Conway News

Leo Clements III, 24, of Beaver Falls, faces numerous charges Tuesday for reportedly traveling at speeds more than twice the legal limit on Route 65 over the weekend.

Dorothy Cvetich, of Conway, participates in the Beaver County Support Our Troops Rally held in Irvine Park in Beaver on Saturday.

A local woman is preparing to receive the Herb Society of America's top honor next week at the organization's annual conference in Boston.

Residents of Conway, in Beaver County, were asked Wednesday evening to conserve water. via ThePittsburghChannel.com

The woman whose body floated ashore along the Ohio River in Beaver County has been identified as a missing woman from Bloomfield, the coroner said Wednesday. via Pittsburgh Tribune

Police in Beaver County said Thursday night that they were investigating a body that was found along the river banks. via WTAE-TV Pittsburgh

FREEDOM Freedom Police have launched an investigation after a woman's body was found in the Ohio River. via Kdka.com

The Beaver County Coroner plans an autopsy on a body found in the Ohio River near the Norfolk Southern Railroad yard in Conway. via The York Daily Record

This is the first in an occasional series of editorials endorsing candidates in competitive races in Allegheny County for the April 22 primary. via Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

My grandma gave me $7 because I helped her with her plants inside her home. How much money do I have in all? --Kimberly Marshall, second grade Potomac Elementary School, Ms. via Fredericksburg.com

A fire on Monday destroyed a Fifth Avenue garage and damaged an attached apartment owned by a Freedom firefighter. via Beaver County Times & Allegheny Times

A former Marion Township police chief pleaded guilty Monday to separate counts of theft and obstruction of justice. via Ellwood City Ledger

“There's enough turmoil as it is now. Why do you want to start more turmoil?”

Unionized employees at Commonwealth Medical Center in Aliquippa have notified the facility that they might strike over firings and alleged unfair labor practices. via Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

“I think they just had to do it in order to hold their trademark”

Conway Elementary School's logo no longer has a striking resemblance to the "fiercest beast of them all"--Penn State's Nittany Lion. via Fredericksburg.com

Nine tanker cars, eight carrying ethanol and one loaded with liquid propane, derailed Friday in western Pennsylvania, causing at least two cars to catch fire, officials said. via The York Daily Record

“One set of rails eastbound is torn up. Once they get the cars out of here, it's going to take quite a few hours to get this back in service.”

A major rail line was forced out of service Friday after nine cars on a 42-car train derailed in Indiana County. via Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Firefighters and hazmat crews were called to the scene of a six-car train derailment just before 2 p.m. Friday in Indiana County. via WPXI

“I'm anxious to get it started, and to get everybody back in the fold and to make it a huge success.”

A well-known Beaver County businessman has agreed to buy financially troubled Beaver Lakes Country Club for $2.4 million in a deal designed to pay off creditors while maintaining the 75-year-old private course, ... via Ellwood City Ledger

“I've been feeding a bunch of outdoor cats near the Evergreen Hotel in Rochester for five years, and they're fine with cheap stuff or just some dry food. But when they're living outside, they prefer to eat just about anything -- birds, rodents”

For the past month or so, there's been a handsome black cat living in my backyard. via Pittsburgh Tribune

“We don't set the policy - we implement it.”

On March 17, 1936, floodwaters fueled by heavy rains and melting snow surged through Johnstown. via The Herald