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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Wilkinsburg, PA) Allegheny County police are involved in an investigation into a shooting that occurred in Wilkinsburg. The incident happened late on Wednesday night on the 1800 block of Clark Street with police remaining on scene for hours. A man was taken to the hospital, where he is listed in critical condition. A suspect has since been taken into custody in relation to the incident and authorities have not released the identity of that person. 

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Harrisburg, PA) The Pennsylvania Game Commission is now looking at easing some of the restrictions for deer hunters in the areas where Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) has been found and there will also be improvements for those applying for an elk license. That commission is meeting today at 1 p.m. and tomorrow at 8:30 a.m. for its quarterly meeting in Harrisburg to discuss a variety of topics, which includes deer and elk regulations. Chronic Wasting Disease is a neurological disease that is fatal to deer and can be transmitted to other deer through liquids, such as saliva and feces. The Pennsylvania Game Commission is also looking at both offering an early October firearms season segment for elk and a new process for applying for an elk license that will benefit those who live in Pennsylvania. 

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Harrisburg, PA) A pay increase of 3.3% that affects scores of state officials also includes Pennsylvania judges at all levels, from the magisterial district judges who handle offenses that are minor which includes traffic citations, to the court of last resorts of Pennsylvania. Justices on the seven-member Pennsylvania Supreme Court will go from earning $261,976 last year to receiving $270,622 this year, while $278,000 is how much the chief justice will be paid. 

(File Photo: Source for Photo: FILE – In this Dec. 2, 2020 file photo, an American Airlines Boeing 737 Max jet plane is parked at a maintenance facility in Tulsa, Okla. Paying passengers were scheduled to board a Boeing 737 Max in Miami on Tuesday, Dec. 29 for the first time since safety regulators allowed the plane to fly again after two deadly crashes. The American Airlines flight is scheduled to land at New York’s LaGuardia Airport with about 100 passengers aboard, according to an airline spokeswoman. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) An American Airlines flight that was headed to Dallas, Texas yesterday morning was diverted back to Pittsburgh shortly after takeoff. One of the passengers on that plane stated that the pilot told the passengers: “This plane’s been in maintenance for the last 10 days. We thought it was okay, but we’re not able to accelerate, so we might have to return back to Pittsburgh.” The plane landed in Pittsburgh before 8:30 a.m. without any issues and it eventually took off again to Dallas just before 11 a.m. and landed there yesterday afternoon with no issues. 

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) An outdoor naloxone vending machine has now been installed along Smithfield Street in Downtown Pittsburgh. The Allegheny County Health Department stated on Wednesday that the machine, which is located outside the Allegheny County Human Services Building, will assist in expanding around-the-clock access to naloxone, a free, life-saving medication. That health department also stated that this machine is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and it is one of several that have been installed throughout Allegheny County through grant money made available by the CDC. 

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) Winter weather has been determined to be a factor in a crash that killed a teenage girl in the Carrick neighborhood of Pittsburgh last year. A seventeen-year-old girl who was a senior at Carrick High School was killed on December 19th, 2025 and she was hit by a vehicle that was sliding along Brownsville Road. The Vision Zero Fatal Crash Response Team will now be implementing a number of safety changes near the intersection of Brownsville Road and Woodford Avenue, and this includes curb extensions along West Woodford Avenue.  

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Harrisburg, PA) A conversation which surrounded rising utility costs and data centers continued in Harrisburg this week with a special meeting that was focused on energy affordability and the possibly drastic impact of data centers. Pennsylvania consumer advocate Darryl Lawrence, who represents customers on utility matters, opened his comments with stating that “data centers must pay their own way.” Lawmakers heard testimony for nearly four hours as they tried to find solutions to the rising costs from data center expansions. 

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) Contract negotiations are now underway between UPMC Magee Women’s Hospital and its nurses for the first time ever. These negotiations between 900 nurses and advanced practitioners and UPMC were being settled both yesterday and Wednesday. The nurses are also launching an online survey where they are asking questions to the public to tell them about their personal experiences at hospitals and the contract proposals will be shaped by that information. 

(Credit for Photo: Photo Courtesy of the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) The Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh is bringing back “Tapescape,” one of its most popular exhibits for a fourth time when the new version of it opens tomorrow. This new edition of “Tapescape” will stay at the museum until May 10th, 2026 and it is a climbing art installation indoors that is made of packing tape. Its artist, Eric Lennartson, took 500 rolls, which totals 15 miles of packing tape to make it.