A state lawmaker is introducing a bill he says will help volunteer firefighters who buy their own equipment. Representative Clint Owlett from North Central P-A says those individuals could get a 500-dollar tax credit if his bill is approved. House Bill 376 is currently in the House Finance Committee.
A lawsuit has been filed by Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro in an effort to keep health giant UPMC from ending its business relationship with rival Highmark Health…
Shapiro acted Thursday in hopes of preventing higher costs from hitting western Pennsylvania patients…
He is asking Commonwealth Court to forestall developments expected July 1 that would leave some Highmark insurance customers facing higher fees or looking for new doctors…
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AN ALIQUIPPA MAN FACES CHARGES AFTER ALLEGEDLY DEALING COCAINE AND VIOLATING FEDERAL NARCOTIC LAWS. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO HAS MORE. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…
PENN AVENUE IN NEW BRIGHTON – ALSO KNOWN TO RESIDENTS AS HOSPITAL HILL – IS BACK OPEN AFTER A BRIEF CLOSURE EARLIER THIS MORNING.
BORO MANAGER TOM ALBANESE SAYS THEY HAD TO CLOSE THE ROAD BRIEFLY DUE TO A LANDSLIDE…
ALBANESE SAYS IT’S NOT UNCOMMON FOR THIS TO HAPPEN DURING COLD WEATHER…
WEATHER FORECAST FOR FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8TH, 2019
TODAY – A MIX OF CLOUDS AND SUN WITH GUSTY WINDS.
HIGH – 34.
TONIGHT – MOSTLY CLEAR. LOW – 16.
SATURDAY – SUNNY SKIES. HIGH – 28.
SUNDAY – CLOUDY. SNOW SHOWERS DEVELOPING IN THE
AFTERNOON. HIGH – 37.
AN AMBRIDGE MAN IS FACING A HEARING ON DRUG CHARGES. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO HAS MORE. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…
A retired Aliquippa girls basketball coach will be honored tonight. Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano has details. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…
THIS WEEKEND’S BEAVER COUNTY SNOW SHOVEL RIDING CHAMPIONSHIP HAS BEEN MOVED TO NEXT SATURDAY – FEBRUARY 16th, WEATHER PERMITTING. THE EVENT WILL BE HELD AT OLD ECONOMY PARK, JUST OFF ROUTE 989 IN ECONOMY BOROUGH. ANYONE CAN ENTER AND THERE IS NO REGISTRATION FEE. REGISTRATION FOR THE EVENT IS HELD ON THE SATURDAY OF THE EVENT BETWEEN 11 AND 12 NOON IN THE MAINTENANCE BUILDING AT THE PARK ACROSS FROM THE BARN. BEAVER COUNTY RECREATION & TOURISM DIRECTOR TIM ISHMAN SAYS A DECISION EACH WEEK IS MADE BEFORE 12 NOON EACH THURSDAY.
Governor Tom Wolf is teaming up with the Pittsburgh Penguins to expand science and technology education…
The day after unveiling a plan to create the strongest workforce in the nation, Governor Wolf was joined by Penguins President and CEO David Morehouse to announce a $442,000 PAsmart advancing grant has been awarded to the Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation…
Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner is revamping city policies to try to limit the number of children arrested and held in custody. Krasner, a longtime civil rights lawyer, joins a wave of progressive prosecutors trying to address the “school-to-prison” pipeline that emerged in the 1990s. He says that punitive approach did far more harm than good. Philadelphia now holds about 500 juveniles each day in detention centers across the state and beyond. They can cost $200,000 a year or more.