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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Robinson Township, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in Pittsburgh reported via release yesterday that charges were withdrawn from eighteen-year-old Dalton Broadus Jr. of Carnegie after a two-vehicle crash occurred in Robinson Township on Monday. Broadus was driving north on I-79 at 11:01 p.m. and hit the vehicle of forty-seven-year-old Jeremiah Phipps of Sarver, Pennsylvania. There were no injuries.
(Photo of Jason Lando Courtesy of Justin Guido/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Pittsburgh, PA) Pittsburgh’s police chief is ordering a review following an ICE arrest outside of the Zone 3 police station. Chief Jason Lando confirmed in a statement to WPXI that ICE agents struggled with a suspect outside the gas station across the street from that department on Thursday. Lando expressed yesterday that he is calling on the Zone 3 commander to conduct an administrative review of the incident to ensure that all the relevant information is discovered. Lando also said that his officers did not intervene and they were not given an order to stand by. The police chief also spoke with the ICE supervisor about the incident.
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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Pittsburgh, PA) According to officials with UPMC, some UPMC patients may have had their medical records improperly accessed. UPMC stated that it was notified by its electronic health vendor that some patient records may have been accessed through a national network used to exchange medical information. The health network confirmed Health Gorilla requested access to patient information and it wanted the data in order to help treat patients who were also connected to UPMC, as well as claiming they had permission to do so. Even though officials note that the information did not include Social Security numbers, it could have included ages, diagnoses names and medical history information. UPMC is notifying any patients who may have been affected. If you have questions or concerns, UPMC confirmed to call 1-855-460-8762 and leave your name, callback number, and preferred callback time. The incident has been reported to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights.
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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Pittsburgh, PA) Police are investigating a shooting that occurred in the Homewood South neighborhood of Pittsburgh early this morning. According to Pittsburgh Public Safety, officers responded to the 7200 block of Kelly Street for a four-round ShotSpotter alert at around 12:45 a.m. Officers found a man in a parking lot nearby who had been shot once in the abdomen. Medics gave him a blood transfusion and took him to a hospital, which is where he is in stable condition. Officials state that investigators found two shell casings on scene.
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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Sharon, PA) Sewickley Academy’s boys high school basketball team advanced in the PIAA state playoffs once again by defeating Mercyhurst Prep in blowout fashion with a 64-39 win last night in Sharon in one of the boys Class 2A PIAA semifinal games. This is the second straight year that the Panthers have advanced to the Class 2A PIAA championship game. Sophomore forward Mamadou Kane put up 21 points for the Panthers, which led all scorers.
(File Photo: Source for Photo: FILE – A GMC logo is displayed on the front grille of a vehicle at the New York International Auto Show, Tuesday, March 31, 2015. General Motors is recalling more than 740,000 small SUVs in the U.S. because the headlight beams that can be too bright and cause glare for oncoming drivers. The recall announced Tuesday, March 22, 2022, comes after U.S. safety regulators turned down a request from the Detroit automaker to avoid the recall. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Harrisburg, PA) The Senate passed legislation this week sponsored by Senator Camera Bartolotta (R-46) to prohibit future vehicle mandates in Pennsylvania. Senate Bill 990 would protect Pennsylvanians’ ability to choose their preferred vehicle by preserving future state mandates on specific vehicle purchases, and this would protect consumer choice, encourage innovation, and help prevent higher costs associated with uniform mandates. The bill also supports an approach that is comprehensive to transportation that includes gas and diesel-powered vehicles, hybrids, electric vehicles, and emerging technologies to allow new advancements to develop and compete. This bill now moves to the House of Representatives for consideration.
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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Ambridge, PA) A man accused of a double homicide in Ambridge will head to trial. A magistrate judge held all charges against Howard James Thomas Jr. of Ambridge during a preliminary hearing yesterday. He is accused of killing fifty-four-year-old Andre Little of Pittsburgh and thirty-eight-year-old Ashley Anne DeLuca of Ambridge on January 18th, 2026. In a video that was shown in court, you can hear multiple shots fired inside the home, before a man police identified as Thomas walked out with a gun toward a car. He then fired two more shots toward a neighbor’s home, and police said he drove off. Little was found shot to death inside a home on Locust Street at around 2:30 a.m. and police stated that a gun was found on a Robinson Township highway which was registered to DeLuca. A truck driver called 911 to say he ran over what he believed was a weapon. Thomas was apprehended later that morning after a crash occurred in Zanesville, Ohio. A trial for Thomas is scheduled in September.
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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Robinson Township, PA) PennDOT District 11 announced that traffic shifts will occur on I-79 and I-376 (Parkway West) ramps in Robinson Township tonight and tomorrow night, weather permitting. From 7 P.M. to 5 A.M. each night, traffic shifts will occur to allow crews to conduct rumble strip installation work in the following locations:
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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Lawrence County, PA) PennDOT is advising drivers that a portion of the following state roadway is closed or restricted to traffic due to inclement weather as of 5 P.M. yesterday:
Lawrence County
As the issues are addressed, the roadway will be reopened as soon it is safe.
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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Beaver County, PA) An Aliquippa man convicted of beating another man at the Aliquippa VFW 3577 bar last year received his sentence of 16-32 total years in prison. Judge Kim Tesla gave the sentence today to forty-year-old Brett Leonidas Ours, who was accused of assaulting Preston Coleman at the bar located on Penn Avenue on January 5th, 2025. Ours attacked Coleman unprovokingly for around 30 minutes. Investigators stated that surveillance video captured Ours punching Coleman in the face, slamming a barstool over his head, and standing on his throat. Aliquippa Police confirm that Coleman was nearly unconscious and defenseless when emergency crews responded to the incident.A jury found Ours guilty of aggravated assault, strangulation, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, possession of instruments of a crime and three counts of simple assault on January 16th, 2026, but he was found not guilty of a charge of attempted murder that day. Ours was sentenced to 10-20 years for aggravated assault, 5-10 years for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and 1-2 years for strangulation. He was also given a sentence of 4 months to 2 years for punching his then-girlfriend in the face during the beating. Ours took responsibility for the attack but he claimed that he was not trying to kill Coleman. Police took Ours into custody on February 6th, 2025 after police surrounded his West Aliquippa home.