Story by Curtis Walsh – Beaver County Radio. Published May 23, 2023

(New Brighton, PA) The New Brighton School Board met last night for a voting Session. All but one board member voted to approve the hiring of Kyah Bentley as the Competitive Cheer Coach. Nicholas Henderson was hired as a Special Education Teacher for the district, and Corey Price as an Informational Technologist. The board also chose to ratify the reinstatement of Bernice Ferralli to her role as an Instructional
Assistant, after she decided to not retire and there was still an open position. Bernadette Mattica was appointed to the position of Board Treasurer. Alexander Poellnitz’s resignation as a High School Science teacher was also approved.

The U.S. Capitol is seen in Washington, Sunday, May 21, 2023. President Joe Biden planned on Sunday to speak directly with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, hoping to salvage talks to raise the debt limit that have stalled in recent days while he was abroad at the Group of Seven summit. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy are to meet face to face on Monday after a weekend of on again, off again negotiations over raising the nation’s debt ceiling. Their meeting comes mere days before the government could reach a “hard deadline” and run out of cash to pay its bills. The two sides are working to reach a budget compromise before June 1. McCarthy and Republicans are insisting on spending cuts in exchange for raising the debt limit; Biden has come to the negotiating table after balking for months but says the GOP lawmakers will have to back off their “extreme positions.”

This photo provided by Zenith Auto Care shows damage to a steering wheel column and ignition assembly after the car was stolen, on April 20, 2023, in North Las Vegas. A sharp uptick in thefts of Hyundais and Kias over the paast two years has been linked to viral videos posted to TikTok and other social media platforms that teach people how to exploit a security vulnerability to steal the cars. (Zenith Auto Care via AP)

NEW YORK (AP) — A sharp uptick in thefts of Hyundais and Kias over the past two years has been linked to viral videos posted to TikTok and other social media platforms that teach people how to exploit a security vulnerability to steal the cars. Police and others say despite voluntary fixes from the automakers, waves of thefts have continued, illustrating the lingering effects of dangerous content that gains traction with teens looking to go viral. Police departments are frazzled, attorneys generals have urged federal intervention and cities and consumers have resorted to lawsuits to hold car companies accountable. Still, some point the finger at social media platforms unable to remove content at the breakneck speed it appears.

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — President Joe Biden’s administration is taking the first step toward designating the Pennsylvania-owned section of Lake Erie as the state’s first national marine sanctuary. A formal designation could still take several years and it wouldn’t change existing regulations around the use of the lake. Thursday’s announcement sets up a public comment period before the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration writes a draft plan for the sanctuary. The designation would apply to an approximately 740-square-mile area of water off Pennsylvania’s 75 mile-long shoreline and would attract federal funding to help find and preserve shipwrecks in the water and boost education and outreach around the area’s history.

FILE—This is a Pittsburgh Transit Authority bus that was on the Fern Hollow Bridge in Pittsburgh when it collapsed in this file photo from Jan. 28, 2022. Investigators looking into the collapse of the Pittsburgh bridge last year want transportation officials nationwide to closely examine more than 10,000 other bridges with similar construction to make sure they don’t have the same kind of corrosion that was found on the bridge that collapsed. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

Investigators looking into the collapse of a Pittsburgh bridge last year want transportation officials nationwide to examine more than 10,000 other bridges with similar steel construction. The National Transportation Safety Board says in a report Thursday it wants states and cities to make sure their bridges don’t have corrosion like what they found on the bridge that collapsed. The safety board says drainage problems on the weathered steel bridge caused parts of it to deteriorate over time. It says Pennsylvania neglected for years to clear the debris, dirt and leaves that were causing the problem, even though inspectors noted the issue. The Pennsylvania Transportation Department didn’t immediately respond to the recommendations.

FILE – Sen. John Fetterman, D-Penn., waves to members of the media, Monday, April 17, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington, as he returns to the Capitol after seeking inpatient treatment for clinical depression. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

WASHINGTON (AP) — Before Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman checked himself in to a hospital for clinical depression in February, he used to walk the halls of the Senate stone-faced and dressed in formal suits. These days, he’s back to wearing the hoodies and gym shorts he was known for before he became a senator. People close to Fetterman say his more relaxed style is a reflection of the progress he’s made after six weeks of inpatient treatment for clinical depression. He was treated with medication and fitted for hearing aids for hearing loss that had made it harder for him to communicate. His hospitalization came less than a year after he had a stroke during his Senate campaign.

Story by Curtis Walsh – Beaver County Radio News Director. Published May 22, 2023 10:58 A.M.   

(Monaca, PA) Staples will be closing their Monaca location in June. The office supply retailer located in the Wal-Mart Plaza will close its doors on June 9th. The store is currently offering discounts on customer purchases as they clear their inventory.

Story by Sandy Giordano – Beaver County Radio. Publsihed May 22, 2023 10:46 A.M.

(Aliquippa, PA) St. Elijah Serbian Orthodox Church in Aliquippa held their annual spring food festival last weekend. Lines formed just as the doors opened both days for the Serbian and American foods, and many delicious pastries cooked, roasted, and baked by volunteers.