(Credit for Photo: Photo Courtesy of the Transportation Security Administration)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Washington, D.C.) Epic, a four-year-old labrador retriever that works at the Pittsburgh International Airport was not the top dog in the TSA’s 2026 Cutest Canine Contest.

The winner was announced yesterday, which was ironically National Dog Day.

Epic was one of three other finalists to lose to the winner, Bolt, who is a German shorthaired pointer who works at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport.  

Even though Epic did not win the TSA’s 2026 Cutest Canine Contest, a labrador retriever named Steeler who works at the Pittsburgh International Airport won the 2025 TSA Cutest Canine Contest. 

(Credit for Headline Photo and Photo Below: Photo Courtesy of the City of Aliquippa Police Department, Posted on Facebook on June 19th, 2026)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Allegheny County, PA) Twenty-seven-year-old Emere Mason of Ambridge, who was wanted for an assault that happened in Aliquippa in June, was arrested today in Allegheny County.

The incident happened when officers were dispatched to the 100 block of Carroll Street for the report of an assault at approximately 7 p.m. on June 15th.

Officers arrived and found an older adult male victim who had sustained serious injuries after being assaulted by two men.

An investigation revealed that the dispute began when the victim confronted the suspects for trespassing on his property, which was clearly marked with “Private Property” and “No Trespassing” signs.

The officer investigating the incident determined that the victim was not armed with any type of weapon during the incident. 

One of the suspects, who was later identified as Mason, pointed a handgun at the victim, threatened him, and pistol-whipped him multiple times during the altercation.

Mason, along with twenty-year-old Benjamin Ridley, Jr. of Aliquippa, then assaulted the victim, which caused severe facial and body injuries that resulted in several teeth being knocked loose or knocked out.

The victim suffered significant bleeding, bruising and swelling as a result of this attack.

The suspects also forcibly stole the cell phone and wallet of the victim and removed his pants during the course of the assault.

A short time later, Ridley was located in the area of the Valley Terrace B Building and was taken into custody. Ridley faces charges of aggravated assault, robbery, and simple assault.

Mason faces charges of aggravated assault with a firearm, possession of a firearm without a license, possession with intent to deliver controlled substances, robbery, simple assault and terroristic threats. 

Additional charges by the arresting agency have now been filed against him.

A search warrant was also executed on the vehicle that was operated by the suspects during the time of the assault.

Officers recovered a fanny pack containing identification belonging to Mason during the search and they also seized approximately 20 grams of cocaine, 27 grams of crack cocaine, and marijuana from the fanny pack.  

(Credit for Photo: Photo Courtesy of Eat’n Park, Posted on Facebook on August 26th, 2026)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Beaver County, PA) Eat’n Park restaurants are offering a special deal to honor the life of country music legend and philanthropist Dolly Parton, who passed away on Tuesday at the age of 80 after battling cancer. 

Guests of all ages at any Eat’n Park today can receive a free Smiley Cookie to celebrate what made Parton special through her positivity and kindness.  

Customers do not need to pay for the Smiley Cookie in memory of Parton.

You can ask any Eat’n Park team member for your cookie, and the restaurant is following Parton’s advice when she said: “If you see someone without a smile, give them one of yours.”

(File Photo: Source for Photo: FILE – The Upper Pottsgrove Township police station is seen Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026, in Upper Pottsgrove Township, Pa. (AP Photo/Tassanee Vejpongsa,File)

(UPPER POTTSGROVE TOWNSHIP, PA- AP) A 22-year-old college student killed by Pennsylvania police responding to a possible burglary had just realized he was at the wrong home and was waiting for friends to come get him when he was shot, his father said Wednesday.

Police in Upper Pottsgrove Township, northwest of Philadelphia, responded around 12:30 a.m. Sunday to a 911 call about a possible break-in attempt, according to the Montgomery County district attorney’s office. The office said in a statement that police found Glenwood Pysher IV at the rear of the home and ultimately shot and killed him.

Pysher’s father, Glen Pysher, said his son and his friends had visited several bars earlier in the evening and were splitting up to spend the night in two homes when his son took a wrong turn in the woods. Based on what he has been told by his son’s friends, Pysher believes his son mistakenly tried to enter what he thought was his friend’s house. His son wasn’t carrying any weapons, just a phone and backpack containing clothing and a few beers, he said.

“He tried to open the doorknob and obviously startled the homeowner,” he said. “From what we understand, he announced, ‘Hey! Open the door!’ because he thought he was at his friend’s house.”

Pysher then sat down on the back porch and contacted his friends, who realized he was in the wrong place and set out to find him. But minutes later, they saw police and emergency vehicles and figured their friend would be arrested for public drunkenness. Instead, he was shot.

“At 12:32 a.m. my son was on a FaceTime call with his friends that were coming to get him,” he said. “We were told that my son was shot at 12:35 a.m. So what kind of encounter could have ensued? What kind of communication could that officer have given him?”

A Montgomery County Department of Public Safety dispatch record shows police were dispatched at 12:30 a.m. and arrived at 12:34 a.m. Upper Pottsgrove Township Police Chief Al Werner declined to release any information, including the names of any officers involved, until the investigation is complete. The Montgomery County Detective Bureau is investigating the shooting, the district attorney’s office said.

The shooting by police checking a report of a possible break-in is sharply distinguished from several other cases in which residents have shot people who mistakenly showed up at their homes.

Pysher was about to begin his senior year at Saint Elizabeth University in New Jersey, where he planned to play baseball. His goal was to become a high school history teacher and coach after graduation.

His father described him as a kindhearted, loving kid who could be a “knucklehead” but enjoyed helping others. Since the shooting, former teammates, coaches and others have been texting his father to share their memories of him.

“One young man in particular texted me and said, ‘I was going through a lot of really difficult things in my life. I was going the wrong way. And your son is the one who helped me put my life on track,’” the father said. “He will be sadly missed in his community.”

Pysher said police have given the family almost no information. On Wednesday, he called asking whether he could retrieve his son’s favorite pair of black shoes to bury him in and was told that could be arranged.

“Then I got a call back saying they have to think about it,” he said. “They don’t know if they can give them to me.” ____

(Credit for Photo: Photo Courtesy of the City of Aliquippa Police Department, Posted on Facebook on August 26th, 2026)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Aliquippa, PA) The Aliquippa Police Department was recently made aware of a Facebook profile that is operating under the name “Milt Cain.” 

This person is not affiliated with, associated with or employed by the Aliquippa Police Department in any capacity.  

The “Milt Cain” profile incorrectly lists the City of Aliquippa Police Department as the person’s place of employment while also using an outdated patch from the Aliquippa Police as the photograph of the profile. 

An Aliquippa Police Detective is now aware of the account and is presently investigating the incident to determine who may be responsible for operating and/or creating it. Aliquippa Police have also received reports that the “Milt Cain” account has been used to harass people on their posts and is being used to send private messages that are harassing to people. 

This incident is now being reviewed and is being taken seriously. 

If you have any information about the “Milt Cain” account or have been contacted or harassed by it, or have any other concerns related to it, call the Aliquippa Police Department at 724-378-8000. 

(Credit for Photo: Courtesy of KDKA-TV CBS Pittsburgh, Posted on Facebook on August 27th, 2026)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) The Pittsburgh International Airport will be having an auction to sell items to travelers, and the items were all left behind by passengers at the airport.

The items include bracelets, jewelry, watches, laptops, strollers, sunglasses and a few pieces of luggage.

Almost twenty vehicles will also be available for sale. 

According to officials, the auction usually draws some 2,000 to 3,000 registered bidders. 

The website to get more information about this auction can be found at the link below.

Click here: Pittsburgh International Airport’s Annual Auction 

(File Photo of the Beaver County Courthouse)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Beaver, PA) Several topics were discussed at this morning’s Beaver County Commissioners’ work session at the County Courthouse.

One of them was regarding one of the resolutions scheduled for tomorrow that were mentioned by County Solicitor Garen Fedeles about a new bike park at Brady’s Run Park.

Commissioner Jack Manning and County Recreation and Tourism Director Tony Caltury have been working on this project.

Commissioner Manning noted during the solicitors’ report of the session that he and Caltury have been working on “for a couple of years” and it will be located in the back of the park, “underneath the overpass at 376 (Interstate 376) next to the dog park.” He thinks it will get people to come into Beaver County and Brady’s Run Park and he stated that this project for the new bike park is an investment into parks and recreation.

Fedeles also went through some of the other resolutions that are scheduled for tomorrow, which include work for the County Courthouse’s backup generators and backup power and exonerations for various properties in Ambridge which that borough is using for exercise equipment or to update the area where the 911 center is.

Other resolutions Fedeles mentioned for tomorrow are for things like Brighton Township’s officers to participate in an emergency services unit team from an agreement of the county, agreements for necessary items to assist in the winter season like road salt and other deicing materials, replacement of heat pumps at the County Jail and landscape work at the county 911 center.

Fedeles also mentioned that “nothing is really changing” in terms of mail ballots to go out normally for the upcoming election in Pennsylvania, even after the Supreme Court opened a path Monday for possible implementation of President Donald Trump’s executive order that restricts mail-in voting.

Caltury also mentioned during the department head report of the session that the Brady’s Run Ice Arena opened back up yesterday. The times for the arena will be on Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. “for the next couple of weeks,” and then after Labor Day, the ice arena will open seven days a week.

This is to make sure the the ice is good during a trial period.

Caltury also noted that there will be a slight closure this Sunday from 6 a.m. until about 8:30 a.m. on Brady’s Run Road because of an NCAA Division I girls triathlon at Brady’s Run Park.

60 to 70 women will compete and these colleges are among those that will be represented in this race: Arizona, Delaware, Duquesne, La Salle, Northern Kentucky, and the Naval Academy.

(File Photo: Source for Photo: FILE – Tim Curry attends the Museum of the Moving Image salute to Alec Baldwin in New York on Feb. 28, 2011. (AP Photo/Peter Kramer, File)

(LOS ANGELES, CA- AP) Tim Curry, a character actor who created a gallery of delicious, very loony villains for stage and screen, including Dr. Frank-N-Furter in “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” and the smug concierge in “Home Alone 2: Lost in New York,” has died. He was 80.

Curry, who suffered a stroke in 2012 that put him in a wheelchair, died Tuesday night at his home in Los Angeles, according to his longtime manager and friend Marcia Hurwitz. No cause was disclosed.

Known for his arch humor, a putty-like face and gift with voices, Curry earned three Tony nominations — for “Spamalot,” “My Favorite Year” and “Amadeus” — and an Emmy nod in 1994.

“I like playing the more curious corners of the human mind and human behavior, partly because they’re a tad more interesting,” Curry told The Associated Press in 1993.

Curry burst onto the scene as the Transylvanian Frank-N-Furter in the sci-fi, cross-dressing rock musical “The Rocky Horror Picture Show,” which premiered in 1973 at the Royal Court Theatre in London. He went with it to Broadway and then starred in the 1975 cult-classic movie alongside Barry Bostwick, Meat Loaf and Susan Sarandon.