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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(New Sewickley Township, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in Gibsonia reported today that forty-three-year-old Nicholas Knaff of West Alexandria, Ohio was not charged after he crashed his vehicle in New Sewickley Township on Saturday.

Knaff was driving on I-76 West on the Pennsylvania Turnpike at 7:50 p.m. and his vehicle hydroplaned on the wet road before it hit a center barrier.

There were no reported injuries.

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(New Sewickley Township, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in Gibsonia reported today that forty-two-year-old Ireti Adebayo of Pittsburgh was not charged after she crashed her vehicle in New Sewickley Township on Saturday.

Adebayo was driving on I-76 West near Tulip Drive at 6:52 a.m. during heavy rain, which caused water to set on the road.

Adebayo’s vehicle began to hydroplane and she hit a center concrete divider with it, which caused the front left tire to go off the wheel of her car.

There were no reported injuries.

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Beaver Falls, PA) Beaver Falls Mayor Kenya Johns will join Neighborhood North Museum of Play (NNMOP) on Wednesday, July 29th to flip the switch on their new interactive solar demonstration system that was facilitated through the Rural Innovation through Solar Empowerment (RISE) partnership between nonprofits RiverWise and the PA Solar Center so they can inspire entities to explore solar energy.

RISE was a two-year project that was awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Energizing Rural Communities Prize.

This project was funded by the Environmental Mitigation Community Fund and the system was designed and installed by AYA Instruments, which is a company based in Pittsburgh.

NNMOP’s solar installation is the first RISE project in Beaver County and it will serve as an additional site for the Energy Discovery Zone, which is an immersive educational platform developed by AYA Instruments that transforms renewable energy systems into hands-on learning experiences.

That project includes a 2.43 kW ground-mounted solar array, a 190 Ah battery bank, a 15 kW AC inverter, solar exhibits and a solar-powered Maxwell EV mobile classroom designed to offer a hands-on introduction to solar for the community.

The Mobile Maker Lab will bring NNMOP’s signature hands-on STEAM experiences directly into communities to make innovative educational programming more accessible to children and families across the region.

The Mobile Maker Lab will inspire curiosity about solar power, increase access to sustainability education, and empower young learners to imagine a cleaner, more innovative future by integrating arts education with environmental science and renewable energy concepts.

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Annville, PA) The Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (DMVA) is offering financial assistance to veterans who are facing an unexpected financial hardship.

Therefore, the Veterans Temporary Assistance (VTA) program provides eligible veterans in Pennsylvania and their surviving dependents with financial relief for necessities of life such as clothing, food, fuel and shelter.

The DMVA has awarded over $8.6 million to assist over 9,650 service members, veterans and their families with emergent financial needs since the inception of the VTA.

Eligible veterans or their survivors can qualify for an amount not to exceed $1,600 in a period of twelve months. A veteran must have served a period of active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States and received a discharge under conditions other than dishonorable to be eligible.

A veteran who suffered a service-connected disability regardless of the length or status of their service, as well as the surviving dependents of an eligible veteran and the surviving dependents of a service member who died in line of duty or was killed in action, is also eligible.

You can get more information by clicking here and eligible veterans should contact the County Veterans Affairs Directors by clicking here.

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) A birthday party for Linnaeus’ two-toed sloths, Wookiee and Vivien, will be celebrated at the National Aviary in Pittsburgh on August 20th from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Vivien is turning nine years old and Wookiee is turning twenty-six years old.  

You can get your tickets by clicking here.

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) Fever is common during pregnancy, with roughly 1 out of 5 patients reporting the occurrence sometime during their gestational period. 

However, a new report which was published by Allegheny Health Network (AHN) maternal fetal medicine physician Peeraya Sawangkum, MD, in Birth Defects Research Journal, highlights that hyperthermia, especially in the first trimester, may be linked to a higher risk of birth defects and other complications for newborns. 

These findings showed that maternal fever is associated with an increased risk of congenital heart defects, craniofacial anomalies, fetal growth restriction, miscarriage, neural tube defects and neurodevelopmental disorders in children. 

This review also highlighted the links between maternal fever and pregnancy loss, fetal growth restriction, as well as other complications. 

(Credit for Photo: Photo Courtesy of Alexandra Wimley/ Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) PennDOT confirms that the new Commercial Street Bridge on I-376 is tracking ahead of schedule. 

PennDOT District Executive Jason Zang said at a news conference yesterday that one of the bearing pedestals had to wait to be placed until the bridge moved into its current position. 

The bridge slid into place the final six feet since that press conference. 

Concrete for that final bearing was set and the concrete strength was being tested yesterday morning. 

PennDOT is trying to reopen Commercial Street on August 3rd because a replacement project is underway. 

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Beaver County, PA) The Genesis Collective, which is a group dedicated to expanding art and creative opportunity throughout Beaver County, is inviting all workers and residents of the county to participate in a new survey for the community.  

This initiative is designed to gather input on the role that the arts play in local life and to build a data-backed and stronger case for future programming and funding. 

The link to take the ten-question survey, which closes at 11:59 p.m. on August 1st, can be found by clicking here.