KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani has paid a visit to the Ukrainian capital to hold meetings and film a documentary. The visit is meant to revive the efforts that landed him and Trump in the impeachment inquiry now roiling Washington. It comes as Democratic lawmakers moved a step closer Thursday to drawing up articles of impeachment. The probe was triggered by a phone call in which Trump pressured Ukraine’s president to investigate a Trump rival. Trump denies wrongdoing.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has unsealed charges against two Russian men in what authorities say is one of the worst computer hacking and bank fraud schemes of the past decade. The men are charged in a 10-count indictment filed in federal court in Pittsburgh. The charges relate to the creation of malware made to automate the theft of personal and banking information. The charges include conspiracy, computer hacking, wire fraud, and bank fraud. The men are accused of targeting two banks, a school district and four companies in Pennsylvania. The men haven’t been arrested and their whereabouts are unknown.

Hillary Clinton says she offered to help President Donald Trump’s presidency after her 2016 election loss. Clinton told Howard Stern on his satellite radio show Wednesday that when she talked to Trump during her late election-night concession and congratulatory call, she vowed to do everything she could to help him: “I said, ‘Look, Donald, I want you to be a good president”. When pressed on what Trump said to the offer of her help, Clinton claimed the president-elect was too “shocked” about actually winning to even consider her offer. She said he was literally speechless. She said…quote…”he was more shocked than me”. Clinton said she did not even consider writing a concession speech because she was so sure she would win.

An Ambridge woman is jailed this afternoon…charged with assault and child endangerment after a stabbing. Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano has details…

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(All photos taken by Sandy Giordano)

No tax increase for Aliquippa in 2020…and a new O’Reilly’s Auto Parts store may be coming to Brodhead Road. Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano was at last night’s council meeting…

The Beaver County Conservation District and its ongoing financial struggles were a big topic on the Ask the Commissioners segment during Teleforum this morning. As we learned from yesterday’s work session, the commissioners now have 11 days to fill a vacant position in the conservation district. Commissioners Tony Amadio and Sandie Egley explained why there is such a time limit…

Commissioners Amadio and Egley explained the process of how they plan to fill that position…

The Commissioners still have no word on whether there will be a Maple Syrup Festival in 2020.

A $35,000 state grant will bolster marketing of Old Economy Village in Ambridge, allowing promotion of the local historic settlement to a larger number of potential tourists. State Rep. Rob Matzie, D-Beaver/Allegheny, made the announcement yesterday. Matzie says the funding – awarded by the state Department of Community and Economic Development – will build on a successful marketing initiative already underway…

Matzie added that the marketing plan will go beyond the traditional 100-mile radius and will include targeted outreach in regional and national publications, advertising in digital and social media outlets, promotion of special events, production of rack cards for regional hotels, and other efforts.

The Tusca Plaza Shop ’n Save opened to the public this morning in Brighton Township. The new supermarket was eagerly greeted by Brighton and Ohioville residents, who haven’t had a hometown supermarket since the plaza’s previous Shop ’n Save closed in September 2016. The Tusca Plaza Shop ’n Save – which includes all new equipment – is under the new management of the Safran family, owners of Shop ’n Save stores in Harmony Township and East Rochester. St. Barnabas Land Trust owns the supermarket and the rest of Tusca Plaza, which sits across Tuscarawas Road from the St. Barnabas Beaver Meadows assisted-living facility.

(All photos taken by Sandy Giordano)

Kids and BB guns were a hot topic at last night’s Aliquippa City Council meeting. Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano was there. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…

The 2020 Beaver County budget was a big topic of discussion this morning during the Ask the Commissioners segment on Teleforum. The commissioners talked about how the county went from operating in the red to operating in the black. Commissioner Sandie Egley attributed it to a combination of factors…

Commissioner Tony Amadio called it “the miracle on 3rd Street”. There will only be one Beaver County Commissioners Public Voting Meeting for the month of December. It will be held on December 12th at 10am in the Commissioners Public Meeting room. At this meeting, the Board of commissioners will be voting on the adoption of the 2020 Final Budget.