Woman hit by Pittsburgh Regional Transit bus in Oakland

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) A woman was hit by a Pittsburgh Regional Transit (PRT) bus in Oakland yesterday. According to Allegheny County dispatchers, police officers, firefighters and medics were called to the intersection of Fifth Avenue and South Neville Street at 6:56 p.m. A spokesperson from PRT said that the person was hit while the 58-Greenfield bus was turning left from Neville Street and onto Fifth Avenue and the victim, a woman in her late 20s, was taken to UPMC Presbyterian Hospital. She is in critical but stable condition.

Man makes threatening phone calls in Cranberry Township to two people from Cranberry Township

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Cranberry Township, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in New Castle reported via release today that a male suspect made threatening remarks to two people from Cranberry Township in Cranberry Township on November 25th, 2025. This happened along Firefly Drive at 3:33 p.m. and the male suspect proceeded to make several phone calls to a forty-two-year-old man and a forty-year-old woman from Cranberry Township which stated nonchalant random remarks to both of them over the span of a few weeks. The investigation into this incident is ongoing. 

Suspect steals expensive jewelry from Ellwood City Borough residence when Ellwood City woman he cared for enters into rehab facility

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County radio News

(Ellwood City Borough, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in New Castle reported via release today that roughly $225,838.94 of jewelry was stolen from an Ellwood City Borough residence from the period of July 1st through November 30th, 2025. An unidentified seventy-four-year-old woman from Ellwood City was getting home care from the suspect at the home along Spring Avenue during the course of approximately four years and the suspect stole the jewelry when she was not home. The victim was at a rehabilitation center during the time of the theft because of health related ailments. The suspect then sold the items to a Treasure Hunt store. The investigation into this incident is ongoing.  

Authorities: Fifteen-year-old boy killed in crash in Juniata County was on FaceTime call while driving

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Juniata County, PA) According to authorities yesterday, a 15-year-old driver was on a FaceTime call with a friend when he was killed in a crash in Juniata County,  Pennsylvania over the weekend. Pennsylvania State Police Lewistown reported via release yesterday that the deadly single-vehicle crash happened on State Route 35 in the area of Hopple Lane in Tuscaraora Township around 12:05 a.m. on Sunday. The teenager from East Waterford, Pennsylvania was driving at a fast speed in that area and hit a tree head on as a result of the crash. PSP Lewistown is investigating this crash. 

Fire occurs inside a Shaler Township home

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Shaler Township, PA) According to officials, a road has now reopened following a fire that broke out inside a Shaler Township home yesterday evening. This happened at around 5 p.m. on the 700 block of Wible Run Road, where multiple fire crews were seen assessing the exterior of the structure. Wible Run Road was closed between Wetzel Road as crews responded for nearly two hours. According to Berkeley Hills Fire Company Assistant Chief Kenneth Long, a passerby reported flames coming out of a side window. The two adults who live at the home were not inside at the time of the fire, but officials confirmed that two dogs and a bird were. Firefighters rescued the second dog, but the bird died. Ten fire departments responded to the scene and the Allegheny County Fire Marshall is investigating the cause of the fire.

Charges withdrawn from Ellwood City woman after single-vehicle crash in Franklin Park Borough

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Franklin Park Borough, PA) Pennsylvania StatPolice in Pittsburgh reported via release yesterday that charges were withdrawn from twenty-one-year-old Samantha Prestia of Ellwood City after a single-vehicle crash in Franklin Park Borough on Sunday morning. At 8:55 a.m., Prestia was driving on I-279 South and then lost control of her vehicle. Prestia then traveled off of the road and into a wire guardrail. There were no injuries. 

Beaver Falls Fire Department receives three grants totaling over $45,000 to help assist and buy equipment

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Beaver Falls, PA) According to a Facebook post yesterday from the Beaver Falls Fire Department, they received 3 grants from the PA State Fire Commissioner totaling $45,624.18. One of the grants is for $16,136.55 to buy a new thermal imaging camera, an additional search and rescue manikin and miscellaneous personal protective equipment. The second grant is for $14,487.63 for upgraded emergency lighting for its Engine 11-2. The last grant is for $15,000 to purchase emergency medical equipment. 

Two Pennsylvanians apprehended after two girls from Tennessee were kidnapped and found safe in Pennsylvania

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Cumberland County, PA) According to authorities, two people from Pennsylvania are facing charges after two girls from Tennessee were kidnapped. Pennsylvania State Police Carlisle reported via release yesterday that thirty-six-year- old Henry Rodriguez, of Allentown, and sixty-year-old Ana Rodriguez Gonzalez, of Tamaqua, were arrested on Saturday night in connection with the kidnapping. A traffic stop by PSP Carlisle was initiated at 440 I81 North and the duo of juveniles were found safely in the vehicle. Both Rodriguez and Gonzalez were taken into custody. The suspects were taken to the Cumberland County Prison and officials confirm that they are awaiting extradition to Tennessee. According to court records, both suspects were denied bail yesterday.

New WalletHub ranking puts Pittsburgh as the #1 city in the United States for football fans

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) A new 2026 ranking from WalletHub confirms that Pittsburgh is the best city in the United States of America for fans of football. According to WalletHub, “When it comes to the NFL specifically, the Pittsburgh Steelers have some of the most engaged football fans in the country in terms of social media likes and followers per capita.” WalletHub made comparisons of over 250 U.S. cities with at least one professional or college football team and they were measured across 21 key metrics, which ranged from the number of football teams to stadium capacity to fan engagement. WalletHub gave Pittsburgh a total score of 63.52 with the #1 Pro football rank and the #11 college football rank because of the Steelers and the Pitt Panthers.  

Pittsburgh man gets lifetime ban from Rivers Casino for pushing Coraopolis man from a slot machine stool

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) Pennsylvania State Police at the Rivers Casino in Pittsburgh reported via release today that thirty-nine-year-old Ira Gibson of Pittsburgh was given a lifetime ban from that casino after an incident of disorderly conduct occurred there early on Friday morning. Gibson left a slot machine to go to the restroom at 3:20 a.m. and found sixty-three-year-old John Stillwaggon of Coraopolis sitting at that slot machine. Gibson pushed Stillwaggon forcibly from the stool of the slot machine and almost knocked Stillwaggon to the ground. Gibson was given a lifetime ban from Rivers Casino and was ejected and escorted off of the Pittsburgh property and a summary charge was also filed against him.