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PennDOT Driver License, Photo Centers Closed for Independence Day Holiday

(Penn Dot Drivers Center in Chippewa, Pa.)

(Harrisburg, PA)The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) today announced that all driver license and photo centers, including its full-service center in Harrisburg, will be closed Saturday, July 2, through Monday, July 4, 2022, in observance of Independence Day.

Customers may still obtain a variety of driver and vehicle products and services, including all forms, publications and driver training manuals, online through PennDOT’s Driver and Vehicle Services website.

Driver and vehicle online services are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week and include driver’s license, photo ID and vehicle registration renewals; driver-history services; changes of address; driver license and vehicle registration restoration letters; ability to pay driver license or vehicle insurance restoration fee; driver license and photo ID duplicates; and driver exam scheduling. There are no additional fees for using online services.

A complete listing of PennDOT driver and photo license center closings in 2022 is available online.

Motorists can check conditions on major roadway 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.

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

Tuscarawas Road Drilling this Week in Brighton Township

(Pittsburgh, PA) PennDOT District 11 is announcing drilling operations on Route 4028 (Tuscarawas Road) in Brighton Township, Beaver County, will occur Tuesday through Thursday, June 28-30 weather permitting.

Lane restrictions with flagging operations will occur on Tuscarawas Road between Darlington Road and Yost Drive from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day. Crews from Armstrong Drilling will conduct the work.

Please use caution if driving through the area.

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.

Beaver Falls Fire Department Burns Down Vacant Building that was Used for Training

(Photos taken and used with permission of David Novak)

Story by Frank Sparks, Beaver County Radio
(Beaver Falls, Pa.) If you saw first responders on the scene a structure fire early Saturday morning along 8th Ave in Beaver Falls for the second time in a week that is because the Beaver Falls Fire Department along with other county firefighters burnt down the building that was used for a training exercise late last week. The building previously housed a barber shop. The City of Beaver Falls owns the property.

Check out the photos below taken by local photographer and Emergency Dispatcher David Novak:

 

Two Aliquippa Homicide Suspects Hearing Continued in Beaver County Court Monday

(File Photo Taken by Frank Sparks)

Story by Sandy Giordano, Beaver County Radio
(Beaver, Pa.) The Beaver County Court Administrator’s office announced Monday morning that  court proceedings  for  men charged with criminal homicide and  and firearms prohibited in the murder of Curtis Flowers II, 19  on November 24, 2020 at Davis and Wykes Street has been continued.. Rico Ramone Rodgers, 22,of Aliquippa  and  Jeffrey Lamont Alford, 27 are lodged in the Beaver County Jail without bail.

The next court date is  set for  July 28, 2022.

Driver In Rollover Crash on I-376 Thursday Charged by State Police

(Photo by Curtis Walsh, Beaver County Radio) 

Story by Sandy Giordano, Beaver County Radio
(Hopewell Twp., Beaver County, Pa.) Pa State Police have identified and charged the driver in a roll over car accident  last Thursday night along  I-376 in Hopewell Township that resulted in him being injured. State Police have charged 29-year-old Daniel R. Berdis, with driving a vehicle at a safe speed. There is no word on the extent of Berdis’ injuries or his condition at this time.

Pirates Swept By Rays, Nationals Next

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Shane McClanahan struck out 10 over seven innings, Tampa Bay had a three-run seventh keyed by an overturend call and the Rays completed a three-game sweep by beating the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-2. McClanahan allowed one run and four hits, and had 10 strikoeouts, lowering his major league-leading ERA to 1.77 ERA and grabbing the big league lead in strikeouts with 123. The Rays took a 4-1 lead in the seventh on Ji-Man Choi’s run-scoring double and RBI singles by Josh Lowe and Isaac Paredes off Anthony Banda, who replaced Tyler Beede (0-1) with one on and two outs.

The Pittsburgh Pirates enter tonight’s matchup against the Washington Nationals as losers of three straight games. Washington has a 12-26 record in home games and a 27-48 record overall. The Nationals have gone 11-3 in games when they hit two or more home runs.

Pittsburgh is 12-23 on the road and 29-43 overall. The Pirates have an 18-6 record in games when they scored at least five runs. Monday’s game is the fifth time these teams square off this season. The Pirates are up 3-1 in the season series.

Supreme Court Sides with Coach who Sought to Pray After Game

(AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
By JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has sided with a football coach from Washington state who sought to kneel and pray on the field after games. The court ruled 6-3 along ideological lines for the coach. The justices said Monday the coach’s prayer was protected by the First Amendment. The case forced the justices to wrestle with how to balance the religious and free speech rights of teachers and coaches with the rights of students not to feel pressured into participating in religious practices. The outcome could strengthen the acceptability of some religious practices in some other public school settings. The decision is the latest in a line of Supreme Court rulings for religious plaintiffs.

Pa. State Police in Beaver Announce DUI Checkpoints During July

(File Photo)

(Beaver County, Pa.) The Pennsylvania State Police in Beaver announced on Sunday, June 26, 2022, that they will be conducting DUI Checkpoints throughout Beaver County over the month of July. Police did conduct a DUI Checkpoint on Friday night on the Beaver Falls side of the New Brighton-Beaver Falls Bridge.

Lighting Strikes Building in Beaver Falls, Road Closed in Area Because of Falling Debris

(Photo by Frank Sparks, Beaver County Radio)

Story by Sandy Giordano, Beaver County Radio
(Beaver Falls, Pa.) Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano is reporting this morning that the City of Beaver Falls Fire Department was called out around 10PM last night to the former Angeles Apartment building at the corner of 14th street and 7th Ave. after the building was struck by lightning. The roadway in that area is currently closed due to safety concerns as debris from the chimney of the building fell to the street below. The City of Beaver Falls Public Works Department was also dispatched to the scene to clean up the debris.

The 2022 Beaver County BOOM! Brings The Sounds Of TV (And More) To The Skies Above The Rivers

(Matt Drzik/Beaver County Radio)

On a hot June night, the confluence of the Beaver and Ohio Rivers took the mastery of Zambelli Fireworks and choreographed it to the tune of several different TV theme songs, presenting an audiovisual theme song to kick off Summer 2022.

Beaver County was the place to be on Saturday night as the 2022 Beaver County BOOM!–presented by PUSH Beaver County–brought the sights of summer and the sounds of sitcoms (and other TV shows) to Bridgewater, Monaca, and the rest of the river towns along the Beaver and Ohio. Thursdays in Bridgewater was the home of the HQ Party, featuring live music by The Wrangler Band.

The Pressley Ridge live broadcast of the 2022 Beaver County BOOM! on Beaver County Radio was also at the HQ Party, hosted by Frank Sparks along with Curtis Walsh and Matt Drzik. Several of Beaver County’s dignitaries, celebrities, and hardest workers stopped by the broadcast booth for a brief chat and insight on the evening’s festivities.

You can see the  fireworks as they streamed live on the Beaver County Radio Facebook Page below:

Check out some of the photos from the 2022 Beaver County BOOM!: