(Photo Provided with Release Courtesy of AAA East Central)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) Gas prices are 11 cents higher in Western Pennsylvania this week at $3.54 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report. As fall begins, the national average is $3.19 for a gallon of regular gasoline. The report states that at this time a year ago, the average price for a gallon a gas in Western Pennsylvania was around $3.58. The report also notes that the average price that you can expect for a gallon of unleaded gas here in Beaver County is about $3.70. 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 areas:

$3.468      Altoona
$3.699      Beaver
$3.573      Bradford
$3.136      Brookville
$3.637      Butler
$3.093      Clarion
$3.420      DuBois
$3.544      Erie
$3.594      Greensburg
$3.666      Indiana
$3.681      Jeannette
$3.579      Kittanning
$3.452      Latrobe
$3.581      Meadville
$3.546      Mercer
$3.535      New Castle
$3.618      New Kensington
$3.599      Oil City
$3.612      Pittsburgh
$3.499      Sharon
$3.649      Uniontown
$3.599      Warren
$3.634      Washington

(File Photo of the American Red Cross Logo)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) September of 2025 is National Preparedness Month and the American Red Cross of Greater Pennsylvania is urging donors to give blood or platelets by making an appointment to give them during your preparations for natural disasters. B negative blood and O positive blood are encouraged. Those who donate by September 21st, 2025 will get an exclusive mystery bag which is a collaboration with the American Red Cross and “Peanuts” while supplies last with one of four special designs of T-shirts. A $10 Amazon.com Gift Card by email will be given to donors who give between September 22nd through October 19th, 2025. A bonus offer is that those who give platelets between September 22nd through October 5th, 2025 can also get while supplies last, an American Red Cross and “Peanuts” T-shirt with Snoopy as Joe Cool. According to a release from the American Red Cross of Greater Pennsylvania, here is some more information about these offers and donating blood or platelets during this time:

• Severe weather can disrupt blood collections by causing blood drive cancellations and impacting donors’ ability to give. Additionally, trauma patients may need blood product transfusions within minutes of entering emergency rooms. Those who give now could help someone in dire moments because a little care goes a long way.
• People coming together to care for one another is the humanitarian spirit shared by our Red Cross community and fans of “Peanuts” for the past 75 years. Those who come to give by Sept. 21 will receive an exclusive Red Cross x “Peanuts” mystery bag with one of four special T-shirt designs, while supplies last. Thousands of golden tickets are also randomly hidden in mystery bags throughout the country. Donors who find a golden ticket when they open their bag can redeem it through an online form for all four T-shirts!
• Bonus: Those who come to give platelets Sept. 22-Oct. 5, 2025, can also receive a classic Red Cross x PEANUTS sweatshirt featuring Snoopy as the coolest beagle in town, Joe Cool, while supplies last. See RedCrossBlood.org/Peanuts for details on all offers.
• To book a time to give blood or platelets, visit RedCrossBlood.org, call 1-800-RED CROSS or use the Red Cross Blood Donor App. Additionally, all who come to give Sept. 22-Oct. 19, 2025, will receive a $10 Amazon.com Gift Card by email. Visit RedCrossBlood.org/Fall for details.

How to donate blood

• Simply download the American Red Cross Blood Donor App, visit RedCrossBlood.org, call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or enable the Blood Donor Skill on any Alexa Echo device to make an appointment or for more information. All blood types are needed to ensure a reliable supply for patients. A blood donor card or driver’s license or two other forms of identification are required at check-in. Individuals who are 17 years of age in most states (16 with parental consent where allowed by state law), weigh at least 110 pounds and are in generally good health may be eligible to donate blood. High school students and other donors 18 years of age and younger also have to meet certain height and weight requirements.
• Blood and platelet donors can save time at their next donation by using RapidPass^® to complete their pre-donation reading and health history questionnaire online, on the day of their donation, before arriving at the blood drive. To get started, follow the instructions at RedCrossBlood.org/RapidPass or use the Blood Donor App.
• Another way to support the lifesaving mission of the Red Cross is to become a volunteer blood donor ambassador at Red Cross blood drives. Blood donor ambassadors help greet, check in and thank blood donors to ensure they have a positive donation experience.
• Volunteers can also serve as transportation specialists, playing a vital role in ensuring lifesaving blood products are delivered to nearby hospitals. For more information and to apply for either position, contact Volunteer Services at 1-800-422-7677 or visit redcross.org/volunteertoday.

(File Photo of Congressman Chris Deluzio)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Washington, D.C.) According to a release from Congressman Chris Deluzio’s office, Deluzio (PA-17), a member of the House Armed Service Committee, introduced a bill today to require greater transparency when the Pentagon purchases products with massive price increases from defense contractors. The Defense In Pricing Transparency Act was introduced today and that introduction is the latest in the ongoing work of Deluzio to fight price gouging in the Department of Defense. The Defense In Pricing Transparency Act makes a requirement for contractors to report within thirty days to officers of contracting when product prices exceed or reach certain thresholds of price increase. Those who do not comply with this requirement will get annotated in the Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System.

(File Photo of the United Way of Beaver County Logo)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Beaver County, PA) The United Way of Beaver County recently awarded a total of $5,000 to six nonprofit organizations in Beaver County for them to keep providing groceries and meals to those that need them. The programs that received this funding were The Center for Hope of Ambridge, The Little Free Food Truck, Manna, and Healing Hunger Beaver County of Aliquippa, Central United Methodist Church of Beaver Falls, The SOMA Gathering of Beaver Falls, The Center of Midland and Families Matter Food Pantry of Monaca. The United Way of Beaver County awarded this funding through local donations and a matching grant of $2,500 from Giant Eagle. To learn about the United Way of Beaver County or to learn about how you can get involved with assisting them, contact 724-774-3210 or visit www.uwbeavercounty.org.

(File Photo: Source for Photo: FILE – This April 2, 2021, file photo shows bridges spanning the Allegheny River in downtown Pittsburgh. Republicans in Congress are making the politically brazen bet that it’s more advantageous to oppose President Joe Biden’s ambitious rebuild America agenda than to lend support for the costly $2.3 trillion undertaking for roads, bridges and other infrastructure investments. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) PennDOT District 11 announced that from tomorrow through Thursday, September 11th, weather permitting, inspection activities on the Fort Duquesne Bridge (I-279) in the City of Pittsburgh will occur. According to a release from PennDOT District 11, from 9 A.M. to 3 P.M. from tomorrow, Tuesday, September 9th through Thursday, September 11th, 2025, inspection activities requiring single-lane restrictions will occur  each day in the following locations:

·       The northbound I-279 approach ramp to the Fort Duquesne Bridge

·       The westbound I-376 approach ramp to the Fort Duquesne Bridge

·       The upper deck of the Fort Duquesne Bridge

Inspection work will be conducted in these locations by crews from Michael Baker International.

(File Photo: Source for Photo: FILE – Powerball lottery tickets are displayed Oct. 4, 2023, in Surfside, Fla. An estimated $1.4 billion Powerball jackpot that has been growing since July is about to be on the line. Saturday night’s jackpot is the world’s fifth-largest lottery prize after rolling over for 33 consecutive drawings. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Middletown, PA) According to the Pennsylvania Lottery, 22 lucky people who purchased Powerball tickets in Pennsylvania won between $50,000 and $100,000 in Saturday’s drawing recently. 11, 23, 44, 61, and 62 were the winning numbers of the Powerball drawing on Saturday. The PowerPlay multiplier number was 2 and the Powerball number for the Powerball drawing on Saturday. It is confirmed by the Pennsylvania Lottery that nineteen people matched both the Powerball and four of the five numbers that were drawn for the Powerball drawing on Saturday and won $50,000 and that three other people that won from the Powerball drawing on Saturday purchased Power Play and matched both the Powerball and four of the five numbers drawn and won $100,000. It is unclear at this time where in Pennsylvania these twenty-two winning tickets were sold.

(File Photo of Handcuffs)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Ambridge Borough, PA) A man is in the Beaver County Jail after he allegedly caused a domestic dispute in Ambridge Borough on Saturday. This male suspect also allegedly took items from two vehicles in Ambridge Borough on Saturday and police officers from the Ambridge Borough Police Department took him into custody that day after he tried to escape a residence in Ambridge Borough. There are items from this crime that this male suspect allegedly took that the Ambridge Borough Police Department have recovered that have not been claimed yet. If you think you may have been a victim from this crime or have video from it, call 724-266-3270 and send a request for the Ambridge Borough Police Department.

(Photo of Patrick Lee Provided with Release Courtesy of the Beaver Valley Artists)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(New Brighton, PA) According to a release from the Beaver Valley Artists, their second fall artist demonstration which is free for the public to see some art will be on Thursday, October 9th at the Merrick Art Gallery in New Brighton. The guest artist for this demonstration is Patrick Lee, an artist from Pittsburgh, who is best known for his work with oil paint. During this Beaver Valley Artists fall artist demonstration on October 9th, 2025 at the Merrick Art Gallery in New Brighton, Lee will talk about his approach to interiors of oil painting.

(File Photo of Fire Background)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(West Aliquippa, PA) A commercial structure fire occurred on Thursday in a building in West Aliquippa on Main Avenue. Aliquippa Firefighters were one of the organizations that helped out with this incident, and this West Aliquippa commercial structure fire was contained within minutes because of water getting put on it. Duquesne Light also got requested to the scene of this fire to make sure crews went into the building so that the extensions could be extinguished after cutting the power in this Main Avenue building in West Aliquippa that caught fire.