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(Independence Twp, Beaver County, Pa.) Pa State Police in Beaver are reporting that they responded to the scene of an active domestic dispute between a boyfriend and girlfriend on Ridge Road in Independence Twp. on Friday March 11, 2022 at 6:06 AM.
Upon arriving on the scene and investigating it was determined that both 24-year-old Blake Miller and 28-year-old Hannah Vance both of Aliquippa were responsible by their actions and both were charged with Harassment with physical contact. No other information about the incident was released by police.

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(Pittsburgh, Pa.) Giant Eagle is extending the expiration of all perks through the end of 2022. Giant Eagle said via release that because of global supply chain issues and the rising gas prices due to global conflict, they will extend the perks through the end of 2022 to provide customers with more time to accrue perks and maximize savings.
In addition to extended expiration, customers can save even more by taking advantage of AdvantagePAY and new opportunities with myPerks.
The newly introduced, multi-tiered myPerks rewards program is available for all customers in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Maryland, and West Virginia to join.

(McKees Rocks, Pa.) Allegheny County Police are reporting that they were notified around 6:30 AM on Sunday morning of a body that was found in the 300 block of Derby Alley in McKees Rocks. When officers arrived they found A man who was was shot. He was pronounced dead on the scene as homicide detectives are investigating
Anyone with information is asked to call the Allegheny County Police Tip Line at 1-833-ALL-TIPS. Callers can remain anonymous.

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By PAMELA SAMPSON Associated Press
American journalist Brent Renaud has been killed in Ukraine while gathering material for a report about refugees. Ukraine’s Interior Ministry says the 50-year-old documentary filmmaker died Sunday in Irpin, a Kyiv suburb that has been the site of intense shelling by Russian forces in recent days. Another journalist was wounded in the attack. Renaud won a litany of prestigious awards for documentary filmmaking including two duPont-Columbia journalism awards. With his brother Craig, Renaud produced programs for number of American news and media organizations, including HBO and The New York Times. They won a Peabody for “Last Chance High,” a series about at-risk youth in Chicago.

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HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s payrolls grew in January, the unemployment rate crept down and the labor force expanded after more than a year of contraction. That’s according to figures released Friday. Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate dropped a tenth of a point to 5.4%. The national rate was 4%. In a survey of households, the labor force grew for just the second month since September 2020. The state labor force hit a record high just before the COVID-19 pandemic and remains below 2011 levels. In a separate survey of employers, non-farm payrolls grew to their highest point since before the pandemic. Pennsylvania has regained almost 80% of the jobs lost in the pandemic.

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Story by Sandy Giordano, Beaver County Radio News Correspondent
(Pittsburgh, Pa.) Duquesne Light announced last week that they will be clearing  potentially hazardous vegetation along 1,300 miles of power lines in 2022, according to  a press release . the release stated that  work has begun to clear overgrown trees, shrubs and brush  around the company’s transmission  distribution lines  in Beaver and Allegheny counties, that includes 50,000 trees , because dense vegetation is a leading cause of power outages. The yearly efforts enable the company to continue safe and reliable service to its  customers, according to  Ashley Macik, Associate Manager of External Communications.

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The city of Beaver Falls has gone through several changes to its political personnel and the system in which they operate during the start of 2022, but the goal remains the same–get citizens involved to help the city continue to move forward.

Two ladies at the heart of this whirlwind of change–Kenya Johns and Bethany Williams–joined Matt Drzik on the March 11 edition of A.M. Beaver County to provide updates on the city’s progress.

Johns became mayor of Beaver Falls in 2022, the same year that the city adopted a home-rule charter for its government. Williams, who had previously been the Director for Community Development, announced her departure earlier this week at Beaver Falls’ city council meeting, creating another personnel change. Despite the changes though, both showcased optimism in the direction that Beaver Falls was heading.

“What we’ve really invested here in Beaver Falls is making sure there’s a place for everyone at the table,” Williams said during the conversation; a conversation that revealed that the city will soon have a new and updated website to post events and reach out to its citizens. “Our website is going to be instrumental for the future of the city,” Mayor Johns added, “and the biggest thing is that if people want to get involved, just come have a conversation. Talk to me, talk to city manager Charles “Mick” Jones…I want all of the community to be a part of this.”

To watch the FULL interview with Matt, Kenya, and Bethany, click on the Facebook feed below!