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(Reported by Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano, Published on December 16th, 2024 at 8:26 A.M.)

(Aliquippa, PA) A twenty-year-old from Aliquippa was arrested and faces multiple charges after driving under the influence. Aliquippa Police arrested twenty-year-old Andre Little on Sunday after noticing his silver Hyundai sedan with both the headlights and the taillights off. Little also drove through yards in his car. After being taken into custody, a police report stated that Little’s blood alcohol level was about 0.23%. Little faces charges including driving under the influence, underage drinking, hit and run, not activating his lights after dark, and driving on roadways that were laned for traffic.

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(Reported by Danielle Smith of Keystone News Service)

(Harrisburg, PA) In January, low-wage workers in Pennsylvania will be missing out on pay hikes seen in twenty-three other states. Neighboring states such as Ohio are starting the new year with higher minimum wages. Gillian Kratzer from Better Pennsylvania says House Democrats are concerned about raising the minimum wage, which has been $7.25 since 2009. She adds that a better economy requires people to have money to spend. Kratzer points out it’s up to the General Assembly to set the minimum wage. She adds that the state House passed House Bill 1500, legislation to raise the minimum wage to fifteen dollars an hour by 2026. The idea has bipartisan support, but the Senate has not yet acted on a similar bill, Senate Bill 1186.

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Beaver County, PA) According to a release from Congressman Chris Deluzio’s office on Friday, Deluzio announced the introduction of his new bill, the Water Authority Cybersecurity Protection Act. The release states that this bill will help cybersecurity by increasing money and giving technology to water authorities that are local. Deluzio announced this after remembering that a hack from Iran temporarily shut down the Municipal Water Authority of Aliquippa last year. Thanks to this bill, a total of $25 million will go to responses after emergencies for local water authorities in the next two years. The release also notes that the bill will also assist in the improvement of automated and remote systems as well as to provide training programs for both resilience and security.

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Moon Township, PA) A Moon Township church will not hold anything outside later this month after a court ruling. Revival Today Church on Coraopolis Heights Road has used a big tent for several events and services outside, but neighbors cannot stand both the traffic and the noise. David Bachman, the chairman of the Moon Township Board of Supervisors, has stated that a judge put out an order that the tent will no longer be on the property of the church beginning on December 26th. 

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Hopewell Township, PA) According to a report from the Pennsylvania State Police in Beaver, a crash occurred in Hopewell Township on I-376 on Friday when one vehicle drove really close to another. Police state that thirty-two-year-old Nicholas R. Kozik of Beaver Falls was driving west on I-376 near the marker for mile forty-six. The report also notes that Kozik caused a crash when tailgating behind fifty-eight-year-old Edward Nemeth. According to the report, Nemeth had a minor injury and Kozik was charged with driving way too close to Nemeth. 

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Rochester, PA) Rochester head football coach Gene Matsook decided to retire on Thursday after spending a quarter of a century coaching the same team. Matsook followed his brother Dan to become the coach in 1999 and has an overall record of 218-80. Matsook also was an assistant coach for Rochester fourteen years prior to the head coaching job. Matsook is a member of the Beaver County Sports Hall of Fame who won four WPIAL titles and made the playoffs twenty-two times as the head coach for the Rams.

(File Photo: Source for Photo: Jaqueline Benitez pushes her cart down an aisle as she shops for groceries at a supermarket in Bellflower, Calif., on Monday, Feb. 13, 2023. Benitez, 21, who works as a preschool teacher, depends on California’s SNAP benefits to help pay for food, and starting in March she expects a significant cut, perhaps half, of the $250 in food benefits she has received since 2020. (AP Photo/Allison Dinner

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Beaver County, PA) As Christmas approaches, there are some restaurants in Beaver County that can provide some prepared additions to your Christmas meal. Bob Evans in Moon Township has options of ham, pot roast, or turkey as part of their “Farmhouse Feast,” with various pies for dessert. Little Athens Catering in Ambridge will transport you to Greece by ordering desserts from local businesses including baklava and cookies. Two Chef’s Catering Cafe in Hopewell Township has food that can be heated like salad, pepperoni rolls, wedding soup, meatballs, lasagna, chicken tenders, and ham. You can place orders until this Friday at 6 p.m. at Little Athens Catering. You can also pick up orders on Christmas Eve from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and place orders until December 17th at 2 p.m. for Two Chef’s Catering Cafe.

Phone Numbers to Place Orders:

Little Athens Catering: 724-318-8218

Two Chef’s Catering Cafe: 724-203-0284

(File Photo: Source for Photo: Voters line up outside the Bucks County Administration Building during early voting in the general election, Friday, Nov. 1, 2024, in Doylestown, Pa. (AP Photo/Michael Rubinkam)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Harrisburg, PA) According to a release from the Pennsylvania Department of State on Tuesday, the results of the 2024 presidential election were certified by Secretary of the Commonwealth Al Schimdt and Governor Josh Shapiro. The document was certified on December 4th by Schmidt after the Department of State made sure of how many votes were counted. 

 According to the release, the totals were: 

• Republican Party candidates Donald J. Trump and JD Vance: 3,543,308 

• Democratic Party candidates Kamala D. Harris and Tim Walz: 3,423,042 

• Libertarian Party candidates Chase Oliver and Mike ter Maat: 33,318 

• Green Party candidates Jill Stein and Rudolph Ware: 34,538 

  

(File Photo: Source for Photo: FILE – Adrienne Daily, center, and her daughter, Kierson Daily, raise their fists in protests during a rally against the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, June 24, 2022, in Pittsburgh. Democrats in Pennsylvania will try to resurrect the voter energy behind protecting abortion rights that helped them win critical openings for governor and U.S. Senate in 2022 as they try to now protect their state Supreme Court majority in the presidential battleground. (Steve Mellon/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette via AP, File)

(Reported by Danielle Smith of Keystone News Service)

(Harrisburg, PA) President-elect Donald Trump’s second term has some Pennsylvania health care providers and legal experts voicing concern about potential changes to abortion and reproductive healthcare access. Abortion remains legal in Pennsylvania through 23 weeks, with an executive order in place to protect people seeking this reproductive healthcare. Signe Espinoza with Planned Parenthood Pennsylvania says the presidential election results don’t change their work. She notes they are organizing events and forums and engaging with lawmakers, as the group sees a pressing need to advocate for sexual and reproductive health care. Espinoza says when ‘Roe vs. Wade’ was intact, the state had over one-hundred and forty-five providers. Today, there are only seventeen. This month, U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson of Louisiana expressed his desire to cut government funding for Planned Parenthood, acknowledging potential resistance from Congress.

(File Photo: Source for Photo: FILE – In this Nov. 18, 2020 file photo, a woman, wearing a protective face mask due to the COVID-19 virus outbreak, wheels a cart with her purchases out of a Walmart store, in Derry, N.H. Shoppers on Walmart.com who pay a $98-a-year membership fee will get free shipping on orders of any size starting Friday, Dec. 4. Walmart announced the membership perk on Wednesday, Dec. 2 doing away with a previous requirement that orders amount to at least $35 to qualify for free shipping. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Harrisburg, PA) According to a release from the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency’s Office in Harrisburg on Wednesday, the administration of Governor Josh Shapiro is letting Pennsylvanians know that when you are looking for a gift, prepare for a future emergency. According to the release, here are some items that are gifts can keep you safe in either your house or your vehicle: 

• Water (one gallon per person for at least 3 days) 

• Nonperishable food (enough for several days) 

• First-aid kit 

• Extra phone charger 

• Flashlight with extra batteries 

• Basic tools 

• Battery-powered or hand crank radio 

• Manual can opener 

• Extra clothes/shoes 

• Blankets/sleeping bags 

• Hygiene items 

• Whistle 

• Paper maps 

• Trash bags 

• Duct tape 

• Jumper cables 

• Ice scraper/snow brush 

• Shovel 

• Kitty litter/sand for traction 

Pennsylvania State Fire Commissioner Thomas Cook suggests that since fires in homes can increase this holiday season, to get a fire extinguisher or an alarm to either track carbon monoxide or smoke.