Giant Eagle is buying a former Toys R Us location near the Beaver Valley Mall. The location reportedly sold for three-point-seven-five million dollars after being put up for auction following the company’s bankruptcy. Giant Eagle officials have not announced any plans for the building yet.
Police are charging two people for dumping the body of a drug overdose victim in a vehicle in White Township. Carley Wiley and Frederick Cepris were charged last week after they allegedly left the body of 29-year-old Ryan Chiappetta of Big Beaver inside a vehicle near 23rd Street and 11th Avenue August 22nd. It’s believed Chiappetta died at Wiley’s home on the 28-hundred block of 20th Street Extension a day earlier. The two are in Beaver County Jail in lieu of 50-thousand dollars bail.
Another day of scorching temperatures will force at least one Beaver County school district to send students home early and another school to close. With temperatures expected to reach the 90’s again, The Riverside Beaver County School District will operate on a 2-hour early dismissal schedule for today…and Baden Academy Charter School is closed. Officials say they can’t keep students safe in buildings without air conditioning.
WEATHER FORECAST FOR WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 5TH, 2018
TODAY – SUNNY THIS MORNING. THEN INCREASING
CLOUDS WITH SOME SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH – 92.
TONIGHT – SOME CLOUDS. A SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM
IS POSSIBLE. LOW – 71.
THURSDAY – THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. HIGH – 83.
Due to the extreme heat expected this week, the Carnegie Free Library of Beaver Falls will be reducing its hours of operation today, Wednesday and Thursday. The Library hours will be 10am to 4:30pm. The other libraries in the county will be open their regular hours since they all have air-conditioning. Please check their website at www.beaverlibraries.org for locations and times.
BREAKING NEWS: BIG DRUG BUST IN ALIQUIPPA…AS POLICE DISCOVER A “MARIJUANA GROW OPERATION” OUT OF A CITY RESIDENCE. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO HAS DETAILS. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…
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ALIQUIPPA’S GIRLS VOLLEYBALL TEAM IS GETTING READY FOR TONIGHT’S FIRST REGULAR SEASON GAME. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO HAS A PREVIEW OF TONIGHT’S GAME. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…
THE P-I-DOUBLE-A LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE IS SET TO HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING AT HEINZ FIELD TOMORROW MORNING. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO’S KAISHA JANTSCH HAS A PREVIEW. Click on ‘play’ to hear Kaisha’s report…
Over two dozen schools have already announced plans to send students home early today and Wednesday due to high heat and humidity. One of those schools is right here in Beaver County: The Riverside Beaver County School District is operating on a two-hour early release schedule today. A post on the district’s website says:
Tuesday September 4th – 2 Hour Early Release
IT’S BACK TO SCHOOL TODAY FOR THE TWO REMAINING BEAVER COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTS WHO HAD YET TO RETURN. BEAVER FALLS AND CENTRAL VALLEY STUDENTS RETURN TO CLASS TODAY…AND WITH THOSE TWO DISTRICTS NOW BACK IN CLASS, ALL OF THE COUNTY’S SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE BACK IN SESSION.