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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Beaver County, PA) There are two local locations that can offer a Christmas meal without having to provide one and cook for others. The holiday season is meant to give, and in Beaver County, Beaver Falls High School will be spreading the cheer of Christmas by offering a dinner that is free on December 25th from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at their high school location, and they are still looking for people to help them out with the event and serve those in the community. If you are near Wampum, from 1 to 3 p.m. on December 25th, a service for a Christmas dinner will be offered at Clinton United Methodist Church for delivery, take-out, or eating in so you can sit around the table like it is Christmas. Arrangements can be scheduled for a dinner at the Wampum church by calling 724-657-4328. 

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) According to a release from United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan on Monday, a resident of Pittsburgh, has been charged by criminal complaint with making a false statement or representation involving international terrorism to a department or agency of the United States. Olshan confirmed that the twenty-four year-old suspect, Jack Danaher Molloy, told a lie to the FBI regarding international terrorism, around or on the day of October 20, 2024. Olshan stated that the suspect and his support claim was the motive that Molloy went to join an organization called Hizballah that seeks to murder Jews after going from Lebanon to Syria and then back to the United States, and furthermore, told FBI agents at the Pittsburgh International Airport that he did not have anything to do with Hizballah or had no plans to be with them. According to Olshan, the sentence for Molloy remains up to an eight-year stay in prison, a $250,000 fine or both, provided by the law.

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McDonald’s Be Our Guest Cards will be given to those who support the Red Kettle Campaign at Giant Eagle grocery store at 100 Settlers Ridge Drive

Pittsburgh, PA. – (December 9, 2024) – As the holiday season picks up, McDonald’s owner operators in the Pittsburgh area will be teaming up with the Salvation Army to do a 1-day takeover for the Red Kettle Campaign at the Giant Eagle grocery store at 100 Settlers Ridge Drive. Local Owner/Operators Twila Mezan, John Santonastasso, Toni Hower, and their crew members will ring bells on December 12 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Anyone who donates during the event will receive Be Our Guest Card for a free McDonald’s breakfast combo meal. Fan-favorite McDonaldland character Grimace will also be making an appearance during the fundraiser.

“McDonald’s has a long history of giving back to the community,” said Santonastasso, who owns and operates 27 restaurants with his wife Kathy and daughter Toni. “We are looking forward to continuing this tradition with The Salvation Army and the red kettle campaign.”

The iconic Salvation Army red kettle campaign began in 1891 by Captain Joseph McFee, a Salvation Army officer who was looking for a way to cover the cost of the community Christmas meal. Today in the U.S., The Salvation Army assists more than four-and-a-half million people during the Thanksgiving and Christmas time periods. If you are unable to attend the event the day of, donations are accepted virtually by texting the word “kettle” to 31333 or by visiting the local Virtual Red Kettle link: https://salarmy.us/PGHWestsideKettle

(Photo of the Beaver Falls School District Entry courtesy of PENNDOT)

Pittsburgh, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) District 11 invites the public to vote on 9 plows decorated by high school students in Allegheny, Beaver, and Lawrence counties as part of the annual Paint the Plow program. Paint the Plow is a statewide outreach aimed at promoting winter driving safety and fostering appreciation for high school art programs and student creativity.

Earlier this year, teens from the Pittsburgh region designed and painted PennDOT plow blades based on the statewide theme “Use your reason when it’s freezin’.” The theme was chosen to remind motorists to practice safe driving during the winter season.

Students from A.W. Beattie Career Center, Fox Chapel Area, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, Beaver Falls, Blackhawk, Freedom Area, Laurel, Neshannock, and Union Area high schools participated.

This year, the public is invited to vote through an online survey posted on the PennDOT website www.penndot.pa.gov/PaintthePlow. The voting form can be found by clicking on the county names within the table. Participation is limited to one vote per person per district.

The plow photo in each district that receives the most votes between December 9-15, 2024, will be deemed the “Fan Favorite” for that area. The blades are also eligible for the “Judges’ Pick” honor that will be determined by PennDOT personnel, based on a standard judging criteria.

The winner in each category will be announced later in December.

Schools and participants are encouraged to share the link to the contest to promote voting. PennDOT may post the pictures on statewide and regional Facebook accounts, however responses on social media will not count toward the voting totals.

For more information on PennDOT’s winter preparations and additional winter-driving resources for motorists, visit the department’s winter website.

Motorists can check conditions on major roadways by visiting www.511PA.com. 511PA, which is free and available 24 hours a day, provides traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts, traffic speed information and access to more than 1,000 traffic cameras. 511PA is also available through a smartphone application for iPhone and Android devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following regional X alerts.

Subscribe to PennDOT news and traffic alerts in Allegheny, Beaver, Lawrence counties at www.penndot.pa.gov/District11.

Information about infrastructure in District 11, including completed work and significant projects, is available at www.penndot.pa.gov/D11Results. Find PennDOT’s planned and active construction projects at www.projects.penndot.gov.

Find PennDOT news on X, Facebook and Instagram.

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Landsdale, PA) The administration of Governor Josh Shapiro held an event called “Trees for Troops,” which helped military families in need to receive Christmas trees as those helped to put trees in trucks, delivered from Bustard’s Christmas Trees in Landsdale on Thursday. One of the speakers during the event was Pennsylvania Secretary of Agriculture Russell Redding, who talked about how trees are symbols of hope for those that protect our country during this Christmas season. Redding also talked about how talking trees represent a caring and appreciative message for the military. According to Redding, two percent of the nation is serving in the military as well as another two percent who is responsible for feeding those in the country, which is the underserved population that are receiving these trees through this program.

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Hopewell Township, PA) According to a report from the Pennsylvania State Police in Beaver, a crash occurred in Hopewell Township on I-376 West on Thursday. Police confirmed that the driver, 32-year-old Trisha N. Sperry of Greensburg, had no injuries after her vehicle ran over an ice patch, went on the left side of the road, then hit both the front and back bumpers after hitting a cable barrier twice. The report also states that Sperry was charged for “driving on roadways that were laned  for traffic.” 

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Beaver County, PA) If you are looking to watch a show that will bring joy this holiday season, the Beaver County Office on Aging will present “A Christmas Carol,” a radio show that will be live on Tuesday December 10th at 9:30 a.m. at the Center at the Mall, Unit 284, at the Beaver Valley Mall in Monaca, as well as on Tuesday, December 17th at 9:30 a.m. at Circle of Friends in New Brighton. The office will also provide coffee, a themed punch for the holidays, and desserts as you enjoy the performance.