Category: News

Riverside Beaver County School District On 2-Hour Early Release Schedule

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

With temperatures predicted to exceed 90 degrees, The Riverside Beaver County School District will operate on a 2-hour early release schedule for Tuesday, September 4th. We will make a decisions concerning Wednesday operating schedule by late Tuesday Evening.

Former Beaver County Republican Committee Secretary Resigns!

A Beaver County Republican official who referred to black NFL players who kneel during the national anthem as “baboons” in a Facebook post has resigned. Former Beaver County Republican Committee secretary Carla Maloney resigned Friday in a letter to the committee’s chairman. Maloney called black players “baboons” on her personal Facebook in response to athletes who have knelt during the national anthem in protest of social injustice.

Pittsburgh Jail On Lockdown

Authorities say a Pittsburgh jail is on lockdown after almost a dozen employees became ill from an unknown substance. Allegheny County official say nine corrections officers and two medical personnel have been sickened since about 10 p.m. Sunday by some kind of odor or substance at the Allegheny County Jail. All were evaluated at a hospital and released. State corrections officials have said similar problems are believed to be caused by a chemical known as synthetic marijuana.

Prayer Vigil Held For Lawrence County High School Football Player Seriously Hurt During Game

A Lawrence County high school stadium was packed with people last night as the New Castle community came to pray for the recovery of Laurel football player Hayden Hamilton. Hamilton suffered a severe spinal injury during the season opener Friday night and already he’s undergone several surgeries. The sophomore linebacker was hit in the head by another player’s leg. He underwent two surgeries to stabilize two vertebrae in his neck. Hamilton is recovering at Children’s Hospital. He’s been able to move his hands and legs. His teammates, friends, classmates, neighbors and even strangers are showing their support for him and his family. The Laurel football team also participated in Sunday night’s vigil, along with players and coaches from other teams in the area, some from as far south as Allegheny County.