THE ALIQUIPPA ELEMENTARY QUIP BOTS TEAM WON BIG AT THE WESTERN PENSYLVANIA F-L-L CHAMPIONSHIP. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO HAS DETAILS. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…
THE BEAVER COUNTY SALARY BOARD MET THIS MORNING AND APPROVED A PAY RAISE FOR NON-UNION WORKERS. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO’S GREG BENEDETTI HAS DETAILS. Click on ‘play’ to hear Greg’s report…
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OF THE 27 BARGES THAT WERE DISLODGED SATURDAY MORNING NEAR THE EMSWORTH LOCK AND DAM ON THE OHIO RIVER, TWO REMAINED UNACCOUNTED FOR…SO THE SITUATION IS IMPROVING. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO HAS AN UPDATE ON THE BARGE SITUATION. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…
WEATHER FORECAST FOR TUESDAY, JANUARY 16TH, 2018
TODAY – SNOW THIS MORNING WILL GIVE WAY TO
LINGERING SNOW SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON.
ABOUT INCH OF SNOW EXPECTED. HIGH – 24.
TONIGHT – PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW – MINUS 3.
WEDNESDAY – OVERCAST. HIGH AROUND 20.
DOZENS OF BARGES BROKE FREE AND ENDED UP GETTING STUCK AT A LOCK AND DAM ALONG THE OHIO RIVER OVER THE WEEKEND. NOW, CREWS ARE COMING UP WITH A PLAN TO CLEAR THE RIVER. THE UNITED STATES COAST GUARD HAS DECLARED THE AREA NEAR THE EMSWORTH LOCKS AND DAM A SAFETY ZONE AFTER SEVERAL BARGES BROKE AWAY FROM JACK’S RUN FLEETING EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. A TOTAL OF 27 BARGES BROKE FREE DUE TO FLOODING AND ICE JAMS.
SO FAR, 25 HAVE BEEN ACCOUNTED FOR. 15 WERE VISIBLE AT THE DAM, BUT SEVERAL HAVE SINCE DISAPPEARED. OTHER BARGES ARE BELIEVED TO HAVE SUNK IN THE RIVER. AS A RESULT, NO VESSELS ARE ALLOWED THROUGH THE AREA. EMSWORTH LOCKS AND DAM HAS STOPPED OPERATIONS UNTIL THINGS ARE BACK TO NORMAL, WHICH COULD TAKE SOME TIME. FORTUNATELY, THE EMSWORTH LOCKS AND DAM WAS NOT SIGNIFICANTLY DAMAGED…AND THERE ARE NO ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS FROM POLLUTION.
ALL BEAVER COUNTY, STATE AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES ARE CLOSED TODAY IN OBSERVANCE OF MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DAY. COURTS ARE CLOSED. POST OFFICES ARE ALSO CLOSED. REGULAR MAIL IS NOT BEING PICKED UP OR DELIVERED. MOST BANKS ARE CLOSED. CHECK WITH YOUR LOCAL BRANCH TO BE SURE. STATE LIQUOR STORES THAT ARE NORMALLY OPEN TODAY ARE OPEN…AND PENNDOT DRIVER LICENSE AND PHOTO CENTERS ARE CLOSED. A VARIETY OF SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT WWW.DMV.PA.GOV.
TODAY IS MARTIN LUTHER KING JUNIOR’S BIRTHDAY…AND FOLKS ARE MARKING THE HOLIDAY WITH AN OBSERVANCE AT LINCOLN PARK IN MIDLAND. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO HAS A PREVIEW…
WEATHER FORECAST FOR MONDAY, JANUARY 15TH, 2018
TODAY – CLOUDY WITH SNOW DEVELOPING LATER IN THE
DAY. ACCUMULATIONS LESS THAN ONE INCH.
HIGH NEAR 30.
TONIGHT – SNOW THIS EVENING WILL GIVE WAY TO
LINGERING SNOW SHOWERS. 1 TO 3 INCHES OF
SNOW EXPECTED. LOW – 21.
TUESDAY – MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SNOW SHOWERS
AROUND IN THE MORNING. HIGH – 23.
T-Mobile opened a brand new store in Aliquippa. The ribbon cutting ceremony, held by the Beaver County Chamber of Commerce took place at noon on Friday January 12, 2018. The store is located right next to CVS on Brodhead road in Aliquippa and is now open to the public. District manager Johnathan Braham had these comments about the event:
Witnesses have reported seeing a funnel cloud or micro burst over top of the Rochester Area. The picture taken in this story was by Randy Lyons as he was traveling down route 18, Wal-mart hill as it is known, shortly after 1:30 p.m. today. Stay tune to Beaver County Radio as we will keep you updated with this developing story. Mother Nature has not been kind to the Beaver County area over the last 48 hours. The photo clearly shows a funnel cloud touching the tops of the trees. Due to the quick melt of the snow and ice combined with all of the rain roadways are flooding and closing throughout the area. If you incur high water do not approach or drive thru the area.
Photo used with permission of Randy Lyons