THE MOTHER AND COUSIN OF ALIQUIPPA MURDER VICTIM RACHAEL DELTONDO ARE HEADED TO COURT. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO HAS DETAILS. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…

BEAVER COUNTY OFFICIALS ARE CONSIDERING THE FIRST COST OF LIVING INCREASE TO RETIREES IN NEARLY TWO DECADES. THE COUNTY PENSION BOARD TABLED A SUGGESTION BY TREASURER CONNIE JAVENS ON TUESDAY TO GIVE THE COUNTY’S NEARLY 11-HUNDRED PENSION RECIPIENTS A 1.7 PERCENT ANNUAL COST OF LIVING RAISE. THE RAISE WOULD COST THE COUNTY ABOUT 366-THOUSAND DOLLARS ANNUALLY. COUNTY OFFICIALS WILL RE-CONSIDER THAT OPTION NEXT MONTH.

THE BEAVER VALLEY BOWL BUILDING – WHICH STANDS ALONG THE OHIO RIVER IN ROCHESTER – WILL BE AUCTIONED OFF NEXT WEEK. THE SEVEN-STORY BUILDING IS LOCATED AT 25 NEW YORK AVENUE. THE BUILDING IS MOSTLY VACANT, EXCEPT FOR BEAVER VALLEY BOWL, WHICH OCCUPIES THE SECOND FLOOR AND A COMEDY TROUPE CALLED THE CELLAR DWELLERS. THE AUCTION COULD SIGNAL THE END FOR BEAVER VALLEY BOWL BEING LOCATED IN THE BUILDING, WHICH IT HAS BEEN SINCE 1950.

MORE DETAILS ABOUT MOUNT AIRY PITTSBURGH HAVE BEEN RELEASED IN ADVANCE OF A PUBLIC HEARING NEXT WEEK. MONROE COUNTY-BASED MOUNT AIRY CASINO PLANS TO OPEN A MINI-CASINO ON MORE THAN 110 ACRES OF LAND IN BIG BEAVER. ACCORDING TO THE APPLICATION SUBMITTED TO THE STATE GAMING CONTROL BOARD, THE MINI-CASINO AT THE INTERSECTION OF FAIRLANE BOULEVARD AND SHENANGO ROAD WOULD FEATURE 750 SLOT MACHINES, 30 TO 40 TABLE GAMES, A 225-PLUS SEAT BUFFET, A THREE-VENUE FOOD COURT, A SPORTS BAR, A RESTAURANT AND A COFFEE OUTLET.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR WEDNESDAY, NOV. 28TH, 2018

TODAY – CLOUDY WITH SNOW SHOWERS DURING THE
MORNING. HIGH NEAR 30.

TONIGHT – CLOUDY. A FEW FLURRIES OR SNOW
SHOWERS POSSIBLE. LOW – 24.

THURSDAY – CLOUDY. HIGH – 37.

A Chippewa Township woman is facing welfare fraud charges. Ashley Wetzel was charged November 15th after investigators determined she was receiving benefits from the commonwealth while not living in Pennsylvania in 2017. It’s believed the 34-year-old collected welfare benefits from Kentucky and Colorado earlier that same year.

The Beaver County Board of Commissioners will be unable to attend their monthly spot on “Ask the Commissioners”, which airs on Beaver County Radio, on December 6th. The Board of Commissioners Rescheduled their public meeting from December 13th to December 6th at 10am. At this meeting the Commissioners will be voting on the 2019 Preliminary Budget.