Inspection activities on the Fort Duquesne Bridge on I-279 in the City of Pittsburgh will occur, weather permitting

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) PennDOT District 11 announced that today through Friday, weather permitting, inspection activities on the Fort Duquesne Bridge on I-279 in the City of Pittsburgh will occur. From 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day through Friday, inspection activities requiring single-lane restrictions will occur at the lower deck of the Fort Duquesne Bridge where two-lane closures may occur intermittently, the southbound I-279 approach ramp to the Fort Duquesne Bridge and the southbound Route 65 approach ramp to the Fort Duquesne Bridge. Inspection work will be done at those locations by crews from Michael Baker International. 

Aliquippa man arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol on the 300 block of Sheffield Avenue in Aliquippa

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Aliquippa, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in Beaver report that twenty-three-year-old Daniel Elmore of Aliquippa was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol in Aliquippa on August 16th, 2025. Police stopped Elmore during a traffic stop on the 300 block of Sheffield Avenue. Elmore was then arrested for driving under the influence, and his charges are pending.

PennDOT Driver License, Photo Centers Closed for the 2025 Labor Day Weekend

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Harrisburg, PA) PennDOT announced yesterday that from Saturday, August 29th through Monday, September 1st, 2025, all PennDOT centers for photos and driver’s licenses will be closed to observe the holiday of Labor Day. Vehicle online services and services for drivers are available anytime on the Driver and Vehicle Services Website. The link to that website can be found below:

Click here for the link to PennDOT’s Driver and Vehicle Services website.

Registration is now open for the open house of the new Pittsburgh International Airport terminal

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Findlay Township, PA) Registration is now open for those who want to get a first look at the new Pittsburgh International Airport terminal which will open at an undetermined date in the fall of 2025. This open house event is free and will be held at the Pittsburgh International Airport on Saturday, October 11th from 12 noon to 7 p.m. Space is limited, but registration is required with complimentary parking provided. According to the Piitsburgh Intenational Airport’s news blog Blue Sky News, the open house will welcome 1,500 people an hour for the opportunity to see and explore the new pre-security terminal before it opens to travelers. The link to register for the open house for the new Pittsburgh International Airport terminal can be found at the link below:

Click here for the link to register for the Pittsburhg International Airport Community Open House

Final Round of Pirates Blood Drives with Vitalant Returns to PNC Park This August

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) Vitalant and the Pittsburgh Pirates will team up to conclude their series of their annual blood drive at the Press Conference Room of PNC Park in Pittsburgh today from 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. and tomorrow from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. This is the 29th year of this event and several other locations throughout Western Pennsylvania will host this series of blood drives. Blood donations will help to get a blood supply which is steady for hospitals in the area of Pittsburgh while donors can get a redeemable voucher for a Pittsburgh Pirates home game with two tickets for it during Sunday through Thursday during their season in 2025. You can also give blood through the links below or you can call the phone number of 877-25-VITAL (877-258-4825),

Click here for a link to the Vitalant app.

Click here for a link to the website. Vitalant.org/Pirates,

 

Raccoon Police Seeking Help Locating A Male Who Assaulted An Elderly Female

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Story by Beaver County Radio Staff

08/25/25 at 8:30 PM

(Raccoon Twp., Beaver County Pa.) The Raccoon Township Police Department is seeking the public’s help to locate a male who they accuse of physically assaulting and seriously injuring an elderly female.

Raccoon Police have issued an arrest warrant for Steven F. Bombiani, a 53-year-old white male who is about 6’0″ with brown hair and hazel eyes. He is known to frequent Aliquippa, PA and is sometimes known to operate a white, older model Ford F-150. 

 According to a release, Raccoon Township Police responded to an incident on August 21st. They were summoned by a neighbor who heard the victim yelling for help. Bombiani is alleged to have stolen $119 from the victim. When confronted, Bombiani allegedly pushed and punched the victim, who fell to the ground and was not able to get back up. The victim is still undergoing medical procedures for injuries she sustained during this assault. 

 Anyone with information on Bombiani’s whereabouts are requested to contact the Raccoon Twp. Police Department (724) 495-3883 or the Pennsylvania State Police (724) 773-7400.  (no photo of suspect provided) 

One Arrested in Beaver Falls Drug Raid

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Story by Beaver County Radio Staff. 08/25/25 at 08:18 PM

Beaver County District Attorney Nate Bible sent out a press release late Monday afternoon stating that: “On Saturday, August 23rd 2025, The Beaver County Detective Bureau, The Beaver County Drug Task Force, HIDTA and the Beaver County ESU team executed a search warrant at 1712 4th Avenue In Beaver Falls, after a few week-long investigation of narcotics trafficking.”

According to the release the execution of this warrant resulted in the following items being seized:

  • Approximately 86 grams of crack cocaine
  • Approximately 12 grams of crack cocaine
  • Approximately 37 grams of fentanyl
  • Approximately 26 grams of Crystal Methamphetamine
  • Approximately 2.5 pounds of marijuana
  • 818 – Oxycodone pills
  • 286 – Xanax Bar
  • $7,766.00 in US currency

The search warrant also resulted in the arrest of Philip Riser, from Detroit, Michigan.  Riser was charged with numerous narcotics offenses and transported to the Beaver County Jail where he will await a preliminary hearing.

No other information was provided in the release.

Coraopolis man arrested for driving under the influence of a combination of alcohol and drugs in Aliquippa

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Aliquippa, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in Beaver report that fifty-one-year-old Jeffrey Bowers of Coraopolis was arrested for driving under the influence of a combination of alcohol and drugs in Aliquippa on August 15th, 2025. Police found Bowers in his vehicle on the 200 block of Franklin Avenue. According to police, Bowers was subsequently arrested for driving under the influence of an alcohol and drug combination substance and his charges are pending.

Single-lane restrictions in the inbound Liberty Tunnel in the City of Pittsburgh will occur, weather permitting

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) PennDOT District 11 announced that tonight and tomorrow night, weather permitting, single-lane restrictions in the inbound Liberty Tunnel in the City of Pittsburgh will occur. From 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. on both tonight and tomorrow night, a single-lane restriction will occur in the inbound (northbound) Liberty Tunnel to let tunnel washing operations be conducted by crews.

Beaver County woman sentenced to three to ten years in jail for causing a fatal crash in Butler County that killed a New Castle man in 2023

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Butler, PA) A woman from Beaver County was recently sentenced to three to ten years in jail for causing a fatal crash in Butler County that killed a New Castle man in 2023. According to online court records, twenty-seven-year-old Kassandra Clyde of Franklin Township pleaded guilty to homicide by vehicle while drunk and was sentenced on Thursday in Butler County Court, with her imprisonment to start immediately. Charges including traffic charges, aggravated assault and driving under the influence were dropped in exchange for the plea. According to police, Clyde was driving on Route 422 in Prospect near the Big Butler Fairgrounds around 1:15 a.m. on May 4th, 2023, after a night of drinking, when she crossed the center line and struck a vehicle driven by sixty-five-year-old James Barge of New Castle. According to the Butler Eagle, Barge was a pressman there who was returning home from work. When Barge was killed on May 4th, 2023, he was within two weeks of retirement. According to a report from the New Castle News, Barge’s family filed a civil lawsuit against Clyde and three New Castle bars that served her that night.