Story by Curtis Walsh – Beaver County Radio. Published March 29, 2026 11:23 A.M.

(Center Township, Pa) A popular sporting goods chain will soon be closing their Beaver County location.

Dick’s Sporting Goods announced they are  closing their Beaver Valley Mall location next month.

The official closing date for the location is set for April 25th, 2026.

The Coraopolis headquartered chain is advising customers to visit their other nearby locations in Robinson and Cranberry for future purchases, or by visiting their website.

Story by Curtis Walsh – Beaver County Radio. Published March 28, 2026 4:45 P.M.

(New Brighton, Pa) Numerous fire departments responded to a house fire Saturday afternoon. The fire occurred at a home on 2nd Street of the Oak Hill neighborhood in New Brighton roughly around 3:30pm.

Beaver County Radio witnessed crews fighting the blaze while power lines sparked next to the structure.

The entire roof and upper half of the home appeared to be destroyed by the fire. It is currently unclear if surrounding homes also sustained damage.

According to a statement made by the City of Beaver Falls Fire Department, one of their fire fighters was “transported to the hospital with dizziness after being struck in the head with a piece of wooden siding.” The fireman has since been released.

No other injuries were reported.

We have not yet received word on the cause of the fire.

Mercer Road was temporarily closed between 4th Street and North 2nd Street.

Crews remained working at the scene as of 4:30pm Saturday.

(File Photo of State Representative Rob Matzie)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Ambridge, PA) State Representative Rob Matzie announced in Ambridge today that state grant funding of $225,000 will deliver new resources to bolster projects, public works and police services in Beaver County. Matzie confirmed that five separate grants which were approved through the state Department of Community and Economic development will help municipalities keep projects and operations running more smoothly. According to a release from Matzie’s office, the funding includes:

• $75,000 to the city of Aliquippa to purchase public works equipment.
• $50,000 to Hopewell Township for playground upgrades and renovations.
• $50,000 to the Rochester Police Department for a new vehicle.
• $25,000 to the Center Township Police Department for new equipment.
• $25,000 to Monaca for planning initiatives for economic development.

(File Photo: Caption for Photo: PennDOT, PSP, PTC, Construction Industry Highlight National Work Zone Awareness Week)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) PennDOT District 11 announced that inspection activities on the Fort Duquesne Bridge (I-279) in the City of Pittsburgh will continue this Sunday, weather permitting. From 9 P.M. to 5 A.M. nightly through Thursday night, inspection activities will occur on the southbound (lower deck) Fort Duquesne Bridge between the southbound I-279 (Parkway North) on-ramp and the southern end of the structure. Single-lane restrictions will occur as crews from GFT will conduct the inspection work. 

(Credit for Photo: Photo Courtesy of KDKA Photojournalist Gerome Williams, Caption for Photo: A memorial prayer service was held Thursday night at the Sutersville Primitive Methodist Church to remember the four Yough High School students who were killed in a crash last weekend.)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Sutersville, PA) A memorial service was held last night in Sutersville, Pennsylvania to remember the four Yough High School students who were killed in a fiery crash on Saturday. The Sutersville Primitive Methodist Church had invited the community to come there to honor the lives of the teenagers who passed away and have a time of healing, prayer, and reflection in the wake of the crash. This crash was reported near Creek Road in Sewickley Township of Westmoreland County just before 3:30 a.m. State police confirm that the vehicle left the roadway before hitting a tree and becoming covered in flames. The victims were identified on Sunday. Eighteen-year-old Rocco Zugai, along with a sixteen-year-old girl, a fifteen-year-old girl and a fifteen-year-old boy, were killed as a result of this crash. A community candlelight vigil to honor them is also being held at the Crabapple Community Park in Sewickley Township tonight at 7 p.m. The investigation into the deadly crash is still underway, but Pennsylvania State Police have confirmed that speed was a factor in it. Troopers expressed earlier this week that they are working to make a timeline of what led up to this crash, and anyone with information about it is asked to contact the Pennsylvania State Police at 724-832-3288.

(File Photo of a Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Car)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(North Sewickley Township, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in Gibsonia reported via release today that no charges were given to an unidentified male driver after he crashed his vehicle in North Sewickley Township this morning. The driver was traveling on the Pennsylvania Turnpike east of River Road on I-376 West and he hit a tire lying in the road in an inactive construction zone at 5:51 a.m. The driver was not injured, but he was not wearing his seatbelt at the time of this crash. 

(File Photo of a Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Car)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Big Beaver Borough, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in Gibsonia reported via release today that twenty-six-year-old Clayton Burbridge of Warren, Ohio was charged after he crashed his vehicle in Big Beaver Borough this morning. Burbridge was driving on I-76 West on the Pennsylvania Turnpike at a speed that was unsafe and lost control of his vehicle at 5:40 a.m., which caused him to hit a guide rail with it. Burbridge was not injured as a result of this crash. 

(Credit for Photo: Photo Courtesy of the Beaver County Humane Society, Posted on Facebook on March 26th, 2026)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Aliquippa, PA) The Beaver County Humane Society is asking the public for help because they posted on Facebook yesterday that their Humane Investigations team retrieved a grey and orange Nautica suitcase from a wooded area near the Valley Terrace apartments in Aliquippa. An adult dog from approximately a month ago was found dead inside that suitcase. If you have any tips or information about this incident, call 724-775-5801, extension 143 or email wstafford@beavercountyhumanesociety.org. The picture of the suitcase that was found with the dead dog inside of it can be found below:

(File Photo of Congressman Chris Deluzio)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Washington D.C.) Congressman Chris Deluzio (D-PA-17) and Arizona Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ) introduced legislation in Washington D.C. today to address the cost of living emergency that families in America are facing right now as the price of basic goods and utility bills go up and are outpacing paychecks. The Cost-of-Living Emergency Act is putting the focus on American families instead of Wall Street, and it will make it easier to hold accountable any corporation that price-gouges. It will also prevent sudden spikes in household bills and will provide immediate relief when essential costs rise.