THE BEAVER COUNTY COMMISSIONERS SAY THE SEARCH FOR A CHIEF ADMINISTRATOR HAS COME TO AN ABRUPT END. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO’S GREG BENEDETTI HAS DETAILS. Click on ‘play’ to hear Greg’s report…
The FBI and Zelienpole police are looking for a man who robbed the NexTier Bank in the 200 block of South Main Street yesterday afternoon. Authorities say the robber, identified as a black male between 5 feet, 5 inches and 5 feet, 7 inches tall wearing a black sweat shirt and pants, a white T-shirt, a black mask and sneakers, demanded money from a teller around 3:30 p.m. and fled on foot with an undisclosed amount of cash. Police say he did not display a firearm. Anyone with information should call the FBI tip line at 412-432-4000.
OCTOBER IS WOMEN’S HEALTH MONTH…AS WE HEAR IN THIS REPORT FROM BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…
Dozens of Beaver County communities are scrambling to find the money for road salt. The Beaver County Regional Council of Governments meets tonight to discuss a huge spike in salt prices for this winter. One company is offering to sell the salt for 61-dollars a ton, which officials say is 20-bucks more than surrounding counties are paying. Tonight’s meeting is scheduled for 7pm.
A CHIPPEWA TOWNSHIP MAN HAS BEEN ARRESTED FOR SEXUAL ABUSE OF CHILDREN. ACCORDING TO A PENNSYLVANIA STATE POLICE REPORT, THE BUREAU OF CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION ALONG WITH THE NORTHWEST COMPUTER CRIME UNIT EXECUTED A SEARCH WARRANT AT THE MCMILLEN AVENUE HOME OF 59-YEAR-OLD RUSSELL BARLEY AS A RESULT OF AN ONGOING UNDERCOVER INVESTIGATION RELATIVE TO THE POSSESSION AND DISTRIBUTION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY. BARLEY WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY WITHOUT INCIDENT AND WILL BE ARRAIGNED LATER TODAY.
An Ellwood City man is facing DUI and stolen property charges after crashing a vehicle into a North Sewickley Township home in April. Timothy Patterson was charged Monday after the April 4th incident in which a vehicle struck the chimney area of the home in the 12-hundred block of Mercer Road. No one was hurt in the crash.
Giant Eagle is pulling one of its salads off the shelves amid salmonella concerns. The supermarket chain says the smoky mozzarella pasta salad sold in its prepared foods departments has the potential to make people sick. Products with a PLU code of 76578 should be thrown out.
Police in Pennsylvania are getting the legal authority to force their way into vehicles to rescue dogs and cats they believe are in danger. Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf on Wednesday signed the bill that generally immunizes police, humane officers and other emergency responders from being sued for removing the animals. The officers will have to first make a reasonable effort to find the owner.
The penalties are getting tougher for repeat DUI offenders. Governor Tom Wolf signed a bill Wednesday that allows felony charges for any drunk driver on their third offense, or if their blood-alcohol content is point-one-six or higher. The current penalty is a 500-dollar fine and imprisonment of 60 to 90 days.
BREAKING NEWS: The Beaver County coroner was called to the scene of a fatal crash in Daugherty Township early this morning. It happened just before 6 a.m. at the intersection of Blockhouse Run Road and Harmony Road. Further details have not yet been released. Stay with Beaver County Radio News For More Details.
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