Kraft Heinz recalling contaminated Capri Sun juice pouches

Kraft Heinz is recalling thousands of pouches of Capri Sun after some cleaning solution accidentally mixed with the juice on a production line. The company says it’s recalling about 5,760 cases of Capri Sun Wild Cherry flavored juice blend. The “Best When Used By” date on the packages is June 25, 2023. Kraft Heinz says the diluted cleaning solution is used on its food processing equipment. The company says it discovered the problem after getting consumer complaints about the juice’s taste. Consumers who bought the affected drinks should return them to the store where they were purchased to receive a refund.

Companies facing 1st tax on stock buybacks in Biden bill

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats have pulled off a quiet first in legislation passed this month: the creation of a tax targeting stock buybacks. The bill includes a new 1% excise tax on companies’ purchases of their own shares, a tactic that companies have long used to return cash to investors and bolster their stock’s price. Democrats say that instead of buying back shares, big companies should use the money to increase employees’ wages or invest in their business. But is that likely to happen with the tax? Some experts are skeptical. The tax on stock buybacks is scheduled to take effect Jan. 1.

Putin blasts US ‘hegemony,’ predicts end to ‘unipolar’ world

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has accused the U.S. of trying to encourage extended hostilities in Ukraine as part of what he described as part of Washington’s alleged efforts to maintain its global hegemony. Addressing a security conference attended by military officials from Africa,, Asia and Latin America on Tuesday, Putin reaffirmed his long-held claim that he sent troops into Ukraine in response to Washington turning the country into an “anti-Russia” bulwark. The speech represented the latest attempt by the Russian leader to rally support amid bruising Western sanctions that targeted the Russian economy and finance along with its government structures, top officials and businesses for Moscow’s action in Ukraine.

Over-the-counter hearing aids expected this fall in US

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. regulators have finalized a long-awaited rule that’s expected to allow millions of Americans to buy hearing aids without a prescription. The rule announced Tuesday by the Food and Drug Administration goes into effect this fall. The action creates a new class of hearing aids that don’t require a medical exam, a prescription and other specialty services. Instead the devices will be sold online or over-the-counter at pharmacies and other retail stores. The move follows years of pressure from medical experts and consumer advocates to make the devices cheaper and easier to get.

Jill Biden tests positive for COVID-19, has ‘mild’ symptoms

KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — First lady Jill Biden has tested positive for COVID-19 and is experiencing “mild symptoms.” The White House announced it on Tuesday. The first lady has been vacationing with President Joe Biden in South Carolina and began experiencing symptoms Monday. She has been prescribed the antiviral drug Paxlovid and will isolate at the vacation home for at least five days. Joe Biden tested negative for the virus on Tuesday morning but will wear a mask indoors for 10 days in line with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance. The president recovered from a rebound case of the virus Aug. 7. The Bidens have been twice-vaccinated and twice-boosted with the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine.

Police confirm man wounded in shooting at music festival

BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) — Authorities have confirmed that a man was wounded in a shooting during an annual 10-day music festival in eastern Pennsylvania over the weekend. Spectators in Bethlehem scrambled for safety after a gunshot was reported just before the Musikfest entertainment was to end for the night at 11 p.m. Saturday. The festival was shut down for the night and resumed at noon Sunday. Police said Monday that a 20-year-old man was wounded in the abdomen and was taken to a hospital, where he was listed in stable condition. Police said their investigation so far indicates that it was what they called “an isolated incident between two individuals.”

4 still critical after car drove through fundraiser crowd

BERWICK, Pa. (AP) — Authorities say four people remain in critical condition after a car drove through a crowd at a weekend fundraiser for victims of a fatal northeastern Pennsylvania fire, killing one woman and injuring 17 other people. Twenty-four-year-old Adrian Oswaldo Sura Reyes is charged with homicide in the death of 50-year-old Rebecca Reese of WIlkes-Barre and the slaying of his mother nearby minutes later. Police allege that Sura Reyes told them he was upset after a fight with his mother and deliberately drove through the crowd at the Berwick fundraiser for victims of the Aug. 5 fire that killed seven adults and three children.

Biden to sign massive climate and health care legislation

KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — President Joe Biden is preparing to sign Democrats’ landmark climate change and health care bill. It’s the “final piece” of the president’s pared-down domestic agenda as he aims to boost his party’s standing with voters ahead of midterm elections. The legislation includes the biggest federal investment ever to fight climate change — some $375 billion over a decade. It also caps prescription drug costs at $2,000 out-of-pocket annually for Medicare recipients, and helps an estimated 13 million Americans pay for health care insurance by extending subsidies provided during the coronavirus pandemic. The measure is paid for in part by new taxes on large companies.

VIDEO: Kim Villella Retires, Leaving Behind Four Decades Of Success In Ambridge

(Matt Drzik/Beaver County Radio)

“When you understand people and their wants and needs, and you can fulfill those wants and needs with a product or service, then I believe you will become successful.”

“Successful” is certainly a fitting word in the lexicon to describe Kim Villella, who joined Matt Drzik on the August 16 edition of A.M. Beaver County to talk about her four decades of success in Ambridge. Kim had recently announced her retirement after 40 years of running Una Bella Beauty & Wellness Studio on Merchant Street in Ambridge, and it led to several other businesses that came to the area over the next four decades.

Despite being a long-time member of the Ambridge community, Villella started her journey through the Pittsburgh Beauty Academy in Beaver Falls where she graduated in 1982 (after graduating from Ambridge High School in 1981. “I always had a love and passion for the industry, since I was a little girl,” she said, speaking of her beginnings of the salon in her home basement. “Everyone just asked me to cut their hair. I didn’t realize that I was creating a business at that point, or that I had a natural God-given talent in the industry.”

Una Bella moved from Kim’s house to Merchant Street in 1984, where it stands today. After that, her and her husband bought several other businesses in the Ambridge area: “We continued investing in the area. In 1999, we built a 50-bed assisted living facility on Merchant. Then eventually–in I think about 2000–we bought S&S Fasteners, which is a PennDOT manufacturing company that made big bolts for bridges and different projects.”

During her forty-year run, Villella also served as President of the Ambridge Chamber of Commerce; a post she held for six years from 2015 to 2021. She still plans to help out where needed in helping keep Ambridge’s ever-growing businesses and diversity trending upward: “They know that I’m here to consult and advise, and I pick up the phone when they call me every morning.” That said, Kim said that she does look forward to this next chapter of her life.

“When I retired, I cut my hair off, painted my nails red, and I’m going fishing.”

To watch the full interview with Kim Villella, click on the Facebook feed below!

Tuesday’s AMBC: Honoring Kim

(Photo by Beaver County Radio news correspondent Sandy Giordano)

Kim Vilella, who recently retired from Una Bella Beauty & Wellness and has been involved with the Ambridge community for four decades, will reflect on her career with Matt Drzik following the 8:30 news on A.M. Beaver County on Tuesday morning.

Curtis Walsh will start the day with local news at 6:30 on Beaver County Radio.