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Noah Haswell, Beaver County radio News

(Monaca, PA) United States Army veteran and Dancing with the Stars alum Noah Galloway will speak at Penn State Beaver in Monaca on Wednesday, March 18th at 7 p.m. at the Penn State Beaver auditorium. The free event will feature Galloway talking about leadership, personal accountability and resilience. Galloway became a double amputee in 2005 after an IED attack during Operation Iraqi Freedom, and he lost his left leg above the knee and his left arm above the elbow. He focused on fitness becoming the first veteran and amputee to be featured on the cover of Men’s Health magazine following his injuries. He was a finalist on Season 20 of the ABC show Dancing with the Stars and won the debut season of FOX’s American Grit. Galloway also established the No Excuses Charitable Fund, which raises money and awareness for organizations that support causes that are important to him. This event is made possible by the Greenberger Family Memorial Lecture Fund that was established in 1997 in memory of Paul Greenberger, who was a student at Penn State Shenango. The purpose of the fund is to support lectures by outstanding individuals in all fields to present information at the Penn State Shenango campus. The family of Greenberger is pleased that the Fund can support Galloway’s visits to both the Penn State Shenango and Penn State Beaver campuses.

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) The Parkway East is among the “angriest” commutes in Pennsylvania, according to a new survey. A poll by Munley Law found that Interstate 376, also known as the Parkway East, is the third-angriest commute in the state, only behind Interstates 95 and 76 in Philadelphia. Munley Law stated that participants were “asked to identify the commute in their state that makes them feel angriest behind the wheel due to congestion, bottlenecks, aggressive driving, or unpredictable delays.” The survey pointed out that some of the Parkway East’s commute troubles stem from the Squirrel Hill Tunnel. None of the commutes in Pennsylvania made this Top 10 list from Munley Law. The Baltimore-Washington Parkway in Maryland was number 1 on this list, followed by United States 101 and Interstate 5 in Los Angeles. 

(File Photo: Source for Photo: FILE – This April 2, 2021, file photo shows bridges spanning the Allegheny River in downtown Pittsburgh. Republicans in Congress are making the politically brazen bet that it’s more advantageous to oppose President Joe Biden’s ambitious rebuild America agenda than to lend support for the costly $2.3 trillion undertaking for roads, bridges and other infrastructure investments. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) A multimillion-dollar investment from the state of Pennsylvania is coming to Pittsburgh to revitalize its Downtown area. This new investment is designed to keep the long-term status of that area in mind and revitalize it to where it was before the COVID-19 pandemic. $3.32 million will come through Pennsylvania’s Neighborhood Assistance Program, and this money will be spread over the next six years to help the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership with revitalization efforts. 

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Coraopolis, PA) According to a release in Coraopolis from the Pennsylvania State Police (PSP), they rolled out a presentation yesterday to educate families about emerging technology, the risks of online gaming, and the critical precautions to take to ensure their children can enjoy the internet safely as part of the Shapiro Administration’s ongoing commitment to protect Pennsylvanians from predatory artificial intelligence (AI) practices. The comprehensive program from the PSP, which was unveiled at the Allegheny County Emergency Services Facility, explored a variety of popular online games and experiences, and this included the gaming platform Roblox. Participants learned about the potential risks for youth users and the parental controls that are available to help manage their children’s online activities safely. The online safety presentation also included the latest tools using AI, detailing how malicious actors exploit people through content that is AI-generated like deepfake voices and images. Attendees were also educated on the warning signs to watch out for and how to teach children to use their online technology responsibly.

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) U.S. Attorney Troy Rivetti announced yesterday that a citizen of the Dominican Republic who entered the United States illegally has been sentenced in federal court to eight years of imprisonment, to be followed by four years of federal supervised release. Forty-six-year-old Santos Castro-Mota was sentenced and according to information presented to the Court, a joint investigation by federal, state, and local law enforcement operating under the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) program in Beaver County determined that Aliquippa drug trafficker Kijana Lowe frequently communicated with Castro-Mota while Castro-Mota was serving a five-to-ten year sentence at State Correctional Institution Phoenix in Collegeville, Pennsylvania on a drug trafficking conviction. After the completion of his sentence, Castro-Mota will be deported from the United States. Recordings of calls between Lowe and Castro-Mota revealed that Lowe would order kilogram
quantities of cocaine from Castro-Mota, with the defendants referring to a kilogram of cocaine as a “white car.” After Castro-Mota negotiated the sale with Lowe, Castro-Mota would then direct a co-defendant, who Castro-Mota referred to as “the mechanic,” to deliver the controlled substances to Lowe. The investigation established that Lowe would then supply the drugs to another co-defendant, Anthony Tusweet Smith Jr., who would subsequently sell them to end users. In November of 2021, investigators learned that an in-person delivery of kilogram quantities of cocaine was planned to Lowe in the Western District of Pennsylvania, and, during a surveillance
operation, observed Lowe accept a suitcase outside of a motel in Coraopolis. Law enforcement detained the individuals that were involved and executed search warrants on the suitcase, a motel room, and the vehicle of Lowe. The suitcase contained nearly 10 kilograms of cocaine, while the vehicle of Lowe contained over $280,000 that was to be used to purchase the seized cocaine. In conjunction with the
interdiction, law enforcement obtained search warrants for cell phones found in the possession of Lowe and a co-defendant (“the mechanic”), with digital extractions from these devices revealing numerous communications and photographs between the conspirators regarding their drug trafficking activity, in addition to Castro-Mota’s involvement in the conspiracy.

(File Photo: Source for Photo: Law enforcement respond to a call at Temple Israel synagogue, Thursday, March 12, 2026 in West Bloomfield Township, Mich. (AP Photo/Corey Williams)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) The Pittsburgh Bureau of Police stated that it is increasing its presence outside all of the city’s Jewish institutions after yesterday’s attack on a synagogue in the Detroit area. The attack occurred at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield, Michigan. The Pittsburgh Bureau of Police posted on Facebook yesterday that the increased presence will continue until “further notice.” 

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Beaver County, PA) The Cornerstone of Beaver County will host its 10th Anniversary Celebration of Hope on Saturday, April 18th from 6-9 p.m. at The Fez in Hopewell. This milestone event, which is presented by Luminary Sponsor, Housing Opportunities, commemorates ten years of the Cornerstone of Beaver County’s service, community partnership, and life-changing impact through their work to provide emergency shelter, housing and utility assistance, basic needs, and resources for individuals and families who are unhoused or experiencing housing-related crisis. According to a release yesterday from the Cornerstone of Beaver County in Beaver Falls, here is some more information about this event:

• TCBC invites the community to join in the Celebration of Hope and enjoy an inspiring evening featuring:
• Dinner and TCBC 10-year impact presentation with special guest speakers including Beaver County Commissioners Tony Amadio and Jack Manning, PA State Representatives Josh Kail and Roman Kozak, and others to be announced
• Outstanding Volunteer Award
  
• Motown Tribute Concert Featuring Chantal Joseph & Friends – Voted Best R&B Performer by Pittsburgh City Paper, Chantal Joseph and her band will perform classic Motown hits that will have guests singing along and heading to the dance floor.
• Basket Raffle and 50/50 Drawing
  
• Cash bar
• Registration is $75 per person and all proceeds benefit TCBC’s work to prevent and end homelessness in Beaver County.
• Event details and registration are available at CornerstoneBeaver.org. Registration closes April 6th. Seating is limited. Early registration is encouraged.