TODAY IS GENERAL ELECTION DAY IN BEAVER COUNTY…AND POLLS ARE OPEN UNTIL 8:00 TONIGHT. WITH AN UPDATE, HERE’S BEAVER COUNTY RADIO’S GREG BENEDETTI. Click on ‘play’ to hear Greg’s updated report…

A native of Hopewell Township and his wife are among those killed in a mass shooting at a church near San Antonio. Scott Marshall and his wife Karen were looking for a new church on Sunday when a gunman killed 26 people at the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs. The couple visited family in Pennsylvania just last week. The 58-year-old was retired from the Air Force and living in La Vernia, Texas.

A body has been found in the Ohio River in Moon Township. Moon police were notified by a tow boat crew that members of that crew had seen a body floating down the river near the Sewickley Bridge area. The crew tried to reach the body, but it went over the Dashields Dam. Police as well as lock and dam workers were on the scene overnight. The situation is being reassessed this morning. Authorities say the body appeared to have been in the water for quite some time. The gender appeared to be female, according to police….but nothing has been confirmed.

Today is Election Day. Pennsylvania voters have judicial elections, a ballot question on taxes and a slew of local races to consider as they head to the polls. Beaver County Radio’s Greg Benedetti takes a look at the ballot here in Beaver County. Click on ‘play’ to hear Greg’s report…

Tune in to Beaver County’s only live on the air radio auction this and every Tuesday  from 1:45 to 2:00 P.M.   Call 724-843-1888 or 724-774-1888 to join the show and bid on merchandise and certificates from local Beaver County, PA and surrounding area businesses.

For  November 7, 2017 the following items will be sold live on WBVP and WMBA:

• A $25.00 Gift Certificate to the Wooley Bullys, 1317 Allegheny Street, New Brighton.   Value:  $25.00.  Opening Bid is $13.00.
• A $25.00 Gift Certificate to Beaver County Fruit and Garden Centers.   Value:  $25.00. Opening Bid is $13.00.
• $25.00 Gift Card to Ponderosa Steakhouse, Chippewa.  Valued at $25.00. Starting Bid is $13.00.
• Dinner for Two at Texas Roadhouse, Wagner Road, Monaca.   Valued up to $30.00.  Opening bid is $15.00.

Winning bidders will be announced on the air and then are instructed to call WBVP and WMBA offices at 724-846-4100 following the program to confirm their bids.  Items can be paid for and picked up at WBVP-WMBA, 1316 7th Avenue in Beaver Falls, PA 15010 between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. weekdays.

Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying the suspect in an armed robbery in Center Township. Investigators said the suspect walked into the Marathon Gas Station on Broadhead Road just after 7 p.m. on Oct. 25. Surveillance video shows the suspect approach the counter with an item to purchase, then grabbing cash after the clerk opens the register. Once the suspect has the cash, the video shows the suspect turn to leave but returned to the register to grab the item he brought to the counter. He then ran out the front door. Anyone with information about the identity of the suspect in the video is asked to contact Center Township Police at 724-774-3329.

THE DEPUTY CHIEF OF STATEWIDE DRUG INITATIVES VISITED BEAVER COUNTY OVER THE WEEKEND…AND TALKED TO OUR OWN SANDY GIORDANO TO GIVE HIS TAKE ON THE OPIOID CRISIS. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s resport…

The 4th annual Beaver County Town Hall Meeting on the opioid crisis is now history. As Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano reports, the event was a success. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…