(Photo Courtesy of Rico Elmore)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(New Brighton, PA) Technical Sergeant Rico Elmore will formally announce his candidacy for Beaver County Commissioner tonight at 1001 10th Avenue in New Brighton beginning at 6 p.m. with speeches starting promptly at 7:30 p.m. Elmore is an Air-Force Veteran and a lifelong resident of Beaver County who will share his vision for a revitalization of Beaver County and talk about both strengthening public safety and restoring both transparency and accountability in local government. Elmore is also one of the people that tried to save the late Corey Comperatore, who was the man who died on July 13th, 2024 when the attempted assassination of President Donald Trump occurred at the Butler Farm Show Grounds in Butler. 

(Photo Provided with Release Courtesy of the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture)

Noah Haswell, Beaver Couty Radio News

(Barto, PA) According to a release yesterday in Barto, Pennsylvania from the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding announced that annual dog license purchases for 2026 will be available for purchase beginning December 1st. Every dog owner in Pennsylvania has a legal obligation for licensing, which funds the work of the dog wardens who protect both communities and dogs throughout Pennsylvania. You can go to licenseyourdogpa.pa.gov by clicking here to buy a dog license that is yearly.

(Photo Provided with Release Courtesy of PennDOT)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Tioga, PA) According to a release from PennDOT, PennDOT and the Northern Tioga School District and local officials recently announced a new pilot project led by PennDOT at Williamson High School in Tioga. This project allows students to go to school to take their learner’s permit knowledge test instead of them going to a driver’s license center.

(File Photo: Caption for Photo: PennDOT, PSP, PTC, Construction Industry Highlight National Work Zone Awareness Week)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Lawrence County, PA) PennDOT District 11 announced that on Monday, November 24th, weather permitting, wall repair work on Route 168 in Taylor Township in Lawrence County will begin. Starting at approximately 7 a.m. on Monday, single-lane alternating traffic, controlled by temporary traffic signals, will occur on Route 168 between US 422 and Moravia Street and this restriction will be in place around-the-clock through mid-December as crews from A. Liberoni, Inc. will conduct wall repair work there. 

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

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Harrisburg, PA) According to a release from the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) in Harrisburg yesterday, they took another major step yesterday to ensure stability and predictability for both consumers and utilities by advancing a rulemaking that would formally incorporate key consumer protections into the PUC’s regulations. A 5-0 vote was taken by the PUC so they can approve a motion by PUC Chairman Steve DeFrank to direct staff to develop a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking which codifies safeguards that are longstanding related to arrangements for payment, winter terminations, medical certifications, protections for victims of domestic violence and other essential standards. 

(Photo Provided with Release Courtesy of Allegheny Health Network)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Monroeville, PA) Two newborn babies that were born at AHN Forbes Hospital in Monroeville on November 4th, 2025 were recently dressed up to be the hospital’s Elphaba and Glinda the Good to celebrate the premiere of the movie “Wicked: For Good” today. Baby girl Palmer Bailey was dressed up like Elphaba and baby girl Gianna Tofani was dressed up like Glinda the Good. According to a release from Allegheny Health Network, here is more information about these newborns:

• Elpheba: Born on Nov. 4, 2025, to parents Ashley and Chris Bailey of Jeanette, Pa., Palmer Bailey (female), weighed 8 lbs. and 11 oz and measured 21 inches in length.
• Glinda the Good: Born on Nov. 4, 2025, to parents Kayla Zundel and Phillip Tofani of Rostraver, Pa., Gianna Tofani (female), weighed 7 lbs. 8 oz and measured 21.5 inches in length
• Nurses (left to right): Kayla Haines, RN, and Jen Kiebler, RN, AHN Forbes Hospital
• The images can be found via DropBox by clicking here and b-roll can be downloaded at this link by clicking here.

(File Photo of a Christmas Tree Lit Up)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) Tomorrow at 4 p.m. starts Light Up Night Weekend in Downtown Pittsburgh. The event will include Santa Claus making an appearance along with two stages with food vendors and live music. The City-County Building’s tree will be lit at 5 p.m., then the PPG Place ice skating rink tree will be lit at 6 p.m., and the Horne’s tree at the corner of Penn Avenue and Stanwix Street will be lit at 7 p.m., which are the times for three rounds of fireworks tomorrow. A Zambelli fireworks finale will also occur at 9:30 p.m. tomorrow to end the night.

(File Photo of a Gavel)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) First Assistant United States Attorney Troy Revetti announced yesterday that a resident of McKees Rocks pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of violating a federal firearms law. Twenty-one-year-old Robert Schatzman pleaded guilty to a one-count Indictment and was charged with possession of ammunition and a firearm by a convicted felon. According to Revetti, the Court was advised that, on April 29th, 2025, law enforcement recovered a Glock 23 .40 caliber pistol and ammunition from a floor air vent in Schatzman’s bedroom during the execution of a search warrant at the defendant’s home and the law provides for a maximum total sentence of up to 15 years in prison, a fine of up to $250,000, or both.