(Beaver Falls, Pa.) Tune into Beaver County Radio  on Tuesday, November 8th, from 6:50 PM Eastern time until 2AM Eastern time on Wednesday, November 9^th, via the Salem Radio Network.  (SRN) will join forces with the new Salem News Channel platform to provide marathon “DECISION 22” Midterm Election coverage focusing on the battle over which political party will gain control of the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives for the next two years. “DECISION 22” will also  track election results in hotly-contested races for Governor from coast-to-coast. Coverage will include all major “acceptance” and “concession” speeches in the U.S. Senate and U.S. House elections as well as key local/regional races around the nation.

For the first five hours starting at 7PM (Eastern time) SNC’s Andrew Wilcow and SRN’s nationally-syndicated talk hosts Hugh Hewitt and Dr. Sebastian Gorka will anchor live, no-holds-barred “DECISION 22”coverage featuring live, Breaking News updates including the latest election returns plus speeches from winners and losers in key races throughout the nation, plus perspective and analysis from invited guests including SRN hosts Mike Gallagher and Brandon Tatum live from Midterm “watch parties.”  Correspondents updating key races will include Chris Stigall of AM990 The Answer in Philadelphia covering the pivotal Pennsylvania U.S. Senate contest.

SRN News White House correspondent Greg Clugston will provide Breaking News throughout the evening from the Decision Desk in our Washington bureau, and others invited to participate include Salem Radio Network host Eric Metaxas… Alfredo Ortiz, president of Job Creators Network…and Andy Mangione, Senior Vice President of the Association of Mature American Citizens (AMAC.)

At 12Midnight (Eastern time) we will switch to the Los Angeles studios of Salem’s 870AM The ANSWER for continuing coverage ” coverage anchored by Jennifer Horn (host of The Morning Answer of KRLA and KTIE) and KRLA news anchor Larry Marino…and Don Dix at our California Election Night Desk. (If—as is possible—the ballot-counting is far from concluded in the battle for control of Congress but a determination has been made on which political party will control the U.S. House and U.S. Senate, portions of our earlier election night coverage will be repeated between 2AM Eastern and 6AM Eastern…when Hugh Hewitt will  return with his normal weekday Hugh Hewitt Show to pick up live continuing coverage.)

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Story by Beaver County Radio Staff
(Beaver Falls, Pa.) Pa State Police at the Rivers Casino in Pittsburgh are reporting that they have charged 75-year-old Gail Lyon of Beaver Falls with Defiant Trespass after she was issued a lifetime ban from the casino in 2014.

The incident occurred at 7:04 AM on Friday, November4, 2022. Troopers reported via release that Lyon was arrested when she arrived at the cash window in the casino after receiving the lifetime ban.

No other information about the incident was reported.

A customer is handed Powerball tickets purchased at Lichine’s Liquor & Deli in Sacramento, Calif., Monday, Nov. 7, 2022. Monday night’s drawing is estimated to be a record $1.9 billion. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
By SHAMEKA DUDLEY-LOWE and SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The numbers for a record-breaking $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot have been drawn following a nearly 10-hour delay and players were awaiting the announcement of a possible winner. The numbers for the drawing held at the Florida Lottery draw studio in Tallahassee were: white balls 10, 33, 41, 47 and 56, and the red Powerball was 10. The Multi-State Lottery Association says Monday night’s Powerball drawing was delayed until Tuesday morning because a participating lottery had issues processing sales. The association said it was against its policy to say which lottery had the delay. The jackpot was reported as an estimated $1.9 billion on Monday, but was $2.04 billion Tuesday morning. It wasn’t immediately known whether any jackpot-winning tickets were sold.

AAA: Gas Prices Rise in PA
Gas prices are two cents higher in Western Pennsylvania this week at $4.019 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report.

This week’s average prices: Western Pennsylvania Average                $4.019
Average price during the week of October 31, 2022                                $3.992
Average price during the week of November 8, 2021                              $3.583

The average price of unleaded self-serve gasoline in various areas:      

$4.129      Altoona
$4.032      Beaver
$3.999      Bradford
$3.836      Brookville
$4.003      Butler
$4.053      Clarion
$4.057      DuBois
$4.047      Erie
$3.974      Greensburg
$4.007      Indiana
$3.986      Jeannette
$4.011      Kittanning
$4.022      Latrobe
$4.094      Meadville
$4.078      Mercer
$3.974      New Castle
$3.996      New Kensington
$4.099      Oil City
$4.025      Pittsburgh
$3.999      Sharon
$3.993      Uniontown
$3.999      Warren
$4.030      Washington

Trend Analysis:

Despite fewer motorists fueling up, the national average pump price increased by four cents over the past week to $3.80. Today’s average is nine cents less than a month ago and 38 cents more than a year ago.

According to data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA), gas demand dipped slightly from 8.93 million barrels per day to 8.66 million barrels per day last week. Also, total domestic gasoline stocks decreased by 1.3 million barrels to 206.6 million barrels.

This tighter supply and fluctuating oil prices have contributed to higher gasoline prices. At the close of Friday’s formal trading session, West Texas Intermediate increased by $4.44 to settle at $92.61. Crude prices rose due to several factors including the dollar dropping in value, concerns over restrictions in China and Russian oil production cuts.

Motorists can find current gas prices nationwide, statewide, and countywide at GasPrices.AAA.com.

AAA East Central is a not-for-profit association with 70 local offices in Kentucky, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia serving 2.7 million members.  News releases are available at news.eastcentral.aaa.com.  Follow us on Twitter and Facebook.

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(Racoon Twp., Beaver County, Pa.) Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano is reporting that Beaver County 9-1-1 said that they received a report of an accident involving a pickup truck and a car on Route 18 in Raccoon Township just after 6 a.m. this morning. There is no word if any one was injured as State Police are investigating. No further information is available.

This combination of photos shows Pennsylvania Democratic gubernatorial candidate state Attorney General Josh Shapiro on June 29, 2022, in Philadelphia, left, and Pennsylvania Republican gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano on Sept. 29, 2022, in Erie, Pa., right. (AP Photo)

By MARC LEVY Associated Press
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Voters electing a new governor of Pennsylvania will choose between Democrat Josh Shapiro and Republican Doug Mastriano. At stake in Tuesday’s election are the future of abortion rights and management of the 2024 presidential election in a swing state that is often decisive. Shapiro is the state’s two-term elected attorney general. He smashed Pennsylvania’s campaign finance record in a powerhouse campaign in which Democrats nationally faced headwinds. Mastriano is a retired Army colonel, state senator and relative political novice. He ran a hard-right campaign and refused for much of it to talk to mainstream news organizations. Pennsylvania polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Voters wait in line to make a corrections to their ballots for the midterm elections at City Hall in Philadelphia, Monday, Nov. 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
By MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Some of Pennsylvania’s largest counties are working to help voters fix mail-in ballots that have fatal flaws such as incorrect dates or lack of signatures on the envelopes used to send them in. The efforts by elections officials in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh are in response to state Supreme Court orders in recent days that said mail-in ballots may not be counted if they lack accurate handwritten dates on the exterior envelopes. It’s unclear how many ballots are at issue across the state. Democrats are far more likely than Republicans to vote by mail. The numbers of mail-in ballots are large enough that they might matter in a close race, such as the contest between Democrat John Fetterman and Republican Mehmet Oz.

(Harrisburg, Pa.) – Legislation originally introduced by Rep. Aaron Bernstine (R-Beaver/Butler/Lawrence) to streamline the process for prior authorization of medical services in Pennsylvania was signed into law by Gov. Tom Wolf.

“Currently, the prior authorization procedure is often an inefficient process that increases costs for providers, their patients and all policy holders,” said Bernstine. “The lack of standardization of paperwork; lack of transparency, accessibility and consistent application of prior authorization requirements, restrictions and amendments; and lack of electronic submission capability all contribute to the impaired delivery of quality health care to our constituents.”

Specifically, Senate Bill 225, now Act 146 of 2022, will improve transparency, accessibility and consistent application of prior authorization by including a standard definition. It will also significantly streamline the process by requiring insurers to make available an electronic communications network that permits prior authorization requests to be submitted electronically, and authorizations and adverse determinations to likewise by returned electronically.

Pennsylvania will now join 44 states that already have external review authority. In addition, the new law also lays out standards for the review of prior authorization requests and confirms in state law that there may be no prior authorization for emergency services, consistent with the Federal No Surprises Act.

“Improved patient care will result from requiring consistent response times and processes with prior authorizations, adverse determinations and appeal procedures, including external review by insurers,” said Bernstine.

The major provisions of the law will take effect beginning in January 2024.

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Today is election day and if you are headed out to vote today there a few things that you should know. The polls are open from now until 8 PM tonight. If have voted before you do not need to bring ID to vote. Only voters who are voting for the first time in their election district need to show ID, according to the Pennsylvania voter guide.
Acceptable IDs for first-time voters:
Driver’s license
U.S. passport
Military, student, or employee ID
Voter registration card
Firearm permit
Current utility bill, bank statement, paycheck or government check
Any ID issued by the commonwealth or federal government
Note: An ID without your photo must have your address on it.
If you still haven’t submitted your mail in ballot it has to be in the elctions burea by 8PM tonight to count. At this point it is probably best to hand deliver the ballot to the elections office
The state of Pennsylvania currently requires voters who mail in a ballot to sign and date the outer envelope. On Tuesday, the state Supreme Court ruled that any mail-in ballots with an incorrect date or no date written at all on the return envelope would not count.