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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Escatawpa, MS) Brad Arnold, who was the lead singer and the founding member of the band 3 Doors Down, died on Saturday in the United States of America after a battle with Stage-4 kidney cancer. He was 47 years old. 3 Doors Down is a rock band who is known for hits like “Kryptonite.”
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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Pittsburgh, PA) Pittsburgh police are investigating a deadly shooting that took place in broad daylight in the city’s Greenfield neighborhood yesterday. Zone 4 officers were dispatched just before 2 p.m. to the 700 block of Montclair Street for a reported domestic dispute. Arriving officers entered an apartment complex and found a woman who was declared dead. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the woman as 26-year-old Charlee Martin. Officers conducted a sweep of the residence and found a man inside a bedroom. Police state that he resisted officers as they tried to take him into custody. The man was subsequently transported to an area hospital, where he was last listed in stable condition. The Mobile Crime Unit responded to process the scene and found multiple shell casings. Homicide detectives are continuing to lead the active investigation.
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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Pittsburgh, PA) An eighteen-year-old male Slippery Rock University student from Pittsburgh was killed and nine other people were injured after a massive vehicle pileup on Interstate 79 in Butler County on Friday morning. Authorities stated that at least 25 vehicles were involved in multiple crashes due to weather and 20 others got stuck on the interstate.
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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Pittsburgh, PA) Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby was selected as the captain of Team Canada’s men’s ice hockey team at the 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Olympic Games yesterday morning. This is the second time that Crosby has been the men’s ice hockey team captain for Team Canada. He was a captain back in 2014 and won gold medals in 2014 and 2010. The men’s ice hockey team for Team Canada will take on Czechia on Thursday at 10:40 a.m. for their first match of the 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Olympic Games.
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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Pittsburgh, PA) Special Victims Unit detectives within the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police have now arrested a man accused of raping and kidnapping a woman during an attack at her home in the 400 block of Parkwood Road in the city’s Mt. Oliver neighborhood on Friday. According to police, the assault occurred after the suspect, identified as the victim’s former boyfriend, entered the residence through a top-floor window. Investigators confirm that the woman was assaulted and raped inside the home. Authorities state that the victim was able to briefly escape the residence to seek help, but the suspect found her outside, forced her into the rear passenger seat of his vehicle and drove away. Thirty-five-year-old Calvin Bennett was taken into custody on Highland Road in Bethel Park by detectives with the Fugitive Apprehension Unit with assistance from Bethel Park police. Bennett was transported to the Allegheny County Jail and he has charges of aggravated assault, rape, kidnapping, sexual assault, unlawful restraint, robbery, false imprisonment and two counts of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse.
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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Pittsburgh, PA) Police confirm that a man was found dead inside a home in Pittsburgh’s Lincoln-Lemington-Belmar neighborhood after a reported stabbing early on Saturday morning. Zone 5 officers were dispatched to the 7200 block of Hilliards Street just before 8 a.m. According to police, the homeowner called 911 and reported that someone broke into his home around 2 a.m. and that he stabbed the intruder. When officers arrived, they found a man dead inside the residence. The victim was identified on Saturday as eighty-three-year-old Lester Bridges of the Lincoln-Lemington Belmar neighborhood. Bridges was in the early stages of dementia and was reported missing on Friday night. Authorities state that the homeowner was transported to police headquarters for further questioning. No charges have been announced. Homicide detectives were called to the scene and are leading the ongoing investigation.
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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Pittsburgh, PA) According to officials, a man was taken into custody after barricading himself inside a home and setting a fire in Pittsburgh’s Brookline neighborhood on Saturday. Pittsburgh police and fire crews were dispatched around 11:45 a.m. to the 1500 block of Ballinger Street for a reported structure fire. Police confirm that a relative called 911 and reported that a man inside the home was threatening to set it on fire. Authorities state that the caller told dispatchers that during a FaceTime call, the man poured lighter fluid throughout the residence. When officers arrived, they found the man barricaded inside the home. A police negotiator made contact and the man eventually surrendered without incident. Officers found two firearms on the suspect and observed smoke and flames that wereg coming from a doorway. Firefighters then entered the home and extinguished the fire. Officials noted that the residence sustained moderate damage throughout and is considered a loss. No civilians or first responders were injured. The man was transported to police headquarters for further questioning and is expected to face charges. Authorities statedg that one cat died as a result of the fire, and one dog was rescued from the backyard. The American Red Cross is assisting the remaining residents who are staying with their relatives.
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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Pittsburgh, PA) An investigation is now underway after a man was hit by a vehicle on a busy Pittsburgh roadway overnight. According to a Pittsburgh Public Safety spokesperson, officers responded to a reported pedestrian crash around 2:30 a.m. yesterday at the intersection of E Carson Street and S 13th Street in the South Side Flats neighborhood. Those officers were flagged down for an unresponsive man that was in the roadway. He was later taken to an area hospital in stable condition. The official from Pittsburgh Public Safety confirmed that the vehicle that was involved did not stay on the scene. The crash investigation is ongoing.
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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Pittsburgh, PA) A driver died after a wrong-way crash on the Parkway West early yesterday morning. The crash was reported on I-376 near Campbell Run Road (Exit 62) just before 4 a.m. According to Pennsylvania State Police, a Toyota Prius was traveling east in the westbound lanes and collided head-on with a gray Mercedes SUV. PSP confirms that the driver of the Prius died on scene. He was identified as 45-year-old Serghei Ganaciuc of Pittsburgh. The driver of the Mercedes was taken to an area hospital for treatment of their unspecified injuries. The crash is still under investigation.
(Photo Courtesy of the Reserve Township Volunteer Fire Department, Station 317, Posted on February 8th, 2026)
Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Ross Township, PA) Firefighters spent about six hours on the scene of a fire at the Ross Park Mall yesterday morning. A structure fire was reported at the mall in Ross Township around 4 a.m. According to the Reserve Township Volunteer Fire Department, they worked to knock down the fire for six hours. Part of the reason for the long effort was due to the fire being in a void space between floors. Crews also had to deal with an elevated level of carbon monoxide which was created by the fire. No one was injured and the cause of the fire remains under investigation.