February kicks off on A.M. Beaver County with a look into the full approval of the Moderna vaccine, a preview of Tuesday night hoops on Beaver County Radio, and much more.
Frank Sparks and Matt Drzik get your morning started at 6:30 with news.
Tuesday’s Teleforum program with Eddy Crow will Not discuss the following: Dr. Johnny Fever; Gubernatorial dog backsides, and Live show Debacle stories. ( topics subject to change) Teleforum happens every weekday from 9:10 till noon on am1230, am1460, fm99.3 presented by St. Barnabas, and now on 95.7fm as well!
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By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) — Moderna says U.S. health regulators have given full approval to its COVID-19 vaccine after reviewing additional data on its safety and effectiveness. The decision Monday by the Food and Drug Administration comes after many tens of millions of Americans have already received the shot under its original emergency authorization. Full approval means FDA has completed the same rigorous, time-consuming review for Moderna’s shot as dozens of other long-established vaccines. Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine received full approval last summer. Public health advocates initially hoped the distinction would boost public confidence in the shots. But there was no discernable bump in vaccinations after the Pfizer decision.
HARRISBURG – Rep. Aaron Bernstine (R-Beaver/Butler/Lawrence) today announced state grants were awarded to schools in the 10th Legislative District that will help schools upgrade their facilities to continue to provide critical food services to students.
The grants were made possible by the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE). The department awarded more than $946,000 in competitive grants to 44 elementary, middle and high schools in 23 counties to purchase new food service equipment for cafeterias.
Schools receiving funding include:
“Studies have shown that outdated and poorly equipped food service facilities hindered staff efforts to prepare and efficiently serve healthy and appetizing meals,” said Bernstine. “These grants will allow schools to respond to the growing need to provide meals to our kids. We must provide children with nutritious meals to help them learn and grow.”
Funding for the grants is made available through the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Grants are awarded to schools that participate in the National School Lunch Program. Schools use the grants to purchase or upgrade equipment such as refrigerators, freezers, stoves and dishwashers.
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A pair of Beaver Falls hoops legends are getting recognized in a major way.
Per the Larry Bruno Foundation via their Facebook page, Alvin Gibson (Class of 1977) and Dwight Collins (Class of 1979) will be inducted into the Pittsburgh Basketball Club for 2022. The ceremony will take place at Chartiers Country Club on February 5.
Collins and Gibson become the fourth and fifth Tigers inducted into the PBC, following their former coach Frank Chan, along with former players Oscar Jackson and Ken Waggoner. Under Chan and with Collins, the Tigers won the 1979 Class 3A WPIAL Championship.
Collins is also a 2021 Circle of Achievement inductee into the Larry Bruno foundation, who said in their announcement of these two inductees “Anytime BFHS athletics are recognized in the Pittsburgh arena it’s something to be proud of…verifies the fact that our student athletes stack up against any in western PA and the entire state.”
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(Slippery Rock Twp., Pa.) Pa State Police in Butler are reporting that they were called to the scene of reports of gunshots being fired at The Grove Apartments on Harmony Road in Slippery Rock Twp. on Friday night at 9:00 PM.
Upon arriving on the scene it was learned that the shots were heard by multiple residents. A preliminary search for wounded victims was conducted in the area of the reported shots. During the search Troopers encountered a male in the vicinity who claimed to be in possession of a firearm and stated his intent to shoot Troopers. The male was subdued with non-lethal force and found to be unarmed.
Photos of the shooter have been making their rounds on social media and Troopers are asking anyone who can identify the unknown shooter to contact the Pa State Police in Butler and ask for Trooper OSCHE from the criminal investigation unit
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Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is announcing the long-term closure of the ramps from Route 65 and Deer Run Road to southbound I-79 at the Neville Island Bridge in Glenfield Borough, Allegheny County will begin Monday, January 31 weather permitting.
Beginning at 9 a.m. on Monday, the ramps that carry traffic from Route 65 in both directions and Deer Run Road to southbound I-79 will close to traffic continuously through early March as crews conduct paint containment system installation. All ramp traffic will be detoured.
Posted Detour – Northbound and Southbound Route 65
Posted Detour – Deer Run Road
Alternate Detour – Northbound and Southbound Route 65
The closing of the ramps will allow the contractor to safely close the ramp acceleration lane and shoulder on the Neville Island Bridge in the southbound direction. The installation of the metal pans as part of the overhead suspension paint containment system needs to be completed in the daylight hours for the safety of workers and motorists.
Off-duty uniformed police officers will be staged at various locations along the detour route.
A second closure of the ramps will occur later this fall. Additional details will be provided in advance of the closures.
The $43 million I-79 Neville Island Bridge Rehabilitation Project includes structural steel repairs, full structure painting, bearing and deck joint replacements, deck repairs and overlays, bridge barrier repair, substructure concrete work and drainage improvements. The project also includes concrete roadway reconstruction, guide rail replacement and preservation work on four sign structures. Additionally, preservation work will occur on the I-79 bridge over Deer Run Road, north of the Neville Island Bridge. Motorists will see ramp closures and single-lane and shoulder closures in each direction on I-79 during daylight off-peak and overnight hours. Other traffic impacts include four southbound weekend closures in 2022. The overall project is expected to be completed in the summer of 2023.
The Trumbull Corporation is the prime contractor.
To help keep motorists informed as work progresses, PennDOT has created an email distribution list for the I-79 Neville Island Bridge rehabilitation including traffic advisories and construction updates. Enroll by sending email addresses to stcowan@pa.gov. Please write “Subscribe – I-79” in the subject line.
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.
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(Brighton Twp., Pa.) Pa State Police in Beaver are reporting that they were called the the scene of a single vehicle accident on Interstate 376 in Brighton Twp. yesterday at 9:53 AM.
Troopers reported via release that upon arriving on the scene and investigating they determined that 34-year-old Amy Minium of Hermitage lost control of the 2016 Jeep Cherokee that she was driving north bound near Chapel Road on I-376 while negotiating a right curve in the road. The vehicle left the roadway and struck the retainer cables in the median twice before coming to a final rest on the left shoulder and part of the left lane.
Neither Minium or her passenger 35-year-old Terrance Metz also of Hermitage were injured.
The vehicle became disabled due to the crash and had to be towed from the scene.
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DETROIT (AP) — Kia is recalling more than 410,000 vehicles in the U.S. to fix a problem that can stop the air bags from inflating in a crash. The recall covers certain Forte small cars from the 2017 and 2018 model years, and Sedona minivans and Soul small SUVs from 2017 through 2019. The electric Soul also is included. The Korean automaker says the air bag control computer cover can contact a memory chip and damage the electrical circuit. That could stop the air bags from inflating. Dealers will inspect the computer and either update software or replace it. Owners will be notified by mail starting March 21.