BEAVER, Pa – Congressman Keith Rothfus (PA-12) spoke at the Beaver County Youth Ambassador Program’s (YAP) training. More than 150 Beaver County high school students and faculty participated along with state and local officials.

“Launched two years ago, the Youth Ambassador Program in Beaver County has been making great progress in its mission to destigmatize mental health issues and promote healthy ways for students to cope with stress and loneliness,”said Congressman Rothfus. “I have traveled across the district and met with individuals and families who tragically lost loved ones to suicide. This program plays an important role in our community to equip participating student ambassadors with the ongoing education, resources, and awareness training they need to support their peers and create a culture of understanding and camaraderie.”

“Since the inception of the Youth Ambassador Program (YAP) in 2016, Beaver County Behavioral Health (BC/BH), the Beaver County System of Care partners and the youth of Beaver County have worked tirelessly to spread the awareness of mental illness, fight stigma surrounding it, and educate the community on available resources. The YAP participants want to thank Congressman Keith Rothfus for his support of this endeavor and taking the time to listen to the youth of Beaver County.  The focus on mental health initiatives such as this as well as the funding to support them is vitally important to our community as we try to address such issues as suicide, trauma, violence in the schools, and drug overdoses which continue to plague this population.”  – Maureen Hawk, Supervisor of Youth Services, BCRC, System of Care Partner

THE B-F JONES MEMORIAL LIBRARY HELD A RIBBON-CUTTING CEREMONY FOR ITS DIGITAL MEDIA LAB LAST NIGHT IN ALIQUIPPA. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO WAS THERE. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…

THE BOROUGH OF CONWAY HAS BEEN AWARDED A GRANT FROM THE STATE TO HELP PAY FOR NEW PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO HAS DETAILS. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…

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State police are warning people of scams that look like they’re helping the victims of Hurricane Florence. Troopers ask residents to be suspicious of phone calls asking for money or other personal information and don’t give donations by way of cash, gift cards, or money transfers. When in doubt, give to charities you know and trust.

An Aliquippa woman is pressing charges after she says a church trustee physically assaulted her during a Girl Scout troop meeting. It allegedly happened at the First United Methodist Church of Aliquippa. The man reportedly burst into their meeting at the church recently saying the girls weren’t welcome there. Charges were filed Wednesday.

A New Brighton man is accused of assaulting a paramedic Saturday. Johnathan Harris was found Saturday evening lying in the street in the eleven-hundred-block of Sixth Avenue. While emergency responders were taking him to the hospital, the 45-year-old grabbed the medic by the throat and wouldn’t let go until he was struck in the face. Harris and his girlfriend reportedly smoked crack and injected heroin together before a verbal argument that began the series of events. Harris is in Beaver County Jail in lieu of 100-thousand-dollars bond.

THE SEARCH IS ON IN ALIQIUPPA FOR A MAN IN CONNCTION WITH A ROBBERY. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO HAS DETAILS. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…

WEATHER FORECAST FOR THURSDAY, SEPT. 20TH, 2018

TODAY – MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH – 85.

TONIGHT – MOSTLY CLEAR. LOW NEAR 70.

FRIDAY – PARTLY CLOUDY. A SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM
IS POSSIBLE. HIGH – 86.

SATURDAY – MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES. SLIGHT CHANCE OF A
RAIN SHOWER. HIGH – 67.

SUNDAY – SUNSHINE AND CLOUDS MIXED. HIGH – 71.