Rebecca Raye Finch, 71, of Rochester, passed away on August 14th, 2025, at UPMC Montifiore Hospital of Pittsburgh.
She was born in Rochester on November 8th, 1954, a daughter of the late Donald and Beatrice (Persaul) Finch. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her partner, Gary Van Winkle and her sisters, Lorraine Mahany and Jayne Berrisford.
She is survived by her brother, Donald Finch, her sister, Vivian Finch, along with her nieces, nephews and friends.
Rebecca had worked at Diamond Cargo Company for many years and was very artistic. She enjoyed painting and spending time with her cat, Quigley.
In accordance with Rebecca’s wishes, she will be cremated and no services will be held.
The GABAUER-LUTTON FUNERAL HOME & CREMATION SERVICES, INC., 117 Blackhawk Road, Beaver Falls, was honored to care for Rebecca and her family during this time.
(Pittsburgh, PA) PennDOT District 11 announced that tomorrow night through Monday morning, weather permitting,the closure of the 62nd Street Bridge (Route 8) in the southbound direction in Etna Borough and the City of Pittsburgh will occur. From 9 p.m. tomorrow night continuously through 5 a.m. Monday morning, a full closure of the 62nd Street Bridge in the southbound direction will occur to let crews perform concrete repairs, mast arm foundation installation, and overhead sign repair work. Traffic going southbound will be detoured, and according to a release from PennDOT District 11, here are the detour routes as well as more information about this work:
Posted Detour
From southbound Route 8, take the ramp to Kittanning Street in Etna
Turn right onto Kittanning Street
Turn left onto Butler Street
Turn left onto Freeport Street
Turn right onto Bridge Street
Turn right onto the ramp to South 28 toward Pittsburgh
From southbound Route 28, take the left-hand ramp to 40th Street Bridge/Lawrenceville (Exit 3A)
Cross the 40th Street Bridge
Turn left onto Butler Street
Follow Butler Street back to the 62nd Street Bridge
End detour
Northbound traffic will not be affected during the weekend of this work this weekend.
On the weekend of September 5th-8th, 2025 another weekend closure of the 62nd Street Bridge in the direction going southbound is tentatively scheduled. In advance of the work, additional details will be provided. On the weekend of September 12th-15th, 2025 is the schedule for the first closure northbound of the 62nd Street bridge.
(Beaver, PA) Assessment appeals were briefly discussed at the Beaver County Commissioners’ work session this morning in Beaver. During the Department Head Report of the session, Beaver County Commissioner Chairman Dan Camp addressed Beaver County Chief County Assessor Joshua Eckelberger and Eckelberger claimed that there are value appeals totaling 210 and status appeals totaling 107. There are two weeks left for applications of these appeals and meetings that are informal regarding these appeals will begin next Monday. Eckelberger also mentioned policies that are related to both taxable and exemption. In other business, Beaver County Commissioner Jack Manning encouraged everyone to attend the Hookstown Fair that began last night in Hookstown and Manning also got back this morning from Lincoln Park Performing Arts Charter School in Midland welcoming their students back to school for the 2025-2026 school year, which was also the 20th anniversary of the opening of Lincoln Park Performing Arts Charter School.
(Pittsburgh, PA)A part of Route 51 and its outbound lanes near the West End Bridge in Pittsburgh were closed temporarily this morning because of a dump truck that got overturned there because of a crash. The crash appeared to have happened close to the West End bridge and just before the North Shore exit, which was where some PennDOT cameras were at the time of the crash. According to PennDOT officials on their website, 511, as of 1 p.m. today, all lanes have now reopened to traffic. Officials from Pittsburgh Public safety also confirm that the unidentified male driver of the dump truck that overturned from this crash was able to self-extricate himself from the truck and did not get injured.
Commanding a PPG Paints Arena stage, as co-vocalist for Linkin Park, Armstrong’s powerful singing proved the alt-rock band wisely embraced the instincts to reunite under that same band name, and deliver its earnest brand of cathartic, crunchy yet tuneful music to devout concert audiences.
Starting symbolically with “Somewhere I Belong,” a 2003 song about healing and overcoming negativity, Armstrong’s clear and impassioned vocals set the tone for the nearly two hours that followed. It’s a versatile voice, able to get guttural (“Lies Greed Misery”), gritty or pretty (“Lost”).
Rock ‘n’ roll fans raised their eyebrows — many, more antagonistically venting concerns — last September when Linkin Park announced its reformation with Armstrong as the replacement for popular lead singer Chester Bennington, who committed suicide in 2017, at the age of 41.
Armstrong’s lesser known pedigree (fronting club-level band Dead Sara) and surely her gender brought fodder for closed-minded skeptics, but a Pittsburgh crowd of 12,000-plus reacted with enthusiasm as she sang with conviction and effectively worked the large, rectangular in-the-round stage.
Armstrong shared the spotlight throughout the night with Linkin Park co-founder Mike Shinoda, who handled skillfully the band’s numerous hip-hop vocal cadences, including bangers like “Burn It Down” and slower burners such as “Where’d You Go.”
For a stage set with harsh lighting lacking visual interest, Shinoda brought a welcome showmanship, romping a few times through the general admission floor crowd.
“So many young faces,” Shinoda said, as he brushed past fans, pausing in front of a boy who looked maybe 12 years old. Shinoda gave the lad his ballcap — autographed by the full band — as the youngster fought back tears of joy. A slightly older female fan filming a TikTok video handed Shinoda her sunglasses and insisted he keep them, which he did for his journey back toward the stage. Later, Shinoda leaned his torso into the front row to get up close with ardent spectators while busting out the rhymes from his solo project song “Richard Bachman”
Another highlight on this ninth stop on Linkin Park’s North American tour featured an entertaining turntables and synth solo by Joe Hahn that also offered accompaniment from Pittsburgh Steelers-shirt-clad drummer Colin Brittain, the other new member of the band.
Fans routinely did what fans do when engrossed by a performance; singing along, cheering loudly and in the case of “Catalyst” waiving their arms side-to-side in unison while clutching illuminated cellphones.
Linkin Park headlined PPG Paints Arena on Aug. 19. Photo provided by Live Nation Pittsburgh.
The sound system was sharp — hardly a given for hard-rock arena shows.
The big hits — a fierce and exorcising “One Step Closer” with plumes of smoke, and an “In The End” that elicited all sorts of triumphant gestures from fans — will be remembered long afterward.
Linkin Park could have remained disbanded, or branched off in a new direction with a new name. Instead the band decided to reboot with a few new members, a decision that ultimately brought delight to its faithful in Pittsburgh, and fans who traveled from afar — including the United Kingdom according to one fan’s sign — to see for themselves.
(Beaver County, PA) A jury from Beaver County convicted Jason Banks, Jr.yesterday morning of killing twenty-year-old Treonna Washington in an Aliquippa alley on Reed Street on August 17th, 2024. The decision took over a week and the conviction took place in Beaver County. Banks is guilty of both the murder of Washington as well as two other separate assaults hours before Washington was killed. Washington was also Banks’ girlfriend. Banks testified in this trial that his roommate, Shakeirs Foster, shot and killed Washington. However, Foster was the person that was with Washington and Banks in the alley before Washington was killed and testified during the trial that Banks shot and killed Washington. Banks received a life sentence in jail without paroleand he will be sentenced formally at a later date. A witness testified at the beginning of the trial for Banks that a party occurred with Washington and some of her friends on August 16th, 2024 when Banks showed up at the apartment of Washington in Linmar Terrace in Aliquippa. Washington was found dead the next day in an alley.
(Pittsburgh, PA) A fire broke out last night at Riverview Manor in the Brighton Heights neighborhood of Pittsburgh which killed an unidentified woman and injured an unidentified man. According to Pittsburgh Public Safety officials, emergency crews were called to the 1500 block of Letort Street at 8:15 p.m., where a woman was pronounced dead at the scene after being pulled from a unit in cardiac arrest and a man suffered a laceration, which was on his wrist. Even though measures to save the life of this woman were taken at that time, she was pronounced dead yesterday. The treatment for the man that suffered a lacerated wrist was at the site of the fire. Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire Assistant Chief Matthew Davis confirms that the fifth floor of Riverview Manor is where the fire started. It is not clear at this time how many residents were displaced by this fire. Officials also confirm that the fire did not spread to any units other than Riverview Manor and the initial fire got put out quickly. Firefighters extinguished the fire and ventilated Riverview Manor, which is a high rise for senior citizens. Pittsburgh Public Safety also noted that the fire is being investigated by fire investigators and officials for emergency management worked with management of Riverview Manor to help find accommodations that are temporary for any residents that were displaced by this fire.
(File Photo: Caption for Photo: police car lights at night in city with selective focus and bokeh background blur) Credit for Photo: Courtesy of Getty Images/iStockphoto/z1b)
Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Aliquippa, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in Beaver report that twenty-year-old Christopher Stein of Bridgeville was charged after causing a two-vehicle crash on I-376 East in Hopewell Township on August 13th, 2025. Stein was driving on that road in Aliquippa that day when he crossed the line in the center of the road hitting the vehicle of seventy-five-year-old Gerald Ioli of Aliquippa. According to police, Ioli was able to leave the scene without incident even though his vehicle got minor damage from the crash and besides Stein being charged, the vehicle of Stein was towed by Herzog’s Towing.
(New Beaver Borough, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in New Castle report that twenty-year-old Timothy Keul of Ellwood City was charged after causing a single-vehicle crash in New Beaver Borough of Lawrence County on August 13th, 2025. Keul was driving north on State Route 18 north of Possum Hollow Road and did not have control of his vehicle and struck a utility pole, which overturned his car to rest on its side. According to police, Keul was charged for “driving on roadways that were laned for traffic,” and he also got transported to UPMC Jameson Hospital in New Castle by Noga Ambluance Services, Inc., but it is unknown if he is injured.
(File Photo of a Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Badge)
Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Lawrence County, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in New Castle report that some items were stolen fromfifty-nine-year-old Joseph Buttermore of New Castle on the dates of both August 15th, 2025 and April 20th, 2025 in Slippery Rock Township of Lawrence County. Pennsylvania State Police New Castle got a report for a theft and Buttermore reported that a jar of change, a $2,000 Still 880 chainsaw, a $200 yellow Dewalt rechargeable battery and $60 of drill bits in cases were stolen from his house on 4014 Ellwood Road.The investigation into this incident is ongoing.
