Story by Curtis Walsh – Beaver County Radio. Published November 5, 2024 8:21 A.M.

(Darlington Township, Pa) 17th Congressional District Congressman Chris Deluzio spent time welcoming voters in Darlington Township as the polls opened Tuesday morning. Beaver County Radio had the opportunity to speak with the Congressman.

When asked about what was at stake for voters in Beaver County, Deluzio said “Our dignity and our freedom”, adding that he has been standiung up for our freedom, and “to be free of the government messing with your rights”.

Regarding the East Palestine Train Derailment, Deluzio has been fighting for the Bipartisan Railway Safety Act legistation to be passed. He says getting the legistation passed is among his top priorities.

The congressman also supports an all hands on deck plan to make communities safer, including gun safety legislation.

Deluzio says “I hope I’ve earned votes for two more years, its been an honor to represent us”, “This is the best district in America”.

You can listen to the full interview here:

(Pittsburgh, PA) After getting an $87 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy, a generator manufacturer based in California will be planning to build a generator plant located near the Pittsburgh International Airport. Mainspring Energy will team up with construction firm Al. Neyer to make a total of about nine hundred jobs, some involving construction and the rest for permanent operations at the nearby Northfield Industrial Park. Mainspring Energy is looking to make one thousand generators a year in the facility, as well as to use those generators to give power to supermarkets, data centers, and hospitals across the nation. The funding was announced by U.S. Sens. Bob Casey, John Fetterman, and U.S. Rep. Chris Deluzio, D-17, coming from the Advanced Energy Manufacturing and Recycling Grants Program, through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, to go further in the advancement of the project. According to the company, the facility and its groundbreaking will occur at some point next year. 

(Unity Township, PA) If you are looking for a job this winter, PennDOT is offering job opportunities to operate snowplows temporarily as well as other winter service positions. As the snow gets ready to fall this winter, some of the requirements that PennDOT requires for plow operators is being able to drive a vehicle with a stick shift, being able to endure the bad conditions in a massive vehicle, as well as possessing a commercial driver’s license. There is also a two-week training program that all plow operators need to finish before starting the job. PennDOT District Executive of Engineering Rachel D. Duda encourages the public to stay away from snowplows for your safety. Three-hundred and thirty-six plow operators across the commonwealth are currently employed with PennDOT. 

(Reported by Danielle Smith of Keystone News Service)

Ahead of tomorrow’s presidential election, a nonprofit is raising concerns that Project 2025 and its proposed rollback of federal aid could disrupt economic growth in Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley. Pennsylvania is set to receive more than 15-billion dollars in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding for over 450 projects. David Kieve of the Environmental Defense Fund Action says the Inflation Reduction Act has made Pennsylvania cleaner and greener, and is boosting the Lehigh Valley economy.

Source for Photo: FILE – Twenty dollar bills are counted on June 15, 2018, in North Andover, Mass. The number of Americans who do not have a bank account fell to a record low last year, as the proliferation of online-only banks and an improving economy is bringing more Americans into the traditional financial system, according to a report Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)

PITTSBURGH According to a release from Nick Paradise, External Communications Manager for People’s Natural Gas, The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), opens for the 2024-25 heating season on Monday, November 4. 

Grants to provide money for heating costs to households that are both low-income and eligible are being received through LIHEAP, an assistance program that is federally funded. To qualify for a LIHEAP grant, customers must have a total gross household income at or below 150 percent of the federal poverty level. Grants start at $200 and may be higher based on income and number of people living in the home. 

(South Beaver Township, PA) On Thursday, eight facilities were sold after approval from the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, one of which was the Beaver Valley Health and Rehabilitation Center. GBK Eight, LLC received all of these facilities that specialize in healthcare that Guardian Healthcare, a company that not only holds services for rehabilitation but also nursing skills. According to a news release from Guardian Healthcare, all eight facilities will still help their patients and stay open. 

(Monaca, PA) According to a release from Kristen Doerschner, Director of Campus Relations for Penn State Beaver, the Penn State Extension office in Beaver County moves from Third Street in Beaver to Monaca in the Penn State Beaver campus. Jeffrey Hyde, director of Penn State Extension and associate dean in the College of Agricultural Sciences hopes that the new location will help those who live, work, and promote agriculture in Beaver along with the areas that are close to the county. Doerschner notes that the Ross Administration Building holds the new office on the lower floor and can be accessed off University Drive by parking in Lot F. An open house will also be held on Tuesday, November 18th from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. to find out more about programming for extensions and to view the new part of the community. Doerschner also asserts that Penn State Extension programs for over one hundred years have been providing solutions and information involving science without bias to workplaces, residents, and neighborhoods of Pennsylvania.  

Story by Curtis Walsh – Beaver County Radio. Published November 4, 2024 11:33 P.M.

(Pittsburgh, Pa) Both candidates for the 2024 Presidential Election made time to rally in Pittsburgh Monday for Election Eve. Donald Trump held an event at PPG Paints Arena, while Kamala Harris used the Carrie Blast Furnace site. Harris originally intended on using Point State Park but the location was changed due to safety concerns.

PPG Paints Arena was surrounded by lines of Trump supporters Monday afternoon prior to the campaign event. The doors for the event were originally scheduled to open at 2pm but didn’t do so until around 3:30pm. People in lines were still waiting to get in at 5pm.

Trump began a lengthy speech to the audience around 7:30pm,an hour and a half past schedule. One of his featured guests included Roberto Celemente Jr.

At the Harris event, rally goers shuttled in from the Kennywood parking lot to the Carrie Blast Furnace site. The event featured guests including Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey, Senator John Fetterman, Pop Star Katy Perry, and introducing Harris was Comedian Cedric the Entertainer.

During the rally, following a speech by Fetterman, there was around 45 minutes of downtime as music played and Tim Walz was piped in from a rally in Milwaukee. The cause of the delay appeared to be caused by a late arrival by Harris. Harris went on to make a short speech around 9pm followed by a performance by Katy Perry. Leaving the event was hectic, as the crowd was forced to wait to exit as the motorcade left and rally goers were forced to deal with narrow walkways and extremely slow moving traffic.

Both candidates had one thing in common: they both believe they are the best candidate for 47th President of the United States.

​Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT is announcing that all major roadwork has been suspended in Allegheny County on Monday, November 4, to assist with traffic flow associated with recently announced events in the county.

(Pittsburgh, PA) A scam using fake QR codes on parking meters is now catching the attention of the Pittsburgh Parking Authority. These false QR codes that scammers use have a distinctive feature that is different from the QR codes that the Pittsburgh Parking Authority uses, which can help people identify whether to activate or avoid them. David Onorato, the executive director of the Pittsburgh Parking Authority, asserts that the parking kiosks of his company’s program have stickers, so ignore the QR code if it is not part of that sticker. Parkers in Pittsburgh have not been victim of this scam yet, but Onorato is intent on getting both staff and officers to keep an eye out for parking meters without legitimate QR codes.