Category: News

Pittsburgh-bound Airliner Forced Back to Paris After Engine ‘Blow Out’

A flight bound for Pittsburgh from Paris blew an engine shortly after take-off today and landed safely a few minutes later at Paris’ Charles de Gaulle Airport. The captain of the Delta Airlines Flight 97, a nonstop flight from Paris, announced that the plane returned to the airport because of a “right blow out.” The Boeing 757 had departed Paris around 4:30 p.m., local time, and was scheduled to arrive at Pittsburgh International Airport at 7 p.m. A few minutes after takeoff, passengers heard a loud pop and some said they smelled smoke. Later, the air conditioning and some power inside the cabin stopped working. Soon after, the crew announced the plane would return to the airport and attempt a normal landing. Passengers were being transported by bus to the terminal to await instructions on booking other flights.

The Dreamers Make Their Debut In Aliquippa

A group of young ladies” DREAMERS”. ages 8-18, from Aliquippa made their debut Saturday  at a tea luncheon at Aliquippa High School, according to Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano. Sandra Gill, founded the group whose meaning is “determined to reach, educate and motivate responsible sisters”. The girls performed before about 50 people, including many family members. Aliquippa Mayor Dwan Walker was master of Ceremonies and lauded Ms. Gill’s efforts and recalled how her home was one that was open to youth in the neighborhood as a safe place. Aliquippa native Danielle Forbes had the group on her tv show recently which is on YouTube.  Forbes is a flight attendant with American Airlines. Her home base is in Miami. She is a mother of 2, a 1993 Aliquippa graduate, and was homecoming queen in 1992. Forbes is working on her own fashion line called Forbes Originals.

Contract Talks Resume at Heritage Valley

Contract talks between the nurses at Heritage Valley Beaver hospital and hospital officials are expected to resume today. The nurses have threatened to strike for one day later this month over a contract impasse. The last contract expired June 30th. The service employees international union healthcare Pennsylvania is upset because the hospital wants to raise health care premiums for nurses by 50 percent and exclude spouses from coverage. The hospital’s 500 nurses say they’ll strike July 19 if negotiations fail to yield a new contract.

Studio sponsorship announced

(Beaver County, PA) Beaver County Radio, WBVP and WMBA recently announced a new partnership with Lachina Drapery and Blind Factory.  The main control studio for both WBVP and WMBA  in Beaver Falls has undergone a transformation, of sorts, on the air.  It is  now being referred to as The Lachina Drapery and Blind Factory Studio.  Just as generations of Beaver County residents have come to depend on getting the information they need from WBVP and WMBA,  homeowners that tune in will now get very useful information about how to make their homes beautiful from Lachina Drapery and Blind Factory.  Lachina Drapery and Blind Factory has two showrooms in the area including West Liberty Avenue in Pittsburgh and nearby Perry Highway out in Wexford.

Med-Return Drug Collection Unit Installed At Center Township Police Department

The Center Township Board of Supervisors held a work session this week and learned from Police Chief Barry Kramer that a Med-Return Drug Collection Unit has been installed in the police department lobby. Chief Kramer said that there are 8 other sites in the county installing the units and a list of what can be dropped off for collection is listed at the site. A spokesperson for the District Attorney’s office said this morning a press release is being sent out as soon as the other departments  have the units installed.

State Representative Jim Marshall Proposes Legislation at Nurses Union Rally In Beaver

Staffing remains an issue in the latest contract talks between the nurses union and management at Heritage Valley Health System, Beaver. State Representative Jim Marshall attended an SEIU rally supporting the nurses union Thursday and talked about legislation he is proposing in Harrisburg to help the public be more aware of staffing/patient ratios at Pennsylvania hospitals. The Nurses union has authorized a one-day strike for July 19, if an agreement is not reached. There are no new talks scheduled between the two sides.

Massive Drug Bust In Baden Leads to Arrest

A massive drug bust in Baden leads to a man being placed in custody. A four-month investigation involving multiple police departments and the Attorney General’s Office resulted in yesterday’s raid. Officers found guns, knives, heroin, crack cocaine and ecstasy inside a Second Street apartment, where Clifford Parker, Jr. was arrested. Parker was already on probation and is not allowed to have guns.

Downed Power Lines Leave Beaver Falls Neighborhood In The Dark

Power was knocked out in the College Hill section of Beaver Falls and some neighboring areas, after a large oak tree being removed to make way for a church parking lot came down onto Fourth Avenue, taking down power lines with it. Among the places affected by the outage were Geneva College, and the nearby College Inn Apartment complex. Several traffic lights in the immediate area were knocked out as well. When the tree and wires came down, the rear window of a car was smashed. A woman driving the vehicle narrowly missed being hit herself. The power failure forced the College Hill Pharmacy to close early. Duquesne Light crews worked throughout the evening to repair the downed and damaged wires. By midnight, an estimated one-thousand customers had gotten their power restored.

Standing-Room Only Crowd Shows Up At Last Night’s Aliquippa City Council Meeting

Aliquippa City Council  met a packed house, standing-room only crowd at last night’s meeting. Mayor Dwan Walker said this is what he likes, people who care about the city. VieCare, a company that operates group homes, bought 2 homes in DiMarttia Plan, and according to  zoning,  the homes are for single families, and several residents are upset. The matter is in the solicitor and zoning officer’s hands. Council unanimously approved an ordinance to  get rid of blight and vacant properties  in the city.  A volunteer in each of the zones is to be appointed, to advise of any problems, such as broken windows, steps, high grass and weeds. Any interested  resident (eight are needed, one for each zone) is to  send a resume to the city.  There are over 800 blighted properties in  the city. Council accepted Rebecca Whitaker’s resignation from the zoning hearing board. Applications for police officers are due by  July 18th at 4 p.m.  Fire Chief Dave Foringer reported that the police and fire department assisted Hopewell yesterday (Wed.) for 2 drug overdoses because it was a 25 minute wait for an ambulance. Fire Captains J.T. Pennington and Dave Childs presented  Police Captain Steve Roberts with a $200 check for the K-9 fund.  A collection was taken by the fire department, resulting in the donation.