Scott Tady

GREENSBURG — Star of stage and screen, Frankie Avalon, headlines the Palace Theatre in Greensburg on June 29.

In an interview with Beaver County Radio on Wednesday, Avalon talked about his hit songs, like “Venus,” his trailblazing Beach Blanket films with Annette Funicello, and his unforgettable appearance in the smash-hit film “Grease.”

Avalon’s interview, with Beaver County Radio’s Scott Tady, also yielded some favorite Pittsburgh concert memories from the Philadelphia-bred star.

Tickets for the 3 p.m. Palace show cost $40, $50, $60, and $90 and can be purchased at westmorelandculturaltrust.org or by calling 724-836-8000

Here’s the Avalon interview:

(File Photo of a Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Badge)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Aliquippa, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in Beaver report that a man from Aliquippa was arrested for driving under the influence of drugs in Aliquippa on May 26th, 2025. Police stopped an unidentified forty-one-year-old man for committing a vehicle code violation on a block of Franklin Avenue. According to police, that man was subsequently arrested for driving under the influence of a controlled substance and his charges are pending.

(File Photo: Source for Photo: FILE – The Church Pews bunker on the fairway of the third hole at Oakmont Country Club in Oakmont, Pa. is shown in a Sept. 21, 2015, file photo. The course in Oakmont, Pa., already has hosted a record nine U.S. Opens. It now will be an anchor site for U.S. Opens and will host three more through 2049. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Oakmont, PA) According to a release from the United States Golf Association, the 2025 U.S. Open Merchandise Pavilion will be open for exclusive pre-championship shopping for fans. This Oakmont Country Club pavilion will be open with no tickets required from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. from Thursday, June 5th through Sunday, June 8th. Complimentary parking will be at 381 Coxcomb Hill Road when you follow Pre-Championship parking signs and parking attendants.

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Harrisburg, PA) According to a release from Senator Elder Vogel, Jr.’s office, the Pennsylvania Senate unanimously passed Vogel’s legislation Tuesday which focuses on improving access to stroke resources. The bill is called Senate Bill 411, which will amend the Stroke System of Care Act. That act would establish a stroke registry statewide being maintained and administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Health.

(File Photo of Congressman Chris Deluzio)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Washington, D.C.) According to a release from Congressman Chris Deluzio’s office, Deluzio announced the core pieces of his 2024 “Shipbuilding Innovation Act” were put in two sections of the SHIPS for America Act. Section 501 makes a program for the United States Maritime Administration to have an investment in U.S. shipyards and for construction of U.S. ships that are built already. Section 521 makes a program to increase and evolve development and research for processes of manufacturing and technologies that are new for the maritime industry.

(File Photo of Bishop David Zubik)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) According to a release from Pope Leo XIV, Bishop David Zubik accepted a resignation at 6 a.m. this morning to resign from the position of the Bishop of the Diocese of Pittsburgh. Auxiliary Bishop Mark A. Eckman also got appointed as the new bishop at that same time. Zubik turned 75 in September, which is the mandatory age for retirement. Eckman will be installed as bishop of the Diocese of Pittsburgh on Monday, July 14th at a Mass in Oakland at Saint Paul Cathedral.

(File Photo of the PennEnergy Logo)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Beaver County, PA) PennEnergy recently rescinded its permit to withdraw 1.5 million gallons of water every day from Big Sewickley Creek. The company got approval for removing the water in January of 2024 and asked the state of Pennsylvania to get rid of two permits in March. The first was to remove water from the Cooney Hollow Road creek in Economy Borough. The second was to build a waterline above-ground to carry the same water to a shale gas well pad nearby.

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Harrisburg, PA) According to a release from Attorney General Dave Sunday’s office, a man from Harmony got 14 to 34 years in prison for sexually assaulting a pre-teen child. Forty-seven-year-old Shaun Sheffer began his actions when the victim was at the age of seven. According to the investigation into Sheffer, the assaults occurred in Butler County between 1995 and 2000 when the victim was between seven and twelve years old. Sheffer was also acquainted with the victim.

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Franklin Township, PA) A Beaver County woman got a prison sentence of three to ten years after pleading guilty Tuesday to killing sixty-five-year-old James Barge of New Castle in a crash on May 4th, 2023. Twenty-seven-year-old Kassandra Clyde of Fombell sent the guilty plea for a charge of driving under the influence of alcohol. Clyde also admitted her guilt to a charge of homicide by vehicle. Barge was killed in Franklin Township when Clyde struck his car from the opposite direction.

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Beaver County, PA) Tyrik Jones, the man that got convicted for killing Rebecca Miller on a walking trail close to Geneva College, received a sentence in jail for the rest of his life on Tuesday. According to online court records, Jones will have a life sentence in prison. Jones got the accusation of killing Miller after Miller was found dead from being stabbed on January 11th, 2024. Four days of deliberation ended onApril 4th,2025 for a jury to give Jones a guilty first-degree murder charge.