(File Photo of a Police Siren Light)

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.

(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. 

(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. 

(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.

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	Monday Morning: 2 Hour Delay, Modified Schedule Monday Afternoon: Modifed Schedule
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

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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.

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.

 

(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.