JOSHUA KAIL WILL TAKE THE OATH OF OFFICE TODAY AS STATE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE 15TH LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT. THE CEREMONY WILL BEGIN AT NOON…IN THE CHAMBER OF THE PENNSYLVANIA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AT THE CAPITOL COMPLEX IN HARRISBURG. KAIL IS A REPUBLICAN AND HIS DISTRICT WILL INCLUDE BOTH BEAVER AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES.

State police surrounded a house in Big Beaver on New Year’s Eve. According to police, the situation started shortly after 5 p.m. when a male suspect barricaded himself inside a home on Foxwood Road in Big Beaver and refused to come out. Troopers say the man was alone, but he had guns inside the house with him. It’s not clear why the man was wanted or why he was refusing to come out. Police said the suspect was taken into custody just before midnight.

A police officer was struck by a vehicle in Chippewa on New Year’s Eve. An officer was hit by a vehicle during a traffic stop in Chippewa around 11:00 last night. The officer was hit near the corner of Route 51 and Emmet Drive, right near the ramps for the Beaver Valley Expressway. The officer was taken to the hospital and released and is expected to be okay.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR NEW YEAR’S DAY, TUESDAY, JANUARY 1ST, 2019

** WIND ADVISORY EXPIRES AT 7AM **

TODAY – GENERALLY CLOUDY. HIGH – 45.

TONIGHT – CLOUDY SKIES. COLDER. LOW NEAR 30.

WEDNESDAY – OVERCAST. HIGH NEAR 40.

Officials are investigating after a man and a dog were found dead in a house fire in New Castle, Lawrence County. The fire started at a home along the 400 block of Martin Street early Saturday morning. That fire then spread to a neighboring house. The victim’s identity has not yet been released.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR NEW YEAR’S EVE, DECEMBER 31ST, 2018

**** WIND ADVISORY WILL BE IN EFFECT FOR BEAVER COUNTY FROM 9:00 TONIGHT TO 7 A-M NEW YEAR’S DAY…STRONG WINDS MAY BLOW DOWN LIMBS, TREES, AND POWER LINES. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. ***

TODAY – PERIODS OF RAIN. HIGH – 52.

TONIGHT – A STEADY RAIN THIS EVENING. WINDY WITH
SHOWERS CONTINUING OVERNIGHT. LOW – 41.

NEW YEAR’S DAY – CLOUDY SKIES. HIGH – 44.

The new Victra Beaver Verizon store was buzzing with excited customers all day! Many locals from Beaver and the surrounding areas visited the Grand Opening site. Beaver County Radio’s Frank Sparks and Ed Hermick had fun greeting visitors and helping them spin the prize wheel, while Taylor Nichol snapped photos of the event. The Beaver County Radio team had lots of fun learning about the promotions and trade-in deals from Store Manager Clark Littlepage! The Verizon team even helped Frank Sparks replace the screen cover on his phone! Check out some photos of the remote broadcast below, and be sure to head to 1701 3rd Street in Beaver and meet the Victra Beaver Verizon team for yourself!

Beaver County Commissioners have concluded their budget work for next year. Beaver County Radio’s Greg Benedetti has details.