Category: News

Vietnam Veterans Honored At Beaver County Courthouse

It’s been 50 years since the beginning of the Vietnam War, and the living veterans in the Beaver County area were honored at a ceremony that took place at the Beaver County Courthouse on Tuesday, March 27.

The ceremony was attended by many different Pennsylvania politicians, including County Commissioners Dan Camp and Tony Amadio, Sheriff Tony Guy, District Attorney David Lozier, Congressman Keith Rothfus, and Senator Pat Toomey, who spoke at length about the honor of recognizing the veterans and the fact that America needs more work on treating them properly.

After the ceremony, Senator Toomey spoke with Beaver County Radio’s Matt Drzik about the importance of the event:

 

Drzik also spoke with Congressman Rothfus, who echoed Toomey’s earlier comments during the ceremony about taking better care of our veterans:

 

The official celebration of Vietnam Veteran’s Day is on March 29.

 

Child Endangerment Charges Dismissed Against Beaver Falls Woman

Charges have been dismissed against a Beaver Falls woman for child endangerment. According to police, 29-year old Melissa Heffner was accused of leaving marijuana in a child’s backpack back in January. The alleged incident took place at the Beaver Falls Central Elementary School. Heffner’s attorney, Stephen Colafella, argued there wasn’t enough evidence to connect Heffner as the source of the marijuana, which was found loose at the bottom of the child’s backpack. The District Attorney’s office dismissed the charges prior to a preliminary hearing.

Man, Woman Stabbed During Aliquippa Domestic Dispute

A domestic dispute in Aliquippa led to a man and woman being taken to the hospital with stab wounds. According to police, the incident happened at a home in the 1300 block of Main Street around 2 a.m. A man and woman were taken to the hospital, but their conditions are unknown. Stay With Beaver County Radio News For more details.

Rain Showers Move Into Beaver County Today

WEATHER FORECAST FOR TUESDAY, MARCH 27TH, 2018

TODAY – PERIODS OF RAIN. HIGH – 47.

TONIGHT – RAIN LIKELY. LOW – 46.

WEDNESDAY – LIGHT RAIN IN THE MORNING. THEN
REMAINING CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS IN
THE AFTERNOON. HIGH – 56.

Community Outreach For Homeless Focus Of Beaver Falls Watch Meeting

At the Second Baptist Church in Beaver Falls, the monthly neighborhood watch

Dina Ciabattoni (left) and Jaime Kinkead were the guest speakers at Monday night’s meeting.

meeting was anchored by two guests who spoke about the Community Outreach Program designed to combat homelessness and houselessness in Beaver Falls.

One of the speakers was Dina Ciabattoni, the Continuum Of Care Coordinator in Beaver County, who started the night by explaining “Outreach” in a nutshell:

 

The other guest speaker was Jaime Kinkead, a director with the Salvation Army in Beaver County. She spoke of what the process to house and care for the homeless taken in was:

 

The session then went into a Q&A session that turned out to be the majority of the meeting. One of the subjects asked about was the idea of what kids go through when dealing with homelessness, and Dina responded as such:

 

When the questions concluded, Jaime gave the attendees a final plea for action:

 

The next Community Watch Meeting in Beaver Falls is on April 30.

Family Of New Brighton Man Killed In Cranberry Giving The Gift Of Life To His Best Friend And Neighbor

The family of a New Brighton man killed after falling from the luggage rack of a fast-moving vehicle in an incident Friday in Cranberry is giving the gift of life to his best friend and neighbor.  27-year-old Andrew Dietz is thanking his best friend while recovering from a kidney transplant at UPMC Montefiore. Dietz received the kidney from his neighbor, 27-year-old Ryan Minett, who died in an accident in Cranberry. Andrew suffers from a rare kidney disease and needed a transplant. When doctors discovered his and Ryan Minett’s blood types matched, Andrew was moved to the top of the donor list and went into surgery overnight. We spoke with Andrew’s father – Rob Deitz – earlier this morning and he talked about what it was like receiving that phone call…

Deitz says it’s been really tough for his family trying to deal with conflicting emotions…

Deitz says Andrew is recovering from the surgery and is good spirits…

Officials said Ryan Minett died from his injuries Saturday evening at UPMC Presbyterian, where he had been taken in critical condition following the incident. His girlfriend — Jessica Royall of Cranberry — has been charged with felony assault and drunken driving. She’s being held in the Butler County Jail. She will be charged with homicide.

Hundreds Of People Rally Against Gun Violence At Beaver County Courthouse

More than 300 people attended the March For Our Lives rally at the Beaver County Courthouse, one of many held across the country Saturday, led by students demanding safer schools and common sense gun laws. Beaver County Radio’s Diane Brosious was there. Click on ‘play’ to here Diane’s report…