(Photo used with permission of Tom Pappas)

JIM PAPPAS, ONE OF BEAVER COUNTY’S MOST FAMOUS RESTAURANT OWNERS, HAS DIED. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO HAS MORE. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…

Tune in to Beaver County’s only live on the air radio auction this and every Tuesday  from 1:45 to 2:00 P.M.   Call 724-843-1888 or 724-774-1888 to join the show and bid on merchandise and certificates from local Beaver County, PA and surrounding area businesses.

For  September 12, 2017 the following items will be sold live on WBVP and WMBA:

• A $25.00 Gift Certificate to Hank’s Frozen Custard and Mexican Food, New Brighton.  Valued at $25.00. Opening Bid is $13.00.
• A $25.00 Gift Certificate to Edible Arrangements, Beaver. Valued at $25.00. Starting Bid is $13.00.
• A V.I.P. 6 Person Pass to African Safari Wildlife Park, Port Clinton, Ohio. Valued at $131.70. Starting Bid is $25.00.
• A $20.00 Gift Certificate to Hozak Farms, Clinton.  Valued at $20.00.  Opening bid is $10.00.

Winning bidders will be announced on the air and then are instructed to call WBVP and WMBA offices at 724-846-4100 following the program to confirm their bids.  Items can be paid for and picked up at WBVP-WMBA, 1316 7th Avenue in Beaver Falls, PA 15010 between 8:30 A.M. and 5 P.M. weekdays.

GASOLINE PRICES ARE APPROACHING THREE DOLLARS A GALLON IN BEAVER COUNTY. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO’S GREG BENEDETTI HAS DETAILS. Click on ‘play’ to hear Greg’s report…

Allegheny County Police officers have identified the Beaver County man who was killed when he was hit by a train while walking on the tracks in Leetsdale this weekend. Officers say 51-year-old William Davidson of Ambridge was walking with his back to the oncoming train early Saturday morning. According to investigators, the train crew sounded the horn and tried to brake in a failed attempt to avoid hitting the man. Investigators are still trying to determine why Davidson was on the tracks.

Nine-Eleven Survivors,victims’ relatives , rescuers and others gathered today at the World Trade Center, The Pentagon, and near Shanksville PA to mark th 16th Anniversary of the terror attacks that changed our nation forever. The remembrance comes as the United States contends with the destruction caused by hurricanes Harvey and Irma. Vice President Mike Pence took part in the ceremony in Shanksville PA to remember the the 33 passengers and seven crew members that were killed when flight 93 slammed into a field after being high jacked and then taken back over control by the passengers who refused to let the terrorists carry out their plan. It has never been known where Flight 93 was headed.   Flight 93 was the fourth plane that was high jacked on that fateful day. The first two hitting the World Trade Center Towers and the third hitting the Pentagon in Washington D.C.

On a day of many tributes to those who lost their lives from such a heinous act of terrorism was a ceremony that included the tolling of bells , reading of the victims’ names by family members, the playing of Taps and God Bless America.

Patriot Day is Celebrated every year on September 11 as a salute to a group of true American Hero.