Work is underway to restore and remodel the historic Penn-Beaver Hotel. When completed, the hotel in Rochester is expected to house the Rochester Smokehouse restaurant as well as a billiard room and at least 52 rooms to rent. The owners say they hope to reopen by year’s end.
THE FRANKLIN CENTER IN ALIQUIPPA IS HOSTING THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY ART AND MUSIC FESTIVAL. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO HAS A PREVIEW. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…
A COUPLE OF TRAFFIC SIGNALS ARE UNDER STUDY FOR REMOVAL IN AMBRIDGE. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO HAS DETAILS. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…
PennDOT District 11 is announcing inspection activities on the ramp from the Rochester-Beaver Bridge (Route 51) to southbound Route 65 in Rochester Borough, will occur today through Friday, August 1-3 weather permitting. A traffic shift will occur on the ramp that carries traffic from the Rochester-Beaver Bridge to southbound Route 65 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day.
WEATHER FORECAST FOR WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1ST, 2018
TODAY – CONSIDERABLE CLOUDINESS. OCCASIONAL RAIN
SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. A THUNDERSTORM
POSSIBLE. HIGH NEAR 80.
TONIGHT – CLOUDY. A STRAY SHOWER OR
THUNDERSTORM. LOW – 67.
THURSDAY – CLOUDY. A SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM
POSSIBLE. HIGH NEAR 80.
Come one, come all…as long as you come on two wheels.
The 2018 Run For McGuire is ready to commence out in front of Beaver County Radio’s 
offices on Sunday, August 5. Registration for the event begins at 9:00 AM, and kickstands will be up at 11:00 AM.
Station owner Mark Peterson joined Joyce Lewis-Andrews, Director of Development & Operations at the McGuire Memorial Foundation, with Matt Drzik on A.M. Beaver County as they discussed all of the efforts that take place in setting up an event such as this. They also discussed the run itself, which will make stops at McGuire Memorial campus in New Brighton, and finish with a luncheon at Brady’s Run Park.
If you want to find out more information or register for this year’s Run For McGuire (and find out who our great sponsors for the event are), you can click HERE or click on the Run For McGuire logo located on the home page at beavercountyradio.com.
And if you missed the great conversation between Mark, Joyce, and Matt, click on the players below to listen back!
Part 1
Part 2
Reports from the MLB Channel are saying that the Pittsburgh Pirates have made a trade with the Tampa Bay Rays for their Ace Chris Archer.
The report says Pirates have a deal in place to acquire right-hander Chris Archer from the Rays, according to Stephen J. Nesbitt of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. The package going to the Rays includes outfielder Austin Meadows and right-hander Tyler Glasnow.
Archer is controllable through 2021, with team-friendly options of $9 million for 2020 and $11 million for 2021. This lines up well for the Pirates, who have rocketed into contention this season by winning 15 of their last 19 games , but also look to contend in the coming years. In an indication of this, they also acquired reliever Keone Kela, another young arm controllable through 2022, early Tuesday morning in a trade with the Rangers.
Archer has finished in the American League’s top three in strikeouts in each of the last three seasons and has amassed 1,146 strikeouts since he debuted in 2012. He is the only pitcher in franchise history to post three 200-strikeout seasons. His consistent health is also of note: He hasn’t started fewer than 32 games in a full season, and he led the AL in starts in 2015 and 2017. Archer has posted a 3-5 record and 4.31 ERA this season, his strikeout (9.6 K/9) and walk rates (2.9 BB/9) are roughly in line with his career marks, and seven of his 11 starts since the beginning of May have been quality starts.
Stay tune to Beaver County Radio for more on this developing story!!!!!!
Look up! Mars will be closer to Earth tonight than it has been in over a decade.
It appeared the brightest from July 27 to July 30, but will be closest to Earth reaching its highest point around midnight Tuesday night. It will be visible for most of the night.
On average, Mars is about 140 million miles away from Earth, but on Tuesday, 35.8 million miles will separate the two.
Mars made its closet approach to earth in nearly 60,000 years in 2003 and won’t be that close again until 2287, according to NASA.
A woman and her son were rescued from a house fire in Port Vue last week. Faith Noll passed away on Sunday from injuries sustained in that fire while her son, Nathan, was still recovering in the hospital as of Tuesday morning.
When flames broke out inside the home on Elmwood Street early Thursday morning neighbors tried to reach the the pair before firefighters arrived, but thick smoke and flames kept them out of the house.
69 new counts have been filed against a Johnstown pediatrician alleging he sexually abused children. In some cases their unaware parents were in the same room while others voiced heated complaints.
Johnnie Wilson Barto’s license was suspended by the state Board of Medicine after his first arrest in January.
The 70-year-old Barto is in Cambria County Prison.
He’s accused of indecent assault, child endangerment and a count of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse.