Author: Beaver County Radio

Pennsylvania Turnpike Implements Non-Stop Highway Speed Toll

The Pennsylvania Turnpike is implementing a cashless tolling system for motorists crossing the Delaware River Bridge from New Jersey into Pennsylvania on Interstate 276. Here’s how it works: A camera will snap a photo of your license plate and then mail a bill to your home. The system is the first-ever cashless tolling point in the state. It’s called “Toll By Plate” and is for non-E-Z-Pass customers. An invoice for the toll of $6.75 will be mailed to the registered vehicle owner’s home. Toll By Plate is only available at the new tolling point at the turnpike’s Delaware River Bridge. The second cashless tolling pilot project is planned for the Beaver Valley Expressway in mid to late 2016.

Seneca Valley To Test ‘Flexible Instruction Day’ Concept

A local school district has been selected by the Pennsylvania Department of Education to test out a new teaching concept to prevent snow days from piling up. Seneca Valley School District will turn to technology to test out a flexible instruction day (FID). On Friday, February 12th, students will stay home from school, but it is not a day off. Instead, students will be taught over the internet. If the test goes well, the district could implement more flexible instructional days in the future during inclement weather.

Sales Tax Focus of State Budget Negotiations

Pennsylvania’s sales tax is the focus of budget negotiators as they try to end the five-month-old state budget impasse. House Majority Leader Dave Reed says lawmakers are considering broadening the sales tax to more goods and services.

Several Beaver County Police Departments Recognized For Traffic Safety Efforts

Several Beaver County police departments have been recognized by AAA for traffic safety efforts, several of which received platinum awards. AAA East Central Safety Adviser J.J. Miller tells Beaver County Radio’s Pat Septak that the local departments receiving the platinum award are: Beaver, New Brighton Area, New Sewickley Township, Moon Township and Cranberry Township. The Rochester police department received a gold award from AAA. Silver award recipients are: Aliquippa, Beaver Falls, Conway and Hopewell Township police departments.

Fallen Tree On Wires Knocks Beaver County Radio Off The Air During Noonday Report

Some Beaver Falls businesses and residents were without power for a short time Monday after a tree that someone was cutting down along 15th street fell onto some power lines. Duquesne Light crews worked during the early afternoon hours to repair the problem. The WBVP and WMBA studios were among those affected by the outage, knocking both stations off the air, which delayed the Noonday Report by an hour. The very popular Yankee Trader show was cancelled for the day.

Deer Goes Through Truck Windshield In Crash On Pennsylvania Turnpike in Lawrence County

State police say a medical helicopter was called to an accident involving a utility truck and a deer Monday on the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Lawrence County. The accident was reported shortly before 2:00 yesterday afternoon near mile marker 4.5 in Homewood, between the Gateway Toll Plaza and the New Castle interchange. Police say a witness reported that the deer went through the windshield, hitting a person inside the truck. The victim’s name and condition have not been released.

15 Killed In Crashes Statewide Over Holiday Weekend

15 people died in car crashes investigated statewide by the Pennsylvania state police over the long Thanksgiving holiday and weekend. State police say they responded to slightly more than 1,000 crashes in which 272 people were injured during the five-day holiday weekend that stretched from Nov. 25 through Nov. 29. Police say 91 of those crashes involved alcohol, seven of which were fatal.

Tune in this Saturday

This Saturday, December 5, 2015 Frank and Greg will have Discussion and recap of the Aliquippa-Karns City PIAA football playoff game.  Tune in at 9:10 A.M. for the special segment.

Investigators Looking Into Fatal ATV Accident in Franklin Township

Police are investigating a fatal crash in Franklin Township. According to officials, an ATV rider was killed Friday afternoon when he went off a trail and into a pond that was several feet deep. It happened around 4 p.m. in an old strip mining area. He was apparently trapped under the ATV until a bystander found him and pulled him out, but it was too late. The victim was later identified as 60-year-old Robert Wright of Claysville. A passenger was also hurt and flown to a Pittsburgh hospital. Authorities are investigating whether others were in a group riding with Wright, and whether they left the scene after the crash.