FILE – Vehicles move past signs that indicate payment methods for driving on the Pennsylvania Turnpike at the entrance ramp in Gibsonia, Pa. in this file photo from Aug. 30, 2021. Gov. Tom Wolf gave final approval on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2022, to legislation aimed at getting owners or operators of some 25,000 vehicles to pay their overdue bills for turnpike usage, The law that could trigger the suspension of thousands of vehicle registrations early next year. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File)

By MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A measure to help the Pennsylvania Turnpike recover more unpaid tolls will take effect in two months, following the governor’s signature. Gov. Tom Wolf on Thursday approved legislation that could trigger the suspension of thousands of vehicle registrations early next year. Officials says there are some 25,000 vehicles with overdue bills for turnpike travel. After the law takes effect in two months, the process will start with the Turnpike Commission notifying registrants they are seeking to have their registrations suspended. At least a month later, the toll agency can ask the Transportation Department to start the process, and PennDOT said it will give the owners six weeks’ notice.

Harrisburg, PA –Governor Tom Wolf signing into law House Bill 3, a historic reform to health insurance in the capitol rotunda. Governor Tom Wolf today signed into law House Bill 3, a historic reform to health insurance that creates an online exchange operated by the state in lieu of the federal government. The legislation provides for lower premiums and increased access to health insurance by developing a state-based health insurance exchange and a new reinsurance program. The state-based exchange is expected to save money for those purchasing plans on the exchange. July 2, 2019
By BROOKE SCHULTZ Associated Press/Report for America
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf has signed a flurry of bills, including energy tax credits, decriminalization of fentanyl test strips and help for autonomous vehicles as the two-year legislative session winds down. With his signatures Thursday, he approved 66 bills. Wolf did wield the veto pen once, striking down a bill that would have permitted passenger cars under the definition of farm vehicles. He cited safety concerns for the veto. Lawmakers will return later this month, but with the session’s conclusion any bill that doesn’t pass before new legislators are sworn in in January will die or need to be reintroduced.

Pittsburgh Police gather outside the Destiny of Faith Church in Pittsburgh, Friday Oct. 28, 2022, where a shooting while a funeral was being held, left several people wounded. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh officials have admitted that although a police presence had been requested at a funeral last week where a shooting left six people injured, no officers showed up for the event. Acting Police Chief Thomas Stangrecki said in a statement Thursday that the officers involved will face disciplinary action, which will be handled internally. It wasn’t clear if police failed to respond to the funeral request or if they did respond and failed to show. A department spokesperson said the reason behind the unfulfilled request remains under investigation. Six people were injured when two shooters opened fire outside the Destiny of Faith Church on Oct. 28. Five of the victims were shot, while the other was injured in the melee.

Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, speaks at Temple University in Philadelphia, Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Ryan Collerd)
By MARC LEVY Associated Press
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — TV icon Oprah Winfrey is endorsing Democrat John Fetterman in Pennsylvania’s hotly contested Senate race and rejecting Republican Dr. Mehmet Oz. Winfrey helped launch Oz to stardom nearly two decades ago when she brought the heart surgeon on her popular daytime talk show as a regular guest. Until now, Winfrey had said she would leave the election to Pennsylvanians, but she changed that position Thursday evening in an online discussion on voting in next Tuesday’s election. She said that, if she lived in Pennsylvania, she would have already cast her vote for Fetterman for many reasons. She didn’t elaborate.

FILE – A help wanted sign is displayed in Deerfield, Ill., Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022. The U.S. government will issue the October jobs report on Friday morning. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s employers kept hiring vigorously in October, adding 261,000 positions, a sign that as Election Day nears, the economy remains a picture of solid job growth and painful inflation. The unemployment rate rose from a five-decade low of 3.5% to a still-healthy 3.7%. Average hourly pay rose 4.7% from a year ago, a smaller year-over-year gain than in September. Still, last month’s average 12-month wage increase remained high enough to fuel inflation. A strong job market is deepening the challenges the Federal Reserve faces as it raises interest rates at the fastest pace since the 1980s to try to bring inflation down from near a 40-hear high.

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(Beaver Falls, Pa.) You’ve heard it before: Spring forward, fall back. The latter is what you’ll be doing this Tomorrow night before you got to bed.
Daylight Savings typically begins in March and ends in November in what is often referred to as “spring forward” and “fall back.” This year daylight saving time began on March 13
Under the conditions of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, daylight saving time starts on the second Sunday in March and ends on the first Sunday in November.
Earlier this year, the senate unanimously passed legislation known as the Sunshine Protection Act, which would make daylight saving time permanent and effectively eliminate the seasonal changing of the clocks. But the measure still needs to pass the House and be signed by President Joe Biden before it is fully approved.
Daylight Savings will start again on March 12, 2023

Allegheny Health Network thoracic surgeon Dr. Benny Weksler joins host Jim Roddey on this week’s episode of “Heroes” to talk about his practice and his career journey through many cities throughout the United States. Also, Eric Zahren (president) of the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission joins Jim to continue their 10-part series on winners of the Carnegie Medal.

“Heroes” is presented by Highmark Blue Cross/Blue Shield and the Allegheny Health Network, airing Saturdays at 10:00 AM and Sundays at 12:30 PM on Beaver County Radio. Archived editions of “Heroes” can be heard at the Beaver County Radio Podcast Library.

Pastor Dave Grove explores the choosing of joy and trust over fear and anxiety as he takes an in-depth analysis of Psalm 37 on this Saturday’s edition of “Wake Up Beaver Valley.”

“Wake Up Beaver Valley” airs every Saturday morning from 9 AM to 10 AM on Beaver County Radio and is presented by the Church of The Redeemed of Beaver Valley. Archived editions of “Wake Up Beaver Valley” can be heard at the Beaver County Radio Podcast Library.

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Story by Beaver County Radio Staff.
(Beaver, Pa.) The Beaver County Sheriff’s Office is warning Beaver County residents of a phone scam that is going on in the county.
Beaver County Sheriff Tony Guy said via release that his department received numerous calls, on November 2, 2022, that were complaints about a male that called them and identified himself as Lt. Scott Morrison of the Beaver County Sheriff’s Office. In the cases where a voicemail was left the person leaves a call back number of 724-397-0577.
He advises the victims that he has a warrant for their arrest and that they need to call him back as soon as possible.
Sheriff Guy said in the release that No such individual works for the Sheriff’s Office nor does the phone number belong to his office. His office does not take credit card information or other forms of payment or personal information over the phone.
Sheriff Guy says if you receive one of these phone calls please document the number and call the Beaver County Warrants Unit at 724-512-2395 or email warrants@beavercountypa.gov to report it.