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(Reported by Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano, Published at November 15th, 2024 at 8:00 A.M.)

Aliquippa Fire Chief Tim Firich reported that his department was summoned to Main Avenue and 6th Street in West Aliquippa at 1:40 a.m. He said there were several calls to Beaver County’s 9-1-1 center reporting fires at multiple  locations. in the area. Due to the number of calls, the chief said a second alarm was sent out and Engine 91 and Chief Firich were on scene within seven minutes. 

The chief said upon arrival, they found a warehouse/storage building  well involved inn fire. Master streams were quickly put in operation and fire suppression efforts continued as more crews arrived on scene. He said tankers were requested  to maintain an adequate water supply  while using a multitude  of hand leads and water streams. The fire was brought under control in fifty minutes, and it was contained to the original building, the chief reported. Responding to the first alarm were Ambridge, Baden, Crescent Township and Medic-Rescue. Responding to a second alarm were Monaca, Independence Township, the Beaver County Strike team that consisted of Beaver Falls and New Brighton Fire Departments. 

Chief Firich reported that no civilians were injured in the fire. 

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(New Castle, PA) Police have confirmed on Thursday that two men that are connected to a shooting last month in New Castle have been arrested and face charges of both robbery and homicide. New Castle Police stated that the suspects, Jason Jones, Jr., and Louis Brewer, were arrested and given these charges after they were associated with the death of a man named Terry Micco that occurred on October 18th. According to WKBN, police noted that in relation to a robbery involving drugs, while items such as a cell phone, cash, and suspected drugs were found in the truck Micco owns, in a statement from court paperwork witness testified to police that two men escaped after gunshots were fired in a residence of Waldo Street and found Micco on the ground bleeding, then, after being rushed to the hospital, Micco died. The Sharon Police Department also helped the other police officers who arrested the suspects, and the responding officers thanked the police department of Sharon afterwards. 

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(Reported by Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano, Published on November 15th, 2024 on 7:52 A.M.)

(Ambridge, PA) Beaver County District Attorney Nate Bible reported on Thursday morning about the gun incident on Wednesday at Ambridge Area Middle School. The District Attorney said the gun was loaded and the metal detectors didn’t go off when the thirteen year old boy brought it into the building. Bible also said that the teen is lodged in a detention center in Ohio, and also added that the gun was hidden and the teen found it and brought it to school.

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(Ambridge, PA) According to a release from Liane Leshne from the House Democratic Communications Office, State Representative Rob Matzie and his resolution to help people become more aware of pancreatic cancer was accepted by the Pennsylvania House this week. Leshne states that Matzie and his plan will declare “National Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month” for November of 2024, also known as  Matzie cited information from the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network that displays that more than fifty thousand people will be expected to die from this form of cancer as well as over sixty-four thousand expected cases this year in the United States. Matzie also asserts a list of symptoms in which one can spot pancreatic cancer, which include dark urine and stool changes; back or abdominal pain; weight loss and poor appetite; nausea and vomiting; and pancreatitis and recent-onset diabetes.

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(Reported by Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano, Published on November 14th, 2024 at 10:16 A.M.)

On Wednesday, November 20, 2024 from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., Coffee with a Cop will be  held at  A’Brewed Awakening at 2236 Brodhead Road in the township of Hopewell. This event is held to let residents meet and talk to officers, and to enjoy a variety of coffees and breakfast items that are available.

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Cranberry Township, PA) The investigation continues regarding a suspect who was driving in Cranberry Township and caused a crash that was a hit and run. Police have confirmed that on Wednesday, just earlier than 7 a.m., the crash occurred when a twenty-eight-year-old man was hit when walking close to Franklin Road. If anyone has seen the crash or was around the incident when it happened, please call either the police of Cranberry Township, which is 724-776-5180 or the Butler County Communications Center, through 724-282-1221. 

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(New Castle, PA) Grants are being planned to both train and give jobs to over five-hundred police officers by the administration of both Governor Josh Shapiro and Lieutenant Governor Austin Davis. These grants are being provided by the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency. A conference will occur at 1 p.m. on Thursday, November 14th at the New Castle Police Department to discuss how these grants will encourage those who implement law to both find new members and to prepare them for the future. 

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Source for Photo: A shopper walks past partially empty frozen food coolers at a grocery in Cranberry Township, Pa., on Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022. Shortages at U.S. grocery stores have grown in recent weeks as new problems, like the fast-spreading omicron variant and severe weather — have piled on to the supply chain struggles and labor shortages that have plagued retailers since the coronavirus pandemic began. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

(Reported by Beaver County Radio News Correspondant Sandy Giordano, Published on November 14th, 2024 at 8:53 A.M.)

Steering committee member Ty Patillo, announced that a $150,000 grant was made available through the USDA  Healthy food finance Initiative.  The funds were made available to the city through the USDA and Reinvestment fund, according to USDA State Director for Rural Development Rob Morgan. The announcement was made on November 1, 2024. 

According to the press release received by Patillo the funds will help expand member-owner enrollment, community outreach activities, and increase co-op education and organizing support. 

 

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(Reported by Danielle Smith of Keystone News Service)

Although Pennsylvania is a major supplier of electricity from coal and gas, solar energy is gaining ground. Federal incentives are helping local companies adopt solar power, reducing costs and their carbon footprints. Randy Groff of Four Seasons Produce in Ephrata says his company has installed a total of three megawatts of solar panels across its roof, partly in 2018, then doubling its solar capacity this year. He says the tax credits that funded these upgrades were made available through the Inflation Reduction Act. Groff says the combination of tax credits, grants and rebates has helped the company reduce the payback period for its new solar array, to less than five years. He also notes their refrigerated cold storage building uses nearly all the solar energy generated, cutting overall energy use by thrity-five to forty percent.

 

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Ambridge, PA) On Wednesday, a boy who is thirteen years old is being charged after bringing a gun to Ambridge Area Middle School. According to Beaver County District Attorney Nate Bible, the teen suspect was arrested, his gun was both secured and locked in preparation, and that the gun was owned by the parents of the boy. Another student was also threatened by the suspect, and after that occurred, that student let school officials know what just happened. Parents of students from the school also received a letter noting that the incident was so serious that it involved the presence of police. A Facebook post from Ambridge Area Middle School from Wednesday states that not only will the place close on Thursday but also will operate on a day of flexible instruction and will open back up on Friday.