(Credit for Photo: Photo Courtesy of Sean Simmers, Caption for Photo: Skill games at SkillGame Kingdom June 10, 2025. Sean Simmers of PennLive Patriot News)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Harrisburg, PA) Attorney General Dave Sunday is offering guidance for Pennsylvania businesses with terminals for “skill games,” and he advises those business owners to take steps of compliance by October 14th or risk law enforcement action on their premises.

Video game devices that are not housed at licensed casinos or licensed truck stops in Pennsylvania can be seized by law enforcement officials under the law.

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court made a ruling on June 15th, 2026 and it found that those alleged “skill games” are slot machines as defined by the State of Pennsylvania’s Gaming Act.

Distributors, vendors and manufacturers that refuse to remove their slot machines from businesses are reminded of the potential for criminal charges if they continue to maintain devices for operation.

Powering off or unplugging these machines is not sufficient to comply with the law, so it is suggested for business owners to contact their distributors and vendors and demand the removal of these devices from their premises to avoid law action from law enforcement.

A slot machine also does not stop being a slot machine if it has been turned off simply, unplugged, or disabled temporarily, which allows it to be readily operated.

(Credit for Photo: Photo Courtesy of the Wayne Theatre, Posted on Facebook on September 22nd, 2026)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Beaver Falls, PA) A Band Called Honalee will perform live to kick off the Beaver Valley Community Concert Association’s 2026-2027 concert season. 

The band will perform at Beaver Falls Middle School at 7 p.m. tonight and it is sponsored by Live On Stage Inc. and the Beaver Valley Community Concert Association (BVCCA).

A Band Called Honalee is inspired by the legacy and music of Peter, Paul and Mary, and they are a modern-day folk trio. 

They will perform some of the hits from Peter, Paul and Mary, like “Blowing in the Wind,” Leaving On A Jet Plane,” and “Puff the Magic Dragon.”

According to Rhonda Ficca, the BVCCA president, concert season tickets will be sold in the lobby at Beaver Falls Middle School for all four shows for $70 for adults and $10 for students or individual tickets for $25 adults and $5 students. 

(FIle Photo: Source for Photo: FILE – Twenty dollar bills are counted on June 15, 2018, in North Andover, Mass. The number of Americans who do not have a bank account fell to a record low last year, as the proliferation of online-only banks and an improving economy is bringing more Americans into the traditional financial system, according to a report Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Harrisburg, PA) Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday is putting out a reminder to federal student loan borrowers that tomorrow is the deadline to enroll in autopay to receive a one percent interest rate deduction on eligible federal student loans.   

Borrowers that enroll in autopay in time will retain a one-percent interest deduction through June 30th, 2028.

This deduction applies to direct loans that are disbursed on or after July 1st, 2012, which includes parent and graduate borrowers. 

Borrowers can enroll in autopay through the website of their federal student loan servicer.

A borrower does not need to re-enroll if they have already enrolled in autopay.

The deduction of an interest rate will be applied to the account automatically.

Borrowers who do not know what their loan servicers are or need to change their payment amount that is monthly can log into their account at StudentAid.gov (click here) so they can review information about their repayment plan and loan servicer.

(Credit for Photo: Photo Provided with Release Courtesy of Allegheny Health Network)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Beaver, PA) Allegheny Health Network (AHN) is now making it easier for people to find the right doctor with two free Meet Dr. Right events in October. These events will take place at AHN Beaver and AHN Sewickley Hospitals. 

According to a release from Allegheny Health Network, here is the dates, times and locations for these events.

Event Details: 

AHN Meet Dr. Right – Beaver Tuesday, October 6 5 to 7 p.m. AHN Beaver Hospital, Main Lobby 100 Dutch Ridge Road, Beaver

AHN Meet Dr. Right – Sewickley Thursday, October 8 5 to 7 p.m. AHN Sewickley Hospital, Main Entrance 701 Broad Street, Sewickley

 

Community members are invited to meet over 25 clinicians at each event that are currently accepting new patients. Attendees will have the opportunity to speak with providers one-on-one, learn about their areas of expertise and backgrounds, ask questions about their needs for health care, and even schedule their first appointments on site.

Physicians that are representing a wide range of specialties will be available, which include cancer care, cardiology, gynecology, orthopedics, obstetrics, pediatrics, primary care and pulmonology.

Guests can also get blood pressure screenings that are free, learn more about events for cancer screening, and explore health care resources that are local, which include locations of Heritage Valley Convenient Care.

Those that are representing the event will also serve light represents and attendees that register for this event will get a complimentary gift bag.

Registration is encouraged, and these events are free and open to the public. You can register by visiting www.ahnmeetdrright.com. (click here.)

(Credit for Photo: Photo Courtesy of the City of Beaver Falls Fire Department, Posted on Facebook on September 18th, 2026)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Beaver Falls, PA) The City of Beaver Falls Fire Department is having an open house to celebrate 150 years of serving Beaver Falls and the communities that surround the department.

This will coincide with a parade which is partnering with Geneva College’s 2026 Homecoming.

This open house will occur on Saturday, October 10th from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at 715 15th Street in Beaver Falls. 

(File Photo of the Beaver Area School District)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Beaver, PA) A member of the Beaver Area School District board is now facing calls to step down after a post on social media that others in the community are calling sexist and Islamophobic. 

School board member Luke Berardelli stated in part in a recent Facebook post that “maybe the Islamic faith is the correct way to go considering they give women zero rights at all.”

This post supposedly came in response to the murder trial of Lindsay Clancy, who is accused of fatally strangling her three children on January 24th, 2023 in her family’s home in Duxbury, Massachusetts. 

Berardelli responded to an inquiry from KDKA-TV, and affirmed that he was using “hyperbole” and sarcasm to make a point about extremism.

Five of eight school board members called on Berardelli to step down during a Beaver Area School District board meeting yesterday.

(File Photo of a Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Badge)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Beaver County, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in Beaver reported yesterday that they conducted a DUI sobriety checkpoint detail in an undisclosed Beaver County location on September 6th and September 7th.

According to police, members affected three driving under the influence and four drug possession arrests.

Police are giving a reminder to the public that the legal blood alcohol limit is .08% in the state of Pennsylvania.

It is illegal for anyone that is under twenty-one years old to consume alcohol. 

(Credit for Photo: Photo Courtesy of the Pittsburgh International Airport, Posted on Facebook on September 9th, 2026)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) Pittsburgh International Airport is having an event today at 11 a.m. to show off its xBridge innovation program. 

This serves as a real-world proving ground for the emerging technology, and two companies will test technology that is cutting-edge and products that are designed to enhance airport efficiency and operations.  

The airport will provide a demonstration with four-legged robots, also called quadrupeds, from Skild AI and it will preview technology from Arrow Analytics which can improve the boarding process.  

Skild AI is now testing a quadruped robotic platform in the real-world operating environment of the Pittsburgh International Airport to determine how autonomous technology can complement existing teams.  

Arrow Analytics is partnering with Southwest Airlines to test its EZ-Board technology in an active terminal environment so the company can explore how technology can improve the process of boarding and give airline teams better real-time information. 

(File Photo of a Road Work Ahead Sign)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Beaver County, PA) PennDOT District 11 announced that guide rail repair work on various roads in Beaver and Allegheny and counties will occur today, weather permitting. 

Lane restrictions and shoulder closures will occur as needed from 10 A.M. to 3 P.M. for guide rail repair work in these following locations, accordign to a release from PennDOT District 11:
 

• Route 51 in the southbound direction near the Worthington Avenue intersection, in Jefferson Hills Borough, Allegheny County 

• Route 51 (University Boulevard) in the northbound direction at the Sewickley Bridge intersection, in Moon Township, Allegheny County 

• Route 28 in the southbound direction at the Highland Park Bridge (Exit 6) interchange in Aspinwall Borough, Allegheny County 

• Ramp from southbound Route 65 to southbound Route 18 toward Rochester/Beaver in Rochester Township, Beaver County 

(File Photo of Senator Elder Vogel, Jr.)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Harrisburg, PA) Senator Elder Vogel, Jr., Representative Emily Kinkead and state officials will hold a news conference on Wednesday at 10 a.m. at the Capitol Hunger Garden in Harrisburg.

Vogel, Kinkead and six other speakers will reflect on the conclusion of Hunger Action Month and the end of the Capitol Hunger Garden’s 16th season.