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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Beaver County, PA) The Beaver Valley Regional Police Department, along with numerous assisting agencies, were searching for a fourteen-year-old male juvenile. His picture can be found below and he has now been found safe. According to police, he left his home in an Uber at 1 a.m. on Friday and his health “put him at risk.” He was last seen on foot at approximately 1:50 a.m. on Friday morning in the area of 1st Street and 4th Avenue in Freedom Borough before he went missing.

Pittsburgh Pirates broadcaster Bob Walk shared his thoughts on the team’s Spring Training efforts when interviewed this morning on the Beaver County Radio Morning Show.

Walk spoke about rookie phenom Konner Griffin, the battle for the fifth spot in the Pirates starting pitching rotation, and discussed Paul Skenes pitching tonight against Mexico in the World Baseball Classic.

Here is the full interview with Bob Walk:

Walk will be back on air with WBVP-WMBA’s Scott Tady at 7:40 a.m. Wednesday and Friday.

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Noah haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) PennDOT District 11 announced that an overnight shoulder restriction on eastbound (inbound) I-376 (Parkway West) in the City of Pittsburgh will occur tonight, weather permitting. From 10 P.M. tonight to 2 A.M. tomorrow morning, a shoulder restriction will occur on eastbound I-376 between the West End (Exit 69C) interchange and the Fort Pitt Tunnel as crews from the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy will conduct landscaping operations.

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Noah haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Lawrence County, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in New Castle reported via release yesterday that an unidentified thirty-three-year-old man from New Castle was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol in Lawrence County early that morning. At 3:49 a.m., the arrestee was highly intoxicated on 3208 US Highway 422 in Slippery Rock Township and the smell of alcoholic beverage was emitting from his breath and person. He was subsequently taken into custody for a legal blood draw and was arrested for DUI. Charges against the arrestee are pending. 

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Neville Township, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in Pittsburgh reported via release on Saturday that eighteen-year-old Addison Musta of Coraopolis was not charged after causing a single-vehicle crash in Neville Township on the early morning of February 25th, 2026. At 2:41 a.m., Musta was trying to negotiate a right curve on the I-79 South off-ramp and exited the roadway before eventually hitting a concrete barrier. According to police, no injuries were reported or observed by Musta and she refused transportation even if a minor injury to her was suspected. 

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Scott Township, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in Pittsburgh reported via release on Saturday that thirty-two-year-old Bryan Leipold of Pittsburgh was taken into custody at the scene of a three-vehicle crash that occurred in Scott Township on Tuesday evening for suspicion of DUI. At 8:33 p.m., Leipold was driving the wrong way on the I-376 East off-ramp (Exit 65) to Carnegie when he hit the vehicle of thirty-nine-year-old Desh Bandhu Gupta of Pittsburgh. The vehicle of Gupta then hit the vehicle of thirty-six-year-old Edward Knotek of Coraopolis. There were no injuries. 

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Harrisburg, PA) Governor Josh Shapiro ordered today in accordance with the United States Flag Code that United States and Commonwealth flags on all Commonwealth facilities, public buildings, and grounds across the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to fly at half-staff to honor Corporal Timothy J. O’Connor Jr., of the Pennsylvania State Police, who was killed in the line of duty in Chester County. O’Connor was shot and killed yesterday by an “erratic” driver in West Caln Township. The flags need to be lowered to half-staff immediately and will remain lowered until the date of interment for O’Connor, which has not yet been announced, and all Pennsylvanians are invited to participate in this tribute to honor him.

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) The American Red Cross urges donors in Pennsylvania and beyond to help the national blood supply recover following a severe shortage and empower their health by making an appointment to give blood or platelets this March. Donors of all blood types remain critical to keeping this momentum up and the blood supply steady headed into spring. Those who donate blood, platelets or plasma from March 1-31st, 2026, will receive a $15 Amazon Gift Card by email. The Red Cross will also perform A1C testing on successful blood, platelet and plasma donations made on those dates with one result in 2026.  Details about those opportunities can be found at RedCrossBlood.org/March by clicking here. According to a release today from the American Red Cross of Greater Pennsylvania, here is some more information about giving blood and volunteering with the American Red Cross:

• Help is needed right now ─ and a simple act of donating blood or platelets can be the lifesaving gift people are counting on. Book a time to give blood or platelets now by visiting RedCrossBlood.org, calling 1-800-RED CROSS or by using the Red Cross Blood Donor App.
• How to donate blood
• Simply download the American Red Cross Blood Donor App, visit RedCrossBlood.org, call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or enable the Blood Donor Skill on any Alexa Echo device to make an appointment or for more information. All blood types are needed to ensure a reliable supply for patients. A blood donor card or driver’s license or two other forms of identification are required at check-in. Individuals who are 17 years of age in most states (16 with parental consent where allowed by state law), weigh at least 110 pounds and are in generally good health may be eligible to donate blood. High school students and other donors 18 years of age and younger also have to meet certain height and weight requirements.
• Blood and platelet donors can save time at their next donation by using RapidPass® to complete their pre-donation reading and health history questionnaire online, on the day of their donation, before arriving at the blood drive. To get started, follow the instructions at RedCrossBlood.org/RapidPass or use the Blood Donor App.
• Amplify your impact − volunteer! 
• Another way to support the lifesaving mission of the Red Cross is to become a volunteer blood donor ambassador at Red Cross blood drives. Blood donor ambassadors help greet, check in and thank blood donors to ensure they have a positive donation experience.
• Volunteers can also serve as transportation specialists, playing a vital role in ensuring lifesaving blood products are delivered to nearby hospitals. For more information and to apply for either position, contact Volunteer Services at 1-800-422-7677 or visit redcross.org/volunteertoday.

(File Photo: Source for Photo: Mojtaba, son of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, center, attends the annual Quads, or Jerusalem Day rally in Tehran, Iran, on May 31st, 2019. (AP Photo/Vahid Selemi, File)

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Mojtaba Khamenei, a son of Iran’s late supreme leader, has been named as the Islamic Republic’s next ruler, authorities announced Monday, as Tehran widened its attacks across the Mideast to strike oil and water facilities crucial to its desert sheikdoms.

With Iran’s theocracy under assault by the U.S. and Israel for more than a week, the country’s Assembly of Experts chose as the next supreme leader a secretive, 56-year-old cleric who maintains close ties to the country’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard. The Guard has been firing missiles and drones at Israel and Gulf Arab states since the younger Khamenei’s father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed Feb. 28 during the war’s opening salvo.

The war has shaken global energy markets, pushing oil prices above $100 a barrel and leading to tighter supplies of natural gas after Qatar turned off its production.

The younger Khamenei, who had not been seen or heard from publicly since the war started, had long been considered a contender for the post. That was even before the Israeli strike killed his father, and despite never being elected or appointed to a government position.

There appeared to be some dissension over his selection. Political figures within Iran criticized the idea of handing over the supreme leader’s title based on heredity and thereby creating a clerical version of the rule of the shah, who was toppled during the 1979 Islamic Revolution. But top clerics in the Assembly of Experts likely wanted Khamenei to prosecute the war.

Khamenei, who is believed to hold views that are even more hard-line than his late father, now will be in charge of Iran’s armed forces and any decision regarding Tehran’s nuclear program.

While the country’s key nuclear sites are in tatters after the United States bombed them during the 12-day Israel-Iran war in June, there’s still highly enriched uranium in Iran that’s a technical step away from weapons-grade levels. Khamenei could choose to do what his father never did — pursue the bomb.

Israel has already described him as a potential target, while U.S. President Donald Trump criticized the idea of Khamenei taking power.

“Khamenei’s son is unacceptable to me,” Trump has said. “We want someone that will bring harmony and peace to Iran.”

The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Trump told ABC News on Sunday he wants a say in who comes to power once the war is over; a new leader “is not going to last long” without his approval.

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard issued a statement expressing support, as did the Iran-backed Lebanese militant group Hezbollah.

Top Iranian security official Ali Larijani, speaking to Iranian state television, praised the Assembly of Experts for “courageously” convening even as airstrikes continued in Tehran. He said the younger Khamenei had been trained by his father and “can handle this situation.”

Regional anger grows and oil rises above $100 a barrel

Oil depots in Tehran smoldered following overnight Israeli strikes.

In a sign of rising regional anger, the Arab League chief lashed out at Iran for its “reckless policy” of attacking neighbors, including ones that host U.S. forces.

The U.S. military said a service member died of injuries from an Iranian attack on troops in Saudi Arabia on March 1. Seven U.S. soldiers have now been killed.

Saudi Arabia’s Defense Ministry said Monday it intercepted a drone attacking the country’s massive Shaybah oil field. The kingdom followed the alleged drone attack with sharper warnings to Iran that it would be the “biggest loser” if it continued to attack Arab states.

It dismissed comments by Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Saturday that Iran had halted its attacks on Gulf Arab states.

“The kingdom affirms that the Iranian side has not implemented this statement in practice, neither during the Iranian president’s speech nor afterward,” Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement. “Iran has continued its aggression based on flimsy pretexts devoid of any factual basis.”

It added the Iranian attacks mean “further escalation which will have grave impact on the relations, currently and in the future.”

Two U.S. officials say the State Department will order nonessential personnel and families of all staff to leave Saudi Arabia as Iran escalates its attacks. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity pending a formal announcement. Eight other U.S. diplomatic missions have ordered all but key staff to leave: Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and the consulate in Karachi, Pakistan.

The war has killed at least 1,230 people in Iran, at least 397 in Lebanon and at least 11 in Israel, according to officials. Israel reported its first soldier deaths Sunday, saying two were killed in southern Lebanon, where its military is fighting Hezbollah.

Desalination and oil facilities attacked

Bahrain accused Iran of indiscriminately attacking civilian targets and damaging one of its desalination plants, though its electricity and water authority said supplies remained online.

Desalination plants supply water to millions of residents in the region and thousands of stranded travelers, raising new fears of catastrophic risks in parched desert nations.

The strike came after Iran claimed a U.S. airstrike damaged a desalination plant there. Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said the strike on Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz had cut into the water supply to 30 villages.

He warned that in doing so “the U.S. set this precedent, not Iran.”

In response, U.S. Central Command spokesperson Navy Capt. Tim Hawkins said that “U.S. forces do not target civilians – period.”

The Iranian Red Crescent Society warned Tehran residents to take precautions against toxic air pollution and the risk of acid rain from the oil depot attack. It also said about 10,000 civilian structures across the country had been damaged, including homes, schools and almost three dozen health facilities.

Lebanon says a half-million people displaced

Lebanon said over a half-million people have been displaced in the week of fighting between Israel and Hezbollah.

The actual number is likely higher. Lebanon’s count of 517,000 refers to those who registered on the government’s online portal. Israel over the past week has called on residents in dozens of villages across southern Lebanon and the entirety of Beirut’s southern suburbs to evacuate.

In Beirut, sheltering families crammed into schools, slept in cars or in open areas near the Mediterranean Sea, where some burned firewood to keep warm.

Israel’s renewed offensive began last week after Hezbollah launched rockets toward northern Israel during the Iran war’s opening days.