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Crosby helps Penguins power past Flyers 6-3

 

(File Photo: Source for Photo: Pittsburgh Penguins’ Sidney Crosby, left, celebrates his second goal of the first period with Rickard Rakell during an NHL hockey game against the Detroit Red Wings in Pittsburgh, Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Sidney Crosby scored one of Pittsburgh’s three power-play goals and the Penguins beat the Philadelphia Flyers 6-3 on Thursday night.

Crosby also had an assist to become the eighth player in NHL history with at least 19 50-point seasons. Crosby, who reached 50 for the sixth consecutive season, has points in 29 of his last 34 games against the Flyers.

Justin Brazeau and Bryan Rust also scored power-play goals for Pittsburgh, which has nine with the man advantage in its last 12 games. Egor Chinakhov, Blake Lizotte and Connor Dewar scored for the Penguins, who snapped a three-game losing streak. Evgeni Malkin had two assists for Pittsburgh, which has won eight of its last 12 overall.

Stuart Skinner stopped 30 shots for his fourth win in five starts. He has allowed seven goals in his last five starts.

Rodrigo Abols, Nick Seeler and Matvei Michkov scored for the Flyers, who lost their fifth straight. Philadelphia has lost nine of 14 overall and allowed at least four goals in eight of its last nine losses.

Samuel Ersson allowed three goals on 14 shots. He was replaced by Aleksei Kolosov, who made 13 saves. Kolosov was recalled from the American Hockey League because of an injury to Dan Vladar.

Pittsburgh has points in 12 of its last 14 games against the Flyers. The Penguins also have points in 11 straight home games against Philadelphia dating to March 6, 2021.

Brazeau and Rust scored power-play goals for Pittsburgh in the first period. Crosby scored Pittsburgh’s third power-play goal at 3:10 of the third period to give Pittsburgh a 5-1 lead.

Chinakhov chased Ersson when he scored on a pass from Malkin at 1:16 of the second period. Chinakhov has three goals in eight games with Pittsburgh after recording six points in 29 games with Columbus.

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Pennsylvania officials roll out a new online tool they hope will help SNAP recipients

(File Photo: Source for Photo: FILE – SNAP EBT information sign is displayed at a gas station in Riverwoods, Ill., Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, file)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Harrisburg, PA) Officials in Pennsylvania have now rolled out a new online tool they hope will help food stamp recipients follow federal work requirements and hold on to their benefits. According to state estimates, more than 144,000 Pennsylvanians are at risk of losing their grocery assistance because of the tightened rules instituted in phases in September and November. Pennsylvania is also promoting a website to prevent some of these losses and it will help Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients find volunteer opportunities that will help them meet the added requirements. This website can be found by clicking here.

Pitt quarterback Mason Heintschel will return for sophomore season

(Credit for Photo and Caption for Photo: ATLANTA, GA – NOVEMBER 22: Pittsburgh quarterback Mason Heintschel (6) throws a pass during the college football game between the Pittsburgh Panthers and the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets on November 22nd, 2025 at Bobby Dodd Stadium in Atlanta, GA. (Photo by Rich von Biberstein/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) SOURCE: Rich von Biberstein/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) Pitt quarterback Mason Heintschel announced on social media yesterday that he will return to Pitt for his sophomore season of college football. During the 2025 season, Heintschel passed for 2,354 yards and sixteen touchdowns with eight interceptions in ten games. Heintschel became a freshman phenomenon ever since head coach Pat Narduzzi benched quarterback Eli Holstein on October 4th, 2025 in their game that afternoon against Boston College and Heintschel led Pitt to a 48-7 victory. Holstein also announced recently that he will be transferring to the University of Virginia, one of Pitt’s rivals in the Atlantic Coast Conference. However, Pitt will not be playing Virginia in the 2026 college football season.

Aliquippa man accused of assaulting another man in an Aliquippa VFW bar in 2025 takes the stand as his trial continues

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Beaver County, PA) The trial continued yesterday in Beaver County for Brett Ours of Aliquippa, who is accused of attacking Preston Coleman at the Aliquippa VFW 3577 bar on January 5th, 2025. The charges for Ours include aggravated assault and attempted homicide. Ours took the stand to defend himself even though a surveillance video of the incident was shown in the courtroom and he told the jury that Coleman was calling a man with whom he had “bad blood,” from a motorcycle club that Ours was excommunicated from. The attack lasted 30 to 40 minutes. Jurors could see Ours punch, kick and choke Coleman repeatedly in the video of the incident and prosecutors believe Ours was trying to kill Coleman. However, Ours stated that he feared for his own safety and despite never seeing one, he believed Coleman had a gun on him, so he pulled out his knife. Before hitting Coleman, the video of the incident showed Ours stabbing the bar multiple times and throwing the knife to the ground and he is now ex-girlfriend took the knife from the ground before the beating started. Ours was asked during the testimony if he was sorry for what he did and he responded: “Absolutely. I fully take responsibility. I hurt a man. I never intended to kill Preston. I’m not proud of what I did.” Beaver County District Attorney Nate Bible believes the prosecutor of Ours has proved the case to the jury. Bible expects the jury to start deliberations today and if jurors are not close to a verdict by the late afternoon, deliberations will resume on Tuesday because of Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday. 

Hole-y Smokes, Sheetz is offering customers $2 off any breakfast sandwich for five days to celebrate National Bagel Day!

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Altoona, PA) According to a recent release in Pennsylvania from Sheetz, yesterday was National Bagel Day, and Sheetz is offering customers $2 off any breakfast sandwich from its Made-to-Order (MTO®) menu from January 15th through January 19th, 2026. However, the Sheetz app is where this promotion can only be redeemed, and customers must add the offer under the OFFERZ tab in the Sheetz app to redeem it at any of the 800+ Sheetz locations. This applies to their fan-favorite breakfast sandwiches, including Breakfast Meltz, Croissants, Everything Shmagels, Shmagels, Shmuffins, Shmiscuits and more. If you are a My Sheetz Rewardz member, the offer can only be applied once per member. 

Pennsylvania State Police investigating death of a state correctional institutional inmate at UPMC Shadyside Hospital

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in Pittsburgh reported via release yesterday that State Police investigated a death of a state correctional institutional inmate that occurred at UPMC Shadyside Hospital in Pittsburgh. This occurred along Centre Avenue on Tuesday at 11:34 a.m. and the victim was an unidentified sixty-two-year-old man from Mercer, Pennsylvania. Police state that nothing suspicious was found in relation to this incident. 

New Castle man arrested for drug possession in Lawrence County

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Lawrence County, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in New Castle reported via release today that an unidentified twenty-seven-year-old man from New Castle was arrested for drug possession in Lawrence County on Tuesday evening. At 6:21 p.m., a traffic stop was initiated by PSP New Castle on the 3800 block of Mercer Road in Neshannock Township because the arrestee committed traffic violations. Marijuana was seized through further investigation and charges against the arrestee are pending.  

Former Steelers employee alleges discrimination and unequal pay in lawsuit

(File Photo: Source for Photo: People stand on the field in Acrisure Stadium before an NFL football game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Seattle Seahawks in Pittsburgh, Sept. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) Chelsea Zahn, a former Steelers employee, has filed a lawsuit alleging she faced discrimination and unequal pay compared to her male coworkers during her tenure from 2013 to 2024. According to the lawsuit, Zahn claims she experienced multiple instances of discrimination and a hostile work environment, being passed over for promotions due to her sex and age. Zahn alleges that her salary and commission structure were lower than those of her male colleagues, although she received one promotion. Zahn also claims that she was required to attend events that her male coworkers were not, simply because she had no children, and asserts she was discriminated against for not conforming to gender stereotypes. Zahn was informed that her bonus of $100,625 would be paid in February of 2025. when she stepped down in September of 2024. However, the lawsuit states that Steelers President Art Rooney decided not to pay the full commission because he was “upset she left the company.” Instead, a check for $50,000 was issued, which Zahn did not cash, claiming she was not paid the full amount. The lawsuit also states that Zahn suffered emotional, psychological, and physical distress and alleges gender discrimination, retaliation, and violations of the Equal Pay Act, the Civil Rights Act, and human relations law. The Steelers organization has declined to comment on the lawsuit. 

PPG Board of Directors announce quarterly dividend of 71 cents per share

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(AP) PITTSBURGH–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Jan 15, 2026– The Board of Directors of PPG (NYSE:PPG) today declared a regular quarterly dividend of 71 cents per share, payable March 12 to shareholders of record Feb. 20.

Through the ongoing dedication and engagement of its workforce, PPG has raised its annual dividend payment for 54 consecutive years and has paid uninterrupted annual dividends since 1899. This marks the company’s 510th consecutive dividend payment.

Pennsylvania Game Commission to discuss potentially moving the start of deer season

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Harrisburg, PA) The Pennsylvania Board of Game Commissioners will now discuss potentially moving the start of firearms deer season at their first meeting of 2026. There will be meetings on January 23rd and January 24th and they include two proposals on the start of the season for hunters. The first proposal would move the start of the season to the Saturday before Thanksgiving and the second proposal is to keep it on that date. If that decision holds, firearms bear season would also be moved to a week earlier, as well as early bear muzzleloader, archery and special firearms season would be shortened to a weekend.