Category: News

VP Joe Biden To Speak At Pitt Next Week As Part Of ‘It’s On Us’

Pittsburgh will be Joe Biden’s first stop on a multi-city tour meant to seal the vice-president’s legacy as a defender of abused women. Biden is expected to deliver remarks next Tuesday at the University of Pittsburgh as part of the White House’s “It’s On Us” campaign, which addresses sexual assault on college campuses. The event is expected to be open to the public. Details – including how to get tickets and the time and location of the event – have not been disclosed yet.

Wolf Vetoes Fiscal Code

Republican leaders in the state House are reviewing Governor Tom Wolf’s veto yesterday of a spending measure known as the fiscal code that was approved last week along with a GOP-penned spending measure. Wolf cites concerns about how the measure divides money for schools and regulates oil and gas drilling.

Final Piece Of State Budget To Become Law Today

The final piece of a state budget for the current fiscal year becomes law today. Governor Tom Wolf last week opted to let the $6.6 billion GOP-drawn supplemental spending package take effect without his signature, backing off from an earlier veto threat. It contains no new taxes and includes education, agriculture, prison and health care funding.

Explosion And Fire Displaces Family Of Four

An explosion and fire last night north of Pittsburgh has put a family of four out of their home. The family told investigators they were upstairs at the time of the blast, which left the basement on fire. They were able to escape safely.

Pittsburgh’s Red Line Service Disrupted

Many light rail commuters in the Pittsburgh area are having to find an alternate way to get to downtown with the Port Authority shutting down Red Line service for track repairs. Officials estimate the shutdown will affect about 12,000 commuters. The system will use extra buses to help get displaced riders to the system’s Blue Line.

“God’s Grace For Single Mothers” moves to new time

(Beaver County Radio) The popular inspirational program, “God’s Grace For Single Mothers”, is moving to Saturday mornings and will air from 10:30 to 11:00 A.M. on WBVP and WMBA beginning April 2, 2016.  Host Tega Swann from Refreshing Springs Ministries started the show, which is devoted to offering encouragement and spiritual guidance to

Tega Swann
Rev. Tega Swann from Refreshing Spring Ministries

single mothers back in January of this year.  The move to Saturday mornings from the previous Monday afternoon time slot comes with great excitement for Rev. Swann and Beaver County Radio, as this promises to be a great opportunity to reach new people who might not have heard the program yet in Beaver County.    The entire Saturday morning programming line up  on WBVP and WMBA can be viewed here.

Monaca woman wins Easter Basket prize

IMG_3362Jennifer Vallecorsa from Monaca, seen here with Teleforum Host Mike Romigh, won prizes from Rosalind Candy Castle in New Brighton and Young’s Jewelers in Rochester by identifying Aliquippa as the location where the Beaver County Easter Basket was hidden this year. Keep listening for your chance to win!

Gas Leak Forces Evacuations in Beaver Falls

A gas leak this morning in Beaver Falls has forced the evacuation of a building that houses senior citizens. Fire Chief Mark Stowe tells Beaver County Radio News that the leak happened at the Brodhead apartments at the intersection of Seventh Avenue and 12th Street. Residents were bused to a church on Eighth Avenue until it is safe for them to return to the building, which will be ventilated.

Beaver Falls Replacing Bulbs On 7th Avenue

Does the city of Beaver Falls seem a little brighter these days? Well, it should. Beaver Falls Street Department employees have been busy the last couple of weeks…replacing old bulbs with L-E-D ones on the lamp posts along Seventh Avenue. Beaver Falls Mayor George Quay tells Beaver County Radio newsman Pat Septak that the move will cut the city’s electric bill in half and the L-E-D bulbs will also give off considerably more light than the older bulbs.