(Photos Courtesy of David Novak, Used with his permission)

Story by Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano

(Georgetown Borough, Beaver County, Pa.) Fire crews were called to the scene of a vacant historic frame home Saturday afternoon in Georgetown, Beaver County. The  Hookstown Fire Department was called out at  2:48 p.m. to the fire on Market Street according to Fire Chief  Doug Waxler.  Waxler said  that the home was destroyed by the massive fire and the garage of the home was being used to restore a vehicle by a resident. Thankfully no one was in the home  when the fire started. The home was one of three historic homes in the borough. Several tanker trucks had to be brought in to supply water due to the lack of hydrants in the borough, at least twelve departments responded including three from West Virginia, Chief Waxler said.

You can see photos  and a video of the fire below taken by David Novak at the scene of the fire:

 

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(Enon Valley, Pa.) Pa State Police in Butler are reporting that a 44-year-old Enon Valley man reported that someone stole his identity and bank information and made multiple fraudulent purchases totaling $1090.90. Troopers said via release that thye advised him to contact his bank and dispute the fraudulent purchases so that they can refund his money.
In the meantime Troopers are investigating the incident.

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(Independence Twp, Beaver County, Pa.) Pa State Police in Beaver are reporting that they responded to the scene of an active domestic dispute between a boyfriend and girlfriend on Ridge Road in Independence Twp. on Friday March 11, 2022 at 6:06 AM.
Upon arriving on the scene and investigating it was determined that both 24-year-old Blake Miller and 28-year-old Hannah Vance both of Aliquippa were responsible by their actions and both were charged with Harassment with physical contact. No other information about the incident was released by police.

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(Pittsburgh, Pa.) Giant Eagle is extending the expiration of all perks through the end of 2022. Giant Eagle said via release that because of global supply chain issues and the rising gas prices due to global conflict, they will extend the perks through the end of 2022 to provide customers with more time to accrue perks and maximize savings.
In addition to extended expiration, customers can save even more by taking advantage of AdvantagePAY and new opportunities with myPerks.
The newly introduced, multi-tiered myPerks rewards program is available for all customers in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Maryland, and West Virginia to join.

(McKees Rocks, Pa.) Allegheny County Police are reporting that they were notified around 6:30 AM on Sunday morning of a body that was found in the 300 block of Derby Alley in McKees Rocks. When officers arrived they found A man who was was shot. He was pronounced dead on the scene as homicide detectives are investigating
Anyone with information is asked to call the Allegheny County Police Tip Line at 1-833-ALL-TIPS. Callers can remain anonymous.

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By PAMELA SAMPSON Associated Press
American journalist Brent Renaud has been killed in Ukraine while gathering material for a report about refugees. Ukraine’s Interior Ministry says the 50-year-old documentary filmmaker died Sunday in Irpin, a Kyiv suburb that has been the site of intense shelling by Russian forces in recent days. Another journalist was wounded in the attack. Renaud won a litany of prestigious awards for documentary filmmaking including two duPont-Columbia journalism awards. With his brother Craig, Renaud produced programs for number of American news and media organizations, including HBO and The New York Times. They won a Peabody for “Last Chance High,” a series about at-risk youth in Chicago.

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HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s payrolls grew in January, the unemployment rate crept down and the labor force expanded after more than a year of contraction. That’s according to figures released Friday. Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate dropped a tenth of a point to 5.4%. The national rate was 4%. In a survey of households, the labor force grew for just the second month since September 2020. The state labor force hit a record high just before the COVID-19 pandemic and remains below 2011 levels. In a separate survey of employers, non-farm payrolls grew to their highest point since before the pandemic. Pennsylvania has regained almost 80% of the jobs lost in the pandemic.