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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
Roberta J. (Grahek) Wilson, 73, of Pulaski Township, passed away at home on March 25th, 2025 surrounded by her family.
She was born in Beaver Falls on April 13th, 1951, a daughter of the late Philip and Helen (Bellan) Grahek, Sr. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, John W. Wilson. She is survived by her children, Lisa Hutchinson (Nathan) of New Brighton and Michelle Botelho (Mike) of Barrington, Rhode Island, her grandchildren: Keaton Hutchinson (Claudia Suica) and Gavin Hutchinson of New Brighton, Troy, Lucius and Helena Botelho of Barrington, Rhode Island; her sister, Phyllis Heckman (Tom) of Monaca, her brother, Philip Grahek, Jr. (Rose) of New Brighton, her nieces and nephews, Sara J. Heckman of Monaca, Sam, Zachary and Jesse Grahek of New Brighton, along with many extended family members, friends and loved ones.
Roberta was a 1969 Graduate of New Brighton High School. She retired from the Beaver County Assistance Office in 2011, where she worked in the clerical department. She was a member of St. Cecilia Church of Rochester, Our Lady of the Valley Parish, St. Frances Cabrini Church of Aliquippa and Mary, Queen of Saints Parish. Roberta enjoyed practicing Karate and was very creative and artistic. She also enjoyed many, many wonderful vacations with her family.
Friends and family are welcome to attend a Mass of Christian burial on Monday, March 31st at 12 Noon in St. Frances Cabrini Church, 115 Trinity Drive, Aliquippa.
Inurnment will follow in St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery of New Brighton, where she will be laid to rest with her husband, John.
The family would like to thank all of those who prayed for Roberta during her illness. A special thanks goes out to the Staff of Good Samaritan Hospice, Carson King, Theresa Engle, and Father Canice McMullen for their love and support during this difficult time.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her name to Our Lady of the Valley Parish, St. Cecilia Church of Rochester, Mary, Queen of Saints Parish, St. Frances Cabrini Church of Aliquippa or the charity of your choice.