(Photo Courtesy of the New Castle Police Department)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(New Castle, PA) An armed and dangerous suspect is now in jail this week after he was connected to a shooting incident that happened in New Castle on Sunday. A male victim was found by police at 1014 Butler Avenue who stated that a man shot him with a rifle there. Police were actively searching for twenty-nine-year-old Alexander Lee Minnich, who escaped the area. The belief at that time that was Minnich was inside the house possibly. No response or success was achieved by police after they surrounded the residence and tried to get Minnich out. The Lawrence County Critical Incident Response Team went to the place because of the possibility that Minnich was armed and barricaded there. Minnich was not seen by the Lawrence County Critical Incident Response Team. Minnich got taken into custody by the New Castle Police Department and has charges including attempted homicide.

(File Photo: Source for Photo: This Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021, photo shows a Social Security card in Tigard, Ore. Social Security checks to increase by 5.9%, as inflation fuels largest COLA for retirees in nearly 40 years (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)

(Reported by Danielle Smith of Keystone News Service)

(Harrisburg, PA) Pennsylvanians over age 50 are voicing concerns about the Department of Government Efficiency plans to cut seven thousand jobs from the U-S Social Security Administration – as part of its efforts to shrink the federal government and curb waste and fraud. More than one in five Pennsylvanians get monthly Social Security payments, according to AARP. That’s almost 3 million people. Nora Dowd Eisenhower with AARP Pennsylvania says all the changes have left many beneficiaries confused and worried about potential office closures, employee layoffs and reduced services. Social Security benefits contribute almost 63 billion dollars a year to Pennsylvania’s economy through retirement, survivors and disability payments, according to AARP – all of which boost consumer spending, business sales, and job creation across the state.

(Photo of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission Logo Provided with Release)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Harrisburg, PA) According to a release from the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, the company issued a reminder for its upcoming public hearing on Thursday, April 24th at 1 P.M. Purposes are for management of growth for high demand, keeping the grid reliable and making sure costs are shared for the infrastructure that is necessary, all in Pennsylvania. Hearing Room 1 in the Commonwealth Keystone Building in Harrisburg will host the hearing and stream it live at puc.pa.gov.

(File Photo: Source for Photo: FILE – Kegan Ward, assistant manager of Swami Spirits, walks through debris of the damaged store in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, in Cedar Key, Fla., on Sept. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Sewickley, PA) Three students from Sewickley Academy who are in the senior class there are starting the Hay Way fundraiser to help farmers who struggled through the effects of Hurricane Helene. On May 8th at 5:30 p.m. at the Sewickley Heights History Center, some food will be served along with Genevieve Carlson providing the entertainment for a donation of $20.25. The money gets truckloads of hay from Pennsylvania to be delivered to North Carolina farmers. You can contact 412-588-3147 to RSVP for the event.

You can also send an email to RSVP for the event at this email address:

thehayway25@gmail.com

(File Photo of Congressman Chris Deluzio)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Carnegie, PA) According to a release from Congressman Chris Deluzio’s office, Deluzio served lunch on Tuesday to Quaker Valley Middle School students. The lunch had a Taco Tuesday theme that had fresh ground beef raised in Pennsylvania. Deluzio also discussed the impact of the federal food program cuts by the Trump administration with the Director of Food and Nutrition Services of Quaker Valley School District. These cuts in just Pennsylvania will take funding of $36 million. 

(File Photo: Source for Photo: FILE – A black plume rises over East Palestine, Ohio, as a result of a controlled detonation of a portion of the derailed Norfolk Southern trains, Feb. 6, 2023. Norfolk Southern announced new details Monday, Sept. 18, about its plan to compensate East Palestine residents for lost home values since the fiery derailment disrupted life in the eastern Ohio town in February. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Columbiana, Ohio) The East Palestine Ohio train derailment and its effects on those on the Ohio-Pennsylvania border will be discussed in the second of two town hall meetings. The first was in Columbiana, Ohio on Tuesday and the second will be tonight at Homestead United Presbyterian Church in Homestead, Pennsylvania at 7 p.m. George Thompson is a toxicologist who will present his findings from an independent study he finished investigating on the February 3rd, 2023 derailment and its impact.

(File Photo of the Pennsylvania Lottery logo and a past Broadcast of a Game Drawing for the Pennsylvania Lottery)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Cranberry Township, PA) Someone in Cranberry Township is a lucky winner because a lottery ticket worth $2.36 million was sold on Friday, April 18th at Freedom Market. The game was the Match 6 Lotto, and the winning numbers that were all matched were 10, 14, 25, 26, 31, and 41. Freedom Market on Freedom Road will get a bonus of $10,000 after selling the ticket and if you have this ticket, you must go to your local store and claim your prize within a year from when the drawing occurred.  

(File Photo of Road Work Ahead Sign)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) PennDOT District 11 announced that on Wednesday, April 23rd and Monday, April 28th weather permitting, single-lane restrictions on Freedom Crider Road will occur. From 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on each of those days, single-lane alternating traffic will be on the New Sewickley Township road. Today, the restriction will be close to the Route 989 intersection and on Monday, April 28th, the restriction will occur between Park Quarry Road and Wolf Run Road for paving operations. According to a release from PennDOT District 11, drainage work on Freedom Crider Road will continue once the paving operations are complete and additional information will be provided in advance of the work.

(File Photo of the PennDOT logo)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Harrisburg, PA) PennDOT announced Pennsylvanians are getting two more Mondays for Real ID Days from on April 28th and May 12th as the deadline of May 7th to get one approaches. According to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania website, the Beaver Falls PennDOT center and specific centers across the state will be open those two days from 8:30 A.M. to 4:15 P.M.  The link for more information about Real ID Days along with their dates and locations can be found here.

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