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Story by Beaver County Radio Staff
(Lawrence County, Pa.) Pa State Police in New Castle are looking for the publics help in the theft of a catalytic converter theft from two different Lawrence County businesses on the same day.

Troopers said via release that someone stole the catalytic converter from a 1999 Ford F350 Truck at Ferrante Upholstering that belong to the company on Pa. Route 18 sometime between Saturday, August 13, 2022 at 3:00 PM and Monday, August 15, 2022 at 10:00 AM.

In the second incident at Three Rivers Aggregates, on Wampum Road, someone broke into the office, stole the catalytic converter from a 2006 Ford F250 Supercab, and vandalized a 2003 Chevy C/K 3500.  Troopers said this incident also occurred sometime between Saturday, August 13, 2022 at 3:00 PM and Monday August 15, 2022 at 7:00 AM.

Pa State Police in New Castle are asking anyone with information on either incident to contact them at (724) 598-2211

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(NATRONA HEIGHTS, Pa. )The former administrative offices building located adjacent to Allegheny Health Network’s (AHN) Allegheny Valley Hospital in Harrison Township is set to be demolished. The site where the building has stood since 1928 will be repurposed with additional hospital parking, a project that is slated for spring 2023.
In preparation for the demolition, excavation around the perimeter of the building will begin Monday, August 22; the building is tentatively scheduled to come down in early October. Although the project will not require any road closures, the sidewalk bordering the two sides of the building along Alabama and Carlisle Streets will be closed off and inaccessible for the duration.
The building was originally home to the nursing school and residence and then served as the main hospital for many years. Most recently, hospital administration offices were located there, until they were moved to the main hospital building in 2019. The building has been vacant since then.
AHN is partnering with Rycon Construction, Inc. to oversee the project, with MCF Architects and Gateway Engineering collaborating on the design of the planned parking area.

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(Clay Township, Butler County, Pa.) Pa State Police in Butler are reporting via release that 92-year-old Norman Jacaszek from Glenshaw was killed Friday night when the 2014 Hyundai Santa Fe he was driving southbound along West Sunbury Road in Clay Twp., Butler County crossed left of center for an unknown reason and hit a Ford F-150XL T being driven 21-year-old Nicolas Michielli of Allison Park.
Troopers said in the release when they arrived on the scene Michielli was trapped in his vehicle and sustained serious injuries. Emergency Responders extracted him from the truck and he was flown to a Pittsburgh hospital for treatment. Jacaszek was found to be deceased and heavily entrapped in his vehicle with significant blunt force injury to his entire body.
There is no word on Michielli’s condition at Troopers continue to investigate.

An election worker continues the process in counting ballots for the Pennsylvania primary election, Wednesday, May 18, 2022, at the Mercer County Elections Board in Mercer, Pa. Vote counting continues as Republican candidates Dr. Mehmet Oz and David McCormick are locked in a too-early-to-call race for Pennsylvania’s hotly contested Republican nomination for an open U.S. Senate seat. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
By MICHAEL RUBINKAM Associated Press
A Pennsylvania judge has ordered three Republican-controlled counties to include undated mail-in ballots in their certified results of the May election. The Republican judge sided Friday with the administration of Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf in a dispute that has stalled statewide certification of the primary results for governor and U.S. Senate. Berks, Fayette and Lancaster counties were ordered to count about 800 mail-in ballots that lack handwritten dates on their return envelopes. State law requires voters to date the envelopes, but the Commonwealth Court judge ruled the lack of a date was a minor irregularity.

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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The fast-food chain Wendy’s says it is pulling lettuce from sandwiches in its restaurants in Michigan, Ohio and Pennsylvania after people eating them there reported falling ill. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating the source of the E. coli outbreak that has sickened at least 37 people. The CDC said Friday it is trying to determine whether romaine lettuce is the source of the outbreak and whether romaine used at Wendy’s was also served or sold at other businesses. The CDC says it is not advising people to stop eating at Wendy’s or not to eat romaine lettuce. Wendy’s says it is cooperating with the investigation.

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Story by Beaver County Radio Staff
(Homewood Borough, Beaver County, Pa.) Pa State Police in Beaver are reporting that they were dispatched to the scene of a single vehicle accident on August 6, 2022, at 10:01 PM on Big Beaver Boulevard in Homewood Borough, Beaver County.
Upon arriving and investigating it was learned that 46-year-old Anthony D. Cope of Columbiana, Ohio laid down his 2015 Harley-Davidson Electra Glide motorcycle to avoid oncoming traffic as he was leaving a restaurant. Troopers reported that Cope suffered serious non-life threating injuries in the accident and was transported to Allegheny General Hospital by Cranberry Twp. EMS for treatment.
There is no word on Cope’s condition as possible charges for lack of financial responsibility are pending as Troopers continue to investigate.

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(Pittsburgh, PA)  PennDOT District 11 is advising motorists that overnight line painting operations on various roadways in Allegheny County will begin Sunday night, August 21 weather permitting.

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Story by Frank Sparks, Beaver County Radio News
(Beaver Falls, Pa.) The City of Beaver Falls Police Chief David Johnson reported via released statement on Friday, August 19, 2022 that Beaver Falls Police officers were dispatched to the area of 3rd Avenue and 13th Street at 9:30 PM Thursday night, August 18, 2022 for a report of multiple people being struck by a vehicle.
Upon officers arriving and investigating it was determined that Karen Marie Humphries of Beaver Falls struck three people with her vehicle after complaints about her driving. Officers also determined that Humphries was under the influence of alcohol during the incident. 
Chief Johnson said in the release that Humphries has been charged with, Aggravated Assault, Aggravated Assault by Vehicle, Simple Assault, Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol at the Highest Rate. Humphries was later transported to the Beaver County Jail. 
According to the Chief one of the victims was transported to an area hospital for treatment and two victims were believed to have minor injuries. 
He also said that this is an active investigation, and no further information is available for release currently.

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Story by Frank Sparks, Beaver County Radio
(New Brighton, Pa.) The Borough of New Brighton has announced that the modified summer hours for the New Brighton Borough Real Estate Tax Office will end this Friday, August 26, 2022. The Borough said via mass e-mail release that the tax office will also be closed this Saturday, August 27, 2022, and then on Monday, August 29, 2022, will resume with normal office hours of Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 10:30 AM to 1:30 PM and the second and fourth Saturday of the month from 10:30 AM to 1:30 PM. If you need more information, you can call the borough tax office at (724) 843-0270.

(Pittsburgh, PA) PennDOT District 11 is announcing ADA curb ramp construction on Route 151 (Gringo Road) in Hopewell Township, Beaver County will begin Monday, August 22 weather permitting.

Single-lane alternating traffic will occur weekdays on Route 151 at the intersection with Gringo Independence Road from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. through late September. Crews from Pugliano Construction Compnay will conduct the curb ramp construction work.

Motorists can check conditions on more than 40,000 roadway miles, including color-coded winter conditions on 2,900 miles, 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.