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AAA: Gas Prices Steady in Pennsylvania as National Average Rises

(Photo Provided with Release Courtesy of AAA East Central)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) Gas prices are stable in Western Pennsylvania this week at about $3.73 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report. The national average for a gallon of regular gasoline is $3.71, and that average jumped nearly 24 cents since last week. The last time the national average was in the $3.70 range was in October of 2023. Gas prices are also going up because of the conflict in Iran and the national average for gas has gone up 73 cents since that conflict began on February 28th. The report states that the average price for a gallon of regular gas in Western Pennsylvania was about $3.41 at this time a year ago and the average price that you can expect for a gallon of regular unleaded gas here in Beaver County is about $3.79. According to a release from AAA East Central and AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report, here are the average price of unleaded self-serve gasoline this week in various areas:  

$3.753      Altoona
$3.787      Beaver
$3.678      Bradford
$3.490      Brookville
$3.741      Butler
$3.751      Clarion
$3.668      DuBois
$3.769      Erie
$3.743      Greensburg
$3.775      Indiana
$3.781      Jeannette
$3.765      Kittanning
$3.735      Latrobe
$3.771      Meadville
$3.809      Mercer
$3.721      New Castle
$3.665      New Kensington
$3.781      Oil City
$3.765      Pittsburgh
$3.639      Sharon
$3.746      Uniontown
$3.799      Warren
$3.728      Washington 

Man arrested for being a suspect in connection with a shooting that took place on a Pittsburgh Regional Transit bus

(File Photo of a Police Siren Light)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) A suspect in a shooting that happened on a Pittsburgh Regional Transit bus on Saturday was arrested yesterday. According to Port Authority Police in Pittsburgh, eighteen-year-old  Michael Andrews was charged with aggravated assault, carrying a firearm without a license, reckless endangerment and person not to possess a firearm. He is now being held at the Allegheny County Jail. Police believe that Andrews shot a juvenile on the P1 bus near the Homewood Station on the East Busway over the weekend. The victim was taken to a hospital and is currently listed in stable condition. 

Coraopolis woman arrested for driving under the influence in Moon Township

(File Photo of Handcuffs)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Moon Township, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in Pittsburgh reported via release today that forty-seven-year-old Carol Santucci of Coraopolis was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol in Moon Township on Friday. At 5:50 p.m., Pennsylvania State Police initated a traffic stop on the 700 block of Aten Road and Santucci was found to be under the influence of alcohol during the stop. 

Brush fire and hot spots occur in Brighton Township

(Credit for Photo: Photo Courtesy of the Brighton Township Volunteer Fire Department, Station 63, Posted on Facebook on March 15th, 2026)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Brighton Township, PA) The Brighton Township Volunteer Fire Department, Station 63 was dispatched on Sunday to the area behind the St. Barnabas building off Dutch Ridge Road because of recurring hot spots caused by the high winds from Friday. After crews extinguished the hot spots, a brush fire occurred in the area of the 2900 block of Tuscarawas Road. An individual was also found at that scene who was experiencing a medical emergency. Firefighters began providing care immediately and they requested EMS from Medic Rescue to assist during this incident before it was resolved. 

Malkin gets two goals in his return from suspension as the Penguins beat the NHL-leading Avalanche 7-2

 

(File Photo: Source for Photo: Pittsburgh Penguins center Evgeni Malkin, back center, is congratulated after scoring a goal by defenseman Connor Clifton, back left, right wing Rickard Rakell, back right, and defenseman Ryan Shea in the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Colorado Avalanche Monday, March 16, 2026, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

DENVER (AP) — Evgeni Malkin scored twice in a four-goal first period and added an assist in his return from a five-game suspension for slashing, sparking the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 7-2 victory over the league-leading Colorado Avalanche on Monday night.

Malkin’s punishment from the NHL was for raising his stick and striking Buffalo Sabres defenseman Rasmus Dahlin on the helmet and shoulder during their game on March 5. The 39-year-old Malkin has been suspended three times in his career.

Anthony Mantha, Elmer Soderblom, Erik Karlsson, Bryan Rust and Noel Acciari also scored for the Penguins, who matched their season high for goals on just 20 shots while playing for the 11th straight game without star center Sidney Crosby. Pittsburgh’s leading scorer, who sustained a lower-body injury while playing for Canada in the Winter Olympics last month, has been skating with the team during this five-game trip that wraps up Wednesday.

Karlsson added two assists and has three goals and 11 assists in his last 10 games for the Penguins, who moved two points ahead of the New York Islanders for sole possession of second place in the Metropolitan Division.

Nathan MacKinnon and Brent Burns scored for the Avalanche, who matched their most goals allowed in a game this season. Scott Wedgewood, the league leader in save percentage and goals-against average, was pulled 13 minutes in after falling behind 3-1 on five shots. Wedgewood was replaced by Mackenzie Blackwood, who made 11 saves.

Colorado has lost three of four and leads Dallas in both the Central Division and overall NHL standings by three points. The Avalanche have one game in hand on the Stars.

Up next

Pittsburgh plays at Carolina on Wednesday.

Colorado hosts Dallas on Wednesday.

 

Closings and Delays: March 17th, 2026

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March 17th, 2026

                         School or Organization       Cancellation or Delay  ( If blank no cancellation or delay reported)
  Adelphoi Education/Beaver (Rochester)         2 Hour Delay Tuesday
  Aliquippa Area School District               
2 Hour Delay Tuesday
  Ambridge Area School District 2 Hour Delay Tuesday
  Avonworth School District 2 Hour Delay Tuesday
  Baden Academy Charter School 2 Hour Delay Tuesday
  Beaver Area School District            2 Hour Delay Tuesday
  Beaver County Courthouse
  Beaver County Rehabilitation Center
  Beaver Falls Crime Watch
  Bethel Christian School (Raccoon Township) 2 Hour Delay Tuesday
  Big Beaver Falls Area School District 2 Hour Delay Tuesday
  Beaver County CTC           2 Hour Delay Tuesday
  Beaver County Transit Authority         
  Beaver Valley Montessori School 2 Hour Delay Tuesday, Modified Schedule
  Blackhawk Area School District            2 Hour Delay Tuesday
  Blackhawk Meals on Wheels      
  Butler County Community College (All Locations, Including Cranberry Township) 9:30 A.M. Start Tuesday
  CCBC           
  CCBC Aviation Sciences Center           
  Center at the Mall (Beaver Valley Mall in Monaca)     
  Central Valley School District            2 Hour Delay Tuesday
  Chippewa Alliance Church
  Cornell School District 2 Hour Delay Tuesday
  Cranberry Community United Presbyterian Church (Cranberry Township)
  Divine Grace Parish (Cranberry, All Locations)
  Education Center at Watson (Sewickley) 2 Hour Delay Tuesday
  Ellwood City Area School District 2 Hour Delay Tuesday
  Ellwood City Area Public Library
  Ellwood City Meals on Wheels
  Evangel Heights Child Care (Beaver)
  Families Matter Food Pantry
  Footprints in the Sand Daycare (Aliquippa)
  Freedom Area School District 2 Hour Delay Tuesday
  H.A.P. Community Outings (Aliquippa)
  Head Start of Beaver County – Aliquippa 2 Hour Delay Tuesday
  Head Start of Beaver County -Ambridge
  Head Start of Beaver County – Beaver Falls
  Head Start of Beaver County – Beaver Falls 7th Ave.
  Head Start of Beaver County – Beaver Falls 6th Ave.
  Head Start of Beaver County – Central
  Head Start of Beaver County – Blackhawk
  Head Start of Beaver County – CCBC
  Head Start/ Early Head Start of Beaver County
  Head Start of Beaver County – Rochester
  Head Start of Beaver County – Southside
  Head Start of Beaver County – New Brighton Middle School
  Head Start of Beaver County – New Brighton High School
  Head Start of Beaver County – Riverside
  Heart Prints Center for Early Education (Cranberry Township)
  Hope Academy- Conway
  Hopewell School District 2 Hour Delay Tuesday
 Kiddie Korner (Beaver)
 Life Family Pre-School 2 Hour Delay Tuesday, Modified Schedule
 Lincoln Park Performing Arts Charter School 2 Hour Delay Tuesday
  Mc Guire Memorial EOC   
  Mc Guire Memorial School 2 Hour Delay Tuesday
  Midland Borough school District 2 Hour Delay Tuesday
  Montour Area School District
  Monaca Senior Center
  Monaca VFD #1
  Moon Area School District 2 Hour Delay Tuesday
  Mother’s Morning Out/Noah’s Ark Preschool/Sewickley Opening at 10:30 A.M. Tuesday
 Most Sacred Heart of Jesus Pre-school (Moon Twp.) 1 Hour Delay Tuesday Morning
  New Brighton Area School District 2 Hour Delay Tuesday, Morning Session of the CTC is Cancelled
  New Horizons (Beaver and North in New Castle) 2 Hour Delay Tuesday
  North Catholic School District 2 Hour Delay Tuesday
  Our Lady of Fatima/ Hopewell 2 Hour Delay Tuesday
  Our Lady of the Sacred Heart High School (Coraopolis) 2 Hour Delay Tuesday
  PA Career Link (Beaver County)
  Pawmazing Bakery (Beaver)
  Penn State Beaver (Monaca)
  Provident Charter School West (Baden) On Delay Schedule Tuesday
  Quaker Valley School District 2 Hour Delay Tuesday
  Riverside Beaver County Area School District 2 Hour Delay Tuesday
  Road to Emmaus Baptist Church (Beaver)
  Rochester Area School District 2 Hour Delay Tuesday
  Robert Morris University (Moon Township)
  Seneca Valley Area School District 2 Hour Delay Tuesday, Modified Kindergarten
  Sewickley Academy
  Slippery Rock Area Parks and Recreation
  Slippery Rock Area School District 2 Hour Delay Tuesday
  Slippery Rock Program Center Opening at 10 A.M. Tuesday
  Slippery Rock University
  St. Andrews Day School (Moon Township) 2 Hour Delay Tuesday
  St. James-Sewickley 2 Hour Delay Tuesday
  St. Monica Catholic Academy 2 Hour Delay Tuesday
  St. Monica Parish (Beaver Falls)
  St. Killian’s Catholic School (Cranberry) 2 Hour Delay Tuesday
  St. Peter & Paul School/Beaver 2 Hour Delay Tuesday
  St. Stephens Lutheran Academy/Zelienople 2 Hour Delay Tuesday
  South Side Area School District 2 Hour Delay Tuesday
  Sto Rox 2 Hour Delay Tuesday
  The Baden American Legion
  The Lindsay Theater (Sewickley)
  The Phoenix Center (Rochester)
  The Prevention Network and Class Academy (Beaver County) 2 Hour Delay Tuesday
  Vanport VFD
  Western Beaver Area School District 2 Hour Delay Tuesday
  West Allegheny School District
  Zelienople Meals on Wheels

Jim Messina discusses Oakmont concert

Scott Tady

Jim Messina returns our way Tuesday night, headlining the Oaks Theater in Oakmont.

Messina will perform hits and fan favorites like “Your Mama Don’t Dance,” “House at Pooh Corner” and “Angry Eyes” from his days with Kenny Loggins as the duo Loggins & Messina.

Messina also co-founded the pioneering country-rock group Poco and worked with Buffalo Springfield.

Messina phoned into the Beaver County Radio Morning Show on Monday to talk about his Oakmont concert.

Here’s what Messina had to say:

Tickets for the 8 p.m. Oakmont show cost $55 to $97, available at theoakstheater.com and at the box office.

Jim Messina headlines the Oaks Theater in Oakmont. (Jim Messina Band)

 

Evelyn “Betsy” Elizabeth Buck Garmen (1948-2026)

Evelyn Elizabeth “Betsy” Buck Garmen, 77, formerly of North Sewickley Township, passed away on March 14th, 2026. She was born in Germantown, Pennsylvania on June 21st, 1948, a daughter of the late Lucien and Flora E. Veiock Buck. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, John Clark Garmen. Betsy is survived by her sister Gertrude “Trudy” (Mark) Hutchinson of Altamont, NY, and her daughters Patricia (James) Schaffer of West Sunbury and Terri Brown (Josh Winschel) of Ellwood City. She was proud of her six grandchildren: Brian (Ashley) Schaffer of Slippery Rock, Joanna (Layne) Kreibel of Petrolia, Curtis (Leanne) Brown of North Sewickley Township, Nickolas (Aubree) Brown of Morgantown, WV, Alexander (Maria) Brown of Franklin Township, and Emma Brown of New Castle. She enjoyed telling people about her 15 great-grandchildren: Lilly and Carter Schaffer; Nolan, Myah, and Sydnee Kreibel; Ryan and Aubrey Klein; Abeni, Curtis JR, Avery and Colton Brown; Scott and Nathan Brown; Bearett and Berkley Brown; and one great-grandson Atlas Hoffman. Many nieces, nephews, and cousins made her family complete.

Evelyn was a 1966 graduate of Beaver Falls Area Senior High School and attended the Community College of Beaver County. She retired in 2007 from the Veteran’s Affairs Medical Center in Butler after 20 years of service. She enjoyed spending time with her family, gardening, and listening to the birds.

Family and friends will be received on Saturday, March 21st at 3 p.m. until the time of a service at 3:30 p.m., on the second floor in the main building of the Seaman Chapel at Lutheran SeniorLife (Passavant Community,) 105 Burgess Drive, Zelienople. The Rev. Freda Snyder will officiate the service. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in memory of Evelyn Garmen to the Lutheran SeniorLife Foundation, 300 West Beaver Street, Zelienople, PA, 16063.

Interment will be in Grove Cemetery, 1750 Valley Avenue, New Brighton. Arrangements have been entrusted to the J & J Spratt Funeral Home, Inc., 1612 Third Avenue, New Brighton.

To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Evelyn “Betsy” Elizabeth Buck Garmen, please visit the flower store of the J&J Spratt Funeral Home, Inc. by clicking here.

William “Bill” J. Carver (1937-2026)

William “Bill” J. Carver, 88, of New Brighton, passed away on March 14th, 2026, in his residence. He was born in New Brighton on November 3rd, 1937, a son of the late Ernest and Sophie (Lesnick) Carver. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his loving first wife of 62 years, Margaret “Peggy” Carver, his second wife, Nancy (Narvett) Carver, a brother, Kenneth “Doc” Carver; a sister, Virginia Carver, two sons-in-law, John Gorgas and Frank Gaus, a niece, Terry Carver and a nephew, Larry Carver. He is survived by his 4 children: Jacqueline Gorgas, Mitch (Linda) Carver, Judith (Mike) Anthony, and Janette Gaus; along with Nancy’s 3 children, Rick (Laura) Narvett, Debbie Narvett and Rob Narvett, twelve grandchildren: Jesse Ward, Maggie (Ryan) Koslof, Joshua (Jamie) Carver, Dr. Rachel (Chris) Fath, Brittany (Greg) Safran, Dr. Alyssa (Alex) Marcus, Shelby (Jim Wherry) Carver, John (Alexa) Anthony, Nathan (Phil) Anthony, Michael Anthony and his fiancée, Maura, Sarah (James) Sullivan and Mary Gaus; as well as his great-grandchildren: Sean Ward, Grayson, Elouise and Grady Safran, Blake and Christian Fath, Callister and Juniper Marcus, and baby Rosie Anthony on the way; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, and very dear friends.

William was a member of the Living Manna Family Church in Darlington and he was known as a devoted husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and friend whose greatest joy in life was the time he spent with his family. Whether it was sitting in the stands, cheering from the sidelines, or traveling to watch a game or performance, he spent countless hours proudly supporting his children and grandchildren in their many activities. He was also an avid golfer throughout his life who found peace and happiness on the golf course.

Friends will be received on Thursday, March 19th from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. and on Friday, March 20th from 10 a.m. until the time of services at 11 a.m. in the GABAUER FUNERAL HOME & CREMATION SVCS, INC., 1133 Penn Avenue, New Brighton, who was in charge of his arrangements. Pastor Sam Fidell will officiate.

Interment will follow in Grove Cemetery, 1750 Valley Avenue, New Brighton.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made, if desired, to the New Brighton Gridiron Club, PO Box 396, New Brighton PA 15066.