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Tenaris closes acquisition of Beaver Falls scrap yard, enhances American steel supply chain integration

(Photo Provided with Release Courtesy of Tenaris)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Beaver Falls, PA) According to a release from Tenaris, they made an announcement today of the official closing of its acquisition of the Beaver Falls scrap processing yard in Pennsylvania, which has now transitioned to its subsidiary, Steel Recycling Services. The operations remain unchanged, while the acquisition strengthens the US steel manufacturing footprint from Tenaris. The approximately 39-acre yard which is located adjacent to Tenaris’ Koppel manufacturing facility enhances the coordination between scrap processing and steel production to provide direct access to high quality raw materials for its Koppel steel shop which produces liquid steel using an electric arc furnace (EAF).

Authorities: Pennsylvania state police trooper shot and killed in a traffic stop

(File Photo: Source for Photo: FILE – In this March 6, 2015 photo, a sign marks the location of the barracks for the Pennsylvania State Police in Blooming Grove Township, Pa. (AP Photo/Michael Rubinkam, file)

PAOLI, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania State Police trooper was shot and killed by a man whom he had pulled over in a traffic stop Sunday night, authorities said.

Cpl. Tim O’Connor was killed as he approached the car when the driver fired from inside the vehicle, the state’s acting police commissioner, Lt. Col. George Bivens, told an early Monday morning news conference at Paoli Hospital in Chester County.

The shooter — identified by police as Jesse Nathan Elks, 32, from nearby Honey Brook — then got out of the car, walked a short distance away and shot and killed himself with a pistol, Bivens said.

O’Connor was a 15-year-veteran of the state police who was married and had a young daughter, authorities said.

“Anybody you talk to tells you what a great guy he was,” Bivens said.

Gov. Josh Shapiro told the news conference that he told O’Connor’s wife and parents that there were many questions about the shooting, “but the one thing that we absolutely know for certain is that their son, their husband, was a hero and he died protecting others.”

“That is a noble calling and that is something we are profoundly grateful for,” Shapiro said.

O’Connor had been on patrol shortly after 8 p.m. Sunday night when a call came in for an erratic driver. O’Connor was dispatched and reported minutes later that he had pulled over the car at an intersection in West Caln Township, about 45 miles (72 kilometers) west of Philadelphia.

“That is the last we heard from Corporal O’Connor,” Bivens said.

He didn’t respond to ensuing radio calls and troopers dispatched to the scene to check on him “found a very bad situation,” Bivens said.

Police and Chester County authorities were investigating, Bivens said.

Chester County’s district attorney, Christopher de Barrena-Sarobe, said investigators will look into Elk’s background and motives.

Shapiro ordered U.S. and state flags to fly at half-staff to honor O’Connor.

AAA: Gas Prices Spike Up by 50 Cents in Western Pennsylvania this Week as Middle East Conflict Continues

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) Gas prices are 50 cents higher in Western Pennsylvania this week at about $3.74 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report. The national average for a gallon of regular gasoline jumped up by 48 cents over the past week to $3.47, which is the highest that has been since the summer of 2024. The current conflict in the Middle East is causing crude oil prices to rise to over $100 per barrel for the first time since the summer of 2022 after Russia invaded Ukraine. The report states that the average price for a gallon of regular gas in Western Pennsylvania was around $3.44 at this time a year ago and the average price that you can expect for a gallon of regular unleaded gas here in Beaver County is about $3.76. According to a release from AAA East Central and AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report, here are the average prices of unleaded self-serve gasoline today in various areas:

$3.752      Altoona
$3.763      Beaver
$3.632      Bradford
$3.460      Brookville
$3.768      Butler
$3.675      Clarion
$3.716      DuBois
$3.751      Erie
$3.789      Greensburg
$3.787      Indiana
$3.799      Jeannette
$3.739      Kittanning
$3.787      Latrobe
$3.786      Meadville
$3.795      Mercer
$3.723      New Castle
$3.736      New Kensington
$3.797      Oil City
$3.743      Pittsburgh
$3.686      Sharon
$3.758      Uniontown
$3.782      Warren
$3.744      Washington

UPDATE: Male juvenile found safe after he previously went missing in Freedom

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Beaver County, PA) The Beaver Valley Regional Police Department, along with numerous assisting agencies, were searching for a fourteen-year-old male juvenile. His picture can be found below and he has now been found safe. According to police, he left his home in an Uber at 1 a.m. on Friday and his health “put him at risk.” He was last seen on foot at approximately 1:50 a.m. on Friday morning in the area of 1st Street and 4th Avenue in Freedom Borough before he went missing.

Bob Walk gives Pirates Spring Training report

Pittsburgh Pirates broadcaster Bob Walk shared his thoughts on the team’s Spring Training efforts when interviewed this morning on the Beaver County Radio Morning Show.

Walk spoke about rookie phenom Konner Griffin, the battle for the fifth spot in the Pirates starting pitching rotation, and discussed Paul Skenes pitching tonight against Mexico in the World Baseball Classic.

Here is the full interview with Bob Walk:

Walk will be back on air with WBVP-WMBA’s Scott Tady at 7:40 a.m. Wednesday and Friday.

 

Some local teams move on to the second round of the PIAA boys and girls high school basketball playoffs

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Beaver County, PA) It was a mostly good day for the local teams after the results of the first round of the PIAA boys and girls high school basketball playoffs in Pennsylvania. For the boys’ games, Aliquippa defeated Cranberry in an 87-52 blowout in Aliquippa on Saturday, with senior guard Qa’lil Goode getting 15 points and reaching 1,000 points for his career. The Sewickley Academy boys also won in a blowout over Seagertown in Sewickley on Saturday by winning 65-25. Other local boys teams that moved on to the second round of the PIAA state playoffs were: Our Lady of the Sacred Heart with their 47-35 victory over Conemaugh Township on Saturday in Coraopolis, North Catholic High School with their 64-52 victory over Sharon in Sharon on Friday, Moon with their 55-49 victory over Hershey in Hershey on Friday and New Castle with their 68-38 victory over West Lawn Wilson in New Castle on Saturday. A few teams for the girls advanced to the next round, which were Blackhawk with their 45-34 victory over Fairview in Beaver Falls on Saturday, Beaver Falls with their 54-52 victory over Seneca in Beaver Falls on Friday, and Slippery Rock High School with their 54-46 victory at Slippery Rock High School on Saturday. The Aliquippa, Quaker Valley, Rochester and Sewickley Academy girls all lost their respective games.

According to a report from TribLive and HSSN, here is the complete Boys and Girls PIAA second round schedule, with the local teams in bold:

Boys Schedule:

Wednesday, March 11th (Class 6A)

Upper St. Clair (25-1) vs. Red Lion (23-4) at Hollidaysburg, 6 p.m.

Central Catholic (23-3) vs. Chambersburg (20-7) at Pitt-Johnstown, 6 p.m.

New Castle (24-2) vs. Methacton (23-4) at Penns Valley, 5:30 p.m.

Souderton (20-7) vs. Central Dauphin (23-3) at Hamburg, 7:30 p.m.

Plymouth-Whitemarsh (23-4) vs. Bethlehem Liberty (18-10) at Pottstown, 7 p.m.

Central York (23-3) vs. Father Judge (16-11) at Geigle Complex in Reading, 6 p.m.

Imhotep Charter (22-6) vs. William Penn (18-8) at Geigle Complex in Reading, 7:30 p.m.

Delaware Valley (19-8) vs. Parkland (23-6) at Hazleton, 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, March 10th (Class 5A)

Chartiers Valley (24-2) vs. Cocalico (20-7) at Altoona, 5 p.m.

Gateway (18-9) vs. Johnstown (19-4) at Armstrong, 7:30 p.m.

Thomas Jefferson (24-3) vs. Moon (21-4) at Peters Township, 7:30 p.m.

Penn Hills (20-7) vs. West York (21-1) at Altoona, 6:30 p.m.

Upper Dublin (22-4) vs. Monsignor Bonner/Archbishop Prendergast (20-6) at Bensalem, 7:30 p.m.

Springfield-Delco (22-4) vs. Octorara (24-3) at Coatesville, 7:30 p.m.

Upper Moreland (18-9) vs. Penncrest (22-4) at Norristown, 7 p.m.

Neumann-Goretti (21-5) vs. Crestwood (18-8) William Allen, 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, March 10th (Class 4A)

Knoch (23-4) vs. North Catholic (20-6) at Plum, 7:30 p.m.

Dallas (20-4) vs. Carver Engineering & Science (21-6) at Bethlehem Liberty, 7:30 p.m.

Hickory (21-6) vs. Deer Lakes (13-14) at New Castle, 7:30 p.m.

Obama Academy (17-9) vs. Cathedral Prep (25-1) at Sharon, 7:30 p.m.

Archbishop Carroll (15-10) vs. Bishop McDevitt (20-3) at Exeter Township, 7 p.m.

Pope John Paul II (22-7) vs. Lewisburg (23-4) at Martz Hall in Pottsville, 6 p.m.

Devon Prep (6-18) vs. Valley View (20-6) at William Allen, 6 p.m.

Salisbury (24-4) vs. Scranton Prep (21-5) at Pleasant Valley, 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, March 11th (Class 3A)

Aliquippa (19-6) vs. Forest Hills (24-4) at Norwin, 6 p.m.

Mohawk (24-2) vs. Camp Hill Trinity (21-2) at Richland, 6 p.m.

Westmont-Hilltop (20-6) vs. Seton LaSalle (20-7) at Indiana University of Pa, 7:30 p.m.

South Park (22-4) vs. Bishop Guilfoyle (24-4) at Norwin, 7:30 p.m.

West Catholic (13-12) vs. Executive Education (16-7) at Norristown, 5:30 p.m.

School of the Future (16-8) vs. Taylor Riverside (24-1) at Bethlehem Liberty, 7:30 p.m.

Notre Dame-Green Pond (25-3) vs. Lancaster Mennonite (21-3) at Hamburg, 6 p.m.

Universal Audenreid Charter (9-15) vs. Warrior Run (24-2) at Pleasant Valley, 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, March 11th (Class 2A)

Sewickley Academy (26-1) vs. Port Allegany (20-8) at PennWest Clarion, 7:30 p.m.

McConnellsburg (26-1) vs. Clairton (19-5) at Pitt-Johnstown, 7:30 p.m.

Jefferson-Morgan (24-3) vs. Jeannette (23-2) at Peters Township, 7:30 p.m.

Our Lady of the Sacred Heart (22-5) vs. Mercyhurst Prep (20-6) at Sharon, 7:30 p.m.

Constitution (16-11) vs. Delone Catholic (24-1) at Ephrata, 7:30 p.m.

Old Forge (19-6) vs. Delco Christian (20-7) at Bethlehem Liberty, 6 p.m.

Susquehanna(20-6) vs. Paul Robeson (21-6) at Executive Education, 7:30 p.m.

United (28-0) vs. Clarion (19-8) at Armstrong, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, March 10th (Class A)

Neighborhood Academy (22-3) vs. Johnsonburg (20-7) at Punxsutawney, 7:30 p.m.

North Clarion (17-9) vs. Conestoga Christian (15-11) at Penns Valley, 6 p.m.

Serra Catholic (15-10) vs. Elk County Catholic (25-2) at Punxsutawney, 6 p.m.

Forbes Road (15-10) vs. Erie First Christian Academy (19-6) at DuBois, 7 p.m.

High Point Baptist (15-8) vs. Phi-Mont Christian (13-11) at Pottstown, 6 p.m.

Plumstead Christian (11-14) vs. Coventry Christian (20-5) at Souderton, 7:30 p.m.

Bethlehem Christian (26-2) vs. Sankofa-Freedom (19-8) at Souderton, 6 p.m.

York Country Day (22-4) vs. Chester Charter (19-6) at Pottstown, 7:30 p.m.

Girls’ Schedule:

Tuesday, March 10th (Class 6A)

Canon-McMillan (22-4) vs. Allderdice (20-6) at Peters Township, 6 p.m.

Emmaus (21-7) vs. Dallastown (24-3) at Ephrata, 7 p.m.

Altoona (20-4) vs. Pennsbury (21-5) at Mechanicsburg, 5 p.m.

Cardinal O’Hara (22-4) vs. West Lawn Wilson (24-2) at Coatesville, 6 p.m.

Upper Dublin (25-2) vs. Perkiomen Valley (22-5) at Bensalem, 6 p.m.

Hazleton (25-2) vs. Parkland (20-6) at Martz Hall in Pottsville, 7:30 p.m.

Easton (26-3) vs. Red Lion (23-3) at Geigle Complex in Reading, 6 p.m.

Downingtown West (26-3) vs. Archbishop Carroll (22-5) at Norristown, 5:30 p.m.

Wednesday, March 11th (Class 5A)

South Fayette (26-1) vs. Penn-Trafford (21-6) at Peters Township, 6 p.m.

Indiana (22-5) vs. Baldwin (22-5) at Fox Chapel, 7 p.m.

Manheim Central (19-8) vs. Peters Township (16-11) at Altoona, 6:30 p.m.

Trinity (19-8) vs. York Suburban (23-2) at Altoona, 5 p.m.

Lampeter-Strasburg (19-8) vs. Mount St. Joseph (19-5) at Coatesville, 7:30 p.m.

Marple Newtown (18-8) vs. Crestwood (24-3) at Catasaqua, 7:30 p.m.

Bethlehem Catholic (24-4) vs. Villa Maria Academy (16-10) at Norristown, 7 p.m.

North Pocono (22-5) vs. Archbishop Wood (13-12) at Executive Education, 6 p.m.

Wednesday, March 11th (Class 4A)

Oakland Catholic (22-2) vs. Slippery Rock (20-5) at North Allegheny, 6 p.m.

Penn Cambria (20-5) vs. Delone Catholic (21-4) at Chambersburg, 5 p.m.

Blackhawk (23-1) vs. Belle Vernon (19-6) at North Allegheny, 7:30 p.m.

Harbor Creek (22-4) vs. North Catholic (21-6) at Sharon, 6 p.m.

Susquehanna Township (21-4) vs. Universal Audenreid Charter (23-5) at Ephrata, 6 p.m.

Scranton Prep (21-5) vs. Allentown Central Catholic (15-12) at Hazleton, 6 p.m.

Central Columbia (28-0) vs. Villa Joseph Marie (14-11) at Lehighton, 6 p.m.

Valley View (20-6) vs. Neumann-Goretti (16-10) at Lehighton, 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, March 10th (Class 3A)

Shady Side Academy (24-2) vs. Beaver Falls (24-2) at Hampton, 7 p.m.

Karns City (25-2) vs. Central Cambria (21-6) at Plum, 6 p.m.

Greensburg Central Catholic (20-7) vs. Northwestern (22-3) at Sharon, 6 p.m.

Troy (24-4) vs. Camp Hill Trinity (22-2) at Milton, 7 p.m.

Imhotep Charter (16-10) vs. Holy Redeemer (19-8) at Bethlehem Liberty, 6 p.m.

Pequea Valley (21-4) vs. Schuylkill Haven (23-5) at Geigle Complex in Reading, 7:30 p.m.

Hughesville (25-3) vs. Notre Dame-Green Pond (23-6) at Berwick, 7:30 p.m.

Dunmore (23-3) vs. Executive Education (18-7) at Pleasant Valley, 6 p.m.

Tuesday, March 10th (Class 2A)

Neshannock (23-3) vs. Penns Manor (22-5) at Armstrong, 6 p.m.

Kennedy Catholic (23-2) vs. Keystone (15-10) at Grove City, 7 p.m.

Bishop McCort (18-8) vs. Chartiers-Houston (22-4) at Norwin, 7 p.m.

Winchester Thurston (22-4) vs. Wilmington (22-4) at New Castle, 6 p.m.

Shalom Christian (16-6) vs. Southern Columbia (13-13) at Mechanicsburg, 6 p.m.

Faith Christian (15-10) vs. Mountain View (20-6) at Pittston, 7 p.m

Wyoming Seminary (18-7) vs. Marian Catholic (15-11) at Berwick, 6 p.m.

York Catholic (22-4) vs. Berlin-Brothersvalley (22-5) at Big Spring, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, March 11th (Class A)

Williamsburg (23-5) vs. Elk County Catholic (18-8) at Clearfield, 6 p.m.

Farrell (12-12) vs. Bishop Carroll (24-4) at PennWest Clarion, 6 p.m.

Clarion-Limestone (20-7) vs. St. Joseph’s Catholic Academy (25-3) at Clearfield, 7:30 p.m.

Bishop Guilfoyle (19-4) vs. Aquinas Academy (22-3) at Indiana University of Pa, 6 p.m.

New Covenant Christian (23-2) vs. Delco Christian (26-2) at Coatesville, 6 p.m.

Phi-Mont Christian (13-11) vs. Benton (18-8) at Pleasant Valley, 6 p.m.

Lourdes Regional (26-2) vs. Motivation (12-4) at Catasaqua, 6 p.m.

Linville Hill Academy (16-6) vs. Southern Fulton (19-5) at Chambersburg, 6:30 p.m.

Eastbound I-376 Parkway West Shoulder Restriction Monday Night in Pittsburgh

(File Photo of a Road Work Ahead Sign)

Noah haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) PennDOT District 11 announced that an overnight shoulder restriction on eastbound (inbound) I-376 (Parkway West) in the City of Pittsburgh will occur tonight, weather permitting. From 10 P.M. tonight to 2 A.M. tomorrow morning, a shoulder restriction will occur on eastbound I-376 between the West End (Exit 69C) interchange and the Fort Pitt Tunnel as crews from the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy will conduct landscaping operations.

New Castle man apprehended for DUI in Lawrence County

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Noah haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Lawrence County, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in New Castle reported via release yesterday that an unidentified thirty-three-year-old man from New Castle was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol in Lawrence County early that morning. At 3:49 a.m., the arrestee was highly intoxicated on 3208 US Highway 422 in Slippery Rock Township and the smell of alcoholic beverage was emitting from his breath and person. He was subsequently taken into custody for a legal blood draw and was arrested for DUI. Charges against the arrestee are pending. 

Coraopolis teenager not charged after single vehicle crash in Neville Township

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Neville Township, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in Pittsburgh reported via release on Saturday that eighteen-year-old Addison Musta of Coraopolis was not charged after causing a single-vehicle crash in Neville Township on the early morning of February 25th, 2026. At 2:41 a.m., Musta was trying to negotiate a right curve on the I-79 South off-ramp and exited the roadway before eventually hitting a concrete barrier. According to police, no injuries were reported or observed by Musta and she refused transportation even if a minor injury to her was suspected. 

Pittsburgh man apprehended after three-vehicle crash occurs in Scott Township

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Scott Township, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in Pittsburgh reported via release on Saturday that thirty-two-year-old Bryan Leipold of Pittsburgh was taken into custody at the scene of a three-vehicle crash that occurred in Scott Township on Tuesday evening for suspicion of DUI. At 8:33 p.m., Leipold was driving the wrong way on the I-376 East off-ramp (Exit 65) to Carnegie when he hit the vehicle of thirty-nine-year-old Desh Bandhu Gupta of Pittsburgh. The vehicle of Gupta then hit the vehicle of thirty-six-year-old Edward Knotek of Coraopolis. There were no injuries.