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Beaver County Radio News

(Aliquippa, PA) An Aliquippa man was arrested for driving under the influence after a crash in Hopewell Township on Friday. According to a Facebook post from the City of Aliquippa Police Department, at 10:57 p.m., police were dispatched to the area of Main Street and Maratta Road in Plan 12 for the report of a motor vehicle crash. A blue Chrysler 200 hit a utility pole and a fence, which was noticed by a PA State Constable. The constable told police that the driver held a liquor bottle and the car was stolen. The driver was twenty-seven-year-old Raishaun Jeter of Aliquippa. Jeter was arrested after police noticed the smell of alcohol, his glassy eyes that were bloodshot, and his slurred speech. Jeter was released to a sober party after having a blood alcohol count of .135%. Jeter has been charged with DUI for the third time in four years, as well as:

• Hit and Run
• False Reports 
• Careless Driving
• Driving While Having a Suspended License

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Beaver County Radio News

(Aliquippa, PA) An Aliquippa man was arrested for assaulting his female cousin and another female on Saturday. According to a Facebook post from the City of Aliquippa Police Department, at 9:44 p.m., police were dispatched to 500 Superior Avenue, Valley Terrace, D Building for the report of a disturbance. Twenty-eight-year-old Arrington Gipson of Aliquippa was guilty of causing injuries to both his cousin and another female. Gipson assaulted both women and police arrested him in the apartment next door to where the women were located. Gipson is now in the Beaver County Jail and faces charges of:

• Simple Assault (two counts) (Misdemeanor)
• Harassment (Summary)
• Disorderly Conduct (Summary) 

(File Photo: Source for Photo: FILE – In this Nov. 3, 2019, file photo, former President Jimmy Carter teaches Sunday school at Maranatha Baptist Church in Plains, Ga. Carter marks his 96th birthday Thursday, Oct. 1., the latest milestone for the longest-lived of the 44 men to hold the highest American office. Carter planned to celebrate at his home in Plains, Ga., with his wife of 74 years, Rosalynn Carter, according to a spokeswoman for the Carter Center in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Amis, File)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Harrisburg, PA) According to a release from Governor Josh Shapiro’s office on Sunday, the governor ordered United States and Commonwealth flags on all Commonwealth facilities, public buildings, and grounds across the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to fly at half-staff that day. Former President of the United States Jimmy Carter passed away on Sunday, and Shapiro did this action that day in honor of Carter. All Pennsylvanians can participate in honoring Carter by lowering these flags to half-staff until sunset on Tuesday, January 28th, 2025.

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Beaver County Radio News

(Aliquippa, PA) A shots fired incident on Saturday is being investigated in Aliquippa. According to a Facebook post from the City of Aliquippa Police Department, at 3:15 a.m., police were dispatched to the area of Main Street and Burton Street in Plan 12 for the report of multiple shots fired. The sounds of the shots being caused by an automatic weapon were mentioned in several calls to police. There was no damaged property and nobody was injured. Negative results were found in the area that police searched. If you know anything about this situation, please call 724-775-0880.

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Chippewa, PA) A Chippewa fire in a structure building was extinguished on Sunday morning. According to a Facebook Post from the Chippewa Township Volunteer Fire Department of Beaver Falls, just before 6 a.m. that morning, Station 22 was alerted for a fire alarm at the three-story Lutheran Village Apartments in Chippewa. Five local fire departments assisted the Beaver Falls department after both a timer and a power strip were on fire in the community room on the first floor. A resident helped the departments with a fire extinguisher to put out the fire and to unplug both items. It took within an hour for the six departments to return to their duties after the fire was handled.

(File Photo of Chippewa Township Police Car)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Chippewa, PA) A three-vehicle crash in Chippewa on Saturday is still under investigation. According to a Facebook Post from the Chippewa Township Volunteer Fire Department of Beaver Falls, just before 5:30 p.m., injuries were reported on southbound Route 51 right before Emmet Drive An ambulance transported two victims with injuries that are undisclosed at this time. A smoking engine was also cooled down while another call came in for a head injury that was suffered by a fall patient that occurred at Walmart. The scene was cleared in just over thirty minutes. The Chippewa Police Department is leading the investigation into this incident.

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(South Beaver Township, PA) According to a Facebook post from the South Beaver Township Volunteer Fire Department, Norfolk Southern gave the South Beaver fire department a $10,000 grant. The department will use this money to buy Seek Thermal Imaging cameras that are brand new to keep their community protected in the future.

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

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Hopewell Township, PA) PennDOT District 11 announces that on Chapel Road in Hopewell and Center Townships, drilling and survey work will begin weather permitting on Monday, December 30th.

Through late January on weekdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., single-lane alternating traffic in several locations on the road between Brodhead Road and Old Brodhead Road will occur.