A photo of the scene in Freedom Wednesday Morning. Photo taken by Keith Walsh.
Story by Beaver County Radio News Staff. Published January 11, 2023 6:30 A.M.

(Freedom, PA) Third Avenue to Route 65 North in Freedom is closed following a pedestrian being struck Wednesday Morning. Emergency crews are still on scene at the fatal accident. We are working on getting more details in this ongoing story.
Update 8:15 am: Beaver County 9-1-1 reported that police and emergency personnel are still on the scene of the fatal pedestrian accident that occurred after 6 a.m. this morning. We will report updates when available.
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The city of Beaver Falls held its first council meeting of the new year, with a short agenda and a long look at future plans.

The meeting was anchored by a presentation by Kate Greene of Atlas Community Studios, who gave a presentation on the importance and distinction of certain businesses, groups and organizations that are setting to improve the progress of Beaver Falls. Greene pointed out several new institutions–such as Neighborhood North: Museum Of Play, the BHIVE, and the Penn State Launchbox–as “anchor” organizations driving the community and creating new possibilities for development within the city.

Greene also pointed out future plans for development in the city already being established, including the development of a fully operational building for the Portobello Building, as well as the funding plan for the move of Neighborhood North from its current location to the old News-Tribune building across from the Carnegie Free Library. “The News-Tribune is a very iconic building, and seeing that come back to life with its connectivity to March Park and the library is completely powerful,” Greene said. “So we were able to build some tools that will help Neighborhood North accomplish those goals.” Those tools include a business plan and a “tool kit” to help them navigate through capital budgeting.

Also at the meeting, the council approved General Fund expenditures for $474,855.15, along with the approving of an agreement for fee scheduling from MDIA for Code Department Services. The scheduled fees are inspection fees for commercial buildings to receive permits and regular inspections.

The next scheduled City Council meeting for Beaver Falls is set for January 24 at 7:00 PM at the City Building.

(File Photo taken by Frank Sparks)

(Beaver Falls, Pa.) Mrs. New Brighton, Valerie McElvy will be hosting Teleforum on Beaver County Radio on Wednesday, January 11, 2023 in place of the vacationing Eddy Crow.

Miss Val is going to talk about how to approach being a senior citizen gracefully. Miss Val also has other treats along the way and if you know Miss Val like we do we might even see the appearance of a few of split personality characters. Beaver County Radio General Manager Frank Sparks will be there to keep Miss Val in line throughout the morning.  Get ready though cause there’s going to be a quiz in the middle of class according to Miss Val.

You can tune in on 95.7 and 99.3 FM along with 1230 WBVP, 1460 WMBA, and beavercountyradio.com. The show will also be streamed live on the Beaver County Radio Facebook Page and YouTube Channel. Click the Facebook icon below to be directed to our Facebook at the time of the show.

File Photo of Matzie in the WBVP Studio

AMBRIDGE, Jan. 10 – New funding of $50,000 approved for the Beaver County-based Crop and Kettle will allow the nonprofit to expand resources for urban agriculture training, state Rep. Rob Matzie, D-Beaver, announced today.

 Matzie said the funding awarded under the 2022-23 PA Farm Bill Urban Agriculture Grant program can help provide residents a path to productive jobs.

 “Beyond fighting food insecurity, urban agriculture can open doors to jobs,” Matzie said. “The funding awarded today will expand resources for Crop and Kettle so this community nonprofit organization can continue providing the training and social development skills that help residents overcome employment barriers.”

FILE – Container cranes at a port in New Jersey appear behind the Statue of Liberty, Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022, in New York. The global economy will come “perilously close” to a recession this year, led by weaker growth in all the world’s top economies — the United States, Europe and China — the World Bank warned Tuesday.(AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson, File)

WASHINGTON (AP) — The World Bank warns the global economy will come “perilously close” to a recession this year, led by weaker growth in the world’s top economies — the United States, Europe and China. The World Bank lends money to poorer countries for development projects. The bank said Tuesday it had slashed its forecast for global growth this year by nearly half, to just 1.7%, from its previous projection of 3%. Though the U.S. might avoid a recession this year, the World Bank predicts global weakness will pose another headwind for America’s businesses and consumers, on top of high prices and more expensive borrowing rates.

FILE – A man walks by a formerly sunken boat standing upright into the air with its stern buried in the mud along the shoreline of Lake Mead amid a drought at the Lake Mead National Recreation Area near Boulder City, Nev., June 22, 2022. Costly weather disasters kept raining down on America last year, pounding the nation with 18 climate extremes that caused at least $1 billion in damage each, totaling more than $165 billion, federal climate scientists calculated Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

DENVER (AP) — America’s onslaught of mega costly weather disasters remains stuck in high gear. Federal climate scientists on Tuesday say that 2022 had 18 climate extremes that caused at least $1 billion in damage, costing more than $165 billion in damage. This is part of a big jump in US billion dollar disasters has been going on since 2016. Meteorologists say 2022 was a wild year even though it wasn’t too unusually hot of a year for the United States. It was merely the 18th warmest on record for the US. Scientists say climate change is supercharging weather extremes.

FILE – Kendrick Lamar performs at the Glastonbury Festival in Worthy Farm, Somerset, England, on June 26, 2022. Lamar, Foo Fighters and ODESZA will headline the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in June 2023 in Tennessee. The Pulitzer Prize-winning rapper last headlined Bonnaroo in 2015 and released his new album “Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers” last year. (AP Photo/Scott Garfitt, File)

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Kendrick Lamar, Foo Fighters and ODESZA will headline the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival this June in Tennessee. The Pulitzer Prize-winning rapper last headlined Bonnaroo in 2015 and released his new album “Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers” last year. The Foo Fighters are returning to touring in 2023 after the sudden death of drummer Taylor Hawkins last March. The rock band was supposed to headline Bonnaroo in 2021, but the festival was canceled because of flooding. Other acts performing at the festival include Paramore, Lil Nas X, Baby Keem, Tyler Childers, Vulfpeck, Marcus Mumford and My Morning Jacket.

FILE – Proud Boys leader Henry “Enrique” Tarrio wears a hat that says The War Boys during a rally in Portland, Ore., on Sept. 26, 2020. The seditious conspiracy trial of Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio and four lieutenants is coming at a pivotal time for Justice Department’s investigation and prosecution of the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection. (AP Photo/Allison Dinner, File)

WASHINGTON (AP) — A jury has been chosen for the seditious conspiracy trial of former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio and four other members of the far-right extremist group. The defendants are charged with conspiring to stop the transfer of presidential power by attacking the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. Jurors are expected to hear attorneys’ opening statements in Washington’s federal court on Wednesday. In November, a jury convicted two leaders of another extremist group, the Oath Keepers, of seditious conspiracy. Tarrio was the Proud Boys’ national chairman when a mob disrupted Congress from certifying Joe Biden’s victory over then-President Donald Trump. The Proud Boys members on trial are from Florida, Washington state, Pennsylvania and New York.