(Credit for Photo: Photo Courtesy of KDKA-TV Pittsburgh, Posted on Facebook on March 5th, 2026)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Allegheny County, PA) The Woodland Hills School District board has voted to move their superintendent from paid leave to unpaid leave stemming from a recent internal investigation within the school district. Superintendent Joe Maluchnik had been on paid leave for the past three months. That investigation found evidence last week that Maluchnik engaged in sex discrimination and harassed multiple female employees and favoring male employees instead. Maluchnik has denied all of his allegations and can request a hearing before the Woodland Hills School District board, who had a meeting yesterday. 

(Credit for Photo: Photo Courtesy of WPXI-TV Pittsburgh, Posted on Facebook on March 4th, 2026)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) A bar in the Brookline neighborhood of Pittsburgh was ordered closed this week after a health inspection revealed an imminent health hazard. Allegheny County Health Department inspectors shut down Eggheads Saloon on Brookline Boulevard on Tuesday. According to the inspection report, an “active sewage backup” was found in the basement of the bar, which is considered an imminent hazard, and staff members had to pass through the impacted areas to access the soda rack. Eggheads Saloon can reopen when the inspection report states that all sewer function must be restored, the entire basement must be sanitized and the bar must commit to installing a grease interceptor within six months. Inspectors also confirm that there was “evidence of chronic, unattended backups present,” like dried toilet paper pulp, water damage and calcium buildup at the bar. Other lower-level violations were also present during the inspection, like a kitchen sink that was “permanently blocked” by plywood, an ashtray with a used cigarette in the kitchen, no grease interceptor and possible mold growth in the basement of the bar.

(File Photo: Caption for Photo: PennDOT, PSP, PTC, Construction Industry Highlight National Work Zone Awareness Week)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) PennDOT District 11 announced lane restrictions on I-376 (Parkway East) in Edgewood Borough and the City of Pittsburgh will begin tomorrow, weather permitting. Median barrier reconstruction work that will require around-the-clock lane shifts will be implemented on I-376 in each direction between the Squirrel Hill Tunnel and the Edgewood/Swissvale (Exit 77) interchange through mid-April. Single-lane restrictions will occur from 9 A.M. to 3 P.M. to allow this work to occur as line eradication, painting, and temporary barrier installation will be conducted to facilitate traffic shifts for median barrier reconstruction work. Once that work is finished, traffic will be shifted into the new long-term configuration. 

(Photo Courtesy of the Pennsylvania Lottery)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Armstrong County, PA) A Pennsylvania Lottery player in Armstrong County is one of the newest millionaires in the state. Pennsylvania Lottery officials announced yesterday that a “$1,000,000 a Year for Life” lottery scratch-off ticket was sold at a retailer in Armstrong County. The winning ticket was sold at a BP gas station along Buffalo Street in Freeport Borough. The retailer will receive a bonus of $100,000 for selling the ticket. The $50 scratch-off game offers either a top prize of $1 million annually for life or a one-time cash option of $14.5 million, before applicable withholding. Winners need to sign the back of their ticket immediately and call the Pennsylvania Lottery at 1-800-692-7481. Prizes from scratch-offs expires one year from the official end-sale date of each game. 

(File Photo of Handcuffs)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) A man was arrested in Station Square yesterday afternoon after police said he led them on a chase through the area and later jumped into the river in an attempt to escape. According to Pittsburgh Public Safety officials, at around 4 p.m., officers attempted to pull over a vehicle along Wood Street and Forbes Avenue when the suspect left the scene and led police on a chase. Officials state that the man was suspected of stealing firearms from a vehicle in a Downtown Pittsburgh parking garage earlier in the day. Allegheny County Sheriff’s deputies picked up the pursuit to follow the vehicle over the Fort Pitt Bridge. The vehicle then turned onto West Carson Street and eventually hit a pole close to Station Square. Public safety officials confirm that the driver then ran from the vehicle and jumped into the river. The man later pulled himself out and was arrested. Police express that he faces multiple charges. 

(File Photo of a Fire Background)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Allegheny County, PA) A man was taken to the hospital out of caution after a fire broke out inside a home in South Fayette Township yesterday evening. Allegheny County dispatchers confirmed to WTAE that officials were called to a home in the 7000 block of Clubview Drive following reports of a fire. It was reported after 3 p.m. The fire later appeared to be under control, with light smoke seen coming from one of the windows of the house. The Fairview Fire Chief told WTAE that the fire was believed to have started in the kitchen of the home, taking out the whole first floor.One man was at the home at the time and was taken to the hospital out of caution. He is expected to be okay and the cause of this fire is unknown at this time.

(File Photo of a Sign in Zelienople)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Zelienople, PA) Two women and a man are dead after an investigation lead to self-inflicted gunshot wounds. A Pennsylvania State Police report states this investigation began yesterday in Illinois, where a man reported to the Hillside Police Department that two people were dead at a home in Zelienople. When the Hillside, Illinois officers responded to speak with that man, he was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound in the village just fifteen miles west of Chicago. The home where the two women died was on Dior Drive in Zelienople. Police note that officers used forced entry to get into the home and found two women dead from apparent gunshot wounds. Investigators state that it is believed the two women were family members of the man who passed away in Illinois. PSP is now investigating the circumstances around these deaths, but they express that investigators do not believe there is a threat to the public. Law enforcement is not searching for anyone else that is in connection with this incident. 

(File Photo of a Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Car)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Allegheny County, PA) A multi-vehicle crash affected traffic on the Parkway East yesterday. According to PennDOT, the crash happened around 6:30 p.m. on I-376 westbound, just west of the Edgewood/Swissvale exit. Allegheny County 911 dispatchers confirm that at least one person has been taken to a hospital from the scene. The crash caused a lane restriction, which backed traffic up beyond the Route 8 interchange. The crash has now cleared and traffic is continuing again. The cause of the crash is unknown at this time. 

(File Photo of a Police Siren Light)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) According to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner yesterday, a man has died days after a multi-vehicle crash on the Liberty Bridge. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed that twenty-eight-year-old Jaren Wilkerson of Duquesne, died yesterday, which was three days after the crash occurred between three vehicles over the weekend. This crash that occurred on the Liberty Bridge early on Sunday morning also killed twenty-five-year-old Laila Makaylea Jones of Baldwin Borough and injured the lifelong friend of Jones. The GoFundMe pages for both victims that died in the crash that were started by their families to assist with their funeral and medical costs can be found below:

Click here to support Jaren Wilkerson and click here to support Laila Jones. 

The cause of this crash is still being investigated.