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(Connoquenessing Twp, Butler County, Pa.) Pa State Police in Butler are reporting that they were dispatched to the area of Whitestown and Evans City Roads in Connoquenessing Twp. Butler County last Wednesday at 10:57 AM for reports of a postal worker being assaulted.
Troopers reported upon arriving and investigating it was learned that 56-year-old Todd Hovis of Chicora assaulted United States Postal Service Employee Peter Gall, of Butler, while he was delivering mail on Pa Route 68 in Connoquenessing Township. Hovis was taken into custody by Pa State Police and is charges with simple assault, recklessly endangering another person and harassment.
There’s no word on what caused the incident.

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Story by Sandy Giordano, Beaver County Radio News
(Center Twp., Beaver County, Pa.) Center Township Police were dispatched last Thursday night, August 4, 2022,  at 7:57 PM  to a two vehicle accident at Brodhead Road and Short Street .  According to police a northbound vehicle made a left turn onto Short Street when a southbound vehicle went through the intersection at the red light, and a collision occurred. The northbound vehicle’s driver was injured, and was treated for injuries at the scene.  Police reported  the accident is under investigation.

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(Aliquippa, Pa.) The Pennsylvania State Police Troop D – Beaver Station  is investigating at shooting incident.  On July 1, 2022, at approximately 0055 hours, the Aliquippa Police Department was struck by multiple rounds being fired from what appears to be the Valley Terrace Apartment Complex area. Rounds entered the station from the rear (north) wall and ultimately entering the patrol room and second floor storage closet. Additional rounds struck a patrol vehicle and a vehicle personally owned by an Aliquippa Police Officer. Rounds also struck the grassy area around the station and the parking lot area. No officers were harmed during this incident, but officers were present inside the building and outside the building when the incident occurred. The Aliquippa Police Department relinquished the investigation to the Pennsylvania State Police Troop D Beaver Criminal Investigation Unit on July 11, 2022. If anyone has information relative to this investigation please contact the Pennsylvania State Police Troop D Criminal Investigation Unit at 724-773-7400 and speak with a Criminal Investigator 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-shooting-city-aliquippa-police-department-beaver-county

(Photo of Aliquippa Council meeting and Story by Sandy Giordano, Beaver County Radio News)

(Aliquippa, Pa.) Aliquippa City Council met on Wednesday night and voted to exit Act 47 next year, and  coordinator Debbie Grass explained how the  Home Rule  Charter would work if the study reveals that the city would go in that direction. If that happens it will change the city’s current form of government.  A decision must be made between August 22 and August 30 of this year if they want to have the county board of elections place  the question on the ballot.

(Photo of local attorney John Havey, who represents the San Rocco Foundation, speaks at Wednesday night’s Aliquippa City Council Meeting. Photo and story by Sandy Giordano, Beaver County Radio News)

(Aliquippa, Pa.)  The Aliquippa City council met on Wednesday night and during the meeting they were given an update on the San Rocco celebration by John Havey. He is the attorney representing the San Rocco Foundation. Havey reported that the celebration will go on despite  issues between the foundation and  San Rocco Festa Committee.

(File Photo of Rocco Cozza and Eric McKenna taken by Matt Drzik) 

(Beaver Falls, Pa.) Tune into Beaver County Radio every Saturday morning from 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM for “The Entrepreneur Life” with local attorney Rocco Cozza and realtor Eric Mc Kenna.

The show discusses different topics that they have both dealt with during their journey as Entrepreneur’s.

The phone lines will be open at 724-843-1888 and 724-774-1888 throughout the show.

The show is presented on all platforms of Beaver County Radio, on-air at 95.7 and 99.3 FM along with 1230 WBVP and1460 WMBA and on-line at beavercountyradio.com. You can also see previous shows archived on the Beaver County Radio Facebook Page or you can listen to previous shows on our podcast section of  beavercountyradio.com

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Dr. Sohini Ghosh, a pulmonary disease doctor with Allegheny Health Network, and Glenn Flickinger of the Veterans Breakfast Club talk with host Jim Roddey on this week’s show to describe their paths to becoming “Heroes.”

“Heroes” is presented by Highmark Blue Cross/Blue Shield and the Allegheny Health Network, airing Saturdays at 10:00 AM and Sundays at 12:30 PM on Beaver County Radio. Archived editions of “Heroes” can be heard at the Beaver County Radio Podcast Library.

Construction workers help direct traffic outside a residential and commercial building under construction at the Essex Crossing development on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022. On Friday, Aug. 5, the Labor Department delivers its July jobs report. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s hiring boom continued last month as employers added a surprising 528,000 jobs despite raging inflation and rising anxiety about a recession. July’s hiring was up from 398,000 in June. The unemployment rate slipped to 3.5%. The U.S. economy shrank in the first two quarters of 2022 — an informal definition of recession. But most economists believe the strong jobs market has kept the economy from slipping into a downturn. The American job market has repeatedly defied skeptics this year. Economists had expected only 250,000 new jobs this month.

Pastor Dave Grove discusses, through prayer and song, the identity of the church to its roots in Jerusalem, and how the teachings of Christ in that time are still echoed–and challenged–in today’s society on this week’s edition of “Wake Up Beaver Valley”.

“Wake Up Beaver Valley” airs every Saturday morning from 9 AM to 10 AM on Beaver County Radio and is presented by the Church of The Redeemed of Beaver Valley. Archived editions of “Wake Up Beaver Valley” can be heard at the Beaver County Radio Podcast Library.

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PITTSBURGH – A Lawrence County resident has been sentenced in federal court to 150 months’ imprisonment and five years of supervised release on his conviction of violating federal narcotics laws, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.
United States District Judge Horan imposed the sentence on Dondi Searcy Jr., age, 37,
formerly of New Castle, Pennsylvania. According to information presented to the court, Searcy Jr. conspired to distribute and possess with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine. Intercepted communications revealed Dondi Searcy Jr’s role in a large-scale cocaine distribution based out of the New Castle, Pennsylvania
area. Searcy Jr. and his conspirators arranged for cocaine to be transported, primarily through the United States Mail, from California to the New Castle area, where Searcy, Jr. and his conspirators distributed the cocaine.
Assistant United States Attorney Brendan T. Conway prosecuted this case on behalf of the government.
This prosecution is a result of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) investigation. OCDETF identifies, disrupts, and dismantles high-level drug traffickers, money launderers, gangs, and transnational criminal organizations that threaten communities throughout the United States. OCDETF uses a prosecutor-led, intelligence-driven, multi-agency approach that leverages the strengths of federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies against criminal networks.
United States Attorney Chung commended the Drug Enforcement Administration, the New Castle Police Department, the Lawrence County District Attorney’s Office, and the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office for the investigation leading to the successful prosecution of Searcy Jr.