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Mancini Award winners announced: Mars, Slippery Rock & Riverside the top winners
MIDLAND ― Winners were announced Sunday for the Henry Mancini Awards celebrating outstanding student achievement in high school musical theater in Beaver, Butler, Lawrence and Mercer counties. The nominees gathered at the annual Mancini Awards ceremony at the Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center in Midland to perform musical numbers...
Ohio gives more loans to East Palestine businesses. See which stores got funding
(The Center Square) – State money continues to flow into East Palestine, Ohio, to support businesses struggling from a train derailment and toxic chemical release more than 15 months ago. Gov. Mike DeWine announced three more businesses will receive loans through the East Palestine Emergency Support Program, bringing the...
Pa. school bus driver suspended for having gun while transporting students: officials
A bus driver for the Hopewell School District in Beaver County has been suspended for having a gun on him while he was transporting students. District superintendent Jeff Beltz said in a letter to parents that the unidentified driver was taking students to Lincoln Park Performing Arts Charter School and Midland Innovation and Technology Charter School on Thursday when a student saw a gun fall from the driver’s lap onto the floor.
West Virginia resident asks community for help as clean up continues following tornado damage
HANCOCK COUNTY, W.Va. (WTRF) – Families are continuing to clean up in Hancock County after an EF-2 tornado touched down near Shepards Valley Road a little over a week ago. One of the property owners who experienced severe damage is Chester resident, John Hart. During a phone call with 7News, Hart explained he’s lived […]
Mahoning Valley law agencies get $195K in drug enforcement grants
Law enforcement agencies across the Mahoning Valley have gotten some financial help in its efforts to combat drug trafficking. Sheriff's offices in Columbiana, Mahoning and Trumbull got a combined $195,000 in RecoveryOhio grants. Broken down, Columbiana got $135,000, Trumbull got $50,000 while Mahoning got $10,000. This money will be used...
Dogs that allegedly mauled Beaver County family's horse returned to owner
NEW GALILEE, Pa. (KDKA) -- Two dogs that mauled a Beaver County family's miniature horse have been returned to their owner. The horse succumbed to its injuries on Thursday evening.Police did not take the dogs away after the violent attack. The chief says the law prevents his department from taking the dogs away.A family member of the woman who owned the horse relayed the news of the horse's death to KDKA-TV earlier Thursday evening.Willie, a beloved miniature horse, was violently attacked by two dogs that got loose and into a fenced yard in New Galilee, Beaver County."It's ridiculous because after...
No prison time for Lisbon driver who drove away after teen thrown from pickup truck
A Lisbon man will not be spending any time in prison for driving away after a teenager was thrown from his moving pickup truck. Twenty-one-year-old Bradden Crumrine was sentenced to 60 days in jail and three years of community control on two felony counts of failure to stop after an accident. Those 60 days in jail will act as part of that community control.
Update: Flood advisory previously issued will expire at 4:45 a.m.
The advisory was for Allegheny, Beaver and Washington counties. "The Flood Advisory will expire at 4:45 a.m. early this morning for portions of east central Ohio, including the following area, Jefferson OH, Pennsylvania, including the following areas, Allegheny, Beaver and Washington, and the northern panhandle of West Virginia, including the following areas, Brooke and Hancock. The heavy rain has ended for all areas except in Allegheny County, where a Flash Flood Warning remains in effect until 7:15 a.m. Please continue to heed remaining road closures," states the National Weather Service.
More than $120K awarded in H2Ohio Grants for public drinking water to Mahoning Valley
Roughly $125,000 in grants will be given to several cities across the valley to help improve drinking water quality. The grants will go toward helping these communities pay for equipment to help maintain public drinking distribution systems, according to as news release from DeWine's office. Overall, 13 entities, including 12...
Dog of The Week: Dawson seeks adoption from Beaver County Humane Society
(Dog of The Week is a regular feature by the Beaver County Humane Society seeking forever homes for adorable dogs.) Hello everyone. My name is Dawson. As you can see, I’m super photogenic and adorable. Just look at that mug. I am a neutered male, brown and black Labrador...
Authorities release name of woman found dead in burning Unity home
Authorities have released the name of a woman whose body was found in her burning home in Unity Township earlier this month. The Columbiana County Coroner tells 21 News that toxicology reports are pending in the death of 85-year-old Dorothy Gorby before a cause of death can be determined. The...
History museum will remain in old New Cumberland school after building sells at auction
HANCOCK COUNTY, W.Va. (WTRF) – New Cumberland recently moved their city-building offices downtown after being in the old school for almost two decades. Recently, the former New Cumberland High School building sold at auction leaving many in the community wondering what’s going to happen to the building. Miguel Charnenko of Tampa, Florida purchased the […]
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