Author: Beaver County Radio

Snow Watch Cancellations and Delays for Tuesday, January 27th, 2026

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January 27th, 2026

                         School or Organization       Cancellation or Delay  ( If blank no cancellation or delay reported)
  Adelphoi Education/Beaver (Rochester)         Closed, Flexible Instruction Day Tuesday
  Aliquippa Area School District                Remote Instruction Plan Tuesday (Two Hour Delay Schedule), In Classes Cancelled, No Transportation

Jr./Sr. High School virtual instruction begins at 9:45 a.m.
Elementary School virtual instruction begins at 10:45 a.m.
  Ambridge Area School District All Activities Cancelled, Remote Instruction, No Transportation Tuesday
  Avonworth School District Remote Instruction, No Transportation Tuesday
  Baden Academy Charter School In classes Cancelled Tuesday Morning, Activate Remote Learning
  Beaver Area School District            Closed, Flexible Instruction Day Tuesday, Evening Activities will Run as Scheduled
  Beaver County Courthouse
  Beaver County Head Start
  Beaver County Rehabilitation Center
  Beaver Falls Crime Watch
  Big Beaver Falls Area School District Closed, Flexible Instruction Day Tuesday, No After-School Program
  Beaver County CTC           Closed, Flexible Instruction Day Tuesday
  Beaver County Transit Authority         
  Beaver Valley Montessori School Closed Tuesday
  Blackhawk Area School District            Remote Learning Day Tuesday
  Blackhawk Meals on Wheels       Closed Tuesday
  Butler County Community College (All Locations, Including Cranberry Township) Opening at 9:30 A.M. Tuesday Morning
  CCBC             In classes canceled, activate remote learning Tuesday
  CCBC Aviation Sciences Center             In classes canceled,activate remote learning Tuesday
  Center at the Mall (Beaver Valley Mall in Monaca)     
  Central Valley School District            Closed, Flexible Instruction Day Tuesday Morning
  Christ Angelican Church (New Brighton)  
  Cornell School District Remote Learning Day Tuesday, All After School Activities and athletics have been cancelled
  Cranberry Community United Presbyterian Church (Cranberry Township)
  Divine Grace Parish (Cranberry, All Locations)
  Education Center at Watson (Sewickley) Closed Tuesday
  Ellwood City Area School District Closed, Flexible Instruction Day Tuesday
  Ellwood City Area Public Library Closed Tuesday
  Ellwood City Meals on Wheels Closed Tuesday
  Evangel Heights Child Care (Beaver)
  Families Matter Food Pantry Closed Tuesday, Staff is to Report
  Footprints in the Sand Daycare (Aliquippa)
  Freedom Area School District Closed, Flexible Instruction Day Tuesday, All Afternoon Activities and Athletics Cancelled
  H.A.P. Community Outings (Aliquippa)
  Head Start of Beaver County – Aliquippa Closed Tuesday Morning
  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) Closed Tuesday Morning
  Hope Academy- Conway No School Tuesday
  Hopewell School District Closed, Flexible Instruction Day Tuesday
 Kiddie Korner (Beaver)
 Life Family Pre-School Closed Tuesday
 Lincoln Park Performing Arts Charter School Remote Learning Day Tuesday
  Mc Guire Memorial EOC   
  Mc Guire Memorial School Closed Tuesday Morning
  Midland Borough school District Closed Tuesday Morning
  Montour Area School District Remote Instruction, No Transportation Tuesday Morning
  Monaca Senior Center
  Monaca VFD #1
  Moon Area School District Remote Instruction, No Transportation Tuesday Morning
  Mother’s Morning Out/Noah’s Ark Preschool/Sewickley Closed Tuesday
  Most Sacred Heart of Jesus (Pre-school (Moon Twp.) Closed Tuesday Morning
  New Brighton Area School District Flexible Instruction Day Tuesday
  New Horizons (Beaver) Closed Tuesday
  North Catholic School District Closed Flexible Instruction Day Tuesday
  Our Lady of Fatima/ Hopewell Closed Flexible Instruction Day Tuesday
  Our Lady of the Sacred Heart High School (Coraopolis) Closed Flexible Instruction Day Tuesday Morning
  PA Career Link (Beaver County)
  Pawmazing Bakery (Beaver)
  Penn State Beaver (Monaca)
  Provident Charter School West (Baden) Flexible Instruction Day Tuesday
  Quaker Valley School District Closed Tuesday Morning
  Riverside Beaver County Area School District Flexible Instruction Day Tuesday, All classes will operate synchronously on a 2 hour delay schedule.
  Road to Emmaus Baptist Church Closed Wednesday, No Parking, Zoom Only
  Rochester Area School District Closed Tuesday
  Robert Morris University (Moon Township) Classes Scheduled before 11 A.M. Tuesday Morning are Cancelled, but a Delayed Start will occur at 11 A.M. Tuesday Morning
  Seneca Valley Area School District Remote Instruction, No Transportation Tuesday
  Sewickley Academy Closed Tuesday
  Slippery Rock Area School District Closed Tuesday
  Slippery Rock University Remote Learning Day Tuesday
  St. Andrews Day School (Moon Township) Closed Tuesday
  St. James-Sewickley Closed Flexible Instruction Day Tuesday Morning
  St. Monica Catholic Academy Closed Flexible Instruction Day Tuesday Morning
  St. Killian’s Catholic School (Cranberry) Closed Flexible Instruction Day Tuesday Morning
  St. Peter & Paul School/Beaver Flexible Instruction Day Tuesday
  St. Stephens Lutheran Academy/Zelienople Closed Tuesday Morning
  South Side Area School District Remote Learning Day Tuesday Morning
  Sto Rox Remote Learning Day All Activities Cancelled
  The Lindsay Theater (Sewickley)
  The Phoenix Center (Rochester)
  The Prevention Network and Class Academy (Beaver County) Closed Tuesday
  Vanport VFD Closed Wednesday, No Bingo Due to Extreme Cold Weather
  Western Beaver Area School District Closed Flexible Instruction Day Tuesday Morning
  West Allegheny School District Remote Learning Day Tuesday Morning
  Zelienople Meals on Wheels

Fire occurs at Lucky B’s American Grill in Latrobe

(File Photo of a Fire Background)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Latrobe, PA) Multiple firefighters responded to a fire that occurred at a bar and grill in Westmoreland County last night. A report came in for a fire at about 11:40 p.m. and it happened at Lucky B’s American Grill located on Lincoln Avenue in Latrobe. All four people who live in the three apartments that were upstairs to the building that caught fire were able to escape with no injuries. The building was damaged, but the cause of the fire is unknown at this time. The tenants also expressed that they were told to reach out to the Red Cross. The owners of the restaurant stated that right now they are looking at potentially re-opening, but they want to go through the whole insurance process first to see what is possible.

Pittsburgh Regional Transit service running again after this weekend’s winter storm but some routes still delayed or not in service

(Photo Courtesy of WPXI-TV Pittsburgh, Posted on January 25th, 2026)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) The service for Pittsburgh Regional Transit (PRT) is running again. However, some of the routes are either delayed or cannot be served at the moment because of the winter storm that covered western Pennsylvania with snow over the weekend. PRT confirmed in a statement this morning: “Light rail riders may experience delays of up to 15 minutes. Riders should board inbound platforms between Steel Plaza and First Avenue Station. PRT buses are operating where road conditions allow with service delays of up to 60 minutes.” PRT also noted that the Downtown Service Center will stay closed today. You can see which routes for PRT that are delayed or out of service by clicking here.

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission debuts its new Super Plow to tackle a super snow storm that hit western Pennsylvania

(Credit for Photo: Photo Courtesy of Marissa Orbanek, Press Secretary for the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Somerset, PA) The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission launched its new Super Plow over the weekend on the turnpike near Somerset just in time for the big winter storm of 2026 that covered western Pennsylvania with snow. That piece of equipment is a tri-drive truck with 550-horsepower and three rear axles. Its front and wing plows can clear a path that is 27 feet wide in one pass combined. Turnpike officials are planning to use the Super Plow in plow trains during heavy storms with another truck that follows behind to clear all lanes in one pass, but even by itself, the Super Plow can remove snow from more of the highway much quicker than the current trucks.

Pittsburgh Mayor Corey O’Connor declares state of emergency in Pittsburgh after unprecedented winter storm

(File Photo: Source for Photo: (File Photo: Source for Photo: Pittsburgh mayoral candidate Corey O’Connor speaks at a candidate’s forum held at Perry Traditional Academy in Pittsburgh, April, 24,. 2025. (AP Photo/ Gene J. Puskar, File)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) Pittsburgh Mayor Corey O’Connor declared a state of emergency today following a historic winter storm that covered the region of the city in deep snow. City officials stated at a press conference this morning that they were on a pace that was solid in cleaning the streets until over a third of their plow trucks started breaking down. Mayor O’Connor confirms that 37 of the 95 plows are now in a garage to be repaired, and the rest of that fleet is struggling to keep up, which caused him to make a declaration of this state of emergency to receive more help. For now, Pittsburgh will need to use its trucks that are available and call for outside help even though there are plans and funding to address this issue.

PennDOT Restores the District 11 Speed Limits After the Winter Storm

(File Photo of PennDOT Logo)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) PennDOT has now lifted the temporary speed limit restrictions that were in place on several roadways in Allegheny, Beaver, and Lawrence counties. Speed limits were reduced to 45 mph on Routes 28 and 65 and Interstates 79, 376, 279, and 579 in Allegheny County, Interstate 376 in Beaver County, and Interstates 79 and 376 and Route 65 in Lawrence County due to the winter storm.  All speeds have now been restored to their usual posted limits.

Police: Men shot in Edgewood flee, crash vehicle in Pittsburgh

(File Photo of a Police Siren Light)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Allegheny County, PA) Allegheny County police are investigating after two men were found with gunshot wounds to their legs following a vehicle crash in Pittsburgh. Allegheny County 911 was notified of a call for shots fired on Town Centre Drive near the intersection with South Braddock Avenue in Edgewood around 4:25 p.m. on Saturday. Pittsburgh police were notified of a vehicle wreck at the intersection of Penn and Braddock Avenues shortly after. The arriving officers found two men, both with gunshot wounds to their legs, inside one of the vehicles that wrecked. According to a news release from Allegheny County police, Preliminary information suggests that both men were shot while inside their vehicle at the initial Edgewood location and fled in their vehicle to the Pittsburgh location, where they caused the wreck. The two victims were transported by EMS personnel to an area hospital in stable condition. The investigation into this incident is still ongoing and anyone with information about it is asked to call 1-833-ALL-TIPS. 

Seven people displaced after fire occurs in the Bloomfield neighborhood of Pittsburgh

(Photo Courtesy of the Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire, Posted on Facebook on January 24th, 2026)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) Firefighters were called to extinguish a four-alarm fire in the Bloomfield neighborhood on Saturday afternoon which occurred along the 4000 block of Penn Avenue. A total of seven people were displaced because of the flames. They were five adults and two children and the Red Cross was notified to assist them. No firefighters or residents were injured as a result of this incident, and no one was transported to the hospital. Detectives are investigating the cause of this fire, which is unknown at this time.

Snowiest day in Pittsburgh occurs for the first time since 2010 “Snowmageddon”

(File Photo: Source for Photo: Snow coats the trees and cars in Edwards, Colo., Wednesday, March 22, 2023. The new snow was wet and heavy. (Chris Dillmann/Vail Daily via AP)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) Yesterday was the snowiest day in Pittsburgh since back in February of 2010. 10.2 inches was the official measurement of the snowfall as of 5 p.m. that day. Over 10 inches of snow was seen in the Steel City during the first day of the event of “Snowmageddon,” which occurred on February 5th, 2010. February 6th, 2010 was the second day of that event, in which Pittsburgh residents were treated to 9.7 inches of snow.

Pet owners should take precautions for their pets during the winter storm

(File Photo of Three Dogs with a Pittsburgh Penguins “A Great Day for Hockey” Sign)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Cranberry Township, PA) After a major winter storm hit western Pennsylvania over the weekend, pet owners should prepare their pets for the cold temperatures ahead. Dr. Mike Hutchinson, the founder of Animal General in Cranberry Township, suggests several tips to keep your pet safe during the cold weather. One tip he recommends is to bring your pet to the veterinarian or a hospital immediately after calling those locations if your pet looks uncomfortable. Another tip is to change the routine of your pet because they can get very cold if frigid temperatures arise, so taking them for a walk during these temperatures is not a good idea. The snow can also get deep under the paws of dogs. If you do go for a walk with your pet in the cold, Dr. Hutchinson states that you should keep them on a leash that is short so “they will not get loose” as well as to make a path for them. You must also keep your pets inside whenever possible during cold temperatures, and if you do go out with them, monitor their time and keep an eye on their behavior. Dr. Hutchinson also recommends that since pets can get hyperthermia and frostbite, purchasing booties, coats or sweaters for your pet can be a practical way for them to stay warm. Finally, toxic chemicals in ice and salt can burn the paws of your dogs even after you shovel snow, so Dr. Hutchinson suggests taking a cloth with warm water to wipe their feet and pads off. He notes that it becomes dangerous if dogs ingest the toxic chemicals after licking their paws.