Story by Sandy Giordano, Beaver County Radio News
(Ohioville, Pa.) Ohioville Assistant Police Chief Eric Cain reported Wednesday morning that police and firefighters were dispatched to 345 Lisbon Road Tuesday afternoon at 12:25 p.m. and upon arrival discovered that the resident was attempting to remove  a tire from its rim and the tire exploded.  The resident declined medical attention for some scratches. The garage also suffered extensive damage.

(Photo of Acting Secretary of State Leigh M. Chapman marked National Voter Registration Day by reminding Pennsylvanians that the deadline to register to vote in the November election is Oct. 24 and by visiting three college campuses to encourage students to register to vote. ..In visits to Montgomery County Community College, Lincoln University in Chester County and Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology in Lancaster County, Chapman discussed how to register to vote with students, some of whom will be voting for the first time in the Nov. 8 election.) (Photo courtesy of Pa Commonwealth Media Services)

(Harrisburg, Pa.) Acting Secretary of State Leigh M. Chapman marked National Voter
Registration Day today by reminding Pennsylvanians that the deadline to register to vote in the November election is Oct. 24 and by visiting three college campuses to encourage students to register to vote.
“Census data show that 1.7 million Pennsylvanians are eligible to vote but are not registered to do so,” Chapman said. “I encourage every one of those eligible Pennsylvania voters to take a few minutes to register online before the Oct. 24 deadline. Exercise your fundamental right to vote, and let your voice be heard in our next election.”
In visits to Montgomery County Community College, Lincoln University in Chester County and Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology in Lancaster County, Chapman discussed how to register to vote with students, some of whom will be voting for the first time in the Nov. 8 election.
To be eligible to register to vote, Pennsylvanians must be:
• A citizen of the United States for at least one month before the election,
• A resident of Pennsylvania and the election district (municipality or precinct) in which the individual desires to register and vote for at least 30 days before the election, and
• At least 18 years of age on or before the date of the election.
Pennsylvanians who are already registered to vote can check their registration status online and update their voter record with changes such as name or address.
Chapman also reminded Pennsylvanians that Nov. 1 is the deadline to apply for a mail-in ballot.
To ensure their mail ballot is received before the 8 p.m. Nov. 8 deadline, voters should apply for their mail ballot today, complete the ballot when they receive it and return it to their county elections board right away.
The Department of State’s website at vote.pa.gov offers a Ready to Vote toolkit and Resource Center where Pennsylvanians can find a wealth of information, such as:
• a polling place locator,
• contact information for county boards of election,
• video demonstrations of the voting system used in each county,
• voter registration forms,
• information on mail-in and absentee voting, and
• printer-friendly voter education materials.
In addition to registering online, eligible Pennsylvanians can register to vote by mail or in person at many locations, including:
• their county voter registration office,
• county assistance offices,
• Women, Infants & Children (WIC) program offices,
• PennDOT photo and drivers’ license centers,
• Armed Forces recruitment centers,
• county clerk of orphans’ courts or marriage license offices,
• Area Agencies on Aging,
• county mental health and intellectual disabilities offices,
• student disability services offices of the State System of Higher Education,
• offices of special education in high schools, and
• Americans with Disabilities Act-mandated complementary paratransit providers.
An executive order signed by Gov. Tom Wolf earlier this month designates the following seven state agencies and programs as Voter Registration Distribution Agencies that must provide voter registration materials and information to their clients:
• Department of State at public Bureau of Elections, Bureau of Professional and
Occupational Affairs, and Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations
locations,
• Department of Agriculture at events at the Farm Show Complex,
• Department of Conservation and Natural Resources at 121 state park office locations,
• Department of Corrections in connection with Bureau of Community Corrections
services,
• Department of Education at library locations,
• Labor and Industry programs at CareerLink offices, and
• Department of Military and Veterans Affairs at state veterans homes.
The executive order also designated September as Voter Registration Month in Pennsylvania.
The National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS) established September as National
Voter Registration Month in 2002 as a non-partisan means of encouraging voter participation and increasing awareness of state voting requirements and election deadlines.

On a packed hump-day edition of A.M. Beaver County, Matt Drzik will talk to Lincoln Park’s Producing Artistic Director–Justin Fortunato–as Lincoln Park opens its Highmark Subscription Series of Shows in just a couple of weeks as “Into The Woods” premieres on October 7. The preview comes at 8:10 tomorrow morning.

Following the 8:30 news, Drs. Shawn Richey and Jared Yevins of Tri-State Neuropathy in Beaver join Matt in studio to talk about the ways in which neuropathy can be discovered and treated, before the pain and numbing take hold.

Also, another chance to win Pirates tickets in our “Take Me Out To The Ballgame” trivia contest, as a four-pack of tickets to Sunday’s game at PNC Park between Pittsburgh and Chicago could be yours courtesy of Aliquippa Giant Eagle and Beaver County Radio!

Frank Sparks starts the morning with local news at 6:30 on Beaver County Radio.

(Photo of
 Route 3024 (Glen Eden Road), Powell Road and Freshcorn Road courtesy of Pa. Commonwealth Media Services)

Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today that according to department data, fatalities, injuries, and crashes decreased overall after intersections at 33 locations were replaced with 36 roundabouts.

“We continue to see that Pennsylvania’s roundabouts save lives and reduce crash severity,” said PennDOT Secretary Yassmin Gramian. “While they aren’t the right option in every intersection, we’re pleased that they help to make our roadways safer.”

PennDOT recently reviewed data for 36 roundabouts on state routes at intersections that were previously stop or signal controlled. These roundabouts were selected based on having at least three years of crash data available before and after the roundabouts were built. This accounts for a total of 387 before years and 220 after years of data.

Department data from 2002 through 2021 – based on police-submitted crash reports and weighted based on the number of before and after years, but not for increases in traffic volume – shows the following:

• Suspected serious injuries were reduced by 76%;
• Suspected minor injuries were reduced by 22%;
• Possible/unknown severity injuries were reduced by 70%; and
• Total number of crashes decreased by 9%.

Unfortunately, there was one fatality in one of the roundabouts; however, there were a combined three fatalities prior to the installation of roundabouts at the 33 locations.

In addition to the 36 roundabouts meeting the selection criteria, 38 other roundabouts have been built on state routes with 16 more under construction and 15 in final design.

The roundabouts included in the review are at the following intersections:

• Allegheny County:
  • Route 3070 (Ewing Road) and Business Route 376 Ramp, opened in 2011.

• Beaver County:
  • Route 68 (Adams Street), Route 1034 (Brighton Avenue) and Route 6018 (Brighton Ave./Rhode Island Ave.), opened in 2011.

• Berks County:
  • Route 222 and Route 662, opened in 2018.

• Bucks County:
  • Route 2043 (Trevose Road) and Somerton Road, opened in 2012; and
  • Route 213 (Bridgetown Pike/Maple Avenue) and Route 2010 (Bridgetown Pike), opened in 2016.

• Butler County:
  • Route 3024 (Glen Eden Road), Powell Road and Freshcorn Road, opened in 2015; and
  • Route 228 and SR 2005 (Saxonburg Blvd.), opened in 2018.

• Chester County:
  • Route 82 (Doe Run Road) and Unionville Road, opened in 2005;
  • Route 52 (Lenape Road), S. Wawaset Road and Lenape Unionville Road, opened in 2014; and
  • Route 3062 (Strasburg Road), Romansville Road and Shadyside Road, Opened in 2017.

• Crawford County:
  • Route 6/19 (Main Street) and Route 198 (South Street), opened in 2017; and
  • Route 6/19 (Main Street) and Route 198 (Brookhouse Street), opened in 2017.

• Cumberland County:
  • Route 34 (Spring Road), Route 1007 (Sunnyside Drive) and Mountain Road, opened in 2014; and
  • Route 2004 (W. Lisburn Road) and Grantham Road, opened in 2018.

• Dauphin County:
  •  Route 39 (Linglestown Road) and Route 3019 (Mountain Road), opened in 2011;
  •  Route 322 (Governor Road) and Homestead Lane, opened in 2016; and
  •  Route 322 (Governor Road) and Meadow Lane, opened in 2016.

• Delaware County:
  • Route 1023 (N. Newtown Street) and Route 1046 (St. Davids Road), opened in 2008; and
  • Route 320 (Chester Road), Rutgers Avenue and Fieldhouse Lane, opened in 2014.

• Erie County:
  • Route 19 (High Street) and Route 97, opened in 2014; and
  • Route 5 and Route 4016 (Millfair Road), opened in 2018.

• Luzerne County:
  • I-81 Exit 178, Airport Road interchange (three roundabouts), opened in 2015;
  • Route 2008 (Middle Road) and Espy Street, opened in 2017;
  • Route 415, Church Street, Lake Street and Main Street, opened in 2018; and
  • Route 2008 (Middle Road) and Kosciuszko Street, opened in 2018.

• Mercer County
  • Route 718 (Dock Street) and Connelly Boulevard, opened in 2018.

• Monroe County
  • I-80 Exit 310 and Route 2028 (Broad Street), opened in 2018.

• Montgomery County:
  • Route 29 (Gravel Pike) and Route 73 (Big Road), opened in 2009.

• Philadelphia County:
  • Route 4013 (Park Drive) and Route 4015 (Walnut Lane), opened in 2018.

• Washington County:
  • Route 519 (two connected roundabouts) – Route 519 and Brownlee Road, and Route 519 and Thompson Eighty Four Road, opened in 2015; and
  • I-70 Exit 32 and Route 2040 (Wilson Road), opened in 2018.

• York County:
  • Route 116 (Main Street) and Hanover St. and Roths Church Road, opened in 2007; and
  • Route 74 (Delta Road) and Bryansville Road, opened in 2008.

Roundabouts are frequently installed to address intersections with safety issues but may also be installed to improve traffic flow as well as other reasons such as traffic calming, and to facilitate pedestrian mobility.

Although roundabouts are safer and typically more efficient than traditional signalized intersections, they may not always be the best option due to topography or other reasons, such as property impacts, capacity issues and proximity to other intersections.

Roundabouts are recognized by the Pennsylvania State Transportation Innovation Council (STIC) as an innovation that has become standard practice within the transportation community. The Pennsylvania STIC facilitates the rapid implementation of proven, well-researched and documented state, regional, national and international technologies, tactics, techniques and other innovations that are new to Pennsylvania. The STIC also supports the implementation of the Federal Highway Administration’s Every Day Counts (EDC) innovations.

To educate Pennsylvanians on how to navigate a roundabout, the department created a video on how to use both single and multi-lane roundabouts whether in a vehicle, on a bicycle or on foot. The video can be accessed by visiting the roundabout page on PennDOT’s website or by visiting the department’s YouTube channel.

Subscribe to statewide PennDOT news and traffic alerts at www.penndot.pa.gov/news or choose a region under “Regional Offices.” Information about the state’s infrastructure and results the department is delivering for Pennsylvanians can be found at www.penndot.pa.gov/results. Find PennDOT’s planned and active construction projects at www.projects.penndot.gov.

Follow PennDOT on Twitter and like the department on Facebook and Instagram.

(File Photo)

Story by Beaver County Radio Staff
(Pittsburgh, Pa.) Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano is reporting that Beaver County District Attorney David Lozier reported to her that oral arguments will start today in Pa Superior Court in Pittsburgh as Sheldon Jeter Jr. starts the appeal process of being convicted for first degree murder in the killing 30-year-old Tyric Pugh on May 15, 2020 in Aliquippa on Kiehl Street. Jeter was found guilty during a jury trial on June 23, 2021, and sentenced on July 21, 2021.
Jeter was sentenced to life in prison without parole for killing his best friend.

(File Photo of Robert Bowers)

Story by Beaver County Radio Staff
(Pittsburgh, Pa.) A trial date has been set for Robert Bowers who is accused of killing 11 people and injuring six others in the Tree of Life synagogue shooting in 2018.
Bowers who faces 63 federal charges will go on trial starting on April 24, 2023 with jury selection leading off the trial followed by opening statements and testimony.
Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty in the case.

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Story by Beaver County Radio Staff
(Pittsburgh, Pa.) Pittsburgh police are investigating after two people fell from a balcony around 1:40 AM this morning in the 20 block of Baily Avenue in Mount Washington.
When first responders arrived at Satalio’s Bar they found a male and a female laying on the ground outside of the bar with head injuries. The male was taken to a hospital in critical condition, and the female was taken to a hospital in stable condition.
There is no word on what happened as officials continue to investigate.

(Pittsburgh, PA) PennDOT District 11 is announcing gas line work on Route 588 (Darlington Road) in Chippewa Township, Beaver County will occur Tuesday, September 20 weather permitting.

(File Photo of Dale Reckless from MRS Physical Therapy during a recent appearance on Beaver County Radio) 

(Beaver Falls, Pa.) The leaves are starting to fall off the trees and fall starts this week. This week is also National Fall Awareness Week. Dale Reckless from MRS Physical Therapy in Bridgewater will discuss fall prevention strategies during his monthly appearance on Teleforum with Eddy Crow at 9:10 AM Wednesday, September 21, 2022.

The phone lines will be open throughout the show to answer your questions about knee pain or any other ailment you made need advice about at 724-843-1888 and 724-774-1888.

The show is presented on all platforms of Beaver County Radio, on-air at 95.7 FM and 99.3 FM along with 1230 WBVP and1460 WMBA and on-line at beavercountyradio.com.

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