Firefighters saved a man trapped in a car after it caught fire near the Cranberry Mall late Tuesday. The car had rolled onto its side across the parking lot from Emiliano’s restaurant, according to Cranberry police. The fire was coming from the rear of the car. According to police, the roof had to be taken off the car to rescue him. Firefighters from Cranberry Fire and Adams Fire responded. The man was alert when he was taken to the hospital.

Police say a Butler man pulled a gun on some neighbor kids after their ball went in his yard. Scott Spahn is accused of threatening the kids with a revolver and refusing to give their ball back. Spahn was charged Tuesday with aggravated assault and terroristic threats and is in Butler County Jail on 200-thousand-dollars bail.

A woman is in custody for the alleged theft of hundreds’ of dollars in merchandise from the Cranberry Mall last week. Sabrina Eisenberg was charged Tuesday after around 480-dollars in stolen merchandise was found in her vehicle September 27th. Eisenberg has more than three prior retail theft convictions and is wanted in several surrounding counties.

(Matt Drzik/Beaver County Radio)

Two Beaver County Bridges became the focal points of discussion during the October 2 Comissioners’ work session at the County Courthouse.

First was the Veterans’ Bridge, which connects Routes 18 & 65 on Junction Stretch with Route 51 connecting Fallston with Bridgewater. County Solicitor Garen Fedeles spoke about the new technological item that could be in step with the Veterans’ Bridge:

 

However, Fedeles also made mention of the fact that the plans the company has in regard to the new fiber optics line is still in the works:

 

Then it was the Brush Creek Bridge that came into the spotlight. Among the most notable updates in regard to Brush Creek is that the bridge measures over the limit of the designation of merely “park bridge” and now belongs to the county. This revelation was a surprise for County Commissioner Sandie Egley:

 

The limit for bridges to be considered public is 20 feet.

Meanwhile, when asked about why there will not be any debates for the 2019 Commissioners’ race, both Dan Camp and Tony Amadio declined for comment.

MUNHALL, Pa. (AP) — Bed bugs have forced a school district in Allegheny County to close. The Steel Valley School District in Munhall is keeping students and staff home today in order to treat and clean all its buildings. In a letter to parents on Tuesday, Superintendent Edward Wehrer wrote a suspected bed bug was found in a high school classroom on Monday and in a middle school student’s book bag on Tuesday. The district expects to reopen on Thursday.

WEST MIFFLIN, Pa. (AP) — A West Mifflin couple accused of taking their infant son from a hospital after they were suspected of child abuse have been found in Tennessee. Authorities say 32-year-old Jeannette Funnen, and 23-year-old Daemon Klingensmith have been charged with child endangerment and intimidation, retaliation or obstruction in child abuse cases. The couple allegedly took their 7-week-old son from a Pittsburgh hospital’s emergency room on Sept. 26 before he could be examined by a doctor.

A Beaver County Walmart store is cutting overnight hours. Starting Saturday, the store in Economy, near Conway, will no longer be open between the hours of 1 a.m. and 6 a.m. A Walmart spokesperson released a statement, saying, “Based on a recent review of shopping patterns at our stores, we adjusted hours and allocated resources to better serve our customers during peak shopping hours.”

There will not be a debate this year for the candidates for Beaver County Commissioner. The county Chamber of Commerce announced Tuesday it won’t be hosting the debate for the four vying for the positions, saying not enough candidates were willing to participate. Two of the four outright said no while a third said they would only participate if all four took part. In 2015, the chamber debate was also cancelled after three candidates declined to participate.

MONACA’S NEW TRAFFIC LANE CONFIGURATION IS CAUSING SOME CONCERN FOR MOTORISTS. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO REPORTS. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…

WEATHER FORECAST FOR WEDNESDAY, OCT. 2ND, 2019

 

TODAY – A MIX OF CLOUDS AND SUN WITH INCREASING
CLOUDS DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON.
HIGH – 86.

TONIGHT – SHOWERS. LOW – 66.

THURSDAY – SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. HIGH – 83.