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Author: Beaver County Radio
Investigation underway after woman shot in McKees Rocks
(File Photo of a Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Car)
Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(McKees Rocks, PA) The Allegheny County Police Homicide Unit is investigating after a woman was shot yesterday morning in McKees Rocks. According to police, county dispatchers were notified that a woman had been shot along Jane Street just after 11 a.m. The woman was taken to the hospital and police said she was last said to be in critical but stable condition. It’s unclear at this time what the cause of the shooting is and police did not say whether any arrests have been made. Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call the Allegheny County Police Tip Line at 1-833-ALL-TIPS.
Report of a lost pistol investigated in Bridgewater Borough
(File Photo of a Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Badge)
Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Bridgewater Borough, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in Beaver reported via release yesterday that they investigated the report of a lost pistol in Bridgewater Borough. This occurred on February 1st, 2026 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. along Riverside Drive.
Beaver Falls Fire Department dispatched for fire at Ambridge Towers
(Photo Courtesy of the City of Beaver Falls Fire Department, Posted on Facebook on February 7th, 2026)
Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Ambridge, PA) The City of Beaver Falls Fire Department’s Squad 11 responded as a part of the Beaver County Strike Team for a working structure fire on the 7th floor of Ambridge Towers with reports of multiple people trapped. Crews found a male victim unconscious on the 7th floor. The patient was revived and was transported to West Penn hospital for treatment with the help of Medic Rescue. There is no word at this time about the condition of the victim. Squad 11 made operations at the scene for a little over an hour while a crew remained at the station for any incidents that were additional.
Closings and Delays For Monday February 9, 2026
February 9th, 2026
| School or Organization | Cancellation or Delay ( If blank no cancellation or delay reported) |
| Adelphoi Education/Beaver (Rochester) | 2 Hour Delay Monday Morning |
| Aliquippa Area School District | Two Hour Delay-Monday, 2/09/26 |
| Ambridge Area School District | Remote Learning Day-Monday, 2/09/26 |
| Avonworth School District | Two Hour Delay-Monday, 2/09/26 |
| Baden Academy Charter | 2 Hour Delay Monday Morning |
| Beaver Area School District | Two Hour Delay-Monday, 2/09/26 |
| Beaver County Court House | |
| Beaver County Head Start | |
| Beaver County Rehabilitation Center | |
| Big Beaver Falls Area School District | Two Hour Delay-Monday, 2/09/26 |
| Bethel Christian School (Raccoon Township) | Two Hour Delay-Monday, 2/09/26 |
| Beaver County CTC | Two Hour Delay-Monday, 2/09/26 |
| Beaver County Transit Authority | |
| Beaver Valley Montessori School |
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| Blackhawk Area School District | Two Hour Delay-Monday, 2/09/26 |
| Blackhawk Meals on Wheels | |
| Butler County Community College (All Locations, Including Cranberry Township) | Opening at 10 A.M. Monday Morning |
| CCBC | |
| CCBC Aviation Sciences Center | |
| Center At The Mall (Senior Center) | |
| Central Valley School District | Snow Day |
| Community Bible Church-Racoon Twp. | |
| Cornell School District | Two Hour Delay-Monday, 2/09/26 |
| Cranberry Community United Presbyterian Church (Cranberry Township) | |
| Education Center at Watson (Sewickley) | Two Hour Delay-Monday, 2/09/26 |
| Ellwood City Area School District | Two Hour Delay-Monday, 2/09/26 |
| Families Matter Food Pantry | |
| Freedom Area School District | Two Hour Delay-Monday, 2/09/26 |
| Harmony-Zelie Global Methodist Church | |
| Head Start of Beaver County – Aliquippa | |
| Head Start of Beaver County -Ambridge | |
| Head Start of Beaver County – Beaver Falls | |
| Head Start of Beaver County – Beaver Falls 7th Ave. | |
| Head Start of Beaver County – Beaver Falls 6th Ave. | |
| Head Start of Beaver County – Central | |
| Head Start of Beaver County – Blackhawk | |
| Head Start of Beaver County – CCBC | |
| Head Start/ Early Head Start of Beaver County | |
| Head Start of Beaver County – Rochester | |
| Head Start of Beaver County – Southside | |
| Head Start of Beaver County – New Brighton Middle School | |
| Head Start of Beaver County – New Brighton High School | |
| Head Start of Beaver County – Riverside | |
| Hope Lutheran Church- Cranberry | |
| Hope Academy- Conway | |
| Hopewell School District | Two Hour Delay-Monday, 2/09/26 |
| Life Family Pre-School | |
| Lincoln Park Performing Arts Charter School | Remote Instruction Day, No transportation |
| Living Water Family Church | |
| Mc Guire Memorial EOC | |
| Mc Guire Memorial School | 2 Hour Delay Monday Morning |
| Midland Borough school District | Two Hour Delay-Monday, 2/09/26 |
| Montour Area School District | |
| Moon Area School District | Two Hour Delay-Monday, 2/09/26 |
| Mother’s Morning Out/Noah’s Ark Preschool/Sewickley | Two Hour Delay-Monday, 2/09/26 |
| Most Sacred Heart of Jesus (Pre-school (Moon Twp.) | Delay Schedule Monday Morning |
| New Brighton Area School District | Two Hour Delay-Monday, 2/09/26 |
| New Castle Area School District | Two Hour Delay-Monday, 2/09/26 |
| New Horizons (Beaver and North in New Castle) | Two Hour Delay-Monday, 2/09/26/Delay Schedule |
| North Branch Presbyterian Church | |
| North Catholic School District | Two Hour Delay-Monday, 2/09/26 |
| Our Lady of Fatima/ Hopewell | Two Hour Delay-Monday, 2/09/26 |
| Our Lady of the Sacred Heart High School (Coraopolis) | Two Hour Delay-Monday, 2/09/26 |
| Phoenix Drop-In Center (Rochester) | |
| Penn State Beaver (Monaca) | |
| Provident Charter School West (Baden) | Remote Learning Day |
| Quaker Valley School District | Two Hour Delay-Monday, 2/09/26 |
| Riverside Beaver County Area School District | No School |
| Rochester Area School District | Two Hour Delay-Monday, 2/09/26 |
| Robert Morris University (Moon Township) | |
| Seneca Valley Area School District | Two Hour Delay-Monday, 2/09/26/ Modified Kindergarten |
| Sewickley Academy | 2 Hour Delay Monday Morning |
| Slippery Rock Area School District | 2 Hour Delay Monday Morning |
| St. Andrews Day School (Moon Township) | 2 Hour Delay Monday Morning |
| St. James-Sewickley | Two Hour Delay-Monday, 2/09/26 |
| St. Monica Catholic Academy | 2 Hour Delay Monday Morning |
| St. Killian’s Catholic School (Cranberry) | 2 Hour Delay Monday Morning |
| St. Peter & Paul School/Beaver | 2 Hour Delay Monday Morning |
| St. Stephens Lutheran Academy/Zelienople | 2 Hour Delay Monday Morning |
| South Side Area School District | |
| Sto Rox | Two Hour Delay-Monday, 2/09/26 |
| The Prevention Network and Class Academy (Beaver County) | 2 Hour Delay Monday Morning |
| Western Beaver Area School District | |
| West Allegheny School District | Two Hour Delay-Monday, 2/09/26 |
Victim in Friday Fatal New Sewickley Crash Identified
(File Photo)
Story by Beaver County Radio Staff, 02/08/26 at 6:22 a.m.
(New Sewickley Twp., Beaver County, Pa.) The New Sewickley Township Police Department is investigating a fatal head on vehicle crash that occurred at approximately 6:18 pm on Friday on Freedom Crider Road in New Sewickley Township.
New Sewickley Twp. Police are reporting via release that 68 year old Denise Babyak of Harmony Township, Beaver County, died at the scene. The operator of the
other vehicle involved was not injured.
New Sewickley Police Chief Gregory Carney said the preliminary investigation indicates that Babyak was driving westbound in the 1200 block of Freedom Crider Road when her vehicle crossed into the eastbound lane and collided head on with another vehicle. Chief Carney said that weather and road conditions are not believed to have been a factor in causing this accident. The New Sewickley Township Police Department is continuing to investigate.
Freedom Crider Road between State Route 989 and Lovi Road was closed for
approximately 3 hours while the on-scene investigation was completed.
Valentines story to inspire local audiences
BEAVER COUNTY RADIO STAFF
CARNEGIE — Two hearts, 50 years, one compelling story.
In an era defined by instant communication, “Love Letters” stands ready to warm hearts and stir thoughts.
Opening this Valentine’s weekend at the Carnegie Stage in Carnegie, the play produced locally by Gargaro Productions, reminds theatergoers that saying everything is not the same as choosing someone.
The action will unfold Feb. 12-21, told entirely through correspondence. The play, follows two people whose relationship develops over a lifetime, shaped as much by restraint and timing as by love itself.
Tammy Wyatt, a regular on the professional stage, local film and commercials and Zach Wyatt, a theater graduate who leveraged his acting skills as a CIA officer (now retired), have a personal connection to the play.
“Our relationship started with an exchange of handwritten letters,” Tammy Wyatt said. “The play has a message we are delighted to share”.
“Love Letters” is not about falling in love. It’s about what remains after the choices are made and the years accumulate, a Gargaro press release said.
Carnegie Stage is at 25 West Main St., Carnegie — an intimate, accessible, 90-seat theater with ample free parking. It is a space to contemplate the joys and challenges of love at this time of year.

Purchase tickets at eventbrite.com. Tickets are $20
Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 21, and at 2 p.m. Feb. 15.
Woman charged with DUI after a student and a teacher struck outside Pittsburgh school
(Credit for Photo: Photo Courtesy of WTAE-TV Pittsburgh, Posted on Facebook on February 6th, 2026)
Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Pittsburgh, PA) A woman is now facing charges after police say that her vehicle hit a student and a teacher outside a Pittsburgh school last year. Online court records have shown that fifty-seven-year-old Nickeya C. Mitchell of Pittsburgh, is charged with aggravated assault by vehicle with DUI and related offenses. The crash happened on October 15th, 2025 outside Westinghouse Academy in the Homewood neighborhood of Pittsburgh. The two people that were hit were a staff member of Westinghouse Academy and a 12-year-old student. According to the criminal complaint, surveillance video showed an SUV failing to stop at a stop sign and continuing to drive onto Monticello Street. The vehicle then drove onto the sidewalk, where it hit the two victims. Police interviewed Mitchell on scene and she stated that she was heading to the store at the time and claimed she did stop at the stop sign. Mitchell reportedly told police that she swerved to avoid a vehicle right before the crash. The complaint also noted that Mitchell said: “I tried to stop and instead I accidentally put, I’m thinking, I put my foot on the accelerator instead.” A passenger that was in the SUV claimed that Mitchell had tried to stop at the stop sign, but the steering was loose. Police mentioned that they found open containers of alcohol in the vehicle, a test revealed her blood alcohol content to be .15% and Mitchell showed indicators of impairment. Mitchell was also temporarily detained. The complaint also confirms that the teacher continues to suffer pain and other symptoms after the crash and the student who was hit remains in the hospital for treatment.
Person and a cat displaced after fire occurs at a home in the Allentown neighborhood of Pittsburgh
(File Photo of a Fire Background)
Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Pittsburgh, PA) A person and a cat were displaced after a fire in the Allentown neighborhood of Pittsburgh this morning. The Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire was called for a structure fire at the 300 block of Knox Avenue around 2:45 a.m. Before they arrived, while heading to an unrelated call, Zone 3 Pittsburgh police officers saw the heavy smoke of this fire. One of those officers was able to get in contact with the person inside and get them out of the home. Firefighters were able to put out the flames on the first and second floors of the building. The person that was able to escape denied medical treatment even though they were evaluated by medics. The Fire Investigation Unit is investigating the cause of the fire.
Judge hears arguments on lawsuit that woman is part of in which over $82,000 was confiscated by TSA at the Pittsburgh International Airport in 2019
(File Photo of the Transportation Security Administration Logo)
Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Pittsburgh, PA) A federal judge heard arguments in a class action lawsuit that Rebecca Brown is part of yesterday in Pittsburgh. Brown is a party to the suit and she claims the TSA stopped her at Pittsburgh International Airport and the Drug Enforcement Agency confiscated $82,000 from her as she was heading from Pittsburgh to Boston in the summer of 2019. Brown states that the money was her father’s life savings, but those who took the cash thought it was money from a crime. According to Dan Alban with the Institute for Justice, which represents the plaintiffs: “We think there is no dispute of material facts that the TSA unlawfully and unconstitutionally stops and seizes travelers with cash at the airport, even though it admits it poses no threat to transportation security.” Alban also notes that the problem with this is that while there are suggestions, there are also no guidelines when it comes to how much money is considered suspicious. Attorneys for the government confirm that the agents were working within their guidelines and asked the suit to be dismissed and they declined any comment on the proceedings yesterday.

































