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Story by Sandy Giordano, Beaver County Radio News
(Beaver, Pa.) Beaver County District Attorney David Lozier held a press conference at the Beaver County Courthouse Thursday afternoon in conjunction with an armed robbery that took place Tuesday morning , October 25, 2022 in Ambridge.  Lozier said during the press conference that three armed subjects robbed a man loading money into the ATM machine at the Firehouse Lounge in Ambridge. According to the Lozier the subjects came in two cars, abandoning one, and leaving the scene  in the other car headed toward Pittsburgh.  Cameras were used to find the car in Wilkinsburg. In the process of investigating  several suspects were arrested in the Wilkinsburg and Churchill area on firearms charges.  Authorities filed armed robbery charges against Kortez Williams.

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HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — State lawmakers are giving their approval for an array of tax credits that include a massive incentive designed to help Pennsylvania land one of the hydrogen energy hubs being funded with federal subsidies. Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf’s spokeswoman said Thursday that he was reviewing the legislation. It passed shortly before the General Assembly adjourned late Wednesday until after the Nov. 8 election. The package of tax credits would provide money for an entity that gets approved for a regional hydrogen hub, to help produce fertilizer and petrochemicals using natural gas, for biomedical and semiconductor production and for milk processing.

FILE – State Sen. Doug Mastriano, Republican gubernatorial candidate, stands as the national anthem is sung during a campaign event at the Deja Vu Social Club in Philadelphia, Pa., Friday, Sept., 30, 2022. In one of the most closely watched races in one of the most contested battleground states, both candidates for governor in Pennsylvania bring religion into their campaigns. (Tyger Williams/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP, File)
By PETER SMITH Associated Press
CARMICHAELS, Pa. (AP) — In one of the most closely watched races in one of the most contested battleground states, both candidates for governor in Pennsylvania bring religion into their campaigns. It shows up in their words, ads and rallies — but in starkly different ways. Republican Doug Mastriano’s campaign has many hallmarks of Christian nationalism, which fuses Christian and political imagery to promote a belief in America as a Christian nation. Democrat Josh Shapiro says his Jewish faith inspires him into public service, while he builds a coalition of Black clergy and other progressive religious groups, including Christians and Jews, and the non-religious.

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Story by Sandy Giordano, Beaver County Radio News
(Hopewell Twp., Beaver County, Pa.) Hopewell School Board member David Bufalini’s resignation was accepted at the boards work session on October 11, 2022. and the board voted on Tuesday night to selected Victoria Gill as the new Region 3 board member.

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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(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.