BREAKING NEWS: THE BEAVER COUNTY COMMISSIONERS DISCUSSED THE BUDGET AND OTHER ISSUES DURING THIS MORNING’S WORK SESSION AT THE COURTHOUSE. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO WAS THERE. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…

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BREAKING NEWS: THERE WAS A TWO-CAR ACCIDENT IN HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP THIS AFTERNOON. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO HAS MORE. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…

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A Rochester man is facing charges after a fire that destroyed a Reno Street home this summer. An ankle monitoring bracelet put Leander Maybin at the scene of the fire in the 200-block of Reno Street August 14th. Neighbors tell the Beaver County Times the 21-year-old had lived at the home. Maybin is in the Beaver County Jail on 50-thousand-dollars bond.

Investigators are still trying to determine what caused a New Sewickley fire that destroyed a Beaver County cabinet shop last week. The blaze on Lovi Road caved in the roof of the building Friday night. A state police fire marshal is working to determine the cause.

Beaver County humane officers want to know who dumped two dogs in Monaca Heights. Humane Society executive director Susan Salyards tells Beaver County Radio newsman Pat Septak that the senior-aged Chihuahuas were found yesterday morning in a cardboard box…

Salyards – talks about the dogs’ condition…

Salyards says that the dogs have severe flea and dental problems and will require extensive veterinary care…

Salyards says an investigation into who’s responsible…is underway:

Salyards says anyone with information on these two dogs should call the Beaver County Humane Society’s police officer – Mary Sparks – at (724) 775-5801 ….extension 110. All calls are confidential…

SOME GOOD NEWS FOR THE ECONOMIC FUTURE OF BEAVER FALLS WAS MADE ON BEAVER COUNTY RADIO THIS MORNING. AARON BERNSTINE – STATE REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE 10TH LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT – GUEST HOSTED ON TELEFORUM THIS MORNING…AND SPOKE WITH SANDRA CURRY, COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP MANAGER FOR THE ALLIANCE FOR NON-PROFIT RESOURCES – A NON-PROFIT IN BUTLER COUNTY…WHO ANNOUNCED THAT AN INNOVATION HUB IS COMING TO BEAVER FALLS…

CURRY SAID THAT A LARGE OF THIS PROJECT IS THE RESULT OF SEVERAL YEARS OF  HARD WORK BY PENN STATE BEAVER.

Grocery stores and restaurants in our area are getting rid of romaine lettuce after an alert from the CDC Tuesday. It’s because of concerns over E. coli; and with Thanksgiving just one day away, it could change people’s holiday menus. And contaminants are so small that washing the lettuce won’t do you any good. At least 32 people in 11 states have gotten sick. Fortunately, no one has died. The CDC is telling people not to eat any type or brand because they haven’t been able to track down a common source. So the alert applies to heads of romaine, hearts of romaine, even romaine that’s part of a salad mix. Both Giant Eagle and Shop ‘n Save report that they’ve removed romaine from their shelves…and some restaurants are no longer using Romain as a precaution. Symptoms of an E.coli infection are bloody diarrhea and stomach cramps that normally happen three to four days after eating the food. For more details, visit the CDC’s website for their Food Safety Alert information.

Members of the Automated Vehicle Coalition joined Tuesday in Harrisburg to praise a new law governing the future use of autonomous vehicles on Pennsylvania highways. The legislation sponsored by state Rep. Greg Rothman (R-Cumberland), would enable the use of highly automated vehicles in construction or work zones designated by PennDOT and would also empower motor carrier and military vehicles to travel in platoons without fear of being cited with a traffic violation. Rothman said the new law will enable automated vehicles to play an expanded role in highway construction industry and will ensure that Pennsylvania continues to be a leader in the implementation of this new technology…

 

THE HERITAGE VALLEY MEDICAL NEIGHBORHOOD IN CENTER TOWNSHIP IS SET TO OPEN IN THE SPRING. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO HAS DETAILS. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…