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The Aliquippa School Board met last night to approve four teachers as mentors for its new teachers. Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano was there…
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THE AMBRIDGE AREA SCHOOL BOARD MET LAST NIGHT TO APPROVE A FIELD TRIP TO THE NATION’S CAPITOL. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO WAS THERE. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…
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BREAKING NEWS: BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS HAS LEARNED THAT COUNTY COMMISSIONERS CHAIRMAN SANDIE EGLEY HAS PERSONALLY REQUESTED AN INVESTIGATION BE CONDUCTED AS TO WHETHER FORMER COUNTY SOLICITOR JOE ASKAR VIOLATED THE PENNSYLVANIA RULES OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY DURING HIS TENURE. EGLEY CLAIMS THE MATTER HAS THE APPEARANCE OF HAVING POTENTIALLY CAUSED A LOSS OF SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF MONEY TO THE COUNTY. EGLEY VOWS TO COOPERATE FULLY WITH THE INVESTIGATION BUT REFUSES TO COMMENT ON THE MATTER UNTIL A DETERMINATION IS REACHED. This breaking news report is brought to you by…
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BREAKING NEWS: THE BEAVER COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MET IN REGULAR WORK SESSION TODAY…AND THE COUNTY BUDGET AND THE REVENUES WERE AT THE FOREFRONT OF CONVERSATION, AS PART OF WHAT’S BEING CALLED AN ‘ICY’ ATMOSPHERE BETWEEN THE THREE COMMISSIONERS . BEAVER COUNTY RADIO’S GREG BENEDETTI HAS DETAILS. Click ‘play’ to hear Greg’s report…
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Pennsylvania Turnpike officials are warning motorists of an 80-mile detour they’ll encounter in Beaver County over the weekend. The detour will run from 9 p.m. Friday and 4 a.m. Monday as crews close the toll road between the Beaver Valley and Cranberry interchanges. That’s being done so crews can demolish and replace a bridge in New Sewickley. Brad Heigel is Chief Engineer with the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission…
Motorists will be detoured onto Interstates 376, 80 and 79 to get around it.
State Police report a New Brighton woman was injured yesterday when she was struck by a vehicle along Route 18 in Big Beaver Borough. 30 year old Jolleen Hupp was attempting to cross the highway near the intersection with Penndale Road in Big Beaver just before noon when she was struck by a car driven by 72-year-old Ernest Bailey of Wampum. Hupp was flown to UPMC Presbyterian Hospital in Pittsburgh. No word on her condition.
Pittsburgh Steelers Head Coach Mike Tomlin held his weekly press conference today, that can be heard on WBVP and WMBA at 12 noon every Tuesday.
Mike discussed the Steelers injuries click the play button to hear
Coach Tomlin also discussed the challenge of going into Chicago to play a team that is 0-2 so far this season. Click the play button below to listen to his comments.
Tune into A.M. Beaver County to hear more on Tuesday’s press conference.
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GERRYMANDERING IN GOVERNMENT WAS THE BIG TOPIC OF LAST NIGHT’S CENTER TOWNSHIP SUPERVISORS MEETING. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO WAS THERE. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…
Pennsylvania’s attorney general is leading an investigation into the Equifax credit breach that has affected 143 million people, including 5.4 million people in Pennsylvania. State Attorney General Josh Shapiro over the weekend joined with 32 other attorneys general and sent a letter to Equifax, demanding the company hand over information about how and why the widespread security breach happened.Shapiro demanded the company stop charging fees to consumers who’re attempting to freeze their credit after the breach. He’s also wanting to know why the company took six weeks to notify the public about the breach.
Officials say police used spike strips to stop an SUV early this morning after the driver is believed to have suffered from a medical emergency. The incident started in Ambridge before coming to an end in Emsworth, where several police vehicles and an ambulance were seen outside the BP gas station on Ohio River Boulevard. Police said the driver was almost involved in a head-on collision, jumped a median and went southbound in the northbound lanes of Route 65. Police chased after her for 13 miles and officers from Ohio Township used spike strips to bring the SUV to a stop. The driver was taken to a hospital. Police did not say what kind of medical issue the woman had.