Soma Gathering Finds A New Home In Beaver Falls

This is a big weekend for the congregation of a local church that has found a new home. The Soma Gathering will hold its first services Sunday in a building that will now be known as The Well, which is more than just a church. Marc De Jeu is pastor of the Soma Gathering. He tells Beaver County Radio newsman Pat Septak that he wants the new building to also be a place where people can just drop by and take advantage of resources available to them. The Well is located in the same building as the former First Christian Church at 1401 6th Avenue in Beaver Falls, right behind the WBVP-WMBA studios. The church is making the big move from the previous worship site located in the basement of the Berkshire Banquet Hall on 8th Avenue in Beaver Falls (which used to be the original Beaver Falls Masonic Temple building). The Soma Gathering is a plant church from First Presbyterian Church in Beaver. It is affiliated with the Evangelical Presbyterian Church. The Soma Gathering started in 2010 in the Beaver County YMCA on Junction Stretch in New Brighton. Around 120 people currently worship at Soma on a regular basis. Beginning Wednesday, April 20th, the new building, which was given to Soma by the previous congregation, will be used as a community center with free wi fi and food.

Ambridge Native To Share Stories From The Titanic Tonight

It was 104 years ago today…that the R.M.S. Titanic sank in the waters of the North Atlantic Ocean..after colliding with an iceberg, four days into the ship’s maiden voyage from Southampton to New York City. Tonight…Ambridge native Rhonda Wozniak will speak at the Laughlin Memorial Library in Ambridge about her work, which is to preserve artifacts from the Titanic expedition. Wozniak tells Beaver County Radio newsman Pat Septak that she is a graduate of Ambridge Area High School and a long-time listener of WBVP and WMBA. She says proceeds from tonight’s dinner and lecture will benefit the library. However, if you’re interested in attending, and you don’t already have tickets, you’re out of luck – the event is completely sold out!

Sen. John Rafferty Appears As Guest on Teleforum With Mike Romigh

Senator John Rafferty was a guest on Teleforum with Mike Romigh this morning. Senator Rafferty represents residents of Pennsylvania’s 44th Senatorial District in Berks, Chester and Montgomery counties. He is now running for the office of Attorney General in Pennsylvania. Senator Rafferty told Romigh that the Attorney General’s office is such a disaster right now that if someone doesn’t turn it around quickly it will take years and years for the state to recover. Rafferty is a fourth-term senator.

Missing Historical Marker In Aliquippa To Be Replaced This Weekend

A missing historical marker in Aliquppa will be replaced during a ceremony on Saturday. The marker will commemorate the Supreme Court’s 1937 decision that established workers’ rights to organize and collectively bargain through the National Labor Relations Board. The previous marker went missing in April 2015, and Aliquippa police believe it was stolen and sold for scrap. The ceremony to replace the marker will take place Saturday at 11 a.m.

Beaver Falls Police Search For Two Suspects in Shooting and Assault of Pizza Delivery Driver

Beaver Falls police are searching for two suspects in the shooting of a pizza delivery driver. Police tell Beaver County Radio News that a 27-year-old Dominoes Pizza delivery driver was shot and robbed late Monday night  in the 1400 block of 5th Avenue. Police say the victim was shot in the shoulder and transported to the Medical Center for treatment. The suspects are described as a light-skinned black male and a light-skinned black or Latino female…both are approximately in their mid-20s. Police say the suspects took off in a 2014 Nissan Sentra. The Beaver Falls police department in conjunction with the Beaver County Crime Solvers are offering a reward for any information leading to an arrest in this incident.

Bernie Sanders Campaign Headquarters Opens In Bridgewater

While Republican Donald Trump campaigned in Pittsburgh last night, an independent group of Democrats opened a campaign headquarters for Bernie Sanders at the United Steelworkers Local 8183 building in Bridgewater. Greg Benedetti was there for the opening and  says the Beaver County campaign will rely on old-fashioned campaigning during the next two weeks. About 40 people turned out for last night’s kick-off event.

Man Found Dead Near Brady’s Run Park

An elderly man was found dead last night near Brady’s Run Park. Police are still trying to identify the man whose body was discovered around 10 p.m. near the park in Patterson Township. The man was located on a hillside near the park.

New Street Lights Being Installed in New Sewickley Twp

New street lights are being installed throughout New Sewickley Township. Penn Power plans to replace 58,000 of the township’s current sodium vapor street lights with more cost-efficient LED lights. The sodium vapor bulbs also had to be replaced every two years on average, meaning the new lights will not only be more cost-efficient, they will also allow the workers in charge of replacing the bulbs to work on other projects.

Pair Arrested During Largest Heroin Bust in Ambridge History

Police in Ambridge have executed the largest heroin bust in the borough’s history. Ambridge borough Police Chief James Mann tells Beaver County Radio newsman Pat Septak that officers discovered 64 bricks of heroin worth as much as $48,000 inside the Economy Village home. Eddy Washington of Aliquippa and Aminah Genes of Economy Village were arrested. Police say two children, ages 6 and 11, were inside the home at the time. A 14-year-old child who also lives there was not home when police arrived.