(Credit for Photo: Photo Provided with Release Courtesy of AAA East Central)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) Gas prices are six cents lower in Western Pennsylvania this week at about $4.58 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report. 

Gas prices are six cents lower in Western Pennsylvania this week at about $4.58 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report. 

Prices for gas are still the highest that they have ever been for this time of year. 

Even though the national average for a gallon of gas dropped by a penny this past week to $4.35, pump prices are still at record highs for the season of autumn. 

This is the first year that the national average for gas has been above the amount of $4 per gallon in the month of October. 

Crude oil is back above $90 per barrel after it dipped into the range of $80 per barrel for several days. 

The national average for a gallon of gas is four cents more than a month ago and $1.27 more than a year ago.

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 this week in various Pennsylvania areas:

$4.552      Altoona
$4.700      Beaver
$4.557      Bradford
$4.408      Brookville
$4.588      Butler
$4.451      Clarion
$4.512      DuBois
$4.625      Erie
$4.615      Greensburg
$4.516      Indiana
$4.581      Jeannette
$4.660      Kittanning
$4.680      Latrobe
$4.684      Meadville
$4.635      Mercer
$4.465      New Castle
$4.545      New Kensington
$4.635      Oil City
$4.701      Pittsburgh
$4.451      Sharon
$4.568      Uniontown
$4.678      Warren
$4.464      Washington

(File Photo of a Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Car)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Lawrence County, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in New Castle reported today that forty-six-year-old Michelle Book of Fombell was arrested and was charged with multiple traffic infractions after driving under the influence of alcohol in Lawrence County on Friday.

Book was driving at 4:11 p.m. on US Highway 422 at its intersection with Church Road in Slippery Rock Township.

That was where the school bus driven by sixty-three-year-old Brenda Shiderly of New Castle was stopped and its school bus stop equipment became activated.

Book hit the vehicle driven by forty-eight-year-old Nathaniel Hamilla of Slippery Rock, which was behind the bus.

After Book hit the vehicle of Hamilla, that vehicle hit the bus.

Both Book and Shiderly were transported to the hospital for treatment of their injuries.

Hamilla was not injured and Book was not wearing her seatbelt when the crash occurred. 

(File Photo of One Year of the New Brighton Halloween Parade)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Beaver County, PA) Halloween is approaching at the end of this month, and that means that local communities will be getting ready for trick or treating in 2026. Halloween is on a Saturday this year, and some places in Beaver County and other locations will go trick or treating on the day of the holiday, while others will go on different dates. According to a report from the Beaver County Times, here is a list of the trick or treat times and dates locally, as well as some more information about events in relation to them:

Aliquippa: 6-8 p.m. October 29th

Ambridge: 6 p.m. October 29th

Baden: 6-8 p.m. October 29th

Beaver: 6-8 p.m. October 29th

Beaver Falls: 6-8 p.m. October 29th

Bridgewater: 6-8 p.m. October 29th

Brighton Township: 6-8 p.m. October 29th

Center Township: 6-8 p.m. October 29th

Chippewa Township: 6-8 p.m. October 29th

Conway: 6-8 p.m. October 29th

Crescent Township: 6-8 p.m. October 31st

Darlington: 6-7:30 p.m. October 31st

Daugherty Township: 6-8 p.m. October 29th

East Rochester: 6-8 p.m. October 29th

Eastvale: 6-8 p.m. October 29th

Economy: 6-8 p.m. October 29th

Ellport: 5:30-7:30 p.m. October 31st

Ellwood City: 5:30-7:30 p.m. October 31st, with the Halloween parade starting at 3:30 p.m.

Fallston: 6-8 p.m. October 29th

Franklin Township: 6-8 p.m. October 31st

Georgetown: 6-8 p.m. October 31st

Greene Township: 6-8 p.m. October 31st

Hanover Township: 6-8 p.m. October 29th

Harmony Township: 6-8 p.m. October 29th

Hookstown: 6-8 p.m. October 31st

Hopewell Township: House to house trick or treat is scheduled from 6-8 p.m. October 29th. The township also offers a allergy-friendly Halloween party from 6-8 p.m. October 29th at the municipal building. Meet Frankie the Scarecrow and Chrissy Rubino from community outreach, who will hand out peanut and tree-nut-free snacks as well as stickers, toys, glow sticks and other small gifts. Kids are encouraged to wear their costumes.

Independence Township: 6-8 p.m. October 29th

Industry: 6-8 p.m. October 29th

Koppel: 6-8 p.m. October 31st. Halloween parade is from 5:30-6 p.m., meet at the borough building on Sixth Avenue.

Midland: 6-8 p.m. October 29th

Monaca: 6-8 p.m. October 29th

Moon Township: 6-8 p.m. October 31st

New Brighton: 6-8 p.m. October 29th. The Halloween parade will be held from 6-7:30 p.m. on October 21st along 3rd Avenue.

New Sewickley Township: 5-7 p.m. October 31st

North Sewickley Township: 5-7 p.m. October 31st

Patterson Heights: 6-8 p.m. October 31st

Patterson Township: 6-8 p.m. October 31st

Potter Township: 5:30-7:30 October 31st

Pulaski Township: 6-8 p.m. October 29th

Raccoon Township: 6-8 p.m. October 31st

Rochester: 6-8 p.m. October 29th

Rochester Township: 6-8 p.m. October 29th

Shippingport: 6-8 p.m. October 29th

South Beaver Township: 6-8 p.m. October 29th

Vanport Township: 6-8 p.m. October 29th

Wampum: 6-8 p.m. October 31st

West Mayfield: 6-7:30 p.m. October 29th

White Township: 6-8 p.m. October 31st

Scott Tady

GREENSBURG — Mickey Dolenz of The Monkees phoned the Beaver County Radio Morning Show last week to talk about the legacy of that groundbreaking pop-rock band.

Dolenz offered surprises, insights and more in his 15-minute chat, you can listen to here:

 

See Dolenz perform his “60 Years of The Monkees” show at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 15 at the Palace Theatre, Greensburg.

Tickets are $70 to $100 at westmorelandculturaltrust.org .

(File Photo of a Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Car)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Center Township, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in Beaver reported today that seventy-eight-year-old Doris Rissi of Monaca crashed her vehicle in Center Township on Saturday.

Rissi was driving on I-376 West at 5:43 p.m.

She was traveling on the off ramp to Monaca and lost control and left the road, eventually hitting a guide rail.

According to police, she refused transportation and she suffered a possible injury.

Police also confirm that her charges are pending investigation for DUI and unsafe driving.

(File Photo: Source for Photo: People gather at a memorial in Erie, Pa., Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026, outside the home where authorities say a gunman killed several people before killing himself on Oct. 9. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey)

(ERIE, PA-AP) A man killed eight people including a pregnant woman, children and other relatives at his home in Erie, Pennsylvania, before taking his own life as well, authorities said Saturday.

Erie Police Chief Rick Lorah said the 45-year-old man was related to seven of the victims in the previous day’s shooting, while the eighth was a friend of the pregnant woman.

Video and audio evidence recovered by investigators included muffled gunshot sounds coming from inside the home just before two “distressed” women arrived and began pounding on the door shortly before 5 p.m. Friday, he said. The gunman then came out and shot them as they ran toward him, before returning inside.

Police arrived to find the two women dead outside. After deploying a drone and robot, they went inside and found the bodies of a 5-year-old boy; a 1-year-old girl on the first floor; two more women and two young men in a stairwell; and the shooter on the second floor.

“Out of respect for the victims and the families, I will not discuss the details of what our officers encountered inside that home,” the chief said at a news conference. “But I want our community to understand the gravity of what happened and the profound impact this tragedy has had on those involved and on our community as a whole.”

Lorah declined to discuss motive but said investigators would talk to other relatives and examine the cellphones of the women who were killed outside the home.

“They knew something was going on at that house,” he said. “We have to figure out what that is.”

Lorah said officers arrived within minutes of receiving an alert via ShotSpotter, a controversial gunshot detection system that relies on artificial intelligence and a network of microphones to identify gunshots. No additional shots were fired after that.

“Sounds that may have been mistaken for gunfire came from flashbang devices — chemical munitions — used by SWAT officers,” he said.

Gov. Josh Shapiro said he offered his administration’s “full support” to Erie Mayor Daria Devlin, who spoke directly to the victims’ families during the news conference.

“I am so deeply sorry. What happened to you was horrific, and there is nothing that any of us can say today that will make this any easier,” she said. “But you do need to know that our entire community is with you, we’re grieving with you. And we are here to support you.”

District Attorney Elizabeth Hirz urged the public to refrain from speculation as the investigation continues.

“Please do not allow rumors, speculation or unverified information to add to the pain that these families are already experiencing,” she said.

Erie is about 120 miles (190 kilometers) north of Pittsburgh.

Speaking at a campaign rally outside Philadelphia, Shapiro mentioned both the Erie killings and the shooting of two Philadelphia police officers early Saturday.

“Today has been a dark day across this commonwealth,” he said.

(File Photo of Handcuffs)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Midland Borough, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in Beaver reported that an inactive domestic incident occurred in Midland Borough on Saturday.

This occurred at Midcrest Homes at 12:58 a.m.

The arrestees and victims of the incident were a forty-year-old man from Midland and a thirty-six-year-old woman from Midland.

According to police, charges of harassment, simple assault and strangulation were filed for both parties.