PITTSBURGH, PA (July 26, 2023)…International Big Mac Day is Wednesday, August 2. The annual celebration is held on the birthdate of Jim Delligatii, the world-famous sandwich’s inventor.

Delligatti began test-marketing the seven-ingredient sandwich at his restaurant in Uniontown on April 22, 1967.  Customer response was so good, he soon introduced the sandwich at three more of his restaurants in Pittsburgh.  It debuted nationally in 1968.

Approximately 550 million Big Mac sandwiches are now sold each year in America alone. The sandwich is currently sold in more than 100 countries around the world.

Perhaps Delligatti’s most tasteful addition to the Big Mac was the famous secret sauce.  Having worked in the restaurant business for many years, he was familiar with the typical Russian dressing used for many sandwiches.  However, he knew the sauce for the Big Mac had to be something special.

“I would make the sauce in the restaurant by hand, mixing all the ingredients together myself.  It was hard work, but the customers loved it,” Delligatti once explained.

Many Americans today can still recite (in under four seconds) the seven-ingredient, tongue-twisting jingle featured in a 1974 Big Mac television ad campaign: Twoallbeefpattiesspecialsaucelettucecheesepicklesonionsonasesameseedbun.

The sandwich also inspired The Economist Magazine’s “Big Mac Index,” an annual comparison of foreign currency values against the U.S. Dollar.

A Star of David hangs from a fence outside the dormant landmark Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh’s Squirrel Hill neighborhood on Thursday, July 13, 2023, the day a federal jury announced they had found Robert Bowers, who in 2018 killed 11 people at the synagogue, eligible for the death penalty. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Lawyers for the gunman who killed 11 people in a Pittsburgh synagogue have requested a court order to exhume the body of his long-dead father. Robert Bowers’ lawyers said Tuesday that they want the body exhumed for a DNA test after federal prosecutors raised questions about paternity. Bowers has already been convicted in the 2018 massacre at the Tree of Life synagogue. A federal jury now has to decide whether to sentence him to death or life in prison without parole. The defense is trying to show that Bowers has a family history of mental illness and has introduced evidence that his father, Randall Bowers, was diagnosed with schizophrenia.

Story by Beaver County Radio News Staff. Published July 26, 2023 7:17 A.M.

(Greene Township, PA) State Police in Beaver responded to State Route 168 and US 30 for a report of a hit and run crash just before 3am on June 18. Troopers determined that the crash was a result of an ongoing road rage incident between two parties who were known to eachother.  Troopers located and identified the alleged hit and runner as 31 year old Ridge Tomaselli of Hookstown. Tomaselli denied being in an accident to troopers, stating that the damage on his car was old. Troopers also learned that Tomaselli had called PSP Beaver to report he was the victim of a hit and run. He is being charged with false reports to law enforcement in addition to other violations in relation to the crash.

Story by Sandy Giordano – Beaver County Radio. Published July 26, 2023 6:41 A.M.

(Aliquippa, PA) Saturday, July 29, 2023 at 5 p.m. parishioners will gather at the site of Bishop Stefan Lastavica’s grave at Serbian Cemetery on Brodhead Road honoring the 60th Anniversary of His Consecration and a service will follow in the cemetery chapel.  Refreshments will be served in the church hall. Bishop Stefan was consecrated in Aliquippa in 1963, and died in 1966. St. Elijah Serbian Orthodox Church will also have Divine Liturgy at 9:30 a.m. with Right Reverend Irinej , Father Branislav Golic, parish priest, , Father Rodney Torbic and , Deacon Dan August. Divine Liturgy is also Sunday at 9:30 a.m. The slava banquet is in the Serbian Center.

(Photo of Chasadee Yeager provided with release)

UPDATE 6:39 pm: According to New Sewickley Police she has been safely located.

(New Sewickley Twp., Pa.) The New Sewickley Township Police Department is attempting to locate 12-year-old Chasadee Yeager.  Chasadee is missing from New Sewickley Township and was last seen by her mother at approximately midnight on Tuesday July 25, 2023.  Chasadee is a white female approximately 5’6” tall with blonde hair and blue eyes.  Chasadee is possibly in the Beaver Falls area.  The New Sewickley Township Police Department is requested that anyone with information on where Chasadee is to call the New Sewickley Township Police Department at 724-774-2473 or the Beaver County 911 Center at 724-775-0881.  

Story by Sandy Giordano – Beaver County Radio. Published July 25, 2023 2:36 P.M.

(Aliquippa, PA) Vendors are needed for this year’s event that will be held  on Saturday, September 30, 2023 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m..

Story by Sandy Giordano – Beaver County Radio. Published July 25, 2023 2:32 P.M.

(Ambridge, PA) The A-TSI plan is for interventions that will assist the high school staff in supporting students in the 2023-24 school year to meet academic thresholds for academic proficiency and academic growth.

BUTLER, PA (July 24, 2023) — At 10 a.m. tomorrow — Tuesday, July 25 — McDonald’s of Greater Butler Mart will cut the ribbon on a new level of choice, engagement, service and family fun.

The new 3,915-square-foot restaurant will feature a refreshed design and a modern layout, with digital kiosks, table service, free wi-fi and touch screen games for children.  Outside, guests will enjoy two drive-up lanes, patio seating, and Mobile Order & Pay with curbside service option using the McDonald’s mobile app.

“We’ve built a better McDonald’s for our customers,” said Meghan Sweeney, the restaurant’s Owner/Operator. “We’re making long-term investments so McDonald’s of Greater Butler Mart will be even more easy, convenient and, of course, delicious!”

During construction, all 55 employees of the Greater Butler Mart site were offered employment at other nearby McDonald’s restaurant locations.  When it reopens tomorrow, the restaurant will add 10-15 more positions to the roster. To apply, text PA277 to 38000 or go to www.mchire.com.

“As local small business owners, my family has a 58-year and three-generation history of operating at this location. We’re proud of our distinguished history and our preeminent operations today,” Sweeney said. “We’re thrilled to bring a modern McDonald’s experience to our Butler community.”

Additional grand opening festivities include:

July 28

-First 100 customers to make a purchase will receive a punch card good for a free Big Mac every week for a year

-10 am – noon:  Live radio broadcast by WLER-FM

-11:30 am:  First 100 drive thru customers to purchase a combo meal will receive a $5 McDonald’s Arch Card.

August 1 and 8

-6 – 9 am:  All customers will receive a coupon good for a free small coffee on their next five visits.

August 3 and 10

-4 – 6 pm:  Customers who place a kiosk order will receive a coupon for a free combo meal on their next visit.

August 7

-5 pm:  Family Fun Night With Hamburglar! First 50 under-12 customers to make a purchase will receive a punch card good for a free Happy Meal every month for a year.

The restaurant will also offer weekly drawings for valuable prizes including electronics and McDonald’s food items.

“We’re grateful for the strong support that McDonald’s has always received from the Butler community,” Sweeney said. “That’s why we tried to make our restaurant even more comfortable, convenient and fun for all of our guests.”

New police officers Brandon Wilson, Merle McConnell and Noah Brucker are shown above.
Story by Sandy Giordano – Beaver County Radio. Published July 25, 2023 9:07 A.M.

(Hopewell Township, PA) At Monday night’s meeting of the Hopewell Commissioners, District Magistrate Felicia Santillan presided over the swearing in ceremony of the township’s 3 new police officers. The officers are: Brandon Wilson, Merle McConnell, and Noah Brucker. Their official starting date was Monday, July 24, 2023.
Jon Cochran was introduced as the township’s new fire chief and he has worked with the county’s EMS for 22 years. Pete Ramirez is the Assistant Chief of Fire Operations.

Fire chief Jon Cocharn with Assistant Chief of Fire Operations Pete Ramirez.

Center Township Fire chief Bill Brucker is pictured with his son Noah, one of Hopewell’s new full time officers.

FILE – A sign outside the Internal Revenue Service building in Washington, on May 4, 2021.
Effective immediately, the Internal Revenue Service will end its decades-old policy of making unannounced home and business visits — in a nod to worker safety and combatting scammers who pose as IRS agents. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

WASHINGTON (AP) — The IRS says it is ending its decades-old policy of making unannounced home and business visits — in a an effort to keep its workers safe and combat scammers who pose as IRS agents. Effective immediately, the change follows a number of other actions the agency has taken to improve worker safety. The agency in recent years has experienced more threats. In part, those were tied to conspiracy theories that agents were going to target middle-income taxpayers more aggressively after the passage of a climate, health care and tax bill that provided $80 billion to step up tax collections.