Motorists will have to dig a bit deeper in a few days to pay for travel on the Pennsylvania Turnpike. Turnpike tolls will increase by 6 percent in 2016, largely to repay loans taken out to help fund roadwork projects under legislation passed in 2007 and 2013. The commission expects to impose annual fare increases of 3 percent to 6 percent until 2044. The higher rates go into effect on Sunday.
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State Police Report 4 Crash Fatalities Over Holiday Weekend; More Than 600 Accidents Were Investigated
State police responded to about 100 fewer crashes and only half the number of fatal crashes during this year’s Christmas holiday and weekend compared to last year. State police said they investigated 632 crashes leading to 153 injuries and four deaths statewide over the four-day holiday weekend. 54 of the crashes during this year’s holiday, which state police counted from Dec. 24 to Dec. 27, involved alcohol, including one fatality. Three of the people killed during that time frame were not wearing seat belts.
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Giordano joins WBVP and WMBA staff.
A local Beaver County newspaper reporter has teamed up with Beaver County Radio to augment coverage of local municipal and school board meetings. Station officials announced on Monday that Sandy Giordano has been added to the staff and will report on municipal and school board meetings every month. Her responsibilities will include attending local government meetings in Center Township, Aliquippa, Ambridge and Hopewell.
Ms. Giordano has previously covered local stories for several news print publications and offered, in a recent meeting, that she always dreamed of the day when she could regularly report on the happenings of her hometown communities in the local media.
Sandy’s reports will air during local news, which is anchored by Pat Septak and can be heard following the national news at 5 past the hour and at 30 past the hour on weekday mornings on 1230 WBVP & 1460 WMBA.
If you have a news tip or would like to make Sandy aware of a news event in your town, call WBVP and WMBA at 724-846-4100.
Officials Say Smoking Caused Oxygen Tank To Explode in Coraopolis Home Late Last Night
Officials say smoking caused an oxygen tank to explode in a Corapolis home, injuring a husband and wife. Coraopolis Fire Chief Larry Byrge tells the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review that a 59-year-old woman was smoking in a house when the tank exploded around 10:00 last night. He says the woman was severely burned and her 60-year-old husband burned his hands while trying to help her. No word on their conditions.
Woman Hit By Vehicle in Avalon, Taken To Hospital
Police and fire officials responded to reports of a female pedestrian that was hit by a vehicle in Avalon last night. The accident took place on Route 65 and Fisk Avenue around 7 p.m. The pedestrian was taken to the hospital. The extent of her injuries are unclear.
Man In His 70’s Injured In ATV Accident in Lawrence County
A man in his 70’s was injured after wrecking his ATV in Lawrence County Saturday. Police say the man was riding his ATV while hunting in Perry Township. He drove too close to an embankment, causing the ATV to roll over the hill. The man was pinned underneath the vehicle, and firefighters were called to help get him out of the woods. He was flown to UPMC Presbyterian with head and chest injuries.
Next Move In State Budget Fight Is Governor Wolf’s
The next move in Pennsylvania’s state budget fight is up to Governor Tom Wolf, with the Democrat possibly deciding as early as today whether he will sign a Republican-House approved budget. Wolf vetoed a similar plan in June.