THE BEAVER COUNTY SPECIAL OLYMPICS HAVE ANNOUNCED THEY ARE POSTPONING THE POLAR PLUNGE THAT WAS SCHEDULED FOR THIS WEEKEND IN BRIDGEWATER BECAUSE OF THE EXTREME COLD. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWSMAN PAT SEPTAK SPOKE WITH THE ORGANIZATION’S SPOKESMAN – CHRIS McCABE – WHO TOLD US IT WOULD BE TOO DANGEROUS TO GO ON WITH THE EVENT AS PLANNED…

AGAIN…THE NEW DATE FOR THE BEAVER COUNTY SPECIAL OLYMPICS POLAR PLUNGE IS SATURDAY, JANUARY 27TH AT NOON AT THE BRIDGEWATER LANDINGS MARINA.  JUST GO TO PLUNGEPA.ORG TO PRE-REGISTER.

Forecasters say the coldest air is yet to come…despite 5 straight days of sub-zero wind chills! With that in mind, the Beaver County Humane Society wants to remind everyone- please don’t leave your pets out in the cold! You should know that it is against the law to leave a dog outside for more than 30 minutes when the temperature drops below freezing. Pennsylvania’s new Animal Cruelty Prevention law went into effect in June. But there have already been many reports of animals freezing to death because their owners left them outside in these brutally cold conditions. If you have any questions about the new law, you can contact the Humane Society at beavercountyhumanesociety.org.

AN ARREST HAS BEEN MADE IN A BURGLARY AND ROBBERY IN HOPEWELL. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO HAS DETAILS. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…

WEATHER FORECAST FOR WEDNESDAY, JAN. 3RD, 2018

* WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT IN BEAVER COUNTY UNTIL NOON TODAY…  VERY COLD WIND CHILLS EXPECTED. THE COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. EXPECT WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 15 BELOW ZERO. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD AIR AND THE WIND WILL COMBINE TO CREATE LOW WIND CHILLS. FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA CAN OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. *

TODAY – SUN AND CLOUDS MIXED. HIGH – 27.

TONIGHT – CONSIDERABLE CLOUDINESS. A FEW FLURRIES
ARE POSSIBLE. LOW – 12.

THURSDAY – OVERCAST. A FEW FLURRIES OR SNOW
SHOWERS POSSIBLE. HIGH – 15.

AMBRIDGE POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING A TRUCK THEFT THAT OCCURRED ON NEW YEAR’S DAY. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO HAS DETAILS. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…

The National Weather Service says a wind chill advisory remains in effect for Beaver County until noon Wednesday. Very cold wind chills are expected – possibly as low as 15 below zero. Frost bite and hypothermia can occur if precautions are not taken. The cold wind chills will cause frostbite in as little as 30 minutes to exposed skin. Emergency officials suggest you wear a hat and gloves if venturing outdoors over the next day or two. (Picture below was taken while driving into Beaver Falls from New Brighton this morning, when it was just 8 degrees!)

A NEW BUILDING IS GOING UP IN NEW BRIGHTON. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWSMAN PAT SEPTAK SPOKE WITH BOROUGH MANAGER TOM ALBANESE EARLIER THIS MORNING:

ALBANESE TELLS US THAT PLANS HAVE BEEN APPROVED FOR A NEW LAND DEVELOPMENT ON THIRD AVENUE NEXT TO FIRST NATIONAL BANK. A NEARLY FOUR-THOUSAND-SQUARE-FOOT COMMERCIAL STRUCTURE IS PROPOSED TO BE CONSTRUCTED ON THE VACANT LOT AT 1030 THIRD AVENUE. HE SAYS THE THIRD AVENUE LEVEL WILL BE OCCUPIED BY DOCTOR JASON RODRIQUEZ AS A MEDICAL OFFICE…AND THE SECOND AVENUE LEVEL WILL BE OCCUPIED BY THE SOUP KITCHEN CURRENTLY OPERATING AT CHRIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.

I ASKED ALBANESE ABOUT A TIME FRAME FOR COMPLETION OF THE PROJECT…

 

ALBANESE SAYS THIS IS JUST ONE OF MANY PROJECTS THEY’RE EXCITED ABOUT IN THE NEW YEAR…

IF ALL GOES AS PLANNED, THEY’RE HOPING FOR GROUND-BREAKING TO OCCUR IN THE SPRING OF THIS YEAR..AND CONSTRUCTION TO BE COMPLETED BY FALL.

POLICE IN HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP ARE SEARCHING FOR A SUSPECT IN A NEW YEAR’S DAY ARMED ROBBERY. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO HAS DETAILS. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…

HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING A CASE OF FRAUDULENT USE OF A CREDIT CARD ON NEW YEAR’S EVE. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO HAS DETAILS. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…