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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Rochester, PA) According to a release from the Cornerstone of Beaver County on Tuesday, the nonprofit organization will team up with the Beaver County Continuum of Care to host the Homeless Persons Memorial Day Ceremony, which will take place at Rochester Park across from the Beaver County Transit Authority Building at 5 p.m. on Thursday, December 19th. This event is to give thanks to the homeless of the community and to honor those from that group who passed away. The release states that one homeless person from Beaver County passed away this year from a report and that the ceremony will help those present to help them next year, as well as providing both refreshments and information for resources during the event.

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Beaver County, PA) The Beaver County Transit Authority announced at a meeting on December 3rd that changes are eminent in which the first quarter of this year brought more people to travel on their buses. Each route will reduce from an hour and five minutes to simply an hour, while Route 3 will include a finish to the route at the homeless shelter of the Cornerstone of Beaver County. On January 6th of next year, options to go from one location to another will be offered in Midland thanks to the BCTA Connect service to go to Calcutta, Ohio two days earlier than desired or four hours before the traveler is picked up. Seniors and those with low-income will also be able to go to banks, offices for medical services, and grocery stores as well in the two vans that can carry seven passengers. The fare will also increase by one dollar more, from $2 to $3. People can also go from the regional park in Ambridge to the USA Pan Company in Crescent Township. Next summer, finalizeddetails can be expected, with transportation services for medical reasons happening near the start of 2026. Beaver Falls, Aliquippa, Rochester and Ambridge will be the sites that the BCTA are “piloting” during this initiative.

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(New Sewickley Township, PA) The Beaver County Humane Society in Aliquippa needs your help after nine stray pit bulls were found in New Sewickley Township. These young dogs, according to officials, were discovered as very thin with no collars within one of the regions covering two miles of the township. The dogs are all in stable condition, however, the conditions were not good as they desperately need food, while various injuries and sickness are still being treated by the medical team of the Beaver County Humane Society. If you would like to adopt any of these dogs, you must have experience with both caring for and handling dogs, because they are all suspicious of humans.  If you know anyone that abandoned or injured these nine pit bulls, call the Beaver County Humane Investigations department at 724-775-5801, extension 143. Anyone wanting to foster one or more dogs should contact Beaver County Humane Society’s Foster Coordinator at 724-775-5801, extension 117. You can also go to their website to donate for pets in need at beavercountyhumanesociety.org or you can buy new dog food in bags or cans that are not open to give pets the food that they need. 

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Center Township, PA) According to a Facebook post from the Center Township Police Department, a felony theft is being investigated by Center Township Police. Police are looking for two people that have a Chevy Malibu that is blue with a license plate from New Jersey with the number of D28-STC, that is normally around the area of Aliquippa. If you have seen the car or the suspects, please call 724-775-0880.

Link to Pictures of Suspects and Vehicle: https://www.facebook.com/100064420792317/posts/pfbid02mDjBcefvwLqMYNBCdmh73VrTsXgLe8NeF8wA4ttbFA6vyiq7gJ4g4JiUvUW7bUnvl/?mibextid=CDWPTG

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(Reported by Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano, Published on December 11th, 2024 at 9:26 A.M.)

(Aliquippa, PA) Police went to the Valley Terrace A&B buildings at 8 p.m. on Tuesday night for an incident of multiple shots fired in Aliquippa. The report from officers is that results were negative and that there were uncooperative residents. There were no injuries, no shell casings located, and no damage to property.

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(Reported by Danielle Smith of Keystone News Service)

(Harrisburg, PA) Some experts contend part of the reason Vice President Kamala Harris lost the 2024 presidential election was because of what they’re calling “misogynoir”, the intersection of sexism and racism. In 2020 the Keystone State backed Joe Biden and Harris, the first woman vice president. But just last month, President-elect Donald Trump won Pennsylvania with 19 electoral votes. Co-Founder of the Black Voters Matter Fund LaTosha Brown says despite the loss and Trump’s relentless personal attacks on Harris, millions of Americans did vote for her because of what she embodied. Brown argues that while Trump weaponized gender and race, it was also what drew many to Harris. However, after Harris lost every battleground state, Democrats have been regrouping, some blaming external factors, others pointing to a failure to address working-class concerns.

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) According to a release from United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan in Pittsburgh on Tuesday, a Pittsburgh resident has been indicted on a charge of escape from custody by a federal grand jury. Olshan confirmed that forty-four year old Ryan Gainer did not have an authorization and did not come back to the center of residential reentry in which he was serving his sentence. According to Olshan, Gainer has a sentence of a prison stay of up to five years, a $250,000 fine, or both, provided by the law. 

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Washington) According to a release from United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan in Washington on Tuesday, the Justice Department, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) made an agreement with PennEnergy Resources LLC (PennEnergy) to resolve alleged violations from Clean Air Act and Pennsylvania Air Pollution Control Act for involvement with operations of the company’s oil and gas in Pennsylvania. When the court accepts this offer, PennEnergy will establish projects to make vapor control systems better, more accessible, and to change how they work. Olshan states that this will decrease emissions of carbon dioxide released as methane each year by 8,200 tons as well as the elimination of more than 150 tons of volatile organic compound.

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) If weather permits, occurring today, Wednesday, December 11th, PennDOT District 11 will have lane restrictions on I-376 (Parkway West) from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. after a recent announcement. Work to inspect the signs of I-376 in between Campbells Run Road in both directions and the interchange of I-79 and the ramps going north and south from I-376 going east. The ramps will continue to stay open as work for a project to be finished in 2025 will try to help to preserve I-376 Parkway West.