Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania will distribute free Carbon Monoxide Detectors at the Beaver Borough Volunteer Fire Department tomorrow. Beaver County Radio News intern Alex D’itri has more…
Senate Bill 350, introduced in the General Assembly this week, contains strong social-equity provisions that its backers say would benefit those most affected by marijuana prohibition. Andrea Sears reports…
On Thursday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) held a public hearing in Dallas, Texas, on its proposal to roll back regulations controlling methane emissions from oil and gas facilities. Its decision will have consequences for Pennsylvania, as the nation’s second-largest methane producer. Andrea Sears reports…
A bill from Congressman Conor Lamb to rename the Hookstown post office in honor of a local airman killed in November 2018 passed the House on Wednesday. Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano has more. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…
A Beaver County man is being accused of ripping off unsuspecting car buyers. State police say Brian Frazin doctored the odometers on several vehicles before selling them for more than they’re worth. Ten people have been victimized over the past 18 months, but troopers believe there are more victims.
Tomorrow could be your day if you’ve ever wanted to own a bomb squad vehicle. Saturday, there will be 15 vehicles up for auction that were abandoned at Pittsburgh International Airport as well as some other county vehicles during the airport’s annual auction. Beaver County Radio News Intern Alex D’Itri has details. Click on ‘play’ to hear Alex’s report…
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A more energy-efficient heating system is coming to Aliquippa’s historic B.F. Jones Memorial Library…. thanks to a $40-thousand-dollar Keystone grant from the state Department of Education. State Rep. Rob Matzie made the announcement yesterday.
Matzie said the funding will enable the library, built in 1928 and added to the National Register of Historic Places 50 years later, to replace its aging boiler….
Matzie added that the new system will save taxpayers money by cutting operational costs.
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Premiums for health insurers’ individual policies in Pennsylvania for 2020 will reflect an aggregate statewide increase of 4%, with an increase of 10% in the small group market. The Pennsylvania Department of Insurance said Thursday that the new plans will be available when open enrollment starts Nov. 1. Premiums for individual health insurance policies dropped in the current year, after increases the two years before that averaged over 30% in Pennsylvania.
There is a new direct flight coming to Pittsburgh that will land in a warmer climate. Spirit Airlines has announced it will begin a nonstop flight to Cancun, Mexico from Pittsburgh International Airport. Spirit officials say the direct flights will start February 13th and will fly on Tuesday, Thursday, and Sundays. Two years ago, Southwest announced it would fly from Pittsburgh to Cancun one day per week seasonally.
Beaver County’s Agricultural Land Preservation Board is taking applications for their easement purchase program. Any landowner who has 50 or more acres in the county can apply up until December 31st of this year. Since 1995, the program has purchased more than three-thousand acres of farm land on 28 farms.