(File Photo of the Beaver County Commissioners during a work session at the Beaver County Courthouse. Photo taken by Matt Drzik, Beaver County Radio Staff)

(Beaver Falls, Pa.) Tune into 1230 WBVP, 1460 WMBA, 99.3 FM, 95.7 FM or beavercountyradio.com this Thursday August 4, 2022 at 9:10 a.m. for “Ask the Commissioners” Commissioners Chairman Dan Camp, Commissioner Tony Amadio, and Commissioner Jack Manning will be live in studio to answer your questions on Beaver County Radio during hour one of Teleforum with Eddy Crow. You can submit any questions you might have to news@beavercountyradio.com or by sending a direct message to the Beaver County Radio Facebook Page at  https://www.facebook.com/beavercountyradio/
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(Summit Township, Butler County, Pa.) Pa State Police in Butler are reporting that they have filed charges of Animal Cruelty and Endangering the Welfare of a child against a Summit Township, Butler County Couple after State Police along with two officers from the Beaver County Humane Society and the ANNA Shelter in Erie, Pa. served a search warrant at 11:00 AM on Tuesday, August 30, 2022, at a residence on Saxonburg Road in Summit Township for ongoing animal cruelty.
State Police are reporting that 10 German Shepherd Dogs and 3 cats were seized from the residence of 48-year-old Regina Pruitt and 55-year-old Robert Pruitt. Troopers said that the conditions were so deplorable that they had to wear hazmat suits and breathing apparatuses to conduct the search. It was determined the animals were in poor health. the animals were covered with feces, mites, fleas, and lice.
Butler County CYS was contacted and went to the scene and determined that the house was unlivable. The Summit Township Zoning Officer was contacted and traveled to the scene and immediately condemned the residence due to the terrible conditions.
Both Regina and Robert were placed into State Police custody  and was arraigned before Magistrate Lewis Stoughton on all related animal cruelty and Endangering the Welfare of a Child Charges.

(File photo of Shell Cracker Plant in Potter Twp. during construction)

(Potter Twp., Pa.) The Shell Cracker Plant in Potter Twp., Beaver County is just about complete and the company is holding a virtual community meeting next Wednesday, August 31, 2022, from 6-7PM.

Shell will have members of the leadership team that will be sharing updates in the path to startup of operations at the plant.

You do have to pre-register on Shell’s community information page at www.shell.us/poly-e.

 

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(Pittsburgh, Pa.) Pa State Police at the Rivers Casino are reporting that they have cited 25-year-old Shane Golling of McKees Rocks with Defiant Criminal Trespass after he was identified as being on Casino property at 2:15 AM Wednesday morning after he was issued a lifetime ban in 2018. Summary charges were filed at the local magistrates office.

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(Oakland Twp., Butler County, Pa.) Pa State Police in Butler are reporting that they were dispatched to a location on Thorn Run Road in Oakland Twp., Butler County for a reported residential burglary.
Troopers said via release upon arriving and investigating it was determined that the actor or actors forcefully gained access to the residence through a side door. Troopers said once the actor or actors were in the residence they ransacked it and stole several items. They also entered a garage and shed on the property. Anyone with information is asked to call State Police at the Butler Barracks at 724-284-8100.

(File Photo of John Fetterman’s official photo)

(Harrisburg, Pa.) Pennsylvania’s Democratic Nominee for US Senate John Fetterman responded to Republican Nominee Dr. Mehmet Oz’s request for a debate by saying that he won’t participate in an early-September debate.
Fetterman cites his ongoing recovery from a recent stroke
The Hill reports Fetterman called out Oz’s campaign for mocking several ‘concessions’ that would be made if Fetterman agreed to debate with Oz.
Fetterman blasted Oz, accusing him of making it “abundantly clear that they think it is funny to mock a stroke survivor.”
Oz’s campaign responded by saying “John Fetterman is a liar, a liberal, and a coward.”

(File Photo of Penn Dot Driver’s License Center in Chippewa. Photo taken by Jimi Miller)

(Harrisburg, PA )The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) today announced that all driver license and photo centers, including its full-service center in Harrisburg, will be closed Saturday, September 3, through Monday, September 5, 2022, in observance of Labor Day.

 
Gas prices are seven cents lower in Western Pennsylvania this week at $4.189 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report.

This week’s average prices: Western Pennsylvania Average                $4.189
Average price during the week of August 22, 2022                                 $4.254
Average price during the week of August 30, 2021                                 $3.323

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

$4.174      Altoona
$4.223      Beaver
$4.240      Bradford
$4.009      Brookville
$4.237      Butler
$4.216      Clarion
$4.079      DuBois
$4.194      Erie
$4.161      Greensburg
$4.194      Indiana
$4.125      Jeannette
$4.223      Kittanning
$4.215      Latrobe
$4.237      Meadville
$4.267      Mercer
$4.192      New Castle
$4.140      New Kensington
$4.239      Oil City
$4.185      Pittsburgh
$4.208      Sharon
$4.271      Uniontown
$4.237      Warren
$4.091      Washington

Trend Analysis:

The national average for a gallon of gas fell a nickel this past week to $3.85. Even though crude oil prices increased slightly over the past week, lower domestic demand for gasoline is keeping gas prices lower. Today’s national average is $1.16 less than the record set in mid-June and 71 cents more than a year ago.

According to new data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA), gas demand decreased from 9.35 million barrels per day to 8.43 million barrels per day last week. This rate is 920,000 barrels per day lower than last year. Moreover, according to EIA, total domestic gasoline stocks remained almost unchanged week over week. With gas demand down and supplies unchanged, prices at the pump continue to fall. This steady daily decrease, now in its 74th consecutive day, is the longest streak since October 11, 2018 when the national average price of gas fell for 85 consecutive days.

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

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