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.

THE CENTER TOWNSHIP SUPERVISORS HAVE RECEIVED THEIR FINAL REPORT ON E-T-C OPERATIONS AT THE SITE OF THE SEPTEMBER 10TH HOUSE EXPLOSION. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO HAS MORE. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…

WEATHER FORECAST FOR TUESDAY, NOV. 20TH, 2018

TODAY – SNOW THIS MORNING WILL DIMINISH TO A FEW
SNOW SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON.
ACCUMULATIONS LESS THAN ONE INCH. TEMPS
NEARLY STEADY IN THE MID-30‘S.

TONIGHT – A FEW CLOUDS. LOW – 28.

WEDNESDAY – CLOUDY. A FEW FLURRIES OR SNOW
SHOWERS POSSIBLE. HIGH – 36.

DUQUESNE LIGHT HAS ISSUED AN UPDATE ON THE POWER OUTAGES IN OUR AREA. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO HAS THE LATEST. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…

HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP POLICE HAVE RECEIVED A GRANT TO BE USED FOR THE TOWNSHIP’S ‘DREAM COURT’. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO HAS MORE. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…

A man died after a four-wheeler crash on Harshaville Road in Hanover Township Saturday night. 49-year-old Raymond Gregory of Hanover Township, died. The cause of the crash remains under investigation.