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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

• This phase represents the most significant traffic adjustments ahead of the event—and the moment when Downtown and the North Shore begin the full transformation into a vibrant, pedestrian-friendly Draft campus.
• With a comprehensive regional transportation plan in place, visitors and residents are encouraged to plan ahead, take advantage of expanded transit options and experience ethe Draft – free and open to all.

• Sproat Way
• Allegheny Ave from Ridge Ave
• North Shore Drive (from Chuck Noll Way to Mazeroski Way)
• Mazeroski Way
• West General Robinson Street
• Lacock Street from Federal Street
• Federal Street from Lacock Street
• Merchant Street
• I-279 Southbound Exit 1B ramp
• I-279 Northbound Exit 1B ramp
• Rt 65 Southbound ramp to Ft. Duquesne Bridge
• Rt 65 Northbound ramp from Ft. Duquesne Bridge,
• T1 ramp from Reedsdale Street and Ridge Ave
• 6th Street Bridge (Roberto Clemente),
• 7th Street Bridge (Andy Warhol)
• Isabella Street
• Sixth Street
• Ft Pitt Bridge on ramp from 10th Street Bypass and Ft. Duquesne Blvd
• Commonwealth Place
• Liberty Ave Extension
• Penn Avenue (from Stanwix Street to 9th Street)
• Liberty Ave/PPG Paints Arena Exit off Ft. Pitt Bridge
• 279 HOV
• Smithfield St. Bridge

• Increased light rail (“T”) service to Downtown and the North Shore
• Additional service on high-ridership corridors, including the P1-East Busway, G2-West Busway, and Route 54
• Four limited-stop “Football Flyer” routes providing direct access from across the region
• Expanded regional connections from neighboring counties

• Operating Thursday, April 23 and Friday, April 24 every 15 minutes and Saturday, April 25 every 30 minutes
• Running daily from 10 a.m. to 1 a.m.
• Direct service to drop-off and pick-up locations near Point State Park (Downtown) and PNC Park (North Shore)

• 99N (North Hills) – Begins at McCandless Park and Ride (9700 McKnight Road), with a stop at Ross Park and Ride (5204 Perry Highway), utilizing HOV lanes on I-279
• 99E (East) – Begins at Monroeville Mall and serves all stations along the East Busway
• 99S (South) – Begins at South Hills Village Park and Ride (219 Peters Creek Road) and serves all stations along the South Busway
• 99W (West) – Begins at University Boulevard Park and Ride (9000 University Boulevard), serving all West Busway stops, plus the lower stations of both the Duquesne and Monongahela Inclines

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) A Pittsburgh man recently pleaded guilty to depositing a fake U.S. Treasury check and stealing government money. According to the Department of Justice, twenty-one-year-old Andre Pitts pleaded guilty to one count each of uttering counterfeit obligations or securities and theft of government property. Prosecutors confirm that on June 12th, 2023, he deposited an altered U.S. Treasury check for $62,211. The check had been issued to another person in February of 2023 for their 2021 income tax return. Pitts allegedly changed the payee information and memo line to show his name, his residence and tax year 2022. The Deaprtment of Justice noted that after depositing the check, he withdrew $500 in cash and had a $25,000 cashier’s check issued to himself. His sentencing is scheduled for August 13th and he could face up to 20 years in jail for the counterfeit charge and up to 10 years in jail for the theft charge, and/or a fine of up to $250,000 for both of these offenses.

(File Photo: Source for Photo: FILE – Tyler Robinson, who is accused of fatally shooting Charlie Kirk, appears during a hearing in Fourth District Court in Provo, Utah, on Dec. 11, 2025. (Rick Egan/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP, Pool, File)

PROVO, Utah (AP) — The man accused of killing Charlie Kirk wants a judge to ban cameras from the courtroom and says live broadcasts of the prosecution are violating his right to a fair trial.

Tyler Robinson was back in state court in Utah Friday as his attorneys asked to delay his May preliminary hearing and pressed their claims that biased coverage is tainting potential jurors in his aggravated murder case.

Among numerous examples cited was a New York Post story they say suggested Robinson confessed to Kirk’s killing during a courtroom conversation on Dec. 11, in his first appearance after being charged. The conversation with his attorneys was inaudible, but the story cited a “lip reading analysis” to support its claim that Robinson said, “I think about the shooting daily.”

“The predominant purpose being served by the live stream coverage has not been the educational reporting of the court proceedings, but rather advertising profit, sensationalism, political agendas, and, most prominently, the vilification of Mr. Robinson,” his attorneys wrote in their request to bar cameras.

Prosecutors intend to seek the death penalty for Robinson should he be convicted in the Sept. 10 shooting of the conservative activist, who was addressing a crowd of thousands on the Utah Valley University campus in Orem.

Robinson, who turned 23 on Thursday, has not yet entered a plea. A trial date has not been set.

Media sensationalism around the case has cut both ways. In a March 30 headline, the U.K.-based Daily Mail reported the bullet that killed Kirk “did NOT match” a rifle allegedly used by Robinson. The story was based on an inconclusive, preliminary finding by ballistics experts and led to speculation about Robinson’s possible exoneration. The FBI is running additional tests, according to court documents.

Media organizations, prosecutors and Kirk’s widow, Erika Kirk, want the court to allow cameras. They argue the best way to guard against the misinformation and conspiracy theories that concern Robinson’s defense team is to make the process transparent.

Yet livestreaming by media outlets already has tested the patience of Judge Tony Graf.

During the December hearing, Graf temporarily stopped the livestream after it showed the defendant’s shackles in violation of a courtroom decorum order.

A January hearing was interrupted when Robinson’s attorneys said close-up shots of Robinson being livestreamed by a local television station could again lead to claims based on lip reading. That, too, was a violation of Graf’s decorum order. The judge ordered the camera operator not to film Robinson for the remainder of the hearing.

In recent hearings and again Friday, pool cameras for the media were stationed at the rear of the courtroom, behind Robinson. Graf also made camera operators come before him to acknowledge they understand the rules.

Mike Judd, a lawyer for a coalition of media organizations including The Associated Press that are fighting to preserve access, said Graf so far has focused on whether his rules inside the courtroom are being followed, not what the media is saying outside of court.

“The court can do all of that in order to try to control what gets fed into that media ecosystem,” Judd said. “You reduce the likelihood of somebody publishing things that you think may be of potentially biasing concern later on.”

Policies on cameras and livestreaming vary among states. Cameras are generally prohibited in federal courts.

“There’s Supreme Court precedent that says courts generally need to be open to the public, but that’s not an absolute right,” said University of Utah law professor Teneille Brown. “Even if they allow public access, that does not equal a right to broadcast or record.”

The preliminary hearing scheduled for May is for prosecutors to show they have enough evidence to proceed to trial. Authorities have said DNA consistent with Robinson’s was found on the trigger of the rifle, the fired cartridge casing, two unfired cartridges and a towel used to wrap the rifle.

But the defense argued Friday it cannot move forward with the hearing until law enforcement agencies turn over more details about their DNA analysis of evidence.

Prosecutors responded that they have sufficient proof beyond DNA to tie Robinson to Kirk’s killing. That includes surveillance video of Robinson near the university from the morning of the shooting wearing the same clothes as when he turned himself in. Robinson left a handwritten note for his romantic partner confessing to the crime before it happened, and also confessed to friends on the chatroom platform Discord, prosecutors said.

Rescheduling the preliminary hearing could delay the proceedings six months, Deputy Utah County Attorney Ryan McBride said.

“Justice delayed is justice denied,” he added.

(File Photo: Source for Photo: Judy Prichard McCleary, left, and Greg Prichard, center, whose relatives’ burial sites were disturbed in a crime spree involving the theft of more than 100 bodies from Pennsylvania cemeteries, speak with reporters outside the Delaware County Courthouse in Media, Pa., on Friday, April 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Tassanee Vejpongsa) CORRECTION: day of the week to Friday, not Thursday)

MEDIA, Pa. (AP) — Judy Prichard McCleary believes her ancestors have gone to the afterlife, and that only their bodies are buried at the family mausoleum in a sprawling Philadelphia-area cemetery.

Yet she remains rattled by the discovery that five of their nine crypts were disturbed — and the remains of a great-great-great aunt stolen — in a bizarre string of crimes involving the theft of more than 100 bodies from Pennsylvania cemeteries.

“I believe their souls are in heaven. I still think it’s disruptive,” McCleary said Friday after a brief court hearing in which the defendant waived his right to an evidentiary hearing. Jonathan Gerlach, 34, is charged with two dozen burglary counts after authorities said he stole human remains from gravesites in several counties, along with scores of other charges.

The macabre nature of the crime has captured the public imagination and prompted a wave of news coverage. McCleary knows that police may have more urgent cases to address than crimes against the dead. But she and a relative on hand Friday said it’s still not a victimless crime. She hopes it will encourage lawmakers to do more to stop the sale of body parts online, one of the potential motives in the case.

“To be able to sell body parts on the internet, just appalls me. I think it should be stopped,” she said.

Gerlach, of Lancaster County, was arrested in January near Mount Moriah Cemetery, on the outskirts of Philadelphia. Police said they could see bones and skulls in the back seat of his car, leading them to search his home and a storage unit in Ephrata. They said they found more than 100 human skulls, mummified hands and feet and similar items.

They also recovered jewelry believed to be linked to the graves and a pacemaker still attached to a body. Gerlach’s arraignment is June 3, although his lawyer, who declined to comment on the case, said he was unlikely to appear.

Gerlach, who remains in custody, sported glasses and a tight bun in court Friday, and had a collar-sized tattoo around his neck, as he politely answered routine questions from the judge.

He was arrested in January as he walked back from Mount Moriah Cemetery toward his car with a crowbar, police said. They said they found the mummified remains of two small children, three skulls and other bones in a burlap bag. Gerlach told investigators he took about 30 sets of human remains and showed them the graves he stole from, they said.

Mount Moriah, which dates to 1855, is a 160-acre landmark on the Philadelphia-Yeadon borough line with about 150,000 grave sites.

The Prichard family mausoleum was built there in the early 1900s by McCleary’s great-great- grandfather, Jonathan Prichard, who came to the U.S. from Ireland and became a grocer. Some relatives say he invented the first paper bag, but there is no patent on file, so it remains only a quaint part of the family lore.

Prichard moved the bodies of two children who had died earlier into the mausoleum, before he and other relatives joined them there upon their deaths.

“It just made me sick to my stomach that anybody would want to do that,” McCleary said of the crimes. “I think the man needs help.”

(File Photo of Representative Aaron Bernstine)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Butler, PA) Representative Aaron Bernstine (R-Butler/Lawrence) will be hosting a free Fish and Boat Safety Seminar on Wednesday, April 22nd from 5:30-7 p.m. at the Penn Township Municipal Building in Butler. This will help residents prepare for a safe and successful outdoor recreation with the summer fishing and boating season quickly approaching. Residents will receive an overview of the boating and fishing laws of Pennsylvania, which includes boating under the influence (BUI) laws, licensing requirements and seasonal regulations. Other topics will include the best practices for navigating changing water conditions, such as fast-moving currents and summer storms, as well as safe fish handling. This seminar is free and it is open to the public, so no RSVP is required. Residents who plan to attend or have questions can call 724-752-2120, which is the phone number for Bernstine’s district office.

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) The Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh will host a music and arts festival at Highmark Stadium on Saturday, September 19th from 12 noon to 11:30 p.m.. The inaugural FestPGH will feature musical acts that range from hip-hop and soul to alternative rock and praise as well as a “performance painter,” Mass and more. The admission for this event is free, but guests must RSVP online. You can click here to register for a virtual ticket. The festival is designed to accommodate families with stroller-friendly paths, activities for kids and changing and nursing stations. Attendees will also get to connect with service opportunities at the Faith in Action Village and peruse the work of local and regional artists at the Artist Market.

The festival schedule is as follows:

• 12 noon – Doors open, Faith in Action Village opens with service areas, art vendors and a vocation area, Children’s Area opens with games, crafts, inflatables and more
• 1:00 p.m. – Confessions available
• 1:00 p.m. – The Arcadian Wild
• 2:15 p.m. – Performance art with Mike Debus
• 3:10 p.m. – Praise and worship with the Josh Blakesley Band
• 4:00 p.m.- Mass with Bishop Mark Eckman
• 6:00 p.m.- The Scally Brothers
• 7:00 p.m.-Jervis Campbell
• 8:30 p.m.- Switchfoot
• 10:30 p.m. – Afterparty with DJ Code
• 11:30 p.m. – Event Ends

You can click here for more information on becoming an art vendor. If you would like to be a volunteer at the festival, you can email festpgh@diopitt.org. All volunteers also be compliant with the safe environment policies of the diocese.

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Mercer County, PA) A house fire in Mercer County killed a mother and her two children yesterday. According to the Mercer County coroner, forty-eight-year-old Malinda Abrams, her sixteen-year-old daughter and her twelve-year-old son, were pronounced dead around 6 a.m. after a fire occurred at their home in Sandy Lake Township and firefighters found the family inside the home on Walnut Street as they were fighting the flames. The cause of the fire is under investigation by the Pennsylvania State Police’s fire marshal’s office. The coroner of Mercer County expressed that the cause and manner of death for all three victims are pending further forensic evaluation and testing and there is not any current evidence to suggest that foul play was involved. A report from CBS affiliate WKBN confirms that there were five people inside the home at the time of the fire. It broke out at about 4 a.m. All of the pets inside the home also died.

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Montgomery County, PA) Authorities announced yesterday that a Pennsylvania real estate agent and youth soccer coach was arrested and charged for possessing child sexual abuse material. According to the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office, forty-eight-year-old Albert Stroble, of Lower Providence Township, is charged with 150 felony counts related to possession of child sexual abuse material, as well as criminal use of a communication facility. Stroble, who sources say was a coach with FC Montco, is also a real estate agent in the Philadelphia area. A LinkedIn profile stated that he previously worked at Chestnut Hill College as the school’s associate athletic director until 2016. A representative for FC Montco confirmed that Stroble resigned from position as a volunteer coach prior to his arrest. The office for the Montgomery County District Attorney revealed that the investigation began January 12th when the Montgomery County detectives received a cybertip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children of a Dropbox account suspected of uploading material of children being sexually abused. Prosecutors note that investigators uncovered content in the Dropbox that contained videos of prepubescent and pubescent girls being sexually abused by adult men. After discovering the videos, authorities executed search warrants on Google, Verizon and Dropbox, which linked the accounts to an IP address registered to Stroble’s home in Lower Providence Township. Investigators executed a search warrant of his home and confiscated multiple electronic devices, which included a laptop allegedly used to upload the material. Stroble was arrested and arraigned on Tuesday. His bail was set at $300,000 with conditions that include no unsupervised contact with children. He was released after posting bail on Wednesday. A preliminary hearing for Stroble is scheduled for April 28th.

(Credit for Photo: Photo Courtesy of WPXI-TV Pittsburgh, Posted on Facebook on April 17th, 2026)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Sewickley, PA) A body was recovered from the Ohio River today. According to an Allegheny County Police Department spokesperson, the body of an adult man was found just after 7 a.m. near Neville Island. WPXI crews saw first responders working to recover the body at the Chestnut Street Boat Ramp in Sewickley. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s office is working to identify the man and the investigation into this incident is ongoing.