TODAY IS PRESIDENT’S DAY. AT LEAST TWO OF OUR FORMER PRESIDENTS VISITED BEAVER COUNTY WHILE IN OFFICE. WHO WERE THEY? BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO HAS THE ANSWER…
THE LITTLE FREE PANTRY IN ALIQUIPPA IS COMING UP ON ITS 2ND ANNIVERSARY. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO HAS MORE. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…
Four decades after Three Mile Island became synonymous with America’s worst commercial nuclear power accident, financial rescues of nuclear power plants are stirring the highest levels of government. Legal appeals to the U.S. Supreme Court and a debate among federal energy regulators over protecting ratepayers are loose ends dangling as Pennsylvania lawmakers prepare to decide whether to help their state’s nuclear power plants.
Seeking to prevent a health care crisis in Pennsylvania, physicians, administrators, attorneys and industry professionals told members of the House Majority Policy Committee during a public hearing in Harrisburg today that the Pennsylvania Supreme Court must not change a rule dealing with medical malpractice lawsuits. Committee Chair Rep. Donna Oberlander (R-Clarion, Armstrong & Forest) said the proposed rule change to allow venue shopping could reverse progress that has been made to help ensure access to medical care for all, and called for Pennsylvania citizens to file comments about the proposal with the courts prior to a final decision on the rule changes…
Pennsylvania’s new mandatory threat reporting system for schools drew thousands of tips in its first month. Officials said this week the Safe 2 Say Something program run by the attorney general’s office fielded more than 4,900 reports since it was launched in early January. The reports come in through the phone, by email and via an app. They are fielded by a team at the attorney general’s office headquarters in Harrisburg.
Tune into Beaver County Radio 1230 WBVP and 1460 WMBA Tuesday, February 19, 2019 at 9 A.M. for Tom Young from 1st Consultants Inc. in Beaver. Tom will be making his monthly appearance and the topic this month will be: “Financial integrity of the Family” with guest Len Renier, Pres. of Wealth & Wisdom Institute. Len has spoken to the Federal Reserve and served on several college boards and a consultant to the life insurance industry. He is also the Founder of the Family Defined Benefits Program. Tune in and listen to Tom and Len will explain conserving the integrity of the family and strategies that work.
There will be that and more during Tom’s appearance this Tuesday. You can participate in the show by calling 724-843-1888 or 724-774-1888. You can also ask your questions on Facebook Live.
Click Tom’s picture below at showtime of 9:10 a.m. to be directed to the WBVP and WMBA Facebook Page where Tom’s appearance will be on Facebook Live.
Click on the logo below to find out more about 1st Consultants Inc.
On the heels of last week’s anniversary of the shooting deaths of high school students in Parkland, Florida, some Pennsylvania state Senators are looking for ways to reduce gun violence in the state. Don Rooney has more…
THE BEAVER COUNTY SAFE SCHOOL COALITION IS HOSTING A SYMPOSIUM TODAY TO DISCUSS SCHOOL SAFETY EFFORTS IN THE COUNTY. THE SAFE SCHOOL SYMPOSIUM WILL BE HELD FROM 8 A-M TO 3 P-M AT CCBC. THE EVENT IS OPEN TO MEMBERS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT, SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS AND SCHOOL DIRECTORS. THE EVENT WILL TALK ABOUT MULTI-AGENCY COORDINATION IN DEALING WITH SCHOOL THREATS, MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID, TRAUMA AND ITS IMPACT ON STUDENTS AND MORE. MATT DRZIK WILL BE THERE AND WILL HAVE A FULL REPORT FOR US ON AM BEAVER COUNTY TOMORROW MORNING BEGINNING AT 6:30.
PennDOT District 11 is announcing water line installation work on Route 18 (7th Avenue) in the City of Beaver Falls will begin today, weather permitting. A single-lane restriction will occur on northbound Route 18 between 14th Street and 15th Street weekdays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. through Friday, March 1. Crews from the Beaver Falls Municipal Authority will conduct water line installation work.
WEATHER FORECAST FOR MONDAY, FEBRUARY 18TH, 2019
TODAY – CLOUDY SKIES. A FEW FLURRIES OR SNOW
SHOWERS POSSIBLE. HIGH NEAR 30.
TONIGHT – A FEW FLURRIES POSSIBLE THIS EVENING.
SOME CLOUDS OVERNIGHT. LOW – 16.
TUESDAY – PARTLY SUNNY. HIGH – 34.