(File Photo) No Photos taken at the scene at the families request.

Story by Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano

(Hopewell Twp., Pa.) An investigation is being conducted into a house fire  at 1210 Concord Drive in Davidson Heights that occurred Saturday night. Beaver County Radio spoke with a woman at the scene on Monday morning who identified herself as the female victim’s mother. She said that the  fire started in the garage, and everyone escaped without injury. Hopewell Twp. Police Chief Brian Uhrmacher said that just before 7 p.m. on Saturday night Hopewell Police responded with the volunteer fire department and other units from the area to assist. He said occupants heard what sounded like an explosion within the house and were able to escape. The home is extensively damaged and a state fire marshal is investigating the cause. Hopewell Fire Chief  Mike Wasik wasn’t available for comment.

(Rochester Twp., Pa.) At 7:05 a.m. Saturday morning Rochester Township Police were dispatched to a two vehicle  accident on  Route 65  in the area of the YMCA. According to police,  a vehicle that was making a left turn onto the Veteran’s Bridge didn’t clear the lane  and it collided with a southbound vehicle.  The driver of the northbound vehicle  sustained minor injuries and was transported to the hospital, the other driver was also injured, and not transported to the hospital.

(Hanover Twp., Beaver County, Pa.) Pennsylvania State Police in Beaver are looking for a runaway juvenile from Hanover Twp., Beaver County. Troopers are reporting that they were called to a home on route 18 and through investigation it was discovered that an unnamed juvenile left his residence on Saturday February 27 between the hours of 3:30 and 11:00 A.M.. He is described as a white male with brown eyes who is 5′ 8“ tall, weighs 200 lbs.. He left the home on a yellow and black dirt bike. Pa State Police Beaver are asking anyone who has seen him to call 724-773-7400

Story by Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano 

(Aliquippa, Pa.) Friday afternoon, February 26, 2021, PA State Police in Beaver  stopped Michael, Faulkner, 64 of Aliquippa  for a traffic violation  at Kennedy Boulevard and Upland  Street..

By JILL COLVIN Associated Press
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump called for Republican Party unity when he returned to the political stage for the first time since losing the White House to Joe Biden. Trump closed out a conservative political conference in Florida on Sunday, and told cheering attendees that he is sticking with the GOP and not forming a third party. He said Republicans would stand united, yet he also criticized those who supported his impeachment and denounced his incitement of rioters at the U.S. Capitol.

(Story by Beaver County Radio news corespondant Curtis Walsh)

Emergency responders fought a fire at a mobile home in Willow Tree Estates in New Brighton. Witnesses told me the fire started in the rear of the home. I spoke with Pulaski Twp. fire chief Alan Hickey, and he stated that the fire began in the rear bedroom and spread into the bathroom but stayed contained to those two rooms. Everyone made it out of the home, including animals. One male suffered a burn to one of his feet. Multiple county fire departments responded to the fire.

Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is announcing lane restrictions on the I-79 Neville Island Bridge in Glenfield Borough and Robinson and Neville townships, Allegheny County, will begin Monday, March 1 weather permitting.

Single-lane restrictions in each direction on the I-79 Neville Island Bridge over the Ohio River will occur weekdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. through Monday, March 15 as crews conduct paint containment rigging work. Additionally, two lanes in each direction will be restricted as needed on the I-79 Neville Island Bridge weeknights from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. through Tuesday, March 16.

The $43 million I-79 Neville Island Bridge Rehabilitation Project includes structural steel repairs, full structure painting, bearing and deck joint replacements, deck repairs and overlays, bridge barrier repair, substructure concrete work and drainage improvements.  The project also includes concrete roadway reconstruction, guide rail replacement and preservation work on four sign structures. Additionally, preservation work will occur on the I-79 bridge over Deer Run Road, north of the Neville Island Bridge.  Motorists will see ramp closures and single-lane and shoulder closures in each direction on I-79 during daylight off-peak and overnight hours. Other traffic impacts include four northbound weekend closures in 2021 and four southbound weekend closures in 2022. The overall project is expected to be completed in the summer of 2023.

The Trumbull Corporation is the prime contractor.

To help keep motorists informed as work progresses, PennDOT has created an email distribution list for the I-79 Neville Island Bridge rehabilitation including traffic advisories and construction updates. Enroll by sending email addresses to stcowan@pa.gov. Please write “Subscribe – I-79” in the subject line.

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.

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(Beaver Falls, Pa.) Pa State Police in Beaver are reporting via press release that on Friday February 12, 2021 at 7:00 pm a Pa State Trooper conducted what was though t to be a normal traffic stop for a registration plate light that was out. As the Trooper attempted to pull over a 2003 Acura the suspect refused to comply and a short chase occurred for about a quarter of a mile before the vehicle stopped in the area of 11th Street and 1st Avenue in Beaver Falls and the suspect ran from the vehicle into a wooded area.

State  Police report they are awaiting lab results as they continue to investigate