FILE – Rolls of “I Voted Early” stickers await voters in the final hours of early voting in the primary election in Noblesville, Ind., May 2, 2022. Election Day is still 12 days away. But in courtrooms across the country, efforts to sow doubt over the outcome have already begun. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)
By COLLEEN LONG Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Election Day is 12 days away. But in courtrooms across the country, efforts to sow doubt over the outcome have already begun. Since the start of this year, more than 100 lawsuits have been filed largely by Republicans around the upcoming midterm election. The call into question mail-in voting rules, voter access, voting machines, voting registration, the counting of mismarked absentee ballots and access for partisan poll watchers. It’s the most litigation ever before an election — and it’s a strategy shift born of the failures of allies of former President Donald Trump in 2020 to challenge the results of the presidential election.

FILE – Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, speaks during a campaign event at the Steamfitters Technology Center in Harmony, Pa., Oct. 18, 2022. Fetterman is releasing a new doctor’s note saying that he’s recovering well from a May stroke as he vies for Pennsylvania’s pivotal U.S. Senate seat. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)
By STEVE PEOPLES and MARC LEVY Associated Press
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A new sense of uncertainty has risen over Pennsylvania’s pivotal Senate contest. Democrats are struggling to remain optimistic about John Fetterman’s candidacy after a rocky debate performance. Fetterman took the debate stage Tuesday five months after suffering a stroke. He struggled to complete sentences, and he jumbled words throughout the hourlong event. That was not a surprise for those voters who know him best — Fetterman has never been a smooth orator. But it stirred a fresh sense of anxiety among party leaders and rank-and-file voters. Fetterman’s campaign set up a rally for Wednesday night and released a new advertisement seizing on Oz’s comments that abortion laws should be decided partly by “local political leaders.”

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Story by Sandy Giordano, Beaver County Radio News
(Aliquippa, Pa.) The Aliquippa City Council met at a work session on Wednesday night and an ordinance was approved authorizing the amendment of the Articles of Incorporation of the Municipal Authority of the City of Aliquippa. The amendment was necessary due to a clerical  correction ,Solicitor Myron Sainovich told council.

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Story by Sandy Giordano, Beaver County Radio News
(Hanover Twp, Beaver County , Pa.) PA State Police in Beaver reported on Wednesday, October 26, 2022, that  Martin Devine , 77 of Hanover  Township  reported that on September 30, 2022 an unknown female caller told him he has to pay her company with Bitcoin totaling  $15,000.00 . They said he had child pornography on his computer and the money was needed to remove it.

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Story by Sandy Giordano, Beaver County Radio News
(Hopewell Twp., Beaver County, Pa.) The Hopewell School Board met earlier this week and hired Dr. Jeffrey R. Beltz as the district’s new superintendent.  The term is for 4 years and 7.5 months beginning November 15, 2022 through June 30, 2027. The employment agreement  was approved dated October 25, 2022. Dr. Robert Kartychak, high school assistant principal, was named acting superintendent following the resignation of Dr. Michelle Miller last year. Dr. Kartychak welcomed  Dr. Beltz and told him he’s looking forward to working with him.

(File Photo) Jacqueline Donahue of Hazleton, right, buys la Mega Millions lottery ticket at the Anthracite Newsstand on Public Square, Monday, Jan. 18, 2021, in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. (Mark Moran/The Citizens’ Voice via AP)

(Harrisburg, Pa.) No one won the $700 million Powerball that was drawn last night making Saturday night’s drawing worth and estimated $800 million.
According to the Pennsylvania Lottery, four tickets purchased in Pennsylvania matched four of five numbers and the Powerball to win $50,000.
The estimated $800 million top prize for Saturday’s drawing would make it second-largest Powerball jackpot ever and the fifth-largest U.S. lottery jackpot in history.
The winning numbers drawn Wednesday were 19, 36, 37, 46, 56 and Powerball 24, with an optional Power Play of 2x.

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Story by Beaver County Radio Staff
(Industry , Pa.) One person killed and two others injured after a three-vehicle crash that happened just after 10 PM on Midland Beaver Road in Industry last night.
The accident happened near the intersection with Barclay Hill Road.
The identity of the person who died has not been released nor has the condition of the other two who were injured as Beaver Police investigate into what caused the crash.

Stay tuned to Beaver County Radio as this is a developing story and we will update you as soon as possible.

(Matt Drzik/Beaver County Radio)

With October winding down, the Beaver County Commissioners gathered for their final work session of the month. The meeting ultimately focused on two places: the park and the polls.

Solicitor Garen Fedeles announced the resolutions for the October 27 public meeting; highlights includes an agreement with the Beaver Falls Municipal Authority to install the new water lines at Brady’s Run Park, with the cost not to exceed $1.32 million. The project is set to commence on October 27.

Another two resolutions are dedicated to survey work and soil testing for the flood plain area of Brady’s Run Park, which drew some comments from Commissioner Jack Manning. “Before we can make a decision about where to pipe it,” he stated, “we need to understand what that is, what the base is, whether to raise it two feet, three feet, where to fill it, and what the cost would be. Because I do tend to side with the architects who are recommending a spot partially in the flood plain; but if you do raise that, you don’t have to have flood insurance.”

Fedeles also echoed the recent updates about the latest in the mail-in ballot saga surrounding the 2022 election; he answered a question from Second Deputy of the Treasury Pamela Happ regarding what the decision of the county will be in regards to ballots without signatures.

“We are currently segregating ballots that aren’t dated,” Fedeles said. “So if a mail-in ballot comes in that’s signed and has no date, we’re putting that in a separate pile and we’re waiting for further direction…our thought process is that we keep it segregated, and it makes it easier for us to figure out what we’re going to do with those once all the dust settles with the litigation.”

The solicitor added that a decision about the no-date ballots may come closer to Election Day or soon after but “the Department of State is advising to segregate and count those at this point.”

The next Commissioners’ work session is scheduled for Wednesday, November 2 at 10:00 AM.

This combination of file photos shows Democratic Senate candidate, Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, left, and Republican Senate candidate Dr. Mehmet Oz in 2022 photos. (AP Photo)

(Harrisburg, Pa.) Pennsylvania Democrat John Fetterman showed that he is clearly still recovering from a stroke that he suffered just before the primary election in May as he struggled to explain his positions and spoke haltingly throughout a highly anticipated debate against Republican Dr. Mehmet Oz as they vie for a critical Senate seat here in Pennsylvania. Fetterman continually dodged the question on if he would release his medical records and said that his doctor feels that he is fit to serve in office. In the opening minutes of the debate, Fetterman addressed what he called the “elephant in the room”: the stroke he suffered five months ago. He said it knocked him down but he’s “going to keep coming back up.” Oz ignored his opponent’s health challenges, instead seizing on Fetterman’s policies on immigration and crime and his support for President Joe Biden. The race represents the best chance for Democrats to flip a Republican-held Senate seat this year.

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(Ellwood City, Pa.) An unidentified man working on tree on Division Road in Ellwood City died yesterday after he fell 30 feet from where he was working in the tree.
He suffered cardiac arrest after a branch he was cutting fell and struck him causing the ladder to topple over. The unidentified man didn’t hit the ground and was hanging upside down for about 20 minutes until rescues could lower him to the ground.
Officials have not released the victim’s identity.