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.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4TH, 2018

TODAY – LOTS OF SUNSHINE. HIGH – 92.

TONIGHT – A CLEAR SKY. LOW – 71.

WEDNESDAY – MOSTLY SUNNY. A STRAY SHOWER OR
THUNDERSTORM IS POSSIBLE. HIGH – 92.

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.