A police officer was struck by a vehicle in Chippewa on New Year’s Eve. An officer was hit by a vehicle during a traffic stop in Chippewa around 11:00 last night. The officer was hit near the corner of Route 51 and Emmet Drive, right near the ramps for the Beaver Valley Expressway. The officer was taken to the hospital and released and is expected to be okay.
WEATHER FORECAST FOR NEW YEAR’S DAY, TUESDAY, JANUARY 1ST, 2019
** WIND ADVISORY EXPIRES AT 7AM **
TODAY – GENERALLY CLOUDY. HIGH – 45.
TONIGHT – CLOUDY SKIES. COLDER. LOW NEAR 30.
WEDNESDAY – OVERCAST. HIGH NEAR 40.
Officials are investigating after a man and a dog were found dead in a house fire in New Castle, Lawrence County. The fire started at a home along the 400 block of Martin Street early Saturday morning. That fire then spread to a neighboring house. The victim’s identity has not yet been released.
WEATHER FORECAST FOR NEW YEAR’S EVE, DECEMBER 31ST, 2018
**** WIND ADVISORY WILL BE IN EFFECT FOR BEAVER COUNTY FROM 9:00 TONIGHT TO 7 A-M NEW YEAR’S DAY…STRONG WINDS MAY BLOW DOWN LIMBS, TREES, AND POWER LINES. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. ***
TODAY – PERIODS OF RAIN. HIGH – 52.
TONIGHT – A STEADY RAIN THIS EVENING. WINDY WITH
SHOWERS CONTINUING OVERNIGHT. LOW – 41.
NEW YEAR’S DAY – CLOUDY SKIES. HIGH – 44.
Goals:
Penguins:
Juuso Riikola (5:13)
Zach Aston-Reese (7:17)
Kris Letang (9:25)
Blues:
David Perron (14:36)
The new Victra Beaver Verizon store was buzzing with excited customers all day! Many locals from Beaver and the surrounding areas visited the Grand Opening site. Beaver County Radio’s Frank Sparks and Ed Hermick had fun greeting visitors and helping them spin the prize wheel, while Taylor Nichol snapped photos of the event. The Beaver County Radio team had lots of fun learning about the promotions and trade-in deals from Store Manager Clark Littlepage! The Verizon team even helped Frank Sparks replace the screen cover on his phone! Check out some photos of the remote broadcast below, and be sure to head to 1701 3rd Street in Beaver and meet the Victra Beaver Verizon team for yourself!
A massive tree toppled onto a house in Beaver County while the family slept Thursday night, leaving the homeowner shocked
“My step-son [came] running out saying the tree fell, I thought the Christmas tree fell,” says Robert Brickner, who lives in the 2000 block of Sixth Avenue in Beaver Falls. Brickner went outside and found the 80-foot silver maple tree toppled over into his house damaging his bathroom, a bedroom, the roof and porch.
The fire department told Brickner it was raining when the tree came down and a large gust of wind may be to blame.
Fortunately, there are no reported injuries.
Photos courtesy of Matt Drzik
Beaver County Commissioners have concluded their budget work for next year. Beaver County Radio’s Greg Benedetti has details.
An 11-year streak of price hikes on the Pennsylvania Turnpike continues as of Jan. 6, 2019
The increase applies to both E-ZPass and cash tolls.
The most common toll will rise from $1.30 to $1.38 for E-ZPass and from $2.10 to $2.25 for cash. If you’re taking a longer trip, the difference really adds up.
To go across the state, starting at the Warrendale Toll Plaza and exiting at the Wyoming Valley Toll Plaza, it will cost E-ZPass holders $41.70 and $58.10 for those paying with cash, according to the toll schedule.
Tolls have increased every year since 2009. Turnpike officials say the annual hikes are needed to meet funding obligations, and for maintenance and improvements to the turnpike system.
The turnpike commission says it is legislatively mandated to offer $450 million in funding to PennDOT each year under the terms of Act 44, a state law enacted in 2007.
Looking to score tickets to see the Broadway musical “Hamilton” in Pittsburgh in January? There’s hope.
The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust has been quietly releasing more batches of seats available via the official TrustArts.org retailer according to TribLIVE .
Trust spokeswoman Robin Elrod told TribLIVE the additional availability is a piece of the tour’s strategy to combat scalping.
It’s suggested you periodically check the website and sign up for the trust’s email newsletter for updates.