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The family of a missing kayaker has started a petition urging federal officials to implement better safety measures at the Dashields Locks and Dam on the Ohio River.

New documents, including video surveillance footage, have been released to the public in relation to an excessive force lawsuit filed against the Aliquippa Police Department.

New documents, including video surveillance footage, have been released to the public in relation to an excessive force lawsuit filed against the Aliquippa Police Department.

As a whole, Beaver County’s population has dropped by nearly 2 percent since 2010 to 167,429. That’s a dip of 3,181 since 2010, according to the Census Bureau.

As a whole, Beaver County’s population has dropped by nearly 2 percent since 2010 to 167,429. That’s a dip of 3,181 since 2010, according to the Census Bureau.

Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale said Wednesday that his office will launch a sweeping audit of PennDOT, including its handling of personal driver information and whether it addressed problems identified in another audit four years ago.

Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale said Wednesday that his office will launch a sweeping audit of PennDOT, including its handling of personal driver information and whether it addressed problems identified in another audit four years ago.

MONACA -- Police were briefly searching for a missing child in the borough.

State Sen. Guy Reschenthaler’s bill increasing penalties for threatening law-enforcement officers and their relatives unanimously passed the Senate on Tuesday.

MONACA -- Police are searching for a missing child in the borough.