Category: News

Car Hits School Bus With Riverside Beaver County Students

A school bus carrying 14 students from the Riverside Beaver County school district was involved in a crash this morning. A car ran into the back of the bus on Route 288 at Brentwood Avenue in North Sewickley Township at around 8:30 this morning. Riverside Superintendent of Schools Doctor David Anney tells Beaver County Radio newsman Pat Septak that two female students were taken to Ellwood City hospital to be checked out after complaining of neck pain. The driver of the car was taken to Heritage Valley Beaver.

Elderly Couple Die In Raccoon Township Accident

An elderly West Virginia couple are dead following a two-vehicle collision in Raccoon Township over the weekend. The fatal collision occurred on Route 18 Saturday evening. According to the Beaver County coroner’s office, 85-year-old Lloyd Mewha and 82-year-old Alice Mewha of Wellsburg died from blunt force trauma as a result of the accident. Raccoon Township police say they will release more information following the results of the investigation.

New Castle Man Charged In Death Of Two-Month-Old Baby

A New Castle man is facing charges in the death of a 2-month-old baby. 22-year-old Christopher Holmes is charged with criminal homicide, aggravated assault, simple assault and recklessly endangering another person in the death of his girlfriend’s daughter, who he claims to have fathered.  Police were called to an apartment on Pin Oak Drive Thursday for a report of a baby not breathing. The child was pronounced dead at UPMC Jameson Hospital. An autopsy showed the child died of blunt force trauma from the head. Police say Holmes was baby-sitting the child at the time of the injuries.

2016 Tails On The Trails Pet Walk

The Beaver County Humane Society sponsored the 22nd annual Tails On The Trails Pet Walk on Sunday September 25, 2016. Beaver County Radio was there with Matt Drzik and Ed Hermick broadcasting live and manning the Beaver County Radio Personality Prize Wheel. If you were there, you know that the 22nd event was another strong success. If not…then here’s what you missed!

State Audit Faults Pennsylvania’s Largest Online Charter Based In Beaver County

Trombetta left the school in 2012, and Pennsylvania Cyber disputed many of the findings in its response to the audit. Brian Hayden, PA Cyber’s board president, said the school has worked to change how it operates. “This isn’t the same organization as it was under Nick Trombetta. It is not,” Hayden told the Beaver County Times. “We’re learning. We’re trying, and we’re really committed to moving away from those bad practices. The online school enrolls nearly 10,000 students statewide.

Six Positions Are Eliminated From Beaver County Sheriff’s Office

A total of six jobs have been cut from the Beaver County Sheriff’s office. Four of those jobs were full-time positions in line for promotions that were held up because of opposition from the county commissioners. The Beaver County Salary Board made the decision to eliminate those positions at their meeting yesterday – without the approval of Sheriff Tony Guy. Guy is on vacation and therefore was not at yesterday’s meeting. Amadio tells Beaver County Radio newsman Pat Septak that he voted against the cuts because four of those positions being cut were the subject of a grievance filed by deputies back in July, and he says he didn’t want to vote on the issue before that grievance is settled. As far as the board taking a vote while Sheriff Guy was away on vacation, Amadio says – “I’m not driving the bus anymore; I’m just a passenger”.

Dispatchers: Man Robs Dollar Tree, Tries To Carjack Woman In Aliquippa

Police are searching for a man who they say robbed a Dollar Tree and tried carjacking a woman Wednesday in Aliquippa. Officials say a man robbed the Dollar Tree along Brodhead Road and then tried to carjack a woman on Wood Street. He did not take anything from the driver. Dispatchers say he showed a silver revolver in both incidents. Police are searching the area for the man.

5-Year-Old Baden Academy Student Left With A Stranger

Police are investigating after a five-year-old girl was left with a stranger about a half mile from her home in Baden. According to the child’s grandfather, the girl’s bus driver at Baden Academy didn’t know where she lived. So he stopped a woman walking along the road to see if she could help. The woman didn’t know the child but the driver decided to leave her with the woman anyway. Lauren Bensink – the CEO of Baden Academy – says the safety of their students is of the utmost importance and promises to work closely with their bus companies to ensure safe transportation.

Annual Gold Star Mothers Banquet To Be Held In Beaver Next Week

Vietnam Veterans Chapter 862 and Associates of Vietnam Veterans Chapter 862 are hosting the annual Gold Star Mothers Banquet at Wooden Angel Restaurant in Beaver on Thursday, September 29.  The event begins at 6 p.m. and reservations are a must. The event is free to Gold Star Mothers and their family members. Menu choices are stuffed chicken breast, stuffed pork chop, or baked chicken salad. Reservations must  be made bas soon as possible by calling Sue Smith AVVA membership chair at 724-728-6741. Bobbie Morris, AVVA president and VVA secretary Michelle Wilcox are chairing the event assisted by Sue Bridgewater, AVVA treasurer, and Sandy Giordano, AVVA board member.