Today is expected to be one of the busiest travel days of the Thanksgiving holiday week and a lot of those travelers are catching flights. For the second day in a row, there were long lines at security at the Pittsburgh International Airport. The good news is that as of 6 a.m., all of the departures were on time. More than 30,000 travelers are expected to pass through Pittsburgh International Airport today. This morning, the alternate security checkpoint was being used to help get travelers on their way quicker. With that in mind, officials are asking travelers to arrive at least two hours prior to their flight to make sure there is plenty of time to get through security. A second rush is expected this afternoon once people get out of work.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR WEDNESDAY, NOV. 21ST, 2018

 

TODAY – SNOW FLURRIES AND SNOW SHOWERS. TEMPS
NEARLY STEADY IN THE MID-30‘S.

TONIGHT – SOME CLOUDS. VERY COLD. LOW – 18.

THANKSGIVING DAY – SOME CLOUDS IN THE MORNING WILL GIVE WAY TO MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES FOR THE
AFTERNOON. HIGH NEAR 30.

BLACK FRIDAY – SUNSHINE AND SOME CLOUDS. HIGH – 44.

A HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP MAN HAS LEARNED HIS SENTENCE…IN A FATAL OVERDOSE CASE. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO HAS THE STORY. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…

Operation Safe Holiday is underway across Pennsylvania.  The DUI crack down campaign includes Click It or Ticket seatbelt enforcement now through December 2nd.  Officials are expecting the heaviest of traffic on the roads today into tomorrow.

Pennsylvania’s Department of Health is warning residents of a significant increase in Hepatitis A cases statewide.  Doctor Rachael Levine says there have been 91 reported cases so far this year, up from the typical 40-to-60 cases the commonwealth hears about.  Hepatitis A is a highly contagious liver infection that can range in severity from a mild infection to a severe disease lasting several months.

A NEW BRIGHTON WOMAN IS FACING CHARGES AFTER SHE CARRIED URINE IN HER PURSE TO THE BEAVER COUNTY COURTHOUSE IN ORDER TO PASS A DRUG TEST. 42-YEAR-OLD KIMBERLY RIHEL WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY AT THE COURTHOUSE BY THE BEAVER COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE. INSIDE RIHEL’S PURSE WAS A PRESCRIPTION BOTTLE WITH ANOTHER PERSON’S NAME ON IT. IT WAS FILLED WITH LIQUID. THE OFFICER SUSPECTED IT WAS URINE BECAUSE THE LIQUID’S COLOR. RIHEL ADMITTED TO POLICE THAT SHE BROUGHT THE URINE WITH HER IN CASE THE COURT WANTED TO DRUG-TEST HER.

A NEW DUNKIN DONUTS MAY BE COMING TO THE BEAVER VALLEY MALL. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO HAS DETAILS. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report….

State officials say last week’s winter storm is not showing any effect on this year’s bear hunting season.  The Game Commission announced yesterday that last Saturday, the first day of the four-day season, saw the harvest of more than one-thousand-240 black bears.  That number nearly doubles last year’s first day.  The most bears, 75, were caught in Clinton County, and the largest, a male estimated at around 704 pounds, was harvested in Clearfield County.

According to this week’s Triple-A East Central Gas Price Report, gas prices in Beaver County are nearly eight cents cheaper than last week at 2.86 a gallon. In Beaver Falls drivers are paying an average of 2.77 a gallon while in New Brighton the prices are ten cents higher at 2.87. The national gas price is at 2.67 a gallon, that’s seven cents less than a week ago and is the biggest weekly drop in prices in 2018. Nearly 54 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more during the Thanksgiving holiday.

Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro will be in Pittsburgh today. Shapiro will be joined by representatives from local retail stores to announce a major victory in his continuing effort to prevent scams targeting seniors. A press release says the Attorney General will announce nationwide gift card policy changes from Walmart, Target and Best Buy to protect consumers from scams. Shapiro will make the announcement during a press conference scheduled for 11:30 this morning in Pittsburgh.