(File Photo of Congressman Chris Deluzio)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Washington, D.C.) Congressmen Chris Deluzio (D-PA-17) and Michael Rulli (R-OH-06) announced new, bipartisan rail safety legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives today. The bill that was introduced is called the Under Pressure Act of 2026, and it would study the performance of pressure relief devices on rail tank cars in a fiery derailment. The study bill from Deluzio was crafted with rail industry groups, multiple labor unions that represent rail workers and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). According to a release today in Washington D.C. from Deluzio’s office, specifically, the bill would: 

• Require the FRA to submit a report to Congress on the rate and causes of rail tank car pressure relief device failures in derailments; 
• Require this report to make recommendations to prevent such failures; and 
• Require the report to include a status update on any recommendations issued by the NTSB on rail tank cars that have not been sufficiently answered.

Congressmen Deluzio and Rulli represent the communities in Pennsylvania and Ohio that were most directly impacted by the February 3rd, 2023 Norfolk Southern train derailment that happened in East Palestine, Ohio. The duo also worked together on the Railway Safety Act of 2025, a comprehensive rail safety legislation. In July of 2025, Deluzio and Rulli also held a joint rail safety roundtable with union rail workers and leaders from both Beaver County and Eastern Ohio.

(Photo Courtesy of the Center Township Police Department, Posted on January 13th, 2026)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Center Township, PA) The Center Township Police Department announced on Facebook on Tuesday that Legacies Alive was selected as the recipient of the monetary donation raised by their officers during No Shave November. The fundraiser was made possible entirely through the participation and generosity of the officers of the Center Township Police Department. 

(File Photo of Police Siren Lights)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Westmoreland County, PA) A man from Westmoreland County is facing multiple charges, including trafficking, after police said he inappropriately touched a 6-year-old girl and offered to buy her from her mother. According to the Westmoreland County District Attorney’s Office, Allegheny Township police said it happened when 44-year-old Theodore Magee was asked to watch the girl overnight at a home on Gene Drive. The victim told police that Magee touched her as the two slept on an air mattress and investigators state Magee sent a text message to the girl’s mom, offering to buy the 6-year-old for $5,000. Magee was arrested and then remanded to the Westmoreland County Prison. 

(File Photo of Handcuffs)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Aliquippa, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in Beaver reported via release yesterday that forty-one-year-old Jaquet Martin of Aliquippa was arrested for driving under the influence of a combination of alcohol and drugs in Aliquippa on the evening of November 26th, 2025. At 9:41 p.m., Martin was stopped for committing a moving vehicle violation on the 1100 block of Sheffield Avenue and she was subsequently arrested for driving under the influence of both alcohol and a controlled substance. The charges against Martin are pending. 

(Credit for Photo: Photo Courtesy of KDKA Photojournalist Bryce Lutz, Caption for Photo: Police respond to an accidental shooting in Pittsburgh’s California-Kirkbride neighborhood on Saturday morning.)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) The Allegheny County Medical Examiner revealed this morning that the 7-year-old boy that was shot in the incident on Saturday that involved him and his nine-year-old sibling playing with a firearm in the California-Kirkbride neighborhood died from his injuries last night in the hospital. That seven-year-old boy who passed away last night was from Pittsburgh. According to Public Information Officer Eliza Durham, Pittsburgh police and EMS were called to the 900 block of Kirkbride Street just before 10 a.m. following reports of a shooting. This happened at a home there and when officials arrived, they confirmed that a seven-year-old boy was found with a gunshot wound to the head. He was taken to a hospital in the Pittsburgh area in critical condition after the incident occurred. Officials state that the seven-year-old and his sibling who is nine years old were playing with a firearm in the basement of the home when it discharged. Both the nine-year-old and a sixteen-year-old who was at the house when the incident occurred were taken to police headquarters for further questioning. 

(File Photo of a Scam Alert Background)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Harrisburg, PA) Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday is now encouraging utility customers to be alert for a scam that is circulating in the state. According to Sunday, his office is receiving an increase in calls about impersonation scams involving utility providers. Sunday highlighted false websites that mirror the websites that legitimately belong to providers of utilities, which are showing up in searches from Google. The websites also try to get victims into either making a payment that is rushed or to give up their personal information. If you think you are getting scammed online, do not click on any suspicious links.

(File Photo of a Gavel)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) First Assistant United States Attorney Troy Rivetti announced yesterday that a resident of Butler, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to violating a federal firearms law. Thirty-three-year-old Thomas James Clark pleaded guilty to a one-count Indictment charging him with possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon. The Court was advised that in connection with the guilty plea, on January 20th, 2024, law enforcement apprehended Clark on an outstanding arrest warrant relating to aggravated assault charges. Upon his encounter with law enforcement, Clark dropped the belongings that were in his possession, which included dozens of rounds with ammunition, a revolver, and an AR 15-style rifle with no serial number. Clark was previously convicted in the Court of Common Pleas of Butler County of criminal conspiracy and methamphetamine production. Federal law prohibits a convicted felon possessing ammunition or a firearm. The sentencing for Clark is scheduled for May 13th, 2026 and he could face a maximum total sentence of up to 15 years in jail, an up to a $250,000 fine, or both, provided by the law.