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(Center Township, PA) According to a Facebook post from the Center Township Police Department on Monday, four of their police officers earned promotions. Three new sergeants were Nick Shawger, Jeffrey Householder, and Anthony Branchetti, while Kristen Brown is now a corporal. Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano reported that the promotions occurred during Center Township’s supervisors meeting on Monday night.
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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Pittsburgh, PA) According to United States Attorney Eric Olshan, a Coraopolis man was sentenced to two years in Federal prison after filing a false tax return. Fifty-three-year-old Albert Boyd, Jr. did not report revenue for his business after selling scrap metal. The amount that Boyd must give back is $1,030,000 from his missed deposits starting in 2017 and ending in 2022.
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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Pittsburgh, PA) According to AAA East Central in Pittsburgh last week, more than 2.5 million people will be traveling on roads this holiday season. AAA East Central also suggests some tips for driving safely for the holiday season. They are:
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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Beaver County, PA) The Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency recently announced that some public and private schools in Beaver County will receive grants of more than a million dollars. These will help to give resources for mental health as well as to upgrade security. This comes from Governor Josh Shapiro’s budget totaling $120 million. According to news releases from state representatives, the following districts, prvate schools, and educational groups have received funding:
Aliquippa School District – $122,772
Ambridge Area School District – $147,195
Baden Academy Charter School – $70,000
Beaver County Career and Technical Center – $70,000
Beaver County Christian School (Upper) – $33,000
Beaver Valley Intermediate Unit 27 – $70,000
Blackhawk School District – $144,294
Central Valley School District – $141,117
Ellwood City Area School District – $130,425
Freedom Area School District – $123,809
Hopewell Area School District – $139,024
McGuire Memorial – $70,000
New Sewickley Township Police Department – $75,000 (intended for security services for Freedom Area School District)
Provident Charter School West – $70,000
Rochester Area School District – $114,790
Saints Peter and Paul Catholic School– $63,715
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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Ambridge, PA) According to a release in Ambridge on Tuesday, Representative Rob Matzie announced that grants worth over $702,000 will increase protection for survivors of crime as well as for at-risk youth in Beaver County. Matzie also noted that parole services and probation in the county will also be advanced, with the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency providing the grants.
According to Matize, the funding includes:
(File Photo: Source for Photo: FILE – Santa Claus waves during the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, Nov. 28, 2019, in New York. Macy’s said Santa Claus won’t be greeting kids at its flagship New York store this year due to the coronavirus, interrupting a holiday tradition started nearly 160 years ago. However, Macy’s said the jolly old man will still appear at the end of the televised Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez, File)
(Reported by Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano, Published on December 18th, 2024 at 7:01 A.M.)
(Aliquippa, PA) Santa Claus will make an appearance in Aliquippa, less than a week before Christmas. According to Fire Chief Tim Firich, Santa will stop by Plan 6 on Thursday, December 19th at around 5:15 p.m. Firich also states Santa will then go to Plan 11 at around 7 p.m. and end his journey at the fire station.
The full route for Santa in Aliquippa, beginning to end:
Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Beaver County, PA) According to recent data from Realtor.com, the price for a median home in Beaver County was $198,900 this year during the month of November. The data also notes this price is $200 lower than the price for a Beaver County median home in October of 2024. Finally, the data confirms that $205,000 was the amount of money that one could purchase for a median home in Beaver County in November of last year.
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(Reported by Danielle Smith of Keystone News Service)
(Harrisburg, PA) A new study says getting “back to nature” in farming could help ward off the biggest impacts of climate change. As Pennsylvania faces increasingly extreme weather and biodiversity loss because of climate change, farmers and scientists are adopting resilient practices inspired by nature. Liz Carlisle is co-author of a new study in the science journal Frontiers, and says what is known as “agroecological” farming can create tightly connected cycles of energy, water and nutrients, if farmers can get the resources they need. She says most farms today still rely on fossil fuel-based inputs such as chemical fertilizers and pesticides. This new approach prioritizes a living, healthy soil and aims to replace non-renewable chemicals with practices that tap into natural ecosystems.
(File Photo: Source for Photo: FILE – Buffalo Bills’ Damar Hamlin speaks in front of University of Cincinnati Medical Center staff during the NFL Honors award show ahead of the Super Bowl 57 football game, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023, in Phoenix. Damar Hamlin will put the $9.1 million given to a GoFundMe campaign by well-wishers after his on-field collapse into his own nonprofit, the Chasing M’s Foundation.
The decision, first shared with The Associated Press Monday, May 8, 2023, is a first step in the 25-year-old’s plan for the unprecedented outpouring of support that he received after his heart stopped following a tackle during a Monday night football game in January. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)
Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Pittsburgh, PA) This week, President Joe Biden will be getting ready to sign a bill to give more schools automated external defibrillators. These devices help to bring back a person’s heartbeat when a medical emergency occurs. One of those who needed an AED to save his life was McKees Rocks native Damar Hamlin. Hamlin is one of those who wants this bill to be passed after suffering cardiac arrest during an NFL football game two years ago. Training to provide CPR will also be more available as a result of this bill.
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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Hopewell Township, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in Beaver are reporting that a crash occurred in Hopewell Township at 8:50 a.m. on November 29th, 2024 on I-376 East. 25-year-old Mackenna Flitton was driving in the left lane when she lost control of her 2004 Toyota 4-runner and hit a guide rail causing her car spin around before striking the cable guide rail and coming to a final stop in the grass. Flitton was taken to UPMC Presbyterian Hospital with unknown injuries. She was charged by Troopers with not Driving a Vehicle at a safe speed.