Monaca News

A young child ran away from an unlicensed daycare in Monaca, and borough residents allege nothing was ever done about it because of political pressure on the police.

In this commercial application, Tray-Pak Corp. used 15% UPES resin in HDPE to achieve 33% faster cycles and 20% downgauging while increasing package crush strength by 140%. Soon to go commercial, PP lids for hot drinks can now be extruded as thin as 11.5 mils and thermoformed almost as fast as HIPS, thanks to UPES resin modification.

MONACA - Complaints about what was allegedly being sold at the CoGo's convenience store in Monaca, Beaver County, resulted in a raid Thursday by the DEA, Monaca Police and the DA's office.

An EMT with Medic Rescue is facing criminal charges after police say he punched and choked his girlfriend.

The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission has quietly hired a private investigator from Western Pennsylvania to examine the turnpike's purchasing and contract-compliance practices.

Nova Chemicals Corp.'s UPES-brand additive resin is not included in the recently announced sale of Nova's performance styrenics business to PFB Corp.

Not many "superstar" recruits have kept their recruiting news so close to the vest as Monaca, PA standout wide receiver, Robert Foster .

The Ohio River Trail Council has completed a feasibilityA study for a new 2-and-a-half mile Moon Township pathway that would extend the Montour Trail to the edge of the Sewickley Bridge off University Boulevard.

Moon Township officials said a piece of land that sits under the Sewickley Bridge could be the site of a new riverfront park.

With the June 30 deadline for the new state budget approaching, and state revenues running ahead of expectations, Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter joined Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald and Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl in calling for proposed cuts to transit and human services funding to be rescinded.

In recent weeks, we've taken a look at the Penn State recruiting efforts at the running back position as well as the linebacker position.

Albert T. Awad, 82, of McCloskey Road, died at 7:50 p.m. Friday at the Alliance Community Hospital, where he had been a patient for the past 10 days.

Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by, and welcome to the Horsehead Holding Corporation's First Quarter 2012 Earnings Conference Call.