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Prosecutors say no charges against Steelers wide receiver DK Metcalf after in-game altercation with Lions fan

(Credit for Photo: Courtesy of CBS Sports and the NFL)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Wayne County, MI) DK Metcalf will not face criminal charges stemming from an altercation with a fan at Ford Field during the Pittsburgh Steelers’ December game against the Detroit Lions, the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office announced May 1.

According to a statement provided to the Detroit Free Press, the fan, Ryan Kennedy, did not appear to be injured and did not seek medical attention.

Prosecutors said Kennedy approached the front railing with a Metcalf jersey seeking an autograph and exchanged words with the receiver. During a brief interaction, Metcalf grabbed Kennedy’s shirt and pushed him back, according to the statement.

“After an extensive review of all the relevant evidence, the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office has determined that charges will not issue in this case,” prosecutors said.

Metcalf’s attorney, Mitch Schuster, said in a statement that he welcomed the decision and plans to continue defending his client in a related civil case.

Kennedy has filed a lawsuit against Metcalf and others, alleging defamation. Former NFL players Chad Johnson and Shannon Sharpe are also named in the suit, which remains ongoing.

Metcalf was previously suspended two games without pay following the incident.

Yankee Trader 05-02-26

05-02-26 Listings

 

 

From: Carol >  Center Twp.  Phone number: 724-561-9971
Item: 3 Blonde Mid Century Tables

Price:$150.00

Additional Information:
3 Tables Mid Century Blonde tables. Mersman  #8124
Coffee table is 41 1/2″ L x 17 1/2″D x 15 1/2″ H
Step-up table is 27 1/2″ L x 17 1/2″ W x step is 22 1/2″ H and Low part of table is 14 1/2″ H
Table with drawer and lower shelf is 27 1/2″ L x 17 1/2″ W x 21″ H.
Tables are in good shape I can text pictures to you if you like.

Slightly worn Oak bedroom pieces stained a dark color.  Corner dresser, bookcase that goes on top of the corner piece.  Dresser with open bottom (easy vacuuming).  $50 for all.

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From: Lee >Phone number: 724-683-8766

Item:American Girl Collection  Price:$250

Additional Information:
American Girl Doll from 2011
Comes with numerous clothing and accessories like a sled and husky, snowboard with helmet, flute with music stand, basketball with outfit, backpack and Paris outfit.  Many other outfits still in their original boxes.   Local and willing to negotiate.  Contact for pictures or questions.

 

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Bill               Beaver Falls           724-846-9348

 

3 Wheeled Walker with bag for carrying items.  Red color, 1 brake.  Like new.  $10

 

Regular wheeled walker.                    FREE

 

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40 Model Car Kits of Vintage automobiles from the 30’s, 40’s & 50’s in 1/24th and 1/25th scale. Mostly Fords and Chevy’s.  Make an offer.

 

Davis homers twice, Keller works 7 strong innings as the Pirates beat Central-leading Reds 9-1

(File Photo: Source for Photo: Pittsburgh Pirates catcher Henry Davis connects with a pitch from Cincinnati Reds pitcher Zach Maxwell for a two run home run in the fifth inning of a baseball game in Pittsburgh, Friday, May 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Tom E. Puskar)

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Henry Davis hit his first two home runs of the season, Mitch Keller pitched seven innings of three-hit ball, and the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Cincinnati Reds 9-1 on Friday night to end a five-game losing streak.

Davis homered in consecutive innings. He hit a solo shot to center field in the fourth that pushed the Pirates’ lead to 4-0 and connected on a two-run drive to left field that capped a four-run fifth and made it 8-0.

It was the second career two-homer game for Davis, who also scored three runs after entering the game with a .154 batting average.

Keller (3-1) allowed one run, struck out six and walked one. His 104 pitches were the most thrown by a Pirates pitcher this season.

Bryan Reynolds and Marcell Ozuna also homered for Pittsburgh as the Pirates sent the NL Central-leading Reds to their fifth loss in 16 games. Reynolds hit a 443-foot solo shot to the shrubbery in center field in the first inning to open the scoring, and Ozuna had a two-run blast in the fifth.

Brady Singer (2-2) allowed four runs and seven hits in 3 1/3 innings while walking two and striking out one.

The Pirates’ Nick Gonzales went 3 for 3 with a walk. Reynolds, who also tripled, and Ryan O’Hearn had two hits each.

The Reds broke up Keller’s shutout bid in the sixth inning when TJ Friedl doubled and scored on Elly De La Cruz’s groundout. Friedl had two of his team’s three hits.

Justin Lawrence and Evan Sisk finished with one perfect inning each.

The start of the game was delayed by 1 hour, 31 minutes due to rain.

Up next

Reds RHP Rhett Lowder (3-1, 3.18 ERA) faces Pirates RHP Carmen Mlodzinski (1-2, 4.13) on Saturday.

Minnesota teenager credited with thwarting school shooting in Westmoreland County

(Credit for Photo: Photo Courtesy of WTAE-TV Pittsburgh, Posted on Facebook on April 29th, 2026)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Westmoreland County, PA) Police in Pennsylvania are praising a teenager from Minnesota for alerting authorities to an alleged threat against Belle Vernon Area High School. 

According to the Rostraver Township Police Department, the teen was playing video games and chatting online with a 15-year-old Belle Vernon student when she allegedly described a plan to carry out a shooting at the school. 

Police said the Minnesota teen searched online to locate the school and then contacted authorities. 

The 15-year-old was arrested this week and initially taken to a mental health facility before being placed in a juvenile detention center, where she faces multiple charges. 

Officer Colleen Naylor, a school resource officer, said the teen’s quick actions helped prevent a potential threat. 

Man sentenced to life in prison without parole after being convicted of killing Westmoreland County woman who disappeared in 2018

(Caption and Credit for Photo: Thomas Stanko is escorted by Westmoreland County Sheriffs deputies after a guilty verdict on Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026 at the Westmoreland County Courthouse. (Shane Dunlap/ TribLive)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Westmoreland County, PA) Thomas Stanko, 55, was sentenced Friday to life in prison without parole after being convicted of killing a Westmoreland County woman who disappeared in 2018.

He was also sentenced to an additional 42 to 84 months in prison for a reckless burning conviction.

Stanko’s estranged girlfriend, Cassandra Gross of Unity Township, was never found after she went missing April 7, 2018. A judge later declared her legally dead about nine months after her disappearance.

A Westmoreland County jury convicted Stanko of first-degree murder and reckless burning on Feb. 11, 2026, but acquitted him of third-degree murder.

Husband of Pennsylvania grandmother who died in 2024 after falling in a Westmoreland County sinkhole files wrongful death lawsuit

(Credit for Photo: Photo Courtesy of the Pennsylvania State Police)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Westmoreland County, PA) The husband of a woman who died after falling into a sinkhole in Westmoreland County in 2024 has filed a wrongful death lawsuit.

The suit, filed by Kenny Pollard, names U.S. Steel, unspecified parties the company may have worked with, and Paul Iannuzzo, owner of Monday’s Union Restaurant.

According to Pennsylvania State Police, the remains of Elizabeth Pollard, 64, were recovered Dec. 6, 2024 — four days after she was reported missing while searching for her cat.

Investigators said she fell about 30 feet into a sinkhole in Unity Township that led to a mine abandoned in the 1950s. Crews searched for her in an area behind the restaurant.

The lawsuit alleges negligence and wrongful death, claiming the defendants failed to properly maintain and inspect the mine, address hazardous conditions and warn the public of potential dangers.

Ellwood City teenager saved from cardiac arrest by local paramedics, CPR and AED device

(File Photo of Police Siren Lights)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Beaver County, PA) Emergency crews in Chippewa Township helped save a 17-year-old Ellwood City boy who suffered sudden cardiac arrest Jan. 2 in the parking lot of the Walmart.

Police officers began CPR after finding the teen unresponsive and without a pulse. An automated external defibrillator (AED) from a police cruiser was used to restore a heartbeat, according to first responders.

Paramedics with Bridgewater Medic Rescue transported the teen to Heritage Valley Beaver, where complications led to him being flown to UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh.

He was discharged Jan. 9. First responders said he experienced a minor hypoxic brain injury affecting short-term memory and has no known prior medical history. The cause of the cardiac arrest remains under investigation.

Bridgewater Medic Rescue paramedic Abagale Young said the teen was in ventricular fibrillation, a life-threatening heart rhythm in which the heart cannot effectively pump blood.

“He was in a lethal rhythm … his heart was just quivering,” Young said.

The teen plans to pursue a philosophy degree at Geneva College before attending law school.

Lost Highway rocks Beaver County airwaves

BRIGHTON TWP. — The Lost Highway Band performed live Friday morning from the Beaver County Radio studios.

The local band has several upcoming shows, including May 22, from 7-10 p.m., on the Veranda at Sheffield Lanes in Aliquippa.

If you missed Lost Highway band’s radio performance and interview with WBVP-WMBA morning host Scott Tady, here it is (just press play):

The Lost Highway Band

Winning lottery ticket worth over $107K sold at an Aliquippa convenience store

(Credit for Photo: Photo Courtesy of the Pennsylvania Lottery)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Aliquippa, PA) A Pennsylvania Lottery Lightning Loot ticket worth $107,817 was sold Thursday in Aliquippa.

The winning ticket was purchased at Stop N Shop, which will receive a $500 bonus for the sale.

Lightning Loot is a $5 Fast Play game with progressive top prizes starting at $50,000.

The prize has not been claimed at this time.

Free concerts announced for Hartwood and South Park

Scott Tady

Summer means free concerts at the Hartwood Acres and South Park amphitheaters in Allegheny County.

The Fixx, Don McLean, Reb Beach and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra are among this year’s concerts announced Friday by the county’s Parks Department.

Shows begin at 7:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted. Local food trucks, Black Dog Winery and Hop Farm Brewing Company will be on-site at all concerts starting at 6 p.m. Performances will take place rain or shine at open-air amphitheaters with no covered seating.

HARTWOOD ACRES

in Hampton Township, in the county’s North Hills, the lineup is:

June 7 Pittsburgh Opera (Opera)
June 14 Melinda & the Night Sky (Rock)
Opener: Grace Campbell & Rocket Loves Blue
June 21 Yacht Rocket (Dad Rock)
June 28 The Kings of Latin Jazz:
Tito Puente, Jr. & Nestor Torres together! (Jazz, Latin)
Opener: Hugo Cruz and Caminos
July 5 America’s 250th Anniversary Celebration

Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Starts at 8:15 pm concluding with a patriotic drone show

Suggested donation of $30 per vehicle to support children and youth receiving services through the Allegheny County Department of Human Services
July 12 The FIXX (Rock)
July 19 Cyril Neville (NOLA Funk & Soul)
Opener: Norside
July 26 Arrested Development (Hip-Hop)
Opener: Cam Chambers
August 2 The Wood Brothers (Folk/Americana)
Presented by WYEP
Opener: Ric Robertson
August 9 Big Bad Voodoo Daddy (Swing)
August 16 The Lemon Twigs (Alternative/Indie, Rock)
August 23 Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre (Ballet)
August 30 Blasey Plays the Beatles (British Invasion)
September 6 Buzz Poets (90s Pittsburgh Rock)
Opener: New Invisible Joy
The Jaggerz.

SOUTH PARK

Located in South Park Township, the schedule is:

 

June 5 River City Brass (Classic/Pop/Jazz)
June 12 Jimmie Ross & The Jaggerz (Rock)
June 19 Coltt Winter Lepley & The Briar Valley Rangers  (Americana)
Opener: Dave Shepherd
June 26 Red Wanting Blue (Rock)
July 3 Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Starts at 8:15 pm
July 10 The Heavy Heavy (Retro Rock)
Presented by WYEP
Opener: MT Jones
July 17 Orleans (Classic Rock)
Opener: Pete Hewlett
July 24 Ruthie Foster (Blues)
Opener: Gabriella Salvucci
July 31 Don McLean (Folk)
August 7 Mathias Lattin & Dylan Triplett (Blues)
August 14 Women in Jazz Festival (Jazz)
Featuring
Su Terry with Jazz de Barro
Deanna Witkowski Trio
Camille Thurman with the Darrell Green Quartet
August 21 Tamburitzans (Eastern European Folk Music & Dance)
August 28 Summer of Love (60’s Revue)
September 4 Reb Beach (80’s Rock)
Opener: School of Rock House Band