TRAFFIC ALERT: PennDOT District 11is announcing replacement work on the Chapel Drive (Route 1005) culvert over a branch of the Connoquenessing Creek in North Sewickley Township, will begin today, weather permitting. Beginning at approximately 7 a.m., a portion of Chapel Drive between Mercer Road (Route 65) and Harpers Ferry Road (Route 1012) will close to traffic around-the-clock through late August. PennDOT crews will conduct culvert replacement work. All traffic will be detoured.
Today marks the start of road construction on 7th Avenue in Beaver Falls. Pennsylvania Department of Transportation will be turning the four lane street into just two lanes over the upcoming months. Beaver County Radio News intern, Christina Sainovich has more…
Story by Beaver County Radio Staff. Photos by Frank Sparks and Mark Peterson.
A reflection of a Ford Falcon driving by can be seen in the shiny chrome wheel of a Chevrolet pickup owned by Brian and Michelle McNeely.
(Beaver Falls, PA) An estimated 3,000 cars roared through Beaver Falls on a beautiful June Saturday afternoon as near perfect conditions led to one of the biggest turn outs for the annual Beaver Falls Car Cruise ever. Beaver County Radio did a live broadcast from 12 noon to 7 P.M. and the personality prize wheel was in full swing as many tried but only a select few won an awesome prize. WBVP-WMBA show hosts and announcers including Frank Sparks, Matt Drzik, Bob Barrickman and Pat Septak, along with other radio station staffers, participated in the live broadcast from 7th Avenue in Beaver Falls.
The cruise featured over 30 food vendors and many more booths providing information about many local Beaver County nonprofit organizations.
Frank Sparks from WBVP-WMBA hosts the opening ceremonies as a parade of veterans arrives in classic car convertibles.
The highlight of the day was a special veterans parade that happened in the opening ceremonies. Service men and women from World War II, Vietnam, Korea, Desert Storm and Afghanistan were honored during the special ceremony that kicked off the festivities at noon on Saturday.
Left to right: Brian McNeely, Bob Pusateri. Steve Peterson, Tom Gargaro and Sam Florida. (Photo by Mark Peterson)
The Beaver Falls Car Cruise was organized by the Beaver Falls Car Cruise Committee with Steve Peterson, Tom Gargaro and Sam Florida serving as Co-Chairmen. Prior to the cruise, the three men along with Brian McNeely and Bob Pusateri posed for a picture last week with their cars at one of the event main sponsors, Ron Lewis Ford Kia in Beaver Falls.
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — The University of Alabama law school no longer bears the name of a donor who called for a boycott after the state passed a hardline anti-abortion law. Workers Friday took down Hugh F. Culverhouse Jr.’s name from the school that was named for him. Trustees have voted to return the $26.5 million he pledged to the school as well. The university says the dispute is about his attempts to dictate how his donation is to be used. Culverhouse says it’s because of his abortion remarks.
WASHINGTON (AP) — After a week of threats, President Donald Trump declared Friday that now “there is a good chance” the U.S. will strike a deal with Mexico to avert the tariffs he had scheduled for Monday to force the U.S. ally to stem the flow of Central American migrants into the United States.
“If we are able to make the deal with Mexico, & there is a good chance that we will, they will begin purchasing Farm & Agricultural products at very high levels, starting immediately,” Trump tweeted from aboard Air Force One as he flew home from Europe. “If we are unable to make the deal, Mexico will begin paying Tariffs at the 5% level on Monday!
LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Theresa May has formally stepped down as Conservative Party leader, defeated by the Brexit conundrum. May’s three years at the helm ended not with a bang but a whimper: The party simply confirmed there had been a private exchange of letters between May and the committee that oversees party rules.
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s highest court will decide whether to a follow the recommendation of a lawyer ethics board and suspend the law license of a prosecutor over the investigation into Penn State administrators’ handling of complaints about Jerry Sandusky. The Supreme Court’s Disciplinary Board this week recommended Frank Fina lose his license for a year and a day. The opinion says Fina’s actions undermined public trust and he hasn’t shown remorse.
Some Ohio residents aren’t too happy with the marketing of a new candle that’s named for their state. Simple Nature is marketing the unscented candle by poking fun at Ohio: “Not much to see. Not much to do. Welcome to Ohio, the unscented candle.” On an Instagram post from the company, they posted a photo of the candle with the caption, “Fresh batch of nothing getting shipped out.”
A majority of Americans say they think Donald Trump is going to win a second term, according to a CNN Poll…even as the President’s reviews on issues other than the economy remain largely negative. The new poll finds 54% say their best guess is that Trump will win the 2020 election, 41% feel he will lose. The new numbers on Trump are a reversal from December, when a narrow majority of 51% said they thought Trump would lose his bid for re-election.
