(Beaver, PA) Several topics were discussed at today’s Beaver County Commissioners’ work session at the County Courthouse.
One of them was when Commissioner Jack Manning praised a program from CCBC during the commissioners’ report.
Manning stated that it is the 10th anniversary of the Youth Ambassador Program, which is a program made up of middle school and high school students that are selected from their respective schools.
They are selected to learn about themselves when it comes to mental health and other topics like suicide prevention.
Manning noted that the Commissioners have a proclamation to celebrate the work that those that are involved with that program have done.
County Solicitor Garen Fedeles also noted that if anybody wants to be a poll worker in the conty, they should contact the County’s Elections Office.
Fedeles confirmed that 12,033 mail-in ballots have been processed, and most of them are out in the mail and have been received at this time.
Manning also let the audience of the session know that every county in Pennsylvania will be receiving a William Penn Peace Tree, which is an eastern pine tree.
The county will also get a plaque to symbolize the history that Pennsylvania has with William Penn.
More details are to come about a ceremony for planting that tree outside of the County Courthouse.
(Credit for Headline Photo and Photo Below: Photo Courtesy of Aliquippa Police, Posted on Facebook on September 29th, 2026)
Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Aliquippa, PA) The Aliquippa Police Department was recently made aware of a social media post that is currently being circulated in local Facebook groups making claims regarding alleged gang activity in the City of Aliquippa.
This post can be found below:
The Aliquippa Police Department has no information or evidence to substantiate the claims that are being circulated in this post at this time.
An officer with the Aliquippa Police Department contacted Myers yesterday to get information and he advised the officer that he had nothing to report.
If Aliquippa Police become aware of a credible threat to public safety, they will provide appropriate information to the community through its official channels.
Anyone who has firsthand information about criminal activity should report it directly to law enforcement instead of relying on or spreading unverified posts on social media.
(Pittsburgh, PA) The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) recently awarded $1,975,000 in grants to three community organizations which provide suicide prevention services to Veterans in Pennsylvania.
This funding is part of grants worth a total of $112 million that were awarded to 191 organizations nationwide to support suicide prevention efforts.
These funds are made available through the Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program (SSG Fox SPGP) and they will become available at the start of fiscal year 2027.
(Harrisburg, PA) Senator Elder Vogel, Jr. (R-47) and Representative Emily Kinkead (D-20) were joined by state and local leaders and hunger advocates today at the Capitol Hunger Garden in Harrisburg as they discussed the increased effects of hunger across Pennsylvania and reflected on the end of the 16th Hunger Garden season.
According to Feeding Pennsylvania, one in seven Pennsylvanians are experiencing food insecurity.
Vogel authored Senate Resolution 371, which designated September of 2026 as Hunger Action Month in Pennsylvania,
He also hosted a capitol and district food drive in September, which is when he collected nonperishable food items which were donated to the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank and a local food bank that was in the 47th Senatorial District.
Kinkead sponsored House Resolution 317, a companion to Senate Resolution 371 that recognizes September in both 2025 and 2026 as Hunger Action Month.
She is also the prime sponsor of legislation which would provide universal school meals to all K-12 public schools students.
This will ensure that every child gets access to breakfast and lunch at school, regardless of their family’s ability to pay for it.
(Lawrence County, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in New Castle reported yesterday that forty-nine-year-old Kandace Baker of Ellwood City was charged after a single-vehicle crash occurred in Lawrence County on Sunday.
Baker was driving south on Highway 65 in Wayne Township at 3:50 p.m. and she fell asleep when she was driving.
She hit a concrete guide rail with her vehicle and was not injured as a result of this crash.
However, her eighteen-year-old passenger, Aiden Baker of Ellwood City complained that he had a right arm injury from the crash.
(Harrisburg, PA) Attorney General Dave Sunday recently announced that his office has filed a lawsuit against a man from Idaho and his business for allegedly deceiving Pennsylvanians and businesses into purchasing fraudulent spotted lanternfly permits and associated training.
The lawsuit alleges that Kevin Wardell and Diverse Solutions, LLC, solicited and sold the fraudulent permits and training under the name “Spotted Lanternfly Commission.”
According to the lawsuit, Wardell and his business solicited Pennsylvanians, successfully in some cases, by mailing letters that included deceptive logos and terminology to appear as if they were from the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture.
Pennsylvania remains under a Quarantine Order that is issued by the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture so the state can address the infestation of the spotted lanternfly.
This order requires that certain businesses need to obtain a permit from the Department of Agriculture so they can ensure that the spotted lanternfly population does not increase or expand to neighboring areas.
PITTSBURGH — The annual Women Who Rock benefit concert returns to Stage AE on Oct. 17, headlined by global pop icon Taylor Dayne.
More than just a concert, Women Who Rock (WWR) is a movement that brings together music, advocacy and philanthropy to support critical women’s health research. Tickets are at womenwhorock.info
Taylor Dayne headlines the Women Who Rock concert at Pittsburgh’s Stage AE. (Sequoia Emmanuelle Photography)
Presented by Gibson Gives, this year’s concert will feature a dynamic, all female-fronted lineup. In addition to Dayne, the evening will showcase groundbreaking guitarist and vocalist Malina Moye, who will open the show with her signature National Anthem performance.
Returning to the WWR stage, The Vindys, out of Youngstown, Ohio, will deliver their high-energy blend of rock and soul, while Kalie Shorr will perform her empowering anthem “Fight Like A Girl” as part of the Survivors Who Rock tribute presented by UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital. The event will also include DJ Formosa and a special appearance by the 2026 WWR Rising Star Contest winner.
Youngstown rockers The Vindys, fronted by Jackie Popovec, will play Stage AE as part of the Women Who Rock show.
Beyond the music, attendees will experience the signature Pink Carpet entrance presented by UPMC Health Plan, a Beauty Bar featuring complimentary beauty activations, a social sharing photo booth, and the Rockstar Silent Auction. A limited number of VIP tickets will provide access to an exclusive VIP Lounge, Gifting Suite, and pre-show happy hour. To see all event details visit: https://womenwhorock.info.
Women make up more than half of the global population, yet women’s health research receives less than 10 percent of federal funding. At a time when funding pressures continue to grow, the mission of Women Who Rock has never been more urgent. The benefit concert brings together artists, fans, and partners to raise awareness and provide critical funding for research that impacts women at every stage of life. All proceeds directly benefit the Magee-Womens Research Institute & Foundation (MWRI), the nation’s first and largest research institute dedicated to women’s health.
Funds raised through Women Who Rock support research across a wide range of critical areas, including breast and gynecologic cancers, heart health, infectious diseases such as HIV and COVID-19, infertility, maternal and infant health, mental health, substance use disorders, and more. MWRI currently supports hundreds of active studies and has engaged more than 160,000 clinical trial participants globally, helping to advance life-saving discoveries and improve outcomes for women worldwide.
Melinda Colaizzi, founder & CEO of Women Who Rock, discussed the concert’s mission when she guested Wednesday on the Beaver County Radio Morning Show with Scott Tady.
Listen here to Colaizzi’s WBVPO-WMBA interview:
In a media release, Colaizzi said, ““Women Who Rock was built on the belief that music can spark real change. As women’s health research faces critical funding gaps, our mission has never been more urgent. We’re proud to welcome an extraordinary lineup of women who embody strength, resilience, and purpose, while helping raise vital funds for the life-saving work taking place every day at Magee-Womens Research Institute. Together, we’re proving that when women come together, we don’t just amplify voices—we accelerate progress and create meaningful, lasting impact. This concert is more than a performance—it’s a movement uniting voices to drive progress, fund life-saving research, and put women’s health where it belongs: center stage.”
Michael Annichine, CEO, Magee-Womens Research Institute & Foundation, added, “Women’s health continues to face significant gaps in clinical research, clinical trials, and funding As federal funding cuts and uncertainty impact research nationwide, the need for community support has never been greater. Partnerships with organizations like Women Who Rock and Gibson Gives help close critical funding gaps, fuel innovation, and raise awareness about the importance of investing in women’s health. Together, we can accelerate progress and change the way the world understands and treats women’s health.”
(File Photo of the City of Aliquippa Police Department Building)
Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Aliquippa, PA) The City of Aliquippa Police Department was recently made aware that fraudulent emails are being sent from a compromised email account that belonged to Police Chief John Lane.
Officials from that department confirm that the email account was compromised, and the person did not send these emails.
If you received one of these emails from that person, do not respond to it, click on any links from it, open any attachments from it, or provide any of your personal or financial information.
Aliquippa Police are receiving a high volume of phone calls about these emails and they are actively addressing this incident.
(Credit for Photo: Photo Provided with Release Courtesy of Allegheny Health Network)
Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Wexford, PA) Allegheny Health Network (AHN) is celebrating the fifth anniversary of AHN Wexford Hospital, which is a full-service, state-of-the-art facility that has become a leading destination of health care for patients throughout northern Allegheny County and neighboring communities in Beaver, Butler, Lawrence and Mercer counties.
The hospital opened to patients on September 30th, 2021 and the 158-bed hospital features inpatient rooms that are all private, a 24-bed emergency department with rooms that are pediatric-capable, surgical suites that are advanced with robotic technology, intensive care services that are specialized, care for women and infants and diagnostic and imaging capabilities that are advanced.
AHN Wexford Hospital has welcomed over 7,000 babies, performed 30,000 surgeries in its operating rooms and cared for 150,000 patients in its emergency department since it opened.
(Independence Township, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in Beaver reported that they are investigating an incident of harassment that occurred in Independence Township yesterday.
This happened along Lincoln Highway at 6:27 a.m.
According to police, an argument occurred between a sixteen-year-old female juvenile from Independence Township, specifically from Beaver, and her fifty-three-year-old mother from Clinton, Pennsylvania.
This argument specifically had to do with the arrestee’s phone and her boyfriend.
The juvenile was arrested as a result of this incident and she scratched her mother’s arms with her fingernails during the argument.
