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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) 14 animals have been adopted after they were rescued from a home in the Westwood neighborhood of Pittsburgh on Barr Avenue.

Pittsburgh police recently filed charges against Kelly Roberts Kormick, who moved to Beaver County and was a former resident of the now-abandoned home.

Police described the conditions that the 14 animals were living in as “deplorable” and “unimaginable” in court documents.

The animals were taken to the Humane Animal Rescue of Pittsburgh (HARP) on the North Side of the City.

According to police, at one point, Roberts Kormick lived in the home, and the address was listed on her ID.

Roberts Kormick told police that the house originally belonged to her parents.

However, they no longer live there.

Investigators noted she told them she moved to Beaver County, she had not returned to the home in months, and she had no idea what it looked like.

Police paperwork stated that the animals were found with insects on their bodies and severely malnourished, surrounded by feces and flies on every surface that was imaginable.

Police also confirm that animal control officers and detectives found the bodies of dogs and skeletal remains after they responded to a 311 complaint of rotting trash that was piled up and the smell of ammonia on September 2nd.

One officer noted that he deemed it necessary to wear his gas mask because the odor was so strong.

Court documents affirmed that police said that the floors were wet with waste, squishy to walk on and stated that no dog food that is edible or sources of clean water were visible.

Roberts Kormick is facing over 40 counts of animal neglect or animal cruelty charges.

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Sharpsburg, PA) Congressman Chris Deluzio (D-PA-17) announced today that his campaign and leadership PAC raised more than $925,000 in the third quarter of 2026.

That brings Deluzio’s cycle total to over $3.7 million, with $1.3 million in cash on hand heading into the final campaign stretch.

Deluzio has received almost 30,000 donations from the people of Pennsylvania during this cycle, and that has an average individual contribution of $40.

People in all 67 counties across Pennsylvania have supported his campaign, and over 10,000 contributions have come from his constituents in the 17th Congressional District.

(File Photo: Source for Photo: Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro talks to the media prior to a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Pocono Raceway, Sunday, June 22, 2025, in Long Pond, Pa. (AP Photo/Derik Hamilton))

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) PennDOT Secretary Mike Carroll joined state and local officials today to highlight over $2 million in investments in Monaca and Ambridge boroughs through the Multimodal Transportation Fund (MTF).

Governor Josh Shapiro recently announced an investment from this fund of more than $54 million in 50 infrastructure projects statewide.

Governor Shapiro and his administration have invested more than $197 million through the MTF to support transportation projects that connect communities, improve safety and grow local economies across Pennsylvania.

In the locally sponsored Monaca Gateway project worth $3.7 million, more than $200,000 from the MTF supports the construction of a roundabout to reduce congestion and potential crashes in Monaca Borough at the intersection of Pennsylvania Avenue and 17^th Street.

Secretary Carroll also highlighted an almost $1.9 million MTF investment for safety and infrastructure upgrades along the Eighth Street (Route 989) corridor in Ambridge Borough.

The MTF provides grant funding to businesses, councils of governments, economic development organizations, municipalities, ports, public transportation agencies and rail freight entities to improve assets of transportation that enhance communities, pedestrian safety and transit access.

Applications for the next funding round of the MTF are being accepted until October 30th.

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Harrisburg, PA) Secretary of the Commonwealth Al Schmidt discussed on-demand mail ballot voting yesterday at his sixth weekly virtual media briefing before the election on November 3rd. 

According to Schmidt, “Pennsylvania voters have the option of going in person to their county elections office (click here to learn more), applying for a mail ballot, receiving it, filling it out, and returning it all in one visit. This option is available until October 27th, which is also the deadline to apply for a mail ballot.”

Voters should check with the elections office in their county for hours when that option is available.

Schmidt added. “Mail ballot voters also can fill out their ballot at home and mail it or hand-deliver it to their county elections office or a drop box designated by their county.”

County election offices must receive completed mail ballots by 8 p.m. on November 3rd for them to count. 

Schmidt also stated that the deadline to register to vote in the state of Pennsylvania in the November 3rd election is Monday, October 19th.

Pennsylvanians that are eligible to vote can register online (click here) at vote.pa.gov (click here) or at their county elections office (click here).