Category: News

Representative Roman Kozak: Nearly $1.46 Million in Natural Gas Impact Fees Awarded to 14th District

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Chippewa Township, PA) State Representative Roman Kozak (R-Beaver) announced today in Chippewa Township that Beaver County will receive more than $824,000 in impact fees from the natural gas industry. The municipalities in the 14th Legislative District will also receive an additional $634,000.

Impact fees are levied in addition to the regular business taxes that are paid by every corporation in Pennsylvania. The disbursements were established in 2012 to ensure that communities that are affected by drilling receive their fair share of funding for projects such as housing, road and bridge repairs, and other infrastructure needs.

AHN’s Allegheny General Hospital Unveils New, State-of-the-Art Cardiac Cath and Electrophysiology Labs, following Completion of $19 Million Renovation Project

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) Allegheny Health Network’s (AHN’s) Allegheny General Hospital (AGH) announced today in Pittsburgh the completion of a $19 million renovation and expansion of its cardiac catheterization (cath) and electrophysiology (EP) labs, along with upgraded pre- and post-operative holding rooms and a centralized registration area within the AHN Cardiovascular Institute.

AHN AGH’s new facilities mark the latest milestone for the hospital’s Mario Lemeiux Center for Heart Rhythm Care, which was established in 2024 in partnership with the Mario Lemeiux Foundation and Highmark Health.

AHN AGH now currently operates three cath labs, three EP labs, two multiprocedural rooms, and one hybrid surgical suite adaptable for either cardiac cath or EP procedures.

All of the surgical spaces as well as the patient holding area, registration and clinical administration offices are now located on the same floor within the hospital, which creates easier navigation and check-in and general access for clinicians, patients and their families.

Geneva College’s Reeves Field hosting 47th annual Penn-Ohio high school football senior all-star game

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Beaver Falls, PA) The 47th edition of the Penn-Ohio high school football classic will occur at 7 p.m. tonight at Reeves Field on the campus of Geneva College. The all-star players from Western Pennsylvania will take on the all-star players from Eastern Ohio. These high school seniors will play in their final high school games before they head off to their respective colleges. Beaver County Radio will broadcast the game on all of its stations and its Facebook Live and YouTube channels starting at 6:30 p.m.

Ryan O’Hearn knocks in career-high 6 runs as Pirates roll to 12-4 victory over Athletics

(File Photo: Source for Photo: Pittsburgh Pirates’ Ryan O’Hearn hits an two RBI double during the first inning of a baseball game against the Athletics, Wednesday, June 17, 2026, in West Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Scott Marshall)

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Ryan O’Hearn homered, doubled and singled to finish with a career-high six RBIs as the Pittsburgh Pirates romped to a 12-4 victory Wednesday night over the Athletics.

Marcell Ozuna also went deep for the Pirates, who racked up 16 hits. They scored at least 10 runs for the seventh time this season, matching their 2025 total.

Braxton Ashcraft (6-3) struck out seven in six innings. He allowed two runs, one earned, and four hits.

Pittsburgh’s first four batters reached safely, and a two-run double by O’Hearn made it 3-0. He added a two-run homer to left field in the fourth to stretch the margin to 7-0.

Jacob Wilson’s two-run single trimmed it to 7-2 in the sixth before the Pirates tacked on five more in the seventh. Ozuna launched a 448-foot solo shot to center field, Spencer Horwitz drew a bases-loaded walk, Brandon Lowe hit a sacrifice fly and O’Hearn had a two-run single.

Henry Bolte homered for the A’s in the seventh. Zack Gelof went deep in the ninth to extend the longest active hitting streak in the majors to 21 games.

Aaron Civale (5-3) gave up six runs and nine hits in three-plus innings.

Up next

The Pirates begin a three-game series Friday in Colorado, where RHP Bubba Chandler (2-7, 4.76 ERA) starts against Rockies LHP Kyle Freeland (1-7, 7.98).

The A’s host the Los Angeles Angels for a four-game series beginning Thursday. LHP Gage Jump (2-1, 3.09) gets the ball for the home team.

Secretary of the Commonwealth Certifies 2026 Primary Election Results

(File Photo: Source for Photo: FILE – Mail-in and absentee ballots are seen at the elections warehouse in Pittsburgh, April 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Harrisburg, PA) Secretary of the Commonwealth Al Schmidt certified the results of Pennsylvania’s 2026 primary election yesterday in Harrisburg after county officials confirmed the accuracy of reported results through two pre-certification audits. 

Once Schmidt received certified results from all 67 counties, the Department of State reviewed the totals before the Secretary signed the official certification document as required by state law. 

The results were validated by two different audits and they take different approaches to reach the same goal: confirming that all results have been reported accurately. 

One of them is a statutorily required statistical recount in each county of a random sample of at least 2% of all ballots cast, or 2,000 ballots, whichever is fewer. All counties must perform that audit after every election. 

The other is a statistically based risk-limiting audit, which is known as an RLA. RLAs involve randomly chosen counties hand-tallying votes for one statewide race in a randomly selected batches of ballots. 

This demonstrates the Shapiro Administration’s continued commitment to transparency in election administration and the Department livestreamed the process to produce a random 20-digit number used to identify which counties were selected to audit which batches of ballots. The Republican race for lieutenant governor was the only contested statewide race on the ballot, so that one was the race audited in this RLA. 

In total, election officials in 15 counties manually reviewed 4,435 ballots and then determined that the reported outcome of the Republican race for lieutenant governor was accurate.

According to a release from the Pennsylvania Department of State, these counties were randomly selected to complete the RLA:

  • Allegheny
  • Berks
  • Bradford
  • Bucks
  • Chester
  • Columbia
  • Delaware
  • Lancaster
  • Lebanon
  • Lehigh
  • Luzerne
  • Montgomery
  • Pike
  • Washington
  • Westmoreland

Rankin man charged after two-vehicle crash in Allegheny County

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Allegheny County, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in Pittsburgh reported that a twenty-one-year-old Rankin man was charged after a two-vehicle crash in Allegheny County yesterday. Eris Seibles was driving on I-79 South in Marshall Township at 3:45 p.m. He was crossing over into the left lane and hit the vehicle driven by eighty-seven-year-old Norman Law of Moon Township. Seibles, Law, and one of the two passengers that was in Law’s vehicle, seventy-four-year-old Barbara Law of Moon Township, were all injured as a result of this crash. Both Norman and Barbara Law were transported and Seibles was not transported.

Duquesne Light Company alerts residents ahead of anticipated severe storms in Western Pennsylvania

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Beaver County, PA) Duquesne Light is providing its customers with tips on how they can prepare for potential outages as severe storms are expected to sweep through Western Pennsylvania.  

DLC said in a recent post on social media that it strongly encourages customers to review the company’s storm plan on what to do before and after a power outage occurs, along with reporting any outages or downed wires in your area. 

According to this post from DLC, “Call 9-1-1 for any emergency medical issues that could be impacted by an outage. Avoid any downed power lines and give ample space to lineworkers, and avoid walking under or around dead or dying trees.” 

The post comes as officials say that heavy rain and winds as fast as 50 miles per hour are expected to sweep through the area today. 

You can report any outages by visiting DLC’s website by clicking here or by calling 888-393-7000. 

Aliquippa Police: Increased police presence at Valley Terrace Buildings to deter criminal activity and maintain public safety

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Aliquippa, PA) Aliquippa Police are letting residents of the Valley Terrace Buildings know that there will be an increased police presence at those buildings. This is because of the ongoing behavior that has taken place in that community. There has been a recent video that is circulating online which depicted a fight that involved multiple females and viewers can hear a young child seen on video crying in the background. This video is being reviewed and charges will be filed when it is appropriate to file them. This is one of many complaints and incidents that have been reported to police and they are trying to maintain public safety and deter criminal activity by increasing the police presence at the Valley Terrace Buildings. Police confirmed that the behavior is the problem instead of the increased presence of police, and this statement is not directed to the Valley Terrace residents. Aliquippa Police Department will keep holding offenders accountable and working with the residents who want a community that is better and safer for them. 

Monaca Borough woman taken into custody following shots fired incident in Aliquippa

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Aliquippa, PA) At approximately 12:00 a.m. today, officers from the Aliquippa Police Department were dispatched to the 300 block of Linmar Terrace for reports of shots fired. 

While officers responded, Beaver County 911 advised officers that additional callers reported that a person had been shot. Officers arrived and encountered a crowd and an active disturbance, and then secured the scene, de-escalated the situation, and detained thirty-six-year-old Nicole Rose of Monaca Borough, who was identified as a potential suspect. It was determined through an investigation that Rose discharged her firearm into the ground after a physical altercation. Charges are pending against her and she was subsequently taken into custody. There were no reported injuries. A man who was believed to be a possible victim was located and it was determined that he had not been shot or otherwise injured. 

The Aliquippa Police Department requested that the Pennsylvania State Police Beaver Barracks assume the investigation due to the nature of the incident. They are continuing to investigate it. Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call PSP Beaver at (724) 773-7400. 

Route 18 Gas Line Installation Work Next Week in Lawrence County

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Lawrence County, PA) PennDOT District 11 announced that gas line installation work on Route 18 in New Beaver Borough in Lawrence County will begin on Monday, June 22nd, weather permitting. 

From 7 A.M. to 7 P.M. weekdays through Friday, June 26th, single-lane alternating traffic will occur on Route 18 at the intersection with Newport Road. Gas line installation work for Columbia will be conducted by crews from Team Fishel.