(File Photo: Source for Photo: A woman looks at signs at a store closed due to COVID-19 in Niles, Ill., Wednesday, May 13, 2020. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) A longtime bar in the Brookline neighborhood of Pittsburgh recently announced that it will close its doors for good at the end of February, citing the expansion of its neighbor, Fiori’s Pizza. Slick’s Bar will be closing and according to one of its owners, Mary Rose Louis, Fiorentino Moscatiello, who owns Fiori’s and the building that Slick’s currently occupies stated that he is expanding the space following orders from the Allegheny County Health Department. The owners of Slick’s Bar also confirmed that once they close, they will not relocate. 

(File Photo: Source for Photo: Yuengling Black and Tan cans are stacked in the warehouse of the D.G. Yuengling & Son Brewery Mill Creek plant on Tuesday, July 21, 2020. (Lindsey Shuey/Republican-Herald via AP)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) The city of Pittsburgh was recently nominated for USAToday’s 10Best awards for the best city for beer in the United States of America in 2026. Pittsburgh is the only city in Pennsylvania to get this recognition and according to USAToday’s 10 Best website, 20 cities from across the United States were chosen by a panel of beer experts for hosting the best beer scenes in the nation. You can vote once per day until February 23rd at noon and the top ten cities will be announced on March 4th. The link to vote for Pittsburgh for these awards can be found on our website by clicking here.

(File Photo: Source for Photo: FILE – Cleanup continues, Feb. 24, 2023, at the site of a Norfolk Southern freight train derailment that happened on Feb. 3 in East Palestine, Ohio. The costs related to the East Palestine derailment continue to grow to reach $966 million for Norfolk Southern, but the railroad’s service is improving and its insurance companies have started to pay their share of the cost of the crash in eastern Ohio early this year. (AP Photo/Matt Freed, File)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(East Palestine, OH) On the three-year anniversary of the 2023 East Palestine train derailment last Tuesday, a permanent physical office opened where residents from East Palestine and Beaver County areas can now go for health information and monitoring by a group of researchers from the University of Pittsburgh, the University of Kentucky and Yale University. It is located at The Way Station on 109 West Rebecca Street in East Palestine, Ohio. You can find out more information about a program related to health following the 2023 derailment by clicking here.

(Credit for Photo: Courtesy of Ashley Marina)

Beaver County Radio Staff Report

(Universal City, CA) Watch “The Voice” to see a local teenager perform. Ashley Marina, a Lincoln Park Performing Arts Charter School graduate, posted a message on Facebook on Monday, recommending followers watch her audition on the popular NBC singing contest. “It’s official! I auditioned for ‘The Voice: Battle of Champions,” Marina said. “Tune in Mondays starting February 23rd on NBC and streaming the next day on Peacock TV.” Marina is no stranger to televised singing competitions, having dazzled judges and viewers alike as a 12-year-old contestant on NBC’s “America’s Got Talent” in 2020. She has performed locally at events like the Beaver Light-Up Festival, the Fire & Ice festival in New Brighton and the Women Who Rock concert at Pittsburgh’s Stage AE.

(File Photo of Road Work Ahead Sign)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) PennDOT District 11 announced that overhead sign inspection activities in various locations in the City of Pittsburgh will occur today, weather permitting. From 9 A.M. to 3 P.M., overhead sign inspection activities requiring single-lane restrictions will occur on Liberty Bridge (Route 3069) in both directions and Eastbound 10th Street Bypass (Route 2128) as crews from Mackin Engineers & Consultants and the Sofis Rigging Company will conduct the inspection work.

February 10th, 2026

School or Organization	Cancellation or Delay  ( If blank no cancellation or delay reported)
Adelphoi Education/Beaver (Rochester)
Aliquippa Area School District
Ambridge Area School District
Avonworth School District	2 Hour Delay Friday
Baden Academy Charter School
Beaver Area School District
Beaver County Courthouse
Beaver County Rehabilitation Center
Beaver Falls Crime Watch
Bethel Christian School (Raccoon Township)
Big Beaver Falls Area School District
Beaver County CTC
Beaver County Transit Authority
Beaver Valley Montessori School
Blackhawk Area School District
Blackhawk Meals on Wheels
Butler County Community College (All Locations, Including Cranberry Township)
CCBC
CCBC Aviation Sciences Center
Center at the Mall (Beaver Valley Mall in Monaca)
Central Valley School District
Chippewa Alliance Church
Cornell School District
Cranberry Community United Presbyterian Church (Cranberry Township)
Divine Grace Parish (Cranberry, All Locations)
Education Center at Watson (Sewickley)
Ellwood City Area School District
Ellwood City Area Public Library
Ellwood City Meals on Wheels
Evangel Heights Child Care (Beaver)
Families Matter Food Pantry
Footprints in the Sand Daycare (Aliquippa)
Freedom Area School District
H.A.P. Community Outings (Aliquippa)
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
Heart Prints Center for Early Education (Cranberry Township)
Hope Academy- Conway
Hopewell School District
Kiddie Korner (Beaver)
Life Family Pre-School
Lincoln Park Performing Arts Charter School
Mc Guire Memorial EOC
Mc Guire Memorial School
Midland Borough school District
Montour Area School District
Monaca Senior Center
Monaca VFD #1
Moon Area School District
Mother’s Morning Out/Noah’s Ark Preschool/Sewickley
Most Sacred Heart of Jesus Pre-school (Moon Twp.)
New Brighton Area School District
New Horizons (Beaver)
North Catholic School District
Our Lady of Fatima/ Hopewell
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart High School (Coraopolis)
PA Career Link (Beaver County)
Pawmazing Bakery (Beaver)
Penn State Beaver (Monaca)
Provident Charter School West (Baden)
Quaker Valley School District
Riverside Beaver County Area School District
Road to Emmaus Baptist Church (Beaver)
Rochester Area School District
Robert Morris University (Moon Township)
Seneca Valley Area School District
Sewickley Academy
Slippery Rock Area School District
Slippery Rock Program Center
Slippery Rock University
St. Andrews Day School (Moon Township)
St. James-Sewickley
St. Monica Catholic Academy
St. Monica Parish (Beaver Falls)
St. Killian’s Catholic School (Cranberry)
St. Peter & Paul School/Beaver
St. Stephens Lutheran Academy/Zelienople
South Side Area School District
Sto Rox
The Baden American Legion
The Lindsay Theater (Sewickley)
The Phoenix Center (Rochester)
The Prevention Network and Class Academy (Beaver County)
Vanport VFD
Western Beaver Area School District
West Allegheny School District
Zelienople Meals on Wheels

(Photo Provided with Release Courtesy of AAA East Central)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) Gas prices are nine cents higher in Western Pennsylvania this week at about $3.31 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report. The month of February is bringing gas prices that are slightly higher as the national average for a gallon of regular gas is $2.90, which is up three cents from last week. The demand for gasoline is down because fewer drivers traveled on the road during the recent winter storms. The report states that the average price for a gallon of gas in Western Pennsylvania at this time a year ago was around $3.53 and the average price that you can expect for a gallon of unleaded gas here in Beaver County is about $3.32. According to a release from AAA East Central and AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report, here are the average prices of unleaded self-serve gasoline this week in various Pennsylvania areas: 

$3.342      Altoona
$3.323      Beaver
$3.394      Bradford
$2.992      Brookville
$3.324      Butler
$3.230      Clarion
$3.290      DuBois
$3.347      Erie
$3.370      Greensburg
$3.347      Indiana
$3.375      Jeannette
$3.339      Kittanning
$3.386      Latrobe
$3.383      Meadville
$3.390      Mercer
$3.165      New Castle
$3.315      New Kensington
$3.393      Oil City
$3.263      Pittsburgh
$3.061      Sharon
$3.373      Uniontown
$3.299      Warren
$3.305      Washington

(File Photo: Caption for Photo: red-wine-is-poured-into-a-glass-from-a-bottle–light-background–1153158143-98320451802c485cb6d7b5437c7fd60a)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Harrisburg, PA) According to a release in Harrisburg from Fine Wine & Good Spirits (FW&GS), the company is celebrating Valentine’s Day with a one-week flash sale on select sparkling wines, offering Pennsylvanians the perfect opportunity to toast the season with remarkable savings. 59 sparkling wines are up to 30% off through Sunday, February 15th, beginning today, with another 70 sparkling wines through the end of February being discounted by up to $7 off. The sales will feature bottles from the U.S., France, Italy, New Zealand and Spain and beyond, which gives shoppers a wide range of price points and styles to explore. Customers are encouraged to shop early because quantities are limited. You can click here to find out more about these offers.

FW&GS is also inviting customers to “Fall in Love With Ménage à Trois Wines” just in time for Valentine’s Day in addition to the sparkling wine sale. At select Fine Wine & Good Spirits stores, a “Buy Three, Save $6” coupon is available this month on select Ménage à Trois products, including Ménage à Trois Gold, Exotic White, and Red Blend Silk Soft. Ten lucky shoppers will also receive a $100 Edible Arrangements gift card as part of that promotion. FW&GS also announced recently the Chocolate-Covered Strawberry Martini, February’s Cocktail of the Month, which is made with Stolichnaya Stoli Vanilla Vodka, Tequila Rose Strawberry Cream, and Jaquin’s Creme de Cacao White as a festive and indulgent holiday treat. This cocktail that is easy to mix is the perfect addition to any celebration, from lively brunches to intimate dinners. For those that are hosting a Galentine’s Day celebration, the FW&GS Drink Calculator, which you can find out about by clicking here, offers an easy way to plan for it. Customers receive a tailored estimate of how many bottles to purchase by entering the size and style of the gathering, which ensures that they have just the right amount for a both a stress-free and festive celebration.

(File Photo of Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Cars)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Brighton Township, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in Beaver reported via release on Saturday that an unidentified driver crashed their vehicle in Brighton Township on Friday afternoon. At 1:57 p.m., the driver was traveling on I-376 West north of Bradys Run Road and accidentally ran over a large piece of metal on the road while trying to avoid it. There were no injuries and the piece of metal became stuck underneath the vehicle. Munroe’s Towing helped to lift the vehicle to free the metal, which according to police, appeared to be part of a snow plow blade possibly from a PennDOT plow truck.

(File Photo of a Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Car)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Hopewell Township, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in Beaver reported via release on Saturday that charges were withdrawn from twenty-one-year-old Michael Zallo of Ellwood City after a single-vehicle crash in Hopewell Township on Friday morning. Zallo was driving on I-376 East and he became ill and left the road before entering the shoulder that was covered with snow and hitting an embankment. The vehicle of Zallo sustained damage to its front end that was minor and Zallo was not injured as a result of this crash. Hertzogs Towing also towed the vehicle of Zallo from the scene.