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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Aliquippa, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in Beaver report that thirty-two-year-old Jasper Clancy of Aliquippa was arrested on Friday for driving under the influence of alcohol in Aliquippa. Clancy was stopped by Pennsylvania State Police during a traffic stop on the 800 block of Franklin Avenue. Clancy was arrested for driving under the influence during the stop and his charges are pending.
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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Allegheny County, PA) The Allegheny County Health Department has recently confirmed its first human case of West Nile virus in 2025. The person that tested positive for the West Nile Virus lives in Plum Borough and is presently recovering at home and started experiencing symptoms in the middle of July of 2025, including anorexia, fever, diarrhea and malaise. Starting on Thursday, the Allegheny County Health Department will initiate more investigation and surveillance in the area of Allegheny County. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 70% to 80% of people infected with West Nile virus do not develop symptoms. Around 20% of infected people with West Nile virus will get a fever developed along with other systems such as body aches, diarrhea, headache, joint pains, rash or vomiting. Even though most people with West Nile virus symptoms can make a recovery from the virus on their own, lower than one percent of those people will develop symptoms of neurologic illness that are severe caused by inflammation of the spinal cord or the brain. To protect themselves from mosquitoes, the Allegheny County Health Department is giving advice to residents by getting rid of standing water around the property, ensuring that there are screens on their doors and windows, and putting insect repellent on their skin that is exposed. It is recommended that insect repellent should be used when mosquitoes are most active, which is during dawn and dusk.
George Charles “Chuck” Neely, Jr. of Aliquippa, passed away peacefully on August 14, 2025. He was the son of George C. Neely Sr. and Helen Levy Neely.
George was a 1970 graduate of Hopewell High School, he also attended Findlay College, Ohio University and Robert Morris University.
Goerge spent a majority of his life in California working in the film industry as a very accomplished sound effects editor. During that time, he received many awards. A highlight for him was an Oscar for his work with Steven Spielberg on the film E.T. He also worked on both Back to the Future films. He also has credits on approximately 25 other films and TV shows.
He is survived by his sister, Ruth, his niece, Janice, his nephew, Steve, a great-nephew and niece and several cousins. A very dear friend Carol was a great help to him as his health declined.
In accordance with George’s wishes, no service or viewing will be held.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Simpson Funeral & Cremation Services, 1119 Washington Avenue, Monaca.
(File Photo: Caption for Photo: PennDOT, PSP, PTC, Construction Industry Highlight National Work Zone Awareness Week)
Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Pittsburgh, PA) PennDOT District 11 announced that tonight, weather permitting, a lane restriction on Route 885 on Irvine Street and Second Avenue in the City of Pittsburgh will occur. From 8 p.m. tomorrow to 4 A.M. on Wednesday morning, a single-lane restriction will occur as needed under the railroad bridge at the intersection of Second Avenue, Irvine Street, and Greenfield Avenue. Ground water monitoring equipment will be removed by crews from DLZ American Drilling on Route 885 on Irvine Street and Second Avenue in the City of Pittsburgh.
(File Photo: Caption for Photo: PennDOT, PSP, PTC, Construction Industry Highlight National Work Zone Awareness Week)
Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Allegehny County, PA) PennDOT District 11 announced that single-lane restrictions have been extended on Interstate 79 and Interstate 376 Parkway West in Robinson and Kennedy Townships of Allegheny County. From 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. each weeknight through late September, installation of both rumble strip and raised pavement marker along with updates for pavement marking will be conducted in the Robinson and Kennedy Township interstates. According to a release from PennDOT Distirict 11, the schedule for this work and additional work can be found below:
From 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays through late Spetember, shoulder restrictions will also continue as conduit repair work and conduct highway lighting will be conducted by crews at the folowing locations, according to that same release from PennDOT District 11,
(Photo Provided with Release Courtesy of AAA East Central)
Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Pittsburgh, PA) Gas prices are stable in Western Pennsylvania this week at about $3.37 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report. The prices for crude oil are remaining stable currently, but no indication shows that drastic moves will be made in terms of gas prices even with a hurricane season at peak presently. Something to keep in mind will be how storms affect distribution and production of gas in Western Pennsylvania and beyond. The report states that at this time a year ago, the average price for a gallon of gas in Western Pennsylvania was around $3.74. The report also notes that the average price that you can expect for a gallon of unleaded gas here in Beaver County is about $3.42. According to a release from AAA East Central and AAA East Central’s gas price report, here are the average prices of unleaded gas self-serve gasoline this week in various Pennsylvania areas:
$3.360 Altoona
$3.417 Beaver
$3.581 Bradford
$3.022 Brookville
$3.387 Butler
$3.081 Clarion
$3.330 DuBois
$3.355 Erie
$3.382 Greensburg
$3.354 Indiana
$3.356 Jeannette
$3.464 Kittanning
$3.250 Latrobe
$3.381 Meadville
$3.516 Mercer
$3.347 New Castle
$3.370 New Kensington
$3.348 Oil City
$3.382 Pittsburgh
$3.381 Sharon
$3.372 Uniontown
$3.593 Warren
$3.365 Washington
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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(East Rochester, PA) According to East Rochester Mayor Bob Knox, Huapangueros Mexican Restaurant, LLC opened in late July of 2025 at 810 Ohio River Boulevard in East Rochester. The location of this new restaurant is the exact location where the former 1942 Tacos and Tequila restaurant in East Rochester used to perform business in. That former restaurant got raided by ICE agents on April 23rd, 2025 and resulted in eight people getting taken into custody. Knox also confirmed Huapangueros Mexican Restaurant LLC ordered a new sign for where the property is located and plans to replace the one of 1942 Tacos and Tequila soon. Dated on June 26th, 2025, according to a public notice that got posted on a back window of the restaurant, the owners of Huapangueros Mexican Restaurant LLC have applied to serve alcohol thanks to the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board through the existing liquor license getting transferred from 1942 Tacos and Tequila. According to the Pennsylvania Liquor Control’s website, that liquor license application was still pending as of Thursday, August 14th, 2025.
Mary Emma Horgan, 78, of Beaver Falls, passed away at home surrounded by her family on August 14th, 2025. She was born in Beaver Falls on May 6th, 1947, a daughter of the late Clarence and Hughannie J. (Gehring) Young. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Andrew J. Horgan, her brothers, Junior, Ronald, Thomas Young and Melvin Parsons; as well as her sisters, Betty Jean Udell, Veda Senior and Susan Hickman, two grandchildren, Burton W. Claypool and Andrew B. Harris and a great granddaughter, Amilya J. Young. She is survived by a son, John (Linda) McKenzie, Sr., her daughters: Lisa DeBaker, Kellie (Russell) Claypool, Dana (Larry) Norman, Krista (Fred) Brandenburg; as well as her brothers: Robert Young, Louis “Butch” Young and Maryann Dreyer, John (Dianna) Young, David (Sandy) Parsons, Jay (Karen) Parsons; her sister, Ardell (Bill) Watson, her grandchildren: John, Britni, Cody, Jesse, Kory McKenzie, Brandon (Erin) Young, Shyanne (Jason) Adams, Eli DeBaker, Robert Harris, Mary Claypool, William(Leeanna) Norman, Ian and Lake Brandenburg; along with her great grandchildren: Remington McKenzie, Ryden and Renson Soppick, Isabelle Young, Finn Adams, Bryson and Brooke Harris, Hope Davis, Robert, Shawna, and Sophie Claypool, Ethan Herschbach, Koda Riffle, Raylan Norman and two more coming in 2026, a host of nieces and nephews, her special nieces, Shenandoah Hoskinson and Penny Clawson and her longtime friends, Gerri Brown and Gloria Parsons.
Mary attended Beaver Falls High School and was known for her warmth, devotion to family, and her quiet joy in life’s simple pleasures. She retired from Armstrong World Industries, which was where she worked as an inspector for more than 30 years. She was a proud member of the New Brighton Croatian Club and Eagles, where she cherished the friendships and camaraderie shared there. She had a love for bingo and the familiar faces it brought together, often finding joy in the games and the stories exchanged. Her true happiness, however, was found at home and around the table. Family dinners were sacred to Mary: especially during the holidays and on Thursday nights, which became a tradition of laughter, conversation, and love.
Friends will be received on Thursday, August 21st from 2 -4 P.M. and 6-8 P.M. in the J&J Spratt Funeral Home, 1612 Third Avenue, New Brighton, who was in charge of her arrangements, and where an additional viewing will be held on Friday, August 22nd from 10 a.m. until the time of her Celebration of Life service at 11 a.m. Chaplain Thomas Whipple will officiate.
A luncheon of fellowship at the New Brighton Croatian Club, 820 3rd Avenue, New Brighton, will follow.
(File Photo: Source for Photo: FILE – Stacy Garrity, the Republican state treasurer of Pennsylvania, poses for photos at a campaign event at the Beerded Goat Brewing Co., Thursday, April 25, 2024, in Harrisburg, Pa. (AP Photo/Marc Levy,File)
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Stacy Garrity, Pennsylvania’s two-term elected state treasurer, said Monday that she will seek the Republican nomination to challenge Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro ’s reelection bid, setting up what could be a contest between a low-profile officeholder and a potential White House contender in 2028.
Garrity said in a statement that she “will bring jobs back, strengthen our economy and make Pennsylvania more affordable for families in every corner of the state.”
Some top Pennsylvania Republicans support Garrity in the 2026 race for governor and hope she’ll see a clear primary field, although those hopes have been buffeted in recent weeks by 2022’s losing gubernatorial candidate, Doug Mastriano, suggesting that he’ll run again.
Garrity has hinted at a run for months and stepped up her criticism of Shapiro. In campaign fundraising appeals, she accused Shapiro of being soft on law and order and hostile to her “pro-worker, pro-energy, pro-America agenda.”
In a video released Monday, she called herself a “strong ally” of President Donald Trump, highlighted her military service and vowed to “fix the problems Josh Shapiro has created.” That, she said, includes Pennsylvania’s relatively high tax burden and rising grocery prices.
Shapiro has returned fire, blasting her for supporting Trump’s big tax break and spending cut package. He has suggested that she supported it because she is “desperate” to get Trump’s approval and said it would hurt rural hospitals and people who rely on Medicaid, drive up the cost of energy and blow up the federal deficit.
In her video, Garrity defended the bill as “requiring able-bodied recipients to work for their benefits and ending benefits for those here illegally.” Trump has not made an endorsement in the race.
Asked about Garrity on Friday, Shapiro said he’s going to keep creating jobs, funding schools, keeping police officers on the beat and bringing Republicans and Democrats together, while Republicans “can focus on their political games all they want.”
Garrity’s task of challenging Shapiro is, by any measure, a tall one. Garrity is relatively untested and spent less than $3 million in her two campaigns for treasurer in 2020 and 2024.
Shapiro, 52, has won three statewide races, carries a reputation as a disciplined messenger and powerhouse fundraiser who spent more than $70 million alone in his sole campaign for governor, smashing Pennsylvania’s campaign finance record.
He’s grown into a national figure after he made Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris’ shortlist for vice presidential running mates last year and is viewed as a potential White House contender for the party in 2028.
For Republicans, there is more on the line than knocking off Shapiro. They also want a credible candidate at the top of their ticket as they try to bring out enough voters to defend their congressional seats and their majority in the U.S. House.
Shapiro is a former state House member, county commissioner and attorney general who has a base of support in his home in Philadelphia’s heavily populated suburbs.
Garrity, 61, is from rural northern Pennsylvania and came to politics late in life.
A trained accountant, Garrity was a longtime executive for a powdered metals supplier in northern Pennsylvania. She was also an Army reservist who retired as a colonel and served in Iraq, where she ran the detention center at Camp Bucca as part of the 800th Military Police Brigade.
Since her 2020 upset victory of the incumbent Democratic treasurer, Garrity has been an avid campaigner, speaking at numerous Trump rallies. In 2022, she was perhaps the GOP’s most visible surrogate for Mastriano.
Shapiro won his 2022 contest by almost 15 percentage points, an election cycle Republicans would rather forget.
By all accounts, Shapiro and Garrity have had a professional working relationship and avoided partisan squabbling over official matters. Shapiro even gave Garrity a warm and personal introduction in January before she was sworn in to her second term as treasurer.
During her time as treasurer, Pennsylvania has run up big surpluses, buoyed by federal COVID-19 aid and inflation-juiced tax collections.
That temporarily took pressure off state finances. However, Pennsylvania is reverting to its status as a perennial deficit state, and Garrity has warned that Shapiro’s continued stewardship will force tax increases onto residents.
As treasurer, Garrity kept several top Democratic staffers on board, expanded the ways in which the department can return unclaimed property and increased the department’s investments in Israel bonds.
(File Photo: Source for Photo: This image taken from video provided by the New York Police Department shows mayor Eric Adams speaking during a news conference in New York, Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025. (NYPD via AP)
NEW YORK (AP) — A club shooting in the New York City borough of Brooklyn early Sunday left three people dead and nine others wounded in a year of record low gun violence in the city.
Investigators believe up to four shooters opened fire at Taste of the City Lounge in Crown Heights after a dispute just before 3:30 a.m. The violence appeared to be gang-related, Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch told reporters.
There were no immediate arrests. At a news briefing, Tisch called the killings “a tragic, senseless act of violence.”
The crime is the second mass shooting within weeks in New York City during a year that has otherwise seen declining gun violence. On July 29, a man stalked through a Manhattan office tower with a rifle, wounding one person and killing four others. A New York City police officer was among those who died.
Mayor Eric Adams said both shootings reinforce “why we do this work of going after guns off our streets.”
“This is the second within weeks, and we don’t want this to turn into a normal course of doing business of violence in our city,” he said.
Those wounded Sunday were being treated at hospitals for non-life-threatening injuries, Tisch said. The ages of the victims range from 19 to 61. A 19-year-old man died at the scene and two other men — ages 35 and 27 — died after being transported to a hospital.
Investigators found at least 42 shell casings from 9 mm and .45-caliber weapons and a firearm in a nearby street.
Adams said crisis management teams had been mobilized to provide trauma services and facilitate mediation efforts with the victims’ friends and families to try to stop any retaliation. He asked members of the public who might have information about the shooting to help investigators by calling NYPD’s crime stoppers line, 800-577-TIPS.
“If you were inside the club, if you heard individuals talking about this shooting, if you witnessed someone fleeing the location, every piece of information will allow us to put the puzzle together,” Adams said.
Tisch said the city has reported the lowest number of shootings and shooting victims on record during the first seven months of 2025.
“Something like this is, of course, thank God, an anomaly and it’s a terrible thing that happened this morning, but we’re going to investigate and get to the bottom of what went down,” she said.