Author: Beaver County Radio

Route 18 Drilling Begins Today in Potter Township

Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is announcing drilling operations on Route 18 in Potter Township, Beaver County, will begin Wednesday, June 22 weather permitting.

Lane restrictions will occur on Route 18 at the Frankfort Road Bridge weekdays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. through mid-July. Crews from Armstrong Drilling will conduct the work.

Please use caution if driving through the area.

Motorists can check conditions on more than 40,000 roadway miles, including color-coded winter conditions on 2,900 miles, 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 twitter alerts accessible on the 511PA website.

10th Street Bypass Traffic Shift Starts Today in Pittsburgh

​Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is announcing a traffic shift on the 10th Street Bypass (Route 2128) in the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County will occur Wednesday through Friday, June 22-24 weather permitting.

Westbound lanes on the 10th Street Bypass under the 9th Street Bridge will close and traffic will be shifted into the eastbound lanes from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day. A single lane of bi-directional traffic will be maintained in the eastbound lanes. Crews from Peoples Natural Gas will conduct pipeline work.

PennDOT is not involved in this work and is providing this information as a public service announcement only. For additional information contact Jessie Gorby at 412-258-4443.

Motorists can check conditions on more than 40,000 roadway miles, including color-coded winter conditions on 2,900 miles, 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 twitter alerts accessible on the 511PA website.

Steelers Add Veteran DL Ogunjobi with 1-year Contract

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PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers have signed veteran defensive end Larry Ogunjobi to a one-year deal. The signing shores up a position of need following Stephon Tuitt’s retirement earlier this month. The 28-year-old Ogunjobi spent last season with the Cincinnati Bengals. A tentative three-year agreement to play for the Chicago Bears was nullified when Ogunjobi failed a physical. He was recovering from foot surgery at the time of the signing. Ogunjobi played well last season for the Bengals, recording a career-high seven sacks. His arrival gives the Steelers another veteran to help shore up a run defense that finished dead last in the league in 2022.

Rookies Madris, Contreras lead Pirates to 7-1 Win over Cubs

(AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
By JOHN PERROTTO Associated Press
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Bligh Madris hit his first major league home run and fellow rookie Roansy Contreras pitched five solid innings to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 7-1 victory over the Chicago Cubs. Madris connected in the sixth for a solo shot to right-center field off Mark Leiter Jr. to close the scoring. It came a day after Madris had three hits in his big league debut. Contreras allowed one run and four hits while striking out three and walking two. The Pirates won their third straight game and the Cubs lost for the 13th time in 15 games.

Civil Jury Finds Bill Cosby Sexually Abused Teenager in 1975

(AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
By BRIAN MELLEY and ANDREW DALTON Associated Press
SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — Civil trial jurors have found that Bill Cosby sexually abused a 16-year-old girl at the Playboy Mansion in 1975. The Los Angeles County jury delivered the verdict Tuesday in favor of Judy Huth, who is now 64, and awarded her $500,000. The jury’s decision is a major legal defeat for the 84-year-old Cosby. It comes nearly a year after his Pennsylvania criminal conviction for sexual assault was thrown out and he was freed from prison. Cosby did not attend the Los Angeles trial. He has repeatedly denied Huth’s allegations that he forced her to perform a sex act at the mansion.

New Brighton Fire Under Investigation

(Feature photo of the the house that caught fire in New Brighton Tuesday afternoon taken by Frank Sparks)

Story by Frank Sparks, Beaver County Radio, with contributions Curtis Walsh and Sandy Giordano, Beaver County Radio Staff.
(New Brighton, Pa.) Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Curtis Walsh is reporting that a fire broke out in the 500 block of 7th Avenue in New Brighton yesterday afternoon. Witnesses at the scene told Walsh that they saw the fire start in the rear of the house and saw at least one person run out of the residence. Numerous emergency responders from around the county responded to fight the blaze. Flames could be seen escaping the top floor of the house and heavy smoke filled the area. Beaver County 9-1-1 reported that New Brighton firefighters were dispatched to the scene at 3:30 p.m. according Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano who spoke with New Brighton Fire Chief Eric Book who told her that crews remained on the scene of the the fire until 7:15 PM.
Chief bock told Giordano that the cause of the fire is under investigation.
You can see a video of the fire and photos by clicking on the link below of the story that was reported yesterday as the fire was happening.

Crews Battle House Fire in New Brighton

 

Crews Battle House Fire in New Brighton

The featured image above shows firefighters on the roof of the house.
Story by Curtis Walsh- Beaver Couny Radio. June 21, 2022 5 P.M.

(New Brighton, PA) A fire broke out on the 500 block of 7th Avenue in New Brighton Tuesday afternoon. Witnesses say they saw the fire start in the rear of the house and saw at least one person run out of the residence. Numerous emergency responder crews from around the county responded to fight the blaze. Flames could be seen escaping the top floor of the house and heavy smoke filled the area. We have not learned of any injuries at this time. Crews had the fire out around 5 PM. Stay tuned for more updates on this developing story.
Photo and video can be viewed below:

Beaver Falls Police Receives Donation & Quilt From Eddy Crow & Car Cruise Committee

(Matt Drzik/Beaver County Radio)

At a special ceremony Tuesday afternoon at the Beaver Falls city building, Beaver Falls Car Cruise Chairman Tom Gargaro–along with several members of the Beaver Falls Police Department–joined in thanking Eddy Crow and his mother, Sue Crow, for their charitable donations to the Car Cruise and the City of Beaver Falls.

“On behalf of the cruise,” Gargaro stated, “we wanted to thank you and your gracious mother for making such a beautiful quilt…and you for offering it up for the raffle.”

The elder Crow made a quilt that was donated as a raffle prize during the June 11 festivities in Beaver Falls, and in addition the daily host of Teleforum on Beaver County Radio presented the Beaver Falls Police Department with a check of two hundred and twenty five dollars to assist the K-9 Division.

“It means a lot because I have personal connections with law enforcement,” Crow said at the ceremony. “[I have] personal connections with K-9 law enforcement, I got cousins that are still doing it, and it’s something that needs to be done.”

Quilting has become a regular hobby of Eddy’s mom, and she decided to help out the Car Cruise Committee in benefiting the city of Beaver Falls. “Like my mom said,” Crow added, “it’s me sitting here, something good comes out of it…why would you not do something good with it?”

Eddy Crow is the host of Teleforum weekdays from 9:00 AM until Noon on Beaver County Radio.

GOP Lawmakers Block Assault-Style Gun Ban for Those under 21

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By MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — State House Republicans are blocking a proposal to prevent those ages 18 to 21 from possessing assault-style rifles. They voted in a legislative committee on Tuesday to completely change the bill into a constitutional amendment to allow anyone to carry concealed guns. It’s the second week in a row that Republicans in the Judiciary Committee have used their majority to defeat Democratic proposals to address the country’s gun violence plague. The bill would have prevented those under age 21 from purchasing, possessing or transporting the types of weapons that have often been used to kill and wound people in mass shootings.

VIDEO: Saturday Is Annual “Field Day” For Beaver Valley Amateur Radio Association

(Matt Drzik/Beaver County Radio)

The smallest of technology can produce the biggest of platforms.

Such is the case with the Beaver Valley Amateur Radio Association, who will be hosting their annual 24-hour “Field Day” starting on Saturday, June 25 at Old Economy Park. Rich Soltez (K3SOM) & Director Tony Pavilonis (K3AHP) joined Matt Drzik on the June 21 edition of A.M. Beaver County to discuss the ins and outs of what is most commonly known as “ham radio”.

According to Soltez, the origins of Field Day harken back to the 1930s, when the importance for amateur radio technology was realized. “The purpose of it was really to get ambulances ready for emergencies,” he said. “In other words, the purpose was to take your equipment at a moment’s notice, out into a remote location–perhaps a park, perhaps a top of a hill somewhere–bring your own pieces of wire and whatever you could for antennas, and also a source of power like a gasoline generator.”

The power it takes to operate a ham radio can be used to contact the world, as well. Pavilonis told a story about one contact Soltez made where “he had a low powered radio of five watts–imagine a five-watt light bulb–set up a temporary antenna out in the field, and next thing you know…Rich, who were you talking to?” Soltez confirmed that his first two contacts on a five-watt radio reached all the way to Germany.

For more information on Field Day and the Beaver Valley Amateur Radio Association, check out their website by clicking here.

To watch the full interview regarding Field Day, click on the Facebook feed below!