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Beaver Countian The latest news and happenings in Beaver County, Pennsylvania.

We are Beaver County's online source for news, opinion, discussion, and information about the local area and its happenings. Our website features original reporting on a variety of topics important to people living in Beaver County, and also features a calendar of community events, online police & fire scanner, and dozens of other unique features to keep local citizens informed.

As a news organization which has in the past been targeted by frivolous litigation from public officials, BeaverCountian...
27/10/2024

As a news organization which has in the past been targeted by frivolous litigation from public officials, BeaverCountian.com celebrates Pennsylvania’s passage of legislation designed to protect news outlets as well as individuals who comment about matters of public concern.

Editor’s Note: As a news organization which has in the past been targeted by frivolous litigation from public officials, BeaverCountian.com celebrates Pennsylvania’s passage of legislation designed to protect news outlets as well as individuals who comment about matters of public concern. For a ...

Beaver County Republicans have reasons to rejoice this election season, as the number of voters changing their party aff...
23/10/2024

Beaver County Republicans have reasons to rejoice this election season, as the number of voters changing their party affiliation from D to R continues to grow. Republicans are also dominating in-person on-demand voting at the courthouse.

Democrats do have one big hope to hang on to though and that's mail-in voting. They've been requesting and mailing back ballots at significantly higher numbers than Republicans so far.

Beaver County Republicans have reasons to rejoice this election season, as the number of voters changing their party affiliation from D to R continues to grow. Republicans are also dominating in-person on-demand voting at the courthouse. Democrats do have one big hope to hang on to though and that.....

We've just updated our Rachael DelTondo case timeline, which is now 62 pages long. It also contains links to some 99 oth...
18/10/2024

We've just updated our Rachael DelTondo case timeline, which is now 62 pages long. It also contains links to some 99 other articles we have published about her murder, city corruption, and related events.

Timeline Last Updated: Thursday, March 7, 2024 This is a timeline of the events leading up to and since the May 13, 2018 murder of Rachael Elena DelTondo, 33, of Aliquippa, as well as ongoing Aliquippa city and police corruption investigations being conducted by law enforcement. Information gathered...

DelTondo got a text message just moments before she was killed and the caller’s car was spotted near the crime scene rig...
17/10/2024

DelTondo got a text message just moments before she was killed and the caller’s car was spotted near the crime scene right after she died — but it wasn’t Jeter. When police looked at that man’s phone, all of the contact information, text messages, and call history involving DelTondo had already been deleted.

Sheldon Jeter Jr. was stalking Rachael Deltondo and keeping notes about where she had been and who she was with. He wrote her a letter professing his love. He lied to police about what he was doing at the time she was killed. Location data from his cellphone puts him in the area of her […]

A lady in an adjacent apartment in Aliquippa’s Linmar Terrace heard a loud thud that November night in 2021. It was like...
16/10/2024

A lady in an adjacent apartment in Aliquippa’s Linmar Terrace heard a loud thud that November night in 2021. It was likely “B” Murray falling to her floor, though no one heard the transgender woman cry out.

A lady in an adjacent apartment in Aliquippa’s Linmar Terrace heard a loud thud that November night in 2021. It was likely “B” Murray falling to her floor. No one heard the transgender woman cry out, though. A bullet had shot out her palate, had shot out her face, had made it impossible for he...

Beaver County Sheriff Tony Guy violated county policies by using taxpayer funded resources as part of a partisan politic...
12/10/2024

Beaver County Sheriff Tony Guy violated county policies by using taxpayer funded resources as part of a partisan political attack ad. Despite a public outcry, Guy remains defiant and local officials claim there is nothing they can do.

Beaver County Sheriff Tony Guy violated county policies by using taxpayer funded resources as part of a partisan political attack ad. Despite a public outcry, Guy remains defiant and local officials claim there is nothing they can do. Guy was featured in the campaign ad which lodged accusations agai...

He was born Brandon Murray, but she died that November night in 2021 as simply ‘B’, her persona and physical person sinc...
10/10/2024

He was born Brandon Murray, but she died that November night in 2021 as simply ‘B’, her persona and physical person since proudly evolved over her 36 years into an expression of a true inner self. Prosecutors say she was murdered by Darnese Raines, positing him to be a down-low bro who couldn’t handle the thought of a real him being publicly exposed.

She was a very good cook. Her last meal was one of braised oxtails with white potatoes and homemade cornbread muffins. Those leftover muffins were still sitting on the stovetop when her body was found by friends, her once tidy and well-kept apartment in Linmar Terrace now disheveled. She was felled....

Student Uninjured In Beaver Bus Crash - Company Praises Driver
09/10/2024

Student Uninjured In Beaver Bus Crash - Company Praises Driver

No students were injured in a Beaver Borough school bus crash this afternoon thanks in part to the attentiveness of its driver. A Beaver Area School District bus operated by Frye Transportation was involved in the three-vehicle accident shortly before 3 p.m. at the intersections of Third and Buffalo...

The trial of a man accused of killing a transgender woman was brought to a screeching halt today, after District Attorne...
09/10/2024

The trial of a man accused of killing a transgender woman was brought to a screeching halt today, after District Attorney Nathan Bible mischaracterized both the alleged motive and evidence in the case during an interview aired last night by WPXI.

The trial of a man accused of killing a transgender woman was brought to a screeching halt today, after District Attorney Nathan Bible mischaracterized both the alleged motive and evidence in the case during an interview aired last night by WPXI. Defense attorneys say Bible’s actions violated rule...

The ex-fiance of murder victim Rachael DelTondo has been arrested after police allege he strangled his girlfriend in a f...
25/09/2024

The ex-fiance of murder victim Rachael DelTondo has been arrested after police allege he strangled his girlfriend in a fit of jealous rage, struck their child, stole her phone, then destroyed video evidence of the domestic violence.

The ex-fiance of murder victim Rachael DelTondo has been arrested after police allege he strangled his girlfriend in a fit of jealous rage, struck their child, stole her phone, then destroyed video evidence of the domestic violence. Frank Anthony Catroppa, age 43 of Moon Township, was arrested this....

The family of a resident at Brighton Rehabilitation and Wellness Center says the facility is starting to make plans to m...
22/09/2024

The family of a resident at Brighton Rehabilitation and Wellness Center says the facility is starting to make plans to move its population to other locations.

The family of a resident at Brighton Rehabilitation and Wellness Center says the facility is starting to make plans to move its population to other locations. The call they received from a caseworker came as the 589 bed nursing facility’s administrator sent a desperate email to county commissioner...

The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (DHS) intends to close the 589 bed Brighton Rehabilitation and Wellness Ce...
20/09/2024

The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (DHS) intends to close the 589 bed Brighton Rehabilitation and Wellness Center nursing home, according to claims being made by the facility's management to Beaver County officials. But a spokesman for DHS is directly refuting those claims, leaving officials to wonder what exactly Brighton Rehab is up to.

The Brighton Rehabilitation and Wellness Center has told Beaver County Commissioners their facility is being shut down by the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services. But DHS officials dispute that claim, telling BeaverCountian.com they have no authority to shutter the facility, which is suffering...

Taxpayers have once again found themselves on the wrong end of the courthouse hook, this time courtesy of the Javens fam...
04/09/2024

Taxpayers have once again found themselves on the wrong end of the courthouse hook, this time courtesy of the Javens family.

Taxpayers have once again found themselves on the wrong end of the courthouse hook, this time courtesy of the Javens family. County officials tell BeaverCountian.com they recently became aware that former treasurer Connie Javens’ adult son, Daniel F. Javens, has been improperly receiving taxpayer ...

Beaver County taxpayers have taken yet another blow, this time with the payment of a financial settlement to president j...
02/09/2024

Beaver County taxpayers have taken yet another blow, this time with the payment of a financial settlement to president judge Richard Mancini’s nephew, Cebran Netherland.

Beaver County taxpayers have taken yet another blow, this time with the payment of a financial settlement to president judge Richard Mancini’s nephew, Cebran Netherland. As BeaverCountian.com previously reported, Netherland failed to take his oath of office at the beginning of the year and was las...

A lawsuit filed by the son of county president judge Richard Mancini against his courthouse secretary has been resolved,...
13/08/2024

A lawsuit filed by the son of county president judge Richard Mancini against his courthouse secretary has been resolved, putting an end to the latest Mancini family public spectacle.

A lawsuit filed by the son of county president judge Richard Mancini against his courthouse secretary has been resolved, putting an end to the latest Mancini family public spectacle. As BeaverCountian.com first reported in May, Mancini hired Antionette Lombardo back in 2017 (his son Caleb’s girlfr...

Court documents are being improperly filed, timestamps altered on filings, employees are quitting left and right while o...
11/08/2024

Court documents are being improperly filed, timestamps altered on filings, employees are quitting left and right while others are on the chopping block — now Beaver County’s judges are intervening in the Prothonotary’s Office to protect the integrity of civil court dockets which appear to be in meltdown under management of newly installed 23-year-old Republican Jodi Janicki Jones.

Court documents are being improperly filed, timestamps altered on filings, employees are quitting left and right while others are on the chopping block — now Beaver County’s judges are intervening in the Prothonotary’s Office to protect the integrity of civil court dockets which appear to be i...

Law enforcement officers from Beaver and Butler counties are calling into question a memo circulated by U.S. Senator Jos...
24/07/2024

Law enforcement officers from Beaver and Butler counties are calling into question a memo circulated by U.S. Senator Josh Hawley, alleging police abandoned rooftop and other posts on the day former president Donald J. Trump was shot by a would-be assassin.

Law enforcement officers from Beaver and Butler counties are calling into question a memo circulated by U.S. Senator Josh Hawley, alleging police abandoned rooftop and other posts on the day former president Donald J. Trump was shot by a would-be assassin. In a July 22 letter from Hawley to U.S. Dep...

The Washington Post has published this profile of BeaverCountian.com's pivotal role in helping to report on the attempte...
20/07/2024

The Washington Post has published this profile of BeaverCountian.com's pivotal role in helping to report on the attempted assassination of former president Donald J. Trump. A special thank you to all of our local subscribers who help to make our award-winning investigative journalism possible.

John Paul Vranesevich, the owner and only full-time reporter at the Beaver Countian of western Pennsylvania broke major scoops about the Trump rally shooting.

Investigators working for the United States Senate have spoken with Beaver County officials, seeking information about i...
20/07/2024

Investigators working for the United States Senate have spoken with Beaver County officials, seeking information about its tactical team’s involvement providing security for former president Donald Trump on the day he was shot. County law enforcement officers who were present have already been interviewed by the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) and Pennsylvania State Police (PSP).

Investigators working for the United States Senate have spoken with Beaver County officials, seeking information about its tactical team’s involvement providing security for former president Donald Trump on the day he was shot. County law enforcement officers who were present have already been int...

Newly elected Democratic Beaver County District Attorney Nathan Bible has raised the ire of fellow county officials foll...
18/07/2024

Newly elected Democratic Beaver County District Attorney Nathan Bible has raised the ire of fellow county officials following the attempted assassination of former president Donald J. Trump on Saturday. Bible’s repeated absences from the courthouse since taking office in January have become a topic of constant controversy; his decision to attend a scheduled convention this week following the shooting of Trump has now sent some local officials over the edge.

Newly elected Democratic Beaver County District Attorney Nathan Bible has raised the ire of fellow county officials following the attempted assassination of former president Donald J. Trump on Saturday. Bible’s repeated absences from the courthouse since taking office in January have become a topi...

A Beaver County police officer warned a command center of seeing a man with a rangefinder before former president Donald...
15/07/2024

A Beaver County police officer warned a command center of seeing a man with a rangefinder before former president Donald Trump was shot on Saturday. The officer had also warned that the man was scoping out the roof of building he was stationed in as a counter-sniper, and that the man returned with a backpack before ultimately scaling the building.

A Beaver County police officer warned a command center of seeing a man with a rangefinder before former president Donald Trump was shot on Saturday. The officer had also warned that the man was scoping out the roof of building he was stationed in as a counter-sniper, and that the man returned with a...

Shell Plant’s Sirens Caused Alarm In The County
16/06/2024

Shell Plant’s Sirens Caused Alarm In The County

Shell Polymers took nearly a month to address middle-of-the-night alarms that rattled residents. BeaverCountian.com contributing reporter Lynn Fox attended dualling online meetings hosted by Shell and a watchdog group last week to sus out recent issues at the cracker plant in Potter Township. In the...

Free To Read: Visiting All 50 States Renewed My Faith In Our Nation
26/05/2024

Free To Read: Visiting All 50 States Renewed My Faith In Our Nation

You don’t need to spend much time watching cable news or surfing social media to be led to a conclusion that the United States of America is a well-fracked place. Professional pundits of every persuasion work to persuade us into agreement on seemingly just one thing: Our country is deeply and dang...

Beaver County's judiciary is continuing to pay the price for seemingly poor decision making by its president judge. Now ...
12/05/2024

Beaver County's judiciary is continuing to pay the price for seemingly poor decision making by its president judge. Now something of a game of nepotism hot potato has taken place, and county officials are crossing their fingers it helps to prevent additional litigation.

Beaver County’s judiciary is continuing to pay the price for seemingly poor decision making by its president judge. Now something of a game of nepotism hot potato has taken place, and county officials are crossing their fingers it helps to prevent additional litigation. As BeaverCountian.com previ...

Nepotism in Beaver County government has once again gone off the rails, as the president judge’s courthouse secretary is...
06/05/2024

Nepotism in Beaver County government has once again gone off the rails, as the president judge’s courthouse secretary is now facing a lawsuit filed by his son.

Nepotism in Beaver County government has once again gone off the rails, as the president judge’s courthouse secretary is now facing a lawsuit filed by his son. The latest drama started way back in 2017 when President Judge Richard Mancini fired his long-time secretary Rose Boak, and hired Antionet...

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