR WEDNESDAY, OCT. 3RD, 2018
TODAY – GENERALLY CLOUDY. A SHOWER OR
THUNDERSTORM IS POSSIBLE. HIGH – 75.
TONIGHT – PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES. A SHOWER OR
THUNDERSTORM IS POSSIBLE. LOW – 68.
THURSDAY – THUNDERSTORMS. HIGH – 75.
The Penn State Master Gardeners Don Buffington and Adele Whipple made their monthly appearance on Teleforum with Frank Sparks on Tuesday October 2, 2018 at 9:10 am.
On the docket this month was winter prep as we are only a couple of weeks from the falls first frost. The master gardeners talked about cleaning out your garden and general yard and plant prep for the cold months ahead. Don and Adele also answered questions from the listeners via telephone calls.
Don and Adele will be back again next month on November 6, 2018 at 9:10 a.m.
In a continuing series highlighting local candidates for the PA house of Representatives Amy Fazio Democratic Candidate for the 14th District of Pa House of Representatives was a guest on Teleforum with Frank Sparks on Tuesday October 2, 2018 from 10:10 to 11:00 a.m..
Mrs. Fazio a Daugherty Township resident and member of the New Brighton School Board is running against current 14th District Republican Representative Jim Marshall. Fazio is married to her husband Bryan and has a 12 year old daughter. Amy also runs her own business out of her home. A native of Buffalo, N.Y., where her father was a police officer, Fazio has lived here for 15 years while her husband’s family has five generations in the county. She earned a bachelor’s degree from Skidmore College in 1996 and a master’s from Colorado State University in 2001.
During Amy’s interview she stressed education and what a passion it is to her and some ideas she has if elected that she would like to introduce. Amy answered questions from the listeners via telephone and Facebook Live.
Frank’s next guest in the continuing series will be Josh Kail a Republican who is running against Democrat Terri Mitko in the 15th District on Thursday October 18, at 10:10 a.m. and Current 10th District Representative Republican Aaron Bernstine at 11:10 a.m. the same day. The final candidate in the series will be current 14th District Representative Republican Jim Marshall on October 24, 2018 at 11:10 a.m..
Click on the play button below to watch Amy’s interview as it was streamed live on Facebook today!!!!
If you would like more information on Amy Fazio you can go to https://www.facebook.com/amyafazio on Facebook.
The Monaca Community Hall of Fame will hold its thirty-fourth annual banquet on Sunday, October 21st at Monaca Turners, Brodhead Road in Monaca. The Hall of Fame is located at 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue in Moncaca and is open by appointment. It contains and displays various memorabilia of residents and events collected over the years.
Tickets for the Hall of Fame dinner are $25.00 for adults and $10.00 for children under 12. Tickets will NOT be sold at the door. Call 724-775-3187 or 412-671-1086