Author: Beaver County Radio

ICE arrests thirteen “illegal aliens” outside of a PennDOT driver’s license center in Armstrong County

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Kittanning, PA) The Department of Homeland Security confirmed on Saturday that an investigation is underway after ICE agents arrested multiple people outside of a PennDOT driver’s license center in Armstrong County. This occurred on Friday. A spokesperson for DHS confirmed to WTAE that ICE responded to calls from the East Franklin Police Department after “concerned citizens reported an abnormally large amount of individuals” outside the PennDOT driver licensing center in Kittanning. DHS said in a statement that ICE arrested”13 illegal aliens from countries including Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Turkmenistan.” Officials stated that one individual resisted arrest and assaulted a local officer. 

AK-style rifle recovered after incident involving intoxicated male occurs in Aliquippa

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Aliquippa, PA) Aliquippa police were dispatched to the 300 block of Superior Avenue (Valley Terrace C Building) at approximately 5 p.m. on Friday for a report of an intoxicated male requesting help. An officer observed a group of males in the 400 block of Superior Avenue (Valley Terrace B Building) while responding, which included individuals known to law enforcement. One unidentified male abruptly fled on foot while attempting to conceal a firearm. A foot pursuit was initiated by officers, and the man was observed by responding officers to be in possession of an AK-style rifle. The suspect escaped from police and officers conducted a search of the area. They tried to make contact at a residence believed to be associated with the individual. However, no contact was made. The firearm was recovered and was identified as a Century Arms AK-style rifle. A potential suspect identity has also been obtained. This incident remains under investigation and anyone with information on it is encouraged to contact the Aliquippa Police Department at 724-378-8000. 

Woman stabbed by a man at an Aliquippa apartment

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Aliquippa, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in Beaver reported via release today that sixty-year-old Donzell Cobb was stabbed in Aliquippa on Friday at approximately 8:30 a.m. at Towne Tower Apartments in Aliquippa. According to police, Cobb related that she was stabbed by an unknown white man. She is expected to make a full recovery and sustained non-life-threatening stab wounds to her arm. Anyone with information about this incident can call 724-773-7400. 

Pennsylvania Unemployment Rate Down to 4.3 Percent in January of 2026

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Harrisburg, PA) According to a release in Harrisburg from The Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry (L&I), they released its preliminary employment situation report for January 2026 on Friday. The unemployment rate in Pennsylvania also matched the U.S. unemployment rate, which was also down one-tenth of a point from December. The Commonwealth’s unemployment rate was down one-tenth of a percentage point over the month to 4.3 percent from December. 

Pirates place Jared Triolo on the injured list because of right knee tendinitis, recall Billy Cook

(File Photo: Source for Photo: Pittsburgh Pirates’ Jared Triolo scores on a double by Henry Davis off Baltimore Orioles pitcher Kyle Bradish during the second inning of a baseball game in Pittsburgh, Friday, April 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Pirates placed third baseman Jared Triolo on the injured list on Sunday and recalled outfielder/first baseman Billy Cook from Triple-A Indianapolis.

Triolo has a right knee patellar tendon injury. He is hitting .217 in six games.

Cook made the Pirates’ opening day roster but appeared in only one game and did not have an at-bat before being sent down. In two games at Indianapolis, Cook went 3 for 9 with a home run.

Pace Prosser’s double-double helps Gannon beat Lander 84-61 in Division II men’s college basketball championship game

(Credit for Photo: Photo Courtesy of Gannon University Athletics, Posted on Facebook on April 6th, 2026)

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Pace Prosser totaled 28 points and 11 rebounds and Gannon beat Lander 84-61 on Sunday to win the Division II Championship.

Prosser made 10 of 19 shots with four 3-pointers for the Golden Knights (34-3) in a battle between two teams aiming for a first national championship. Prosser added five assists and five steals. Lucas Sekasi finished with 13 points, seven rebounds and six assists. Mackenzie Morgan added 12 points and seven rebounds, while his twin brother Lucas scored 11.

Dylan Canoville totaled 14 points and 10 rebounds to pace the Bearcats (30-6), who saw a 15-game winning streak end. Jacob Daniels and Greyson Pritzl both scored 11.

Second-year coach Easton Bazzoli led the third-seeded Golden Knights of Erie, Pennsylvania, to the title three years after a three-win season.

Prosser and Layne Sarver sank two straight 3-pointers in a 15-0 run that began and ended with baskets by Sekasi and the Golden Knights took a 20-9 lead. Canoville’s rebound basket ended the run as Lander scored six straight, but Prosser hit two 3-pointers in the final 1:11 for a 37-21 advantage at halftime.

Mackenzie Morgan hit back-to-back 3-pointers in the first two minutes of the second half and Gannon upped its advantage to 43-22. The Bearcats got no closer than 14 from there.

Coach Omar Wattad and No. 5 seed Lander, out of Greenwood, S.C., upset defending champion and top seed Nova Southeastern 91-81 in the semifinals.

Gannon advanced to the title game one other time — in 1987 — but it ended in a 92-74 loss to Kentucky Wesleyan.

2 Pennsylvania firefighters killed in vehicle collision during a search for a missing woman

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RICHMOND TOWNSHIP, Pa. (AP) — Two firefighters traveling in a utility vehicle along a Pennsylvania road during a search for a missing woman were killed in a head-on crash with a car, officials said.

The two members of the Walnuttown Fire Company died after the crash with a Toyota Camry at about 6 p.m. Saturday, roughly 45 miles (72 kilometers) northwest of Philadelphia. Fire Chief Jeff Buck and Assistant Fire Chief Robert Shick Jr. were heading north when they were struck by a sedan heading south on Route 222, according to the Berks County Coroner.

NBC Philadelphia reported that the utility vehicle was riding on the shoulder of Route 222 when the Camry swerved off of the road. Police told the station that a male and a female who were in the Camry when it crashed fled and were later arrested.

Video from the crash scene shows the utility vehicle on its side.

No further details about the arrest or the search for the missing woman were immediately available Sunday.

A call and an email seeking information were made to the Fleetwood Police Department.

Autopsies on the firefighters, both residents of Fleetwood, were scheduled for Monday.

“At this time we would like to send our thoughts and prayers” to the Shick and Buck families, the Walnuttown Fire Company said in a Facebook post. “Rest easy chiefs, we got it from here.”

Woman hospitalized after tractor-trailer rollover crash occurs in Allegheny County

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Allegheny County, PA) A woman was taken to the hospital following a tractor-trailer rollover crash along a portion of I-79 in Allegheny County on Saturday. Dispatchers confirmed to WTAE that officials were called to I-79 in the northbound direction near mile marker 64 (Coraopolis/McKees Rocks) following reports of a crash. The cause of the crash is unclear at this time. According to the Moon Run Volunteer Fire Company, a woman was trapped under a truck as a result of the crash. She was later rescued and was taken to the hospital in stable condition. 

Ohio man charged for bringing a gun to the Pittsburgh International Airport

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) An Ohio man is facing a misdemeanor after police say he brought a gun to the Pittsburgh International Airport on Saturday. According to the Allegheny County Police Department, TSA officers saw the gun within a passenger’s carry-on bag at the airport’s main security checkpoint soon after 3 a.m. That same department responded and identified the man as forty-nine-year-old Joshua Seese of Lowellville, Ohio. They later determined that he did not have a valid concealed carry permit. Seese was ultimately charged with one count of carrying a firearm without a license. 

Route 51 Coraopolis Road Restrictions Begin Monday in Robinson Township

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Robinson Township, PA) PennDOT District 11 announced that lane restrictions on Route 51 (Coraopolis Road) under Interstate 79 in Robinson Township will begin today, weather permitting. Crews will conduct painting repair work because from 8 A.M. to 4 P.M. weekdays, as needed, through late April, Route 51 between the northbound and southbound on-ramps at the I-79 Coraopolis/McKees Rocks interchange in Robinson Township will be reduced to a single-lane of traffic in each direction.