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.
Health secretary Doctor Rachel Levine says now is the best time to get your flu shot. Levine says the flu season has a significant increase in December and becomes most serious in the new year. Last year, more than 250 people in Pennsylvania died from complications from the flu.
ALIQUIPPA’S MAYOR IS GOING TO HARRISBURG THIS WEEK…TO FIGHT FOR A GRANT FOR A SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO HAS MORE. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…
PennDOT District 11 is announcing roadway improvement work on Old Brodhead Road (Route 3002) in Center Township will begin today, weather permitting. Single-lane alternating traffic will occur as needed on Old Brodhead Road weekdays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. through the spring of 2019. Crews will conduct drainage work through the winter. Additional details will be provided prior to the next phase of work.The work is part of the $11.86 million Route 18 improvement project