(File Photo: Source for Photo: FILE – An early election ballot completion area is prepared at a collection location inside the North Park Ice Skating Rink Lodge area, Oct. 9, 2020, in McCandless, Pa. Pennsylvania’s state Senate approved a bill Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023, to move up the state’s 2024 primary election by five weeks to March 19, aiming to avoid a conflict with the Jewish holiday of Passover and give voters more of a say in deciding presidential nominees. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Beaver County, PA) The primary elections begin in Beaver County at 7 a.m. before closing at 8 p.m. on May 20th. According to the Beaver County Elections Office, here are some changes to polling place locations.

• Brighton Township Precinct 2: Now voting at Beaver Baptist Church, 2585 Tuscarawas Road.
• Center Township Precinct 7: Now voting at Beaver County Transit Authority Expressway Travel Center: 131 Pleasant Drive.
• Harmony Township Precinct 2: Temporarily voting at Harmony Township Fire Department (First Truck Bay): 2400 Beaver Road.

These changed locations to vote at the polls and a link to a website to find your local polling place can be found at the link below:

Click here for the link to a website for Polling Place Information

 

(File Photo of Road Work Ahead Sign)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Allegheny County, PA) PennDOT District 11 announced that beginning at 7 p.m. on Friday, May 16th, weather permitting, southbound Interstate 79 will be limited to a single lane of traffic. This road will shift onto the shoulder in Robinson and Kennedy Townships. Concrete roadway patching will occur continuously through 6 a.m. Monday morning between the interchanges of the Route 60 Moon Run/Crafton Exit and the I-376 Airport/Pittsburgh Exit. According to a release from PennDOT District 11, the schedule for the work is as follows:

• Friday, May 16 through Monday, May 19
• Friday, May 30 through Monday, June 2
• Friday, June 6 through Monday, June 9
• Friday, June 13 through Monday, June 16
• No work will occur Friday, May 23 through Monday, May 26 due to the Memorial Day holiday.

(File photo taken by Frank Sparks in 2018)

(Brighton Twp., Beaver County, Pa.) There has been a lot of issues and controversy within Beaver Borough about the report that The Borough Council exceeding its budget by $1 million last year and then approved a staggering 56% property tax increase, a new slate of candidates is stepping up to as they say bring fiscal responsibility, transparency, and accountability back to local government.

That group is led by Mayoral Candidate Lincoln Kretchmar. He will join Frank Sparks and Scott Tady Friday morning at 8:05 AM  on 99.3 FM, 95.7 FM, 1230 WBVP, 1460 WMBA and beavercountyradio.com to discuss all of the issues. The interview will also be video streamed on our Facebook page and You Tube Channel.

We have also reached out to current Beaver Mayor Tom Hamilton to invite him on and have not heard back from him.

(File Photo: Source for Photo: President Donald Trump speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

(Reported by Danielle Smith of Keystone News Service)

(Harrisburg, PA) Environmental advocates warn that President Donald Trump’s proposed budget could cripple Chesapeake Bay restoration. Federal agencies have long partnered with six watershed states to protect its waterways. Harry Campbell with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation says the cuts would severely impact Pennsylvania and beyond. He adds that the EPA, which oversees the Chesapeake Bay Program, faces a 54-point-5 percent budget reduction, from $9-point-1 billion to 4-point-2 billion. Campbell notes that the EPA supports states in improving water quality by funding projects and offering low-interest loans for upgrading drinking water and wastewater systems. He adds that the agency also offers scientific guidance, helps develop monitoring and reporting systems and, in some cases, aids in enforcing pollution-reduction measures.

 

(File Photo of the AAA East Central Logo Provided with Release)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Meadville, PA) According to a release from AAA East Central, the company is partnering with Meadville Police to distribute free steering wheel lock devices to Kia and Hyundai owners. The locks are first-come, first-serve in Meadville at the AAA branch office there from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Monday, May 19th, weather permitting. You need your insurance card or vehicle registration to get a lock device. Theft of Hyundai and Kia vehicles made between 2011 and 2022 has been increased.

 

(File Photo of Police Lights)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) On Wednesday, a man was stabbed after an “altercation” took place in Downtown Pittsburgh. According to a Pittsburgh Public Safety Spokesperson, officers were sent to a reported stabbing at the intersection of Market Street and Fort Pitt Boulevard around 1 p.m. A witness confirms a male suspect used a pocket knife to stab the victim in the arm during the argument between him and the victim. The hospital is where both men were taken, but the suspect was first in custody.

 

(File Photo of Police Lights)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) A shots fired incident occurred Wednesday in the Perry South neighborhood of Pittsburgh and the victim got taken to the hospital. That person is in critical condition. Pittsburgh Public Safety confirmed to WTAE that police were called to the 2300 block of Wilson Avenue around 4:30 p.m. following reports of shots being fired. According to officials, a man was shot in the back and got transportation to the hospital and the Violent Crime Unit is now investigating.

(File Photo: Caption for Photo: Farmers examine the growth of fresh marijuana for medical)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Harrisburg, PA) A bill stalled out in the state Senate which would have legalized marijuana in Pennsylvania. The vote was taken recently by the Justice Committee and Senate Law, and it was voted 7-3 to not let Governor Josh Shapiro sign it. The bill passed at the Pennsylvania House last week so Pennsylvanians twenty-one years old or over could legally buy marijuana. This was also the first instance where a bill for recreational marijuana got approval from any chamber in Pennsylvania.

(File Photo of the Penn State Beaver logo)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(State College, PA) An executive session will be held today by the Penn State board of trustees about discussing which Penn State campuses will close and which ones are staying open. Penn State Beaver was one of the campuses that was removed from the list of campuses planning to close thanks to a recent recommendation from the board. In the last ten years, Penn State Beaver has had a decrease of enrollment by 31%. However, the school can help the region of Greater Pittsburgh.

(File Photo of the Hopewell Community Park Sign)

(Reported by Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano)

(Hopewell, PA) The new playground at the Hopewell Community Park will open soon. According to Hopewell Parks and Recreation Director Brad Batchelor, once the final phases and the final inspection are completed, the playground will open. Residents are asked to not go into the playground until the announcement of the opening of the playground. Batchelor also announced the opening of the dog park in Hopewell and advises owners of dogs to clean up after them before exiting the park.