An Ambridge man is accused of intimidating a witness following his preliminary hearing last month. Xavier Hightower reportedly shouted to a woman that he would choke her as they left a hearing October 30th. The hearing was reportedly over allegations the 25-year-old punched a woman after an argument during a youth football game in August.
A Beaver man is facing child pornography charges. Casey Jones was charged after allegedly sending two videos to an undercover state trooper over Bit Torrent. The 30-year-old was arrested later at his home in the one-thousand-block of Seventh Street. Jones is free on ten-thousand-dollars bail.
THE FREEDOM AREA SCHOOL BOARD IS SEEKING TO REPLACE A MEMBER WHO RECENTLY RESIGNED. ALAN COLORITO – THE FORMER TREASURER OF THE SCHOOL BOARD – RESIGNED HIS POSITION AT A MEETING LAST WEEK. THE DISTRICT IS NOW SEEKING APPLICANTS TO REPLACE COLORITO. ANYONE INTERESTED IN APPLYING MUST HAVE LIVED IN THE DISTRICT FOR AT LEAST ONE YEAR, AND MUST BE 18 YEARS OR OLDER. THEY MUST SUBMIT A LETTER OF INTEREST AND RESUME TO SUPERINTENDENT JEFF FULLER AT 1702 SCHOOL DISTRICT IN FREEDOM. APPLICATIONS ARE DUE BY NOVEMBER 27TH. THE BOARD IS EXPECTED TO MAKE A DECISION ON THE NEW MEMBER IN DECEMBER. THE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE WILL SERVE UNTIL DECEMBER OF 2019.
WEATHER FORECAST FOR TUESDAY, NOV. 13TH, 2018
TODAY – GENERALLY CLOUDY. A FEW FLURRIES OR SNOW
SHOWERS POSSIBLE. HIGH NEAR 40.
TONIGHT – MOSTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOW – 24.
WEDNESDAY – PARTLY SUNNY. HIGH – 36.
IN HONOR OF VETERANS DAY…BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO CONDUCTED AN INTERVIEW WITH A DECORATED WORLD WAR TWO VETERAN. Click on ‘play’ to hear his story…
A Brighton Township man is heading to prison after entering a guilty plea to burglary charges. John Ours entered the plea to charges of stealing scrap metal and tools from Esmark Steel in Vanport Township in August 2017. The 32-year-old will spend up to six years in prison.
A traffic alert from the Potter Township Supervisors Chair. Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano has more. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…
IN HONOR OF VETERANS DAY…BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO TALKED TO AN AIR FORCE VET ABOUT HIS TOUR OF DUTY. Click on ‘play’ to hear story…
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation is looking to add seasonal staffers to help battle the effect of winter on the Commonwealth’s roadways. As cold weather returns, PennDOT is announcing it needs workers to handle a variety of positions. Open jobs include everything from mechanics to dispatchers to other types of laborers. The work is scheduled to last through to March, with some jobs reportedly offering potential to lead into permanent positions.
Officials with the Pennsylvania Treasury are hoping to return hundreds of unclaimed military medals to the vets who earned them. It’s reported more than 850 medals are in the Treasury’s unclaimed property vault, ranging from Purple Hearts to Bronze Stars. Service awards often end up with the Treasury as unclaimed property through forgotten safety deposit boxes.