Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is announcing single-lane and shoulder restrictions on I-376 (Beaver Valley Expressway) in Vanport, Brighton and Chippewa townships, Beaver County will occur Monday through Friday, June 16-20 weather permitting.
A single-lane and shoulder restriction will occur on I-376 in each direction as needed from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday as crews from Road Safe to conduct overhead sign replacement work.
Story by Curtis Walsh – Beaver County Radio. Published June 12, 2025 7:50 P.M.
(New Brighton, Pa) A crash took place on Junction Stretch of Route 65 in New Brighton Thursday evening shortly after 7pm. An SUV was lifted off of its wheels and held up by a Beaver County Sheriff Cruiser.
It appears that a chase likely took place but we have not yet received word from officials. What appeared to be spike strips were also visible on the ground.
Numerous Police Departments responded to the scene including New Brighton, Beaver Falls, BV Regional, State Police, as well as the New Brighton Fire Department.
Crews were working to remove the vehicles as of 7:35pm.
We have no further details at this time.
By Scott Tady
For nearly six decades, Pittsburgh area concert promoter Rich Engler, has booked over 6,000 concerts and performances by some of the biggest names in entertainment.
During this time, Engler has collected signed guitars and other memorabilia from many of those artists for his own personal archive. But now he finds it time to move on from this collection and make it available to other music fans.
The contents of this collection soon will soon be available for purchase in two
lots only; signed guitars (235+, priced at $1.2 million) and other
music/concert memorabilia (nearly 1,000 unique items, priced at $400,000).
The actual assessed values of the lot contents by industry professionals
exceed the asking prices. Some of the artists represented are Paul
McCartney, Bob Dylan, Elton John, Billy Joel, Kiss, U2, David Gilmour,
Cher, Toby Keith, Tim McGraw, Justin Timberlake, James Brown, George
Benson and so many more. Almost all are one-of-a-kind pieces.
In a press release, Engler said this is a serious investment opportunity, and all qualified buyers will be considered. It is an attraction that has captured the attention of many over the years.
Historically, his collection has brought in tens of thousands of
dollars for a number of charitable foundations through private viewings. The
future owner(s) can create public museums, themed bars and restaurants,
mobile/touring exhibits, or simply keep the entirety private.
Serious inquiries for the entirety of either lot, with the required financial
backing, can be submitted by completing the buyer information form on the
home page of richengler.com.
Story by Curtis Walsh – Beaver County Radio. Published June 12, 2025 10:55 A.M.
(East Palestine, Ohio) Many people who were affected by the East Palestine Train Derailment have struggled with no assistance recently to receive settlement payments or get answers about money they entitled to.
Simmons Hanly Conroy, one of the nation’s law firms dedicated to holding corporations responsible for wrongdoing, announced Wednesday in a release that a federal court in Ohio has suspended and terminated the appointment of Kroll Settlement Administration, LLC as the settlement administrator for those impacted by the East Palestine Norfolk Southern train derailment.
The court order comes following numerous complaints and an investigation that uncovered calculation errors, ultimately leading the court to believe Kroll has mismanaged the settlement.
Epiq has been named as the replacement settlement administrator, and Class Counsel plans to move swiftly to accommodate residents while continuing to audit Kroll.
Story by Sandy Giordano – Beaver County Radio. Published June 12, 2025 10:50 A.M.
(Ambridge, Pa) Twenty-five new body cameras for the Ambridge Police Department will be purchased from Motorola Solutions at a cost $30,012.50. They have a credit of $6,806.40 and the total cost will end up being $23,206.10.
Story by Sandy Giordano – Beaver County Radio. Published June 12, 2025 10:46 A.M.
(Aliquippa, Pa) The Aliquippa boys basketball coach’s contract has not been renewed. The school board voted 5-4 against renewing Coach Nick Lackovich’s contract for the 2025-26 season at Wednesday night’s meeting. In a phone conversation this morning with Giordano he said, “I’m ok with their decision not to rehire me, “They don’t owe me anything.”
Story by Beaver County Radio News Staff. Published June 12, 2025 10:42 A.M.
(Aliquippa, Pa) State Police in Beaver have released details about a crash that took place in late May in Aliquippa. The crash took place on Route 51 northbound and occurred as a result of a pursuit.
42 year old Ryan Lee was traveling at approximately 40mph on Franklin avenue in a posted 25mph zone. Police pursued the vehicle and initiated lights and sirens. The vehicle failed to yield and sped off onto 51.
The vehicle reached a top speed of approximately 120mph before crashing into the guard rail on the right side of the roadway. The initial impact was at the 12 o’clock position causing disabling damage to the vehicle.
The operator sustained possible serious injuries.
FILE – Calif. Gov. Gavin Newsom presents his revised state budget during a news conference in Sacramento, Calif., Wednesday, May 14, 2025. (Photo/Rich Pedroncelli,File)
California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom is calling President Donald Trump’s military intervention at protests over federal immigration policy in Los Angeles an assault on democracy and has sued to try to stop it. Meanwhile, Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott is putting the National Guard on standby in areas in his state where demonstrations are planned.
The divergent approaches illustrate the ways the two parties are trying to navigate national politics and the role of executive power in enforcing immigration policies.
In his live TV address this week, Newsom said that Trump’s move escalated the situation — and for political gain.
All 22 other Democratic governors signed a statement sent by the Democratic Governors Association on Sunday backing Newsom, calling the Guard deployment and threats to send in Marines “an alarming abuse of power” that “undermines the mission of our service members, erodes public trust, and shows the Trump administration does not trust local law enforcement.”
The protests in Los Angeles have mostly been contained to five blocks in a small section of downtown; nearly 200 people were detained on Tuesday and at least seven police officers have been injured.
In Republican-controlled states, governors have not said when or how they’re planning to deploy military troops for protests.
Since Trump’s return to office, Democratic governors have been calculating about when to criticize him, when to emphasize common ground and when to bite their tongues.
The governors’ responses are guided partly by a series of political considerations, said Kristoffer Shields, director of the Eagleton Center on the American Governor at Rutgers University: How would criticizing Trump play with Democrats, Republicans and independent voters in their states? And for those with presidential ambitions, how does that message resonate nationally?
Democratic governors are weighing a number of considerations.
“There probably is some concern about retributions — what the reaction of the administration could be for a governor who takes a strong stance,” Shields said.
And in this case, polling indicates about half of U.S. adults approve of how Trump is handling immigration, though that polling was conducted before the recent military deployment.
On other issues, Democratic governors have taken a variety of approaches with Trump.
At a White House meeting in February, Maine Democratic Gov. Janet Mills told Trump, “ we’ll see you in court ” over his push to cut off funding to the state because it allowed transgender athletes in girls’ school sports. Michigan’s Gretchen Whitmer, a possible 2028 presidential candidate, publicly sparred with Trump during his first term but this time around, has met with him privately to find common ground.
Initially, Hawaii Gov. Josh Green referred to Trump as a “straight-up dictator,” but the next month he told a local outlet that he was treading carefully, saying: “I’m not going to criticize him directly much at all.”
Apart from their joint statement, some of the highest-profile Democratic governors have not talked publicly about the situation in California. When asked, on Wednesday, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul’s office pointed to a Sunday social media post about the joint statement. Whitmer didn’t respond.
The office of Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, who is set to testify before Congress on Thursday about his state laws protecting people who are in the country without legal status, reiterated in a statement that he stands with Newsom. The office said “local authorities should be able to do their jobs without the chaos of this federal interference and intimidation.”
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, in an interview Wednesday in The Washington Post, said Trump should not send troops to a weekend protest scheduled in Philadelphia.
“He’s injected chaos into the world order, he’s injected it into our economy, he is trying to inject chaos into our streets by doing what he did with the Guard in California,” Shapiro said.
As state attorney general during Trump’s first term, Shapiro routinely boasted that he sued Trump over 40 times and won each time. As governor he has often treaded more carefully, by bashing Trump’s tariffs, but not necessarily targeting Trump himself.
Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis has often clashed with Newsom, a fellow term-limited governor with national ambitions.
Newsom’s office said DeSantis offered to send Florida State Guard troops to California.
“Given the guard were not needed in the first place, we declined Governor DeSantis attempt to inflame an already chaotic situation made worse by his Party’s leader,” Newsom spokesperson Diana Crofts-Pelayo said in an email to The Associated Press.
Speaking on Fox News on Tuesday, DeSantis said the gesture was a typical offer of mutual aid during a crisis — and was dismissive of the reasons it was turned down.
“The way to put the fire out is to make sure you have law and order,” he said.
Protests against immigration enforcement raids have sprung up in other cities — and a series of “No Kings” demonstrations are planned for the weekend — with governors preparing to respond.
In Connecticut, Democratic Gov. Ned Lamont said he has spoken with his public safety commissioner to make sure state and local police work together.
“I don’t want to give the president any pretext to think he can come into Connecticut and militarize the situation. That just makes the situation worse,” said Lamont, who called Trump “a little eager to send federal troops and militarize the situation in Los Angeles.”
It is unclear how many Texas National Guard members will be deployed or how many cities asked for assistance. In Austin, where police used chemical irritants to disperse several hundred protesters on Monday, the mayor’s office said the National Guard was not requested.
San Antonio officials also said they didn’t request the Guard.
Florida’s DeSantis said law enforcement in his state is preparing “The minute you cross into attacking law enforcement, any type of rioting, any type of vandalism, looting, just be prepared to have the law come down on you,” DeSantis said Tuesday. “And we will make an example of you, you can guarantee it.”
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Associated Press reporters Nadia Lathan and Jim Vertuno in Austin, Texas; Sophie Austin in Sacramento, California; Isabella Volmert in Lansing, Michigan; Andrew DeMillo in Little Rock, Arkansas; Susan Haigh in Hartford, Connecticut; Anthony Izaguirre in Albany, New York; Marc Levy in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Kate Payne in Tallahassee, Florida; and Sophia Tareen in Chicago; contributed.
(AP File Photo)
(File phot of Commissioners meeting at Beaver County Courthouse.)
Story by Beaver County Radio Staff. June 11, 2025
(Beaver, Pa.) The Beaver County Commissioners met for their weekly work session on Wednesday morning at the Beaver County Courthouse. During the meeting Katie DeFelice from Recreation and Tourism updated the commissioners about this weekend’s Jenny Lee Triathlon at Brady’s Run that will include road closures in the Park both Saturday and Sunday: (Press Play)
In other business Beaver County Solicitor Garen Fedeles went over the current appeals for property tax that are still in litigation noting that there are a total of 46 properties still not resolved. He noted that this year’s appeal period will be from July 1st through September 1st.
Fedeles also provided an update on the construction of an additional pole building on the site of the HAZMAT building in Brady’s run Park, stating that Patterson Township approved of the zoning at their last meeting and that the project is moving forward with planning through Widmer Engineering.
He also stated that the county’s insurance is facing an $87,000 increase this year over previous years and that a new contractor will be taking over janitorial services at the courthouse next Monday.
Finally Beaver County Treasurer Sandie Egley asked about the planned rally at the courthouse on Saturday and if they were planning on an extra police presence due to the nature of the rally. Fedeles answered that a third party has applied and was approved for the rally and they have had meetings internally and with the Beaver Police. No other information was given about the meetings or the county’s plan.