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Story by Sandy Giordano, Beaver County Radio News
(Center Twp., Beaver County, Pa.) The Center Township Supervisors held a work session Tuesday afternoon. During the work session the supervisors were updated on the Beaver Valley Mall Boulevard ‘s resurfacing project. Engineer Ned Mitrovich  said the project is nearly complete.

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Story by Beaver County Radio Staff
(Beaver Falls, Pa.) The boil water advisory for the 15010 zip code remains in effect Wednesday after a 24″ transmission line broke on Monday afternoon in the area of 10th Ave. and 26th Street  in Beaver Falls.
Jim Riggio from the Beaver Falls Municipal Authority reported Wednesday morning that BFMA is required by DEP to complete two sets of samples of the water. The first set was collected Tuesday morning and the second set will be collected Wednesday morning. The results take 24 hours so they will know the results of the first test sometime Wednesday afternoon and the results for Wednesday morning’s test will be known on Thursday afternoon. Riggio said if all goes well the boil water advisory will expire tomorrow.
Stay tune to Beaver County Radio as Riggio said he will update us tomorrow and we will release that information was it becomes available.

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(Portersville, Butler County) The Pennsylvania State Police Troop D – Butler Station is investigating a burglary that occurred on 09/06/2022 at approximately 0145 hours at Last Minit Mart located on Perry Highway in Portersville, Butler County. Two White male suspects shattered the front door with a tire iron that was wrapped in a garbage bag, then filled a garbage can with cigarettes and fled on foot. The two suspects were dropped off and picked up by the pictured late 1990’s early 2000’s model red single cab pickup with silver rocker panels and running boards. The vehicle has amber running lights around the front bumper and a black vertical stripe on both sides of the bed. Anyone with information is asked to please contact Trooper Lesnett, PSP, Butler Station, at (724) 284-8100 or anonymously contact the Pennsylvania Crime Stoppers Toll Free at 1-800-4PA-TIPS (8477) or online at https://www.p3tips.com/tipform.aspx?ID=107 All callers to Pennsylvania Crime Stoppers remain anonymous and could be eligible for a CASH REWARD for information that leads to an arrest, the solving of a crime/cold case or the location of a wanted person/fugitive or missing person. All information is accurate as of Release Date and is subject to change or updated.

Sourced via CRIMEWATCH®: https://www.crimewatchpa.com/crimestoppers/316/cases/pa-state-police-investigating-burglary-last-minit-mart-portersville-butler-county

Story by Beaver County Radio Staff
(Pittsburgh, Pa.) A former Beaver Falls High School star athlete , 27-year-old Cadee Akins Jr of Beaver Falls has pleaded guilty and been sentenced in federal court to seven years of imprisonment and four years of supervised release on his convictions for violating federal narcotics laws.
United States District Judge Cathy Bissoon imposed the sentence last Friday. According to information presented to the court, Akins, Jr. conspired with his father, Cadee Akins, Sr., and others to possess with intent to distribute and distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine and 28 grams or more of cocaine base. The investigation revealed that from November 2017 to September 2020, the Akins Jr. supplied other drug dealers with cocaine or personally distributed crack to end users in Beaver Falls. During two controlled-buy operations, Akins jr. was recorded on audio and video distributing crack. Additionally, during a July 2019 traffic stop, law enforcement seized two kilograms of cocaine from the defendant’s father, who transported cocaine to individuals within the conspiracy using rental vehicles.

50-year-old Cadee Akins Sr. formerly of Monaca was sentenced in federal court, on July 14, 2022, to 15 years of imprisonment and 10 years of supervised release on his conviction of violating federal narcotics laws.

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(AMBRIDGE, Pa.) Beaver County workers will benefit from new training and job opportunities in the masonry trades, thanks to nearly $300,000 in new state funding to bolster a successful apprenticeship program serving the region, state Rep. Rob Matzie announced today.

Matzie, D-Beaver, said the funding will help the Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers Local 9 continue its Western Pennsylvania Bricklayers Masonry Training Program, which teaches bricklaying, tile setting, terrazzo work and stone masonry.

“Our region’s need for skilled workers in the masonry trade is only growing,” Matzie said. “Securing this funding will help meet that demand by supporting a program that helps apprentices train under the supervision of journeymen, get extensive, real-world experience in a four-year course, and step into good, family-sustaining jobs.

“It builds our workforce and helps create pathways to jobs, which is an all-around win.”

The funding is administered through the Department of Community and Economic Development under the Pre-Apprentice and Apprenticeship Grant Program. More about the funding is available here: https://dced.pa.gov/newsroom/gov-wolf-announces-new-funding-awarded-to-train-masonry-trades-apprentices-in-29-pennsylvania-counties-for-in-demand-jobs/.

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Story by Beaver County Radio Staff
(Bridgewater, Beaver County, Pa.) Pennsylvania State Police in Beaver are reporting that they have charged a Bridgewater Police Officer with a traffic signal violation after they were dispatched to the scene of a two vehicle accident involving a Bridgewater Police Cruiser at 6:30 PM on Tuesday, August 23, 2022.
Troopers said via release upon arriving and investigating it was learned that Officer Jonathan Nguyen was operating a 2021 Dodge Charger Police Cruiser south on Market Street in Bridgewater when he activated the emergency lights to initiate a traffic stop. Nguyen drove through a steady red signal at the intersection of Market and Bridge Street and collided n the middle of the intersection with a 2022 Chevy Blazer that was being driven east on Bridge Street by 56-year-old Crystal Conjeski of Beaver.  The Police Cruiser came to a final uncontrolled rest in a parking lot near the intersection and Conjeski’s vehicle came to a final uncontrolled rest in the middle of the intersection.  Medic Rescue EMS responded to the scene and evaluated both drivers. Officer Nguyen was not injured in the accident but was transported to Heritage Valley Beaver for further evaluation. Conjeski told Troopers that she had an injury to the left side of her ribs and she also displayed an injury to her left arm.
Both vehicles were disabled from the collision and towed from the scene. State Troopers cited Officer Nguyen with a traffic signals violation.

(Pittsburgh, PA) PennDOT District 11 is announcing a traffic pattern change at the intersection of Freedom Road (Route 2004) and Route 989 in New Sewickley Township, Beaver County will begin today, Tuesday, September 6 weather permitting.

Beginning at approximately 9 a.m. Tuesday morning, the temporary traffic signal at the intersection of Freedom Road and Route 989 will be removed. Bi-directional traffic will use a portion of the newly constructed roundabout.

Traffic will continue to follow the same detour routes listed below.

Freedom Crider Road between Route 989 and Crows Run Road Posted Detour

West of the Closure

From Freedom Crider Road, take Crows Run Road westbound

Turn left onto southbound Route 65

Turn left onto 11th Street

11th Street becomes 7th Avenue

7th Avenue becomes 13th Street

13th Street becomes Conway Wallrose Road

Turn left onto Route 989

Follow Route 989 back to Freedom Crider Road

End detour

East of the Closure

Same route in the opposite direction

Route 989 is currently being detoured between Freedom Crider Road and Lovi Road. Detoured traffic uses Route 989, Lovi Road, and Freedom Crider Road.

The work is part of the final phase of the Freedom Road Upgrade project which began in November 2021 and will cover several construction seasons, ending in the fall of 2024. The $21.75 million project located between Park Quarry Road and Route 989 includes realignment of the roadway, culvert replacements, roadway reconstruction and widening, new shoulders, guide rail updates, drainage improvements, additional turn-lanes, a roundabout installation, and utility relocations. Motorists will see detours, single-lane restrictions, lane narrowing, and alternating traffic during different stages of construction.

Motorists can check conditions on major roadways by visiting www.511PA.com. 511PA, which is free and available 24 hours a day, provides traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts, traffic speed information and access to more than 1,000 traffic cameras.

511PA is also available through a smartphone application for iPhone and Android devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following regional Twitter alerts accessible on the 511PA website.

Subscribe to PennDOT news and traffic alerts in Allegheny, Beaver, and Lawrence counties at www.penndot.gov/District11.

Information about infrastructure in District 11, including completed work and significant projects, is available at www.penndot.gov/D11Results. Find PennDOT’s planned and active construction projects at www.projects.penndot.gov.

Follow PennDOT on Twitter at www.twitter.com/PennDOTNews and like the department on Facebook at www.facebook.com/PennsylvaniaDepartmentofTransportation and Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/pennsylvaniadot/.

(Robinson Twp., Pa.) A Pittsburgh police officer was injured in a motorcycle crash on the Parkway West Monday returning from President Joe Biden’s speech in West Mifflin.
The crash happened in the westbound lanes of Interstate 376 near Exit 59 in Robinson Township.
Pittsburgh Public Safety reported that the officer was alert and conscious and taken to a local hospital after the crash.
Pennsylvania State Police are investigating what caused the crash

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Story by Frank Sparks, Beaver County Radio News
(Beaver Falls, Pa.) Jim Riggio from the Beaver Falls Municipal Authority reported Tuesday morning that water service was restored Tuesday morning around 6AM after a 24″ transmission line ruptured yesterday afternoon in the area of 10th Ave and 26th Street in the City of Beaver Falls. Jim said basically anyone who is in the 15010 zip code is currently under a boil water advisory until further notice. Riggio said the water is not contaminated and the boil water advisory was only issued as a precaution and it is required by the DEP.
Currently the BFMA is in the sampling process and sending samples to the DEP. Once those samples pass DEP regulations the Boil Water Advisory will be lifted. He is expecting it to last around 24 to 48 hours.
If your water is brown Jim said to go to the lowest point in your home or business and run the cold water only for about 5 minutes and it should clear up. If it doesn’t and you have to keep running the water you can call BFMA and they will give you a credit on your water bill.