(Credit for Photo: Photo Courtesy of the Allegheny County Police Department, Posted on Facebook on November 5th, 2026)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) Allegheny County Police recently charged a man from Glen Dale, West Virginia after Transportation Security Administration officers discovered a handgun in his carry-on bag at Pittsburgh International Airport. 

TSA officers noticed the firearm at the airport security checkpoint yesterday at 2:20 p.m. 

Police charged twenty-seven-year-old Andrew Holiday with carrying a firearm without a license after determining that he did not possess a valid concealed carry permit. 

Allegheny County Police notified the FBI after this gun was discovered at the checkpoint.

Passengers that carry firearms to airport security checkpoints face federal civil penalties which are enforced by the TSA.

First-time offenders face fines which are up to $12,210, while repeat offenders can be fined up to an amount of $17,062.

(File Photo; Source for Photo: FILE – Comedian and actor Russell Brand is reflected in a car window as he leaves Southwark Crown Court in London, Monday, Nov. 2, 2026, where he is charged with counts of rape and sexual assault against six women.(AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali, File)

LONDON (AP) — Russell Brand, the risqué comic who bragged for years of his sexual exploits, was convicted Thursday of raping one woman and sexually assaulting three others on allegations dating back years.

The British actor-comedian faces a “significant” prison term when he is sentenced Monday, Judge Joel Bennathan said. Brand had been free, but he was taken into custody after the judge rejected a bail request to let him see his kids because of the possibility he might flee.

“I regret the hardship caused to the children, of course,” the judge said. “But the hardship has been caused by serious criminal offending by their father.”

Brand was a ruthless, calculating, manipulative “sexual predator,” prosecutor Riel Karmy-Jones said at trial.

The 51-year-old father of three denied the charges and testified that he was obsessed with sex as a young man and once led a promiscuous life but had never forced anyone to do something against their will.

(File Photo: Source for Photo: This undated image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Feb. 4, 2015, shows an electron microscope image of a measles virus particle. (Cynthia Goldsmith/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, via AP, File)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Harrisburg, PA) The Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) confirmed on Wednesday that an unvaccinated resident of Jefferson County tested positive for measles and has died.  

This is the sixth confirmed measles-associated death in Pennsylvania in 2026.

That death was reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and it was added to the state of Pennsylvania’s measles dashboard, which you can access by clicking here. 

These people that passed away from the six measles-associated deaths in the state of Pennsylvania were two residents from Jefferson County, three residents from Lancaster County and one resident from Mifflin County. 

(Credit for Photo: Photo Provided with Release Courtesy of McDonald’s)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Chicago, IL) Monday, November 9th is National Fried Chicken Sandwich Day and McDonald’s is offering fans in Pennsylvania their favorite McCrispy Sandwich on that day only for just $2.

Fans can get their $2 regular McCrispy chicken sandwich or spicy McCrispy chicken sandwich only in the McDonald’s App just one time per customer.

McDelivery is where this offer can be available and MyMcDonald’s rewards is where customers need to opt in to get this offer. 

This offer is also available at participating restaurants, for pick-up, at the drive-thru or via McDelivery.

These sandwiches were first introduced in 2021 at McDonald’s restaurants nationwide  as the Crispy Chicken Sandwich.

The McCrispy became a fan favorite quickly and it earned its official “Mc” name in 2023.

It features a crispy and juicy, all-white meat chicken fillet which is topped with crinkle-cut pickles and it is served on a buttered, toasted potato roll. 

(File Photo of Handcuffs)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(East Palestine, OH) A lieutenant for the Imperial Volunteer Fire Department has now taken a leave of absence from his role after he was arrested in a prostitution sting last month, and this was recently confirmed by investigators and that fire department’s president. 

John C. Steele was arrested in East Palestine, Ohio in October of 2026 in an undercover operation by the Mahoning Valley Human Trafficking Task Force. 

According to investigators, Steele agreed to pay $180 for sex with an undercover officer and was caught with the cash and his cell phone outside the meeting point, which investigators listed as the East Palestine police department. 

(File Photo of the PennDOT Logo)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Harrisburg, PA) PennDOT announced yesterday that all of its driver’s license and photo centers, including its full-service center in Harrisburg, will be closed on Wednesday, November 11th, in observance of the Veterans Day holiday.

Customers can obtain a variety of driver and vehicle products and services, which includes all driver training manuals, forms, publications, and online through PennDOT’s Driver and Vehicle Services website (click here.)

(Credit for Photo: Photo Provided with Release Courtesy of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Harrisburg, PA) The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) approved additional consumer protections today that are championed by PUC Chairman Steve DeFrank as part of a plan which is designed to connect more income-eligible Duquesne Light customers with utility bill assistance.

The PUC’s action clears the way for Duquesne Light to automatically enroll certain participants in the federal Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) into its Customer Assistance Program (CAP), while requiring new safeguards to protect customers from costs that are unexpected and ensuring access to payment arrangements that are reasonable.

These changes are aimed at addressing a persistent challenge that many Pennsylvania households face: thousands of consumers who qualify for utility assistance programs never enroll, despite experiencing ongoing affordability challenges and carrying past-due balances on their accounts.

According to a release from the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, here is more information about this action:

• Under Duquesne Light’s proposal, certain customers who participate in LIHEAP data sharing and have qualifying past-due balances would be automatically enrolled in the utility’s CAP unless they choose to opt out.
• CAPs are designed to help income-qualified households maintain essential utility service through reduced bills and debt forgiveness opportunities. LIHEAP provides federally funded assistance to help eligible households pay home heating costs during the winter months.
• As part of today’s action, the Commission adopted provisions requiring Duquesne Light to strengthen customer protections before implementing the automatic enrollment program.
• Among the new requirements are as follows:
• Customers who are automatically enrolled in CAP and returned to utility default service cannot be left responsible for early termination or cancellation fees charged by a competitive electric generation supplier (EGS).
• Duquesne Light must reimburse any such charges that may occur and cannot pass those costs on to other ratepayers.
• The utility must formally commit to offering payment arrangements on CAP arrearages for automatically enrolled customers who leave the CAP program, with terms that are no less favorable than those previously required under Pennsylvania law for non-CAP customers.
• Customers must receive clear notice explaining the availability of payment arrangements and the utility’s obligation to reimburse any supplier-related fees.
• Duquesne Light must update its Universal Service and Energy Conservation Plan and supplier tariff to clearly reflect these protections and responsibilities.