(File Photo of Representative Aaron Bernstine)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Lawrence County, PA) Representative Aaron Bernstine (R-Butler/Lawrence) announced in Pennsylvania yesterday that $350,000 in state funding has been approved through the Pennsylvania Small Water and Sewer Program to support water and wastewater improvements in Butler and Lawrence Counties. These grants were approved by the Commonwealth Financing Authority and funds may be used toward the construction, improvement, expansion or repair or rehabilitation of a sanitary sewer system, storm sewer system, water supply system or flood control projects. 

According to a release from Bernstine’s office, the following projects received funding:

• Ellport Borough Sewer Authority:
  $50,000 to upgrade equipment at the Ellport Borough wastewater treatment plant. The improvements will help address organic overload issues, reduce sludge volume and improve overall efficiency.
• Municipal Water Authority of Adams Township:
  $300,000 for the Forsythe and Harbison roads water line extension. The project will expand public water service and support future development for the surrounding municipalities.

(Photo Courtesy of WTAE-TV Pittsburgh, Posted on Facebook on January 18th, 2026)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Ambridge, PA) More details are emerging as the investigation continues into the shooting deaths of thirty-eight-year-old Ashley Anne Delucca of Ambridge and fifty-four-year-old Andre Littles of Pittsburgh in Ambridge on Sunday. This happened at a house on Locust Street and investigators confirm that it happened at around 2:30 a.m. According to the criminal complaint, there was an argument that led up to the shooting. A 15-year-old girl inside the house called a sibling elsewhere to say that shots were fired. An eleven-year-old boy allegedly told police they heard gunfire upstairs that left Delucca and Littles dead. The suspect, thirty-nine-year-old Howard James Thomas Jr. of Ambridge, came out of the house and fired shots at a neighbor’s house as a neighbor went back inside. Court papers express that DeLucca got an Uber for Littles and the children to come over to the house. The children told police they were in the basement of the house where the shooting took place for several hours and could hear arguments between DeLucca, Littles, Thomas, and another person. Thomas is now in custody and court records confirm he faces charges of homicide, aggravated assault, reckless endangerment, prohibited possession of a firearm by a felon, carrying an unlicensed firearm and firing a weapon in an occupied space. Investigators state that Thomas was arrested after crashing in Zanesville, Ohio and they found three untraceable ghost guns in the home. It remains unclear at this time when he will be brought back to Pennsylvania. 

(File Photo of a Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Car)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Allegheny County, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in Pittsburgh reported via release yesterday that thirty-six-year-old Francisco Coelho de Silva of Cranberry was one of two drivers charged after a three-vehicle crash occurred in Allegheny County on the morning of December 2nd, 2025. At 6:51 a.m., Coelho de Silva and two other drivers were driving on I-79 North in Glenfield Borough, and he lost control on the icy and snow-covered road before hitting the vehicle of twenty-eight-year-old Brianna Clark of Oakdale. Sixty-year-old James Curran IV of Imperial hit the vehicle of Coelho de Silva. There were no injuries as a result of this crash and Curran IV was also charged after the crash occurred. Coelho de Silva was also cited for committing multiple vehicle code violations in relation to the crash and he was not a licensed driver. 

(File Photo of a Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Car)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Allegheny County, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in Pittsburgh reported via release yesterday that twenty-five-year-old Jacob Pail of New Brighton was charged after causing a single-vehicle crash in Allegheny County on the morning of December 2nd, 2025. At 5:38 a.m., Pail was driving on I-79 South in Sewickley Hills Borough and lost control of his vehicle due to the icy and snow-covered road. The vehicle of Pail spun out and hit a guard rail. Even though Pail was not injured, he was cited because he committed a vehicle code violation in relation to this crash. 

(File Photo: Caption for Photo: police car lights at night in city with selective focus and bokeh background blur, Credit for Photo: Courtesy of Getty Images/iStockphoto/z1b)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) Police are investigating after a man was found dead in a home in the Bloomfield neighborhood of Pittsburgh last night. According to a Facebook post from Pittsburgh Public Safety, police officers were called to a home on South Aiken Avenue around 8:30 p.m. for reports of a male found unresponsive and bleeding from the head. Officers found a man in his early 60s on the first floor of the home. Pittsburgh Public Safety also confirmed that he had “significant” injuries to his head and face and was later pronounced dead at the scene by medics. His identity and cause of death were not known immediately. It was not clear immediately if there were any suspects or arrests related to this incident. 

(Credit for Photo: Photo Courtesy of the Moon Township Volunteer Fire Company, Posted on Facebook on January 20th, 2026)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Moon Township, PA) A person is now injured after a crash occurred on Business 376 in Moon Township. The crash happened yesterday near the Ewing Road Exit at 9:25 p.m. and one person was taken to a hospital from the scene. According to the Moon Township Volunteer Fire Company, two vehicles were involved. At least one of them was being towed from the scene. The cause of this crash is unknown at this time and it was cleared in about an hour and firefighters assisted Moon Police with traffic and cleanup of the scene.

(File Photo of a Fire Background)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Elk County, PA) A house fire in Elk County, Pennsylvania killed three people and injured one other person yesterday morning. According to a news release from Pennsylvania State Police, a 78-year-old woman, a 76-year-old man and a 21-year-old woman were killed in the blaze, which broke out at a home on Massachusetts Avenue in Highland Township around 3:30 a.m. The identities of the victims were not released last night. State police confirm that crews found the three victims dead inside the home. A fourth person was taken to a local hospital for treatment. Both the origin and the cause of the fire are under investigation. 

(Photos and Headlines Courtesy of WPXI)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) Pittsburgh Police are looking for thirty-two-year-old Nina Nunley, who they say may need medical attention. According to police, Nunley was last seen on S. 9th Street on Monday at 8:15 p.m. Nunley is 5 feet 2 inches tall and weighs around 150 pounds and police confirm that she is known to frequent the South Side of Pittsburgh. She was wearing black pants, black shoes, a light blue beanie and a light blue jacket. Anyone that has information on her location is asked to call either 911 or 412-323-7141. Two pictures of her can also be found below.