Scam known as “spoofing” spreading in Pennsylvania

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Noah Haswell Beaver County Radio News

(Harrisburg, PA) According to a release from the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, the company received seventy calls on Thursday alone from a scam telling them the company is the caller ID. The scam was identified as “spoofing,” in which scammers try to let people pay for items or get terminated if they do not switch to a different supplier of energy. The company is reminding Pennsylvanians to not answer these calls or give any personal information away during the call.

New police officer sworn in by Aliquippa mayor

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(Reported by Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano)

(Aliquippa, PA) At the City of Aliquippa Council Meeting on Wednesday, a new police officer was sworn in by the mayor of Aliquippa. Mayor Dwan B. Walker sworn in Nate Swierkosz. Swierkosz told Giordano in an interview Thursday that he previously worked for the Ambridge Police Department and is a veteran of the U.S. Army.

The City of Aliquippa Police Department will hold memorial service for two police officers

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Aliquippa, PA) Guests are invited to attend a memorial service for two police officers from the City of Aliquippa Police Department at 11 a.m. on Friday, April 4th, 2025. The memories of Patrolman James Naim and Chief Robert Sealock will be honored at the station located on Franklin Avenue in Aliquippa. For more information, you can call 724-378-8000.

Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate remains steady at 3.8 percent in February

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Harrisburg, PA) According to a release from the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry, the company released its preliminary employment situation report for February 2025 today. In February, the unemployment rate was at 3.8 percent, which is below the unemployment rate of the United States which went up to 4.1 percent. An estimate of 6,539,000 people that are trying to find work or working in Febraury are in the civilian labor force of Pennsylvania.

 

American Airlines provides travel opportunities from Pittsburgh to Punta Cana in December of 2025

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) American Airlines is giving travelers in Western Pennsylvania an opportunity to travel to Punta Cana from the Pittsburgh International Airport on flights beginning on December 6th, 2025. According to officials, nonstop service will occur every Saturday until April 11th, 2026 between the two airports. An official for the airline confirmed that performance is the key to the flights to Punta Cana from American Airlines going past 2026.

 

Real ID Days starting next week in Pennsylvania to obtain real IDs before May 7th deadline

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Beaver County, PA) May 7th, 2025 is the deadline to get a real ID in Pennsylvania so you can fly commercially in the state. Several PennDOT Driver’s License Centers across the state will be offering days to obtain a Real ID this Monday, several Mondays in April and the first Monday in May. According to the website of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the PennDOT Driver’s License Center on Constitiution Boulevard in Beaver Falls has Real ID Days from 8:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. on April 7th, 14th and 28th as well as May 5th.

REAL ID Days | Driver and Vehicle Services | Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Electric tilt skillet purchased by Aliquippa Junior/Senior High School through food service grant

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Aliquippa, PA) State Representative Rob Matzie made an announcement Thursday that a grant for food service worth $22,252 let the Aliquippa Junior/Senior High School buy an electric tilt skillet. This skillet will be for the cafeteria of the school and the grant is from the Pennsylvania Department of Education. According to a release from Matzie’s office, Matzie said the new equipment will mean greater efficiency, lower costs and quicker service for students.

Road improvement work continuing on Tuscarawas Road weather permitting

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Beaver County, PA) PennDOT District 11 announced that on Monday, March 31st weather permitting, roadway improvement work will continue at Tuscarawas Road in Brighton Township. From 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays through the middle of September of 2025, single-lane alternating traffic will occur between Yost Drive and Fairview Road on Route 168. Crews will conduct miscellaneous activities involving construction and weekend work will also be performed.

Former UPMC doctor makes first court appearance since attempting to kill his wife in Hawaii

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Honululu, HI) A former UPMC doctor who was charged with second-degree murder was in court for the first time on Thursday. Forty-six-year-old Gerhardt Konig struck his wife with a rock near a hiking trail in Hawaii and was held on his charges. According to a report from KGMB-TV, court documents confirm that Konig hit his wife when she did not take a selfie near the edge of a cliff. His wife also spoke to police and said he attempted to inject an unknown liquid into her. She also stated that her face was hit into the ground after Konig grabbed her hair along with hitting her ten times in the head with a rock. The preliminary hearing for Konig is on March 31st and his $5 million bail has not been posted. 

 

Edith Gertrude Kronk (1943-2025)

Edith Gertrude Good Kronk, 81, passed away on March 20th, 2025. She was born on August 14, 1943 and grew up in Baden before marrying the love of her life, Robert G. Kronk II. Together they shared a life filled with love, joy and memories that will forever live on. Edith is survived by her two daughters, Robin (John) Delach and Rosalyn (Chris) Mann and a very special foster daughter, Deborah (Craig) Custard. Edith was a grandmother to four grandchildren, Jackalyn (Josiah) Kovac, John Robert (Alecia) Delach, Jason Delach and Lily Mann, as well as a great-grandmother to Tanner Delach, Guinevere and Liam Kovac. She is also survived by her brother, John (Cathy) Good, her brother-in-law, Jim (Kim) Kronk and her sister-in-law, Christine Kronk. Edith loved her many nieces, nephews and cousins, all of whom will remember her fondly. She was preceded in death by her loving husband, Robert G. Kronk II, her parents, LeRoy Good and Gertrude Hoffman, her in-laws, Robert and Sue Kronk, her brother, Clark Good, her brother-in-law, Rev. Ronald Kronk and sister-in-law, JoLynn Kronk. Edith is now reunited with those she loved and who had gone before her. Edith was an active volunteer at several local churches throughout her life including New Sewickley Presbyterian Church and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Baden. She was a proud supporter of local music and theater productions at Freedom Area High School and enjoyed the various shows that included the talents of family and family friends over the past several decades. In her quiet time, you could find Edith reading a book or tending to her “pretty posies” outside her home. She loved teaching and enjoyed sharing the word of the Lord through numerous Sunday School classes. Edith filled her life with love and music and shared that with her family. She touched the lives of so many and will be remembered by all who knew her. A Celebration of Life memorial service will be held at New Hope Lutheran Church in Economy Borough on Saturday, March 29th. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the New Hope Scholarship Fund, 200 Second Avenue, Freedom, PA 15042 in her honor, a cause close to her heart. Arrangements are entrusted to the William Murphy Funeral Home, Inc., 349 Adams Street, Rochester.