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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Beaver, PA) A few topics were discussed during this morning’s Beaver County Commissioners’ work session at the County Courthouse.

Commissioner Jack Manning let the audience of the session know during the Commissioners’ report that New Horizon School reopened for the 2026-2027 school year in Beaver.

Manning noted that he and the other Commissioners recently got a tour of New Horizon School.

There was mold found inside the school twice in the span of a year and this caused the school to close temporarily.

Students were moved to a new location when the school operated temporarily from the Charles J. Betters Innovation Center in Midland.

The mold was found growing on things in the special education school like desks, furniture, library books and teaching supplies, and these items had to be thrown out.

Manning stated this about the Commissioners’ tour and the reopening of the school: “It was really an enlightening tour; the staff, the instructors, the teachers, and everybody was so great there, and we got to interact with some of the students in the new classrooms. Few finishing touches, but they did a real nice job getting that school back in order and opened again.”

Tammy Frank, the Director of the Beaver County Liquid Fuels Department, informed the Commissioners during the department head report of the session that a paving project on Friendship Circle is finishing up today on a new entrance “going in off of Dutch Ridge Road.”

The project is expected to be finished by the end of next week.

According to Frank, this new entrance was designed by Widmer Engineering, Inc., and the date that this project started was August 10th by the contractor, Youngblood Paving.

David Thompson, the Assistant Director of the Beaver County Office of Planning and Redevelopment, also provided the Commissioners with an update regarding a project from the Beaver County Historical Research and Landmarks Foundation to view local historical photos.

Thompson stated that this project to view them is now live on the county’s website and that “there’s about 2,000 historical photos from the 1830s to the present up there right now, and we will continue uploading as the project continues.”

This project’s partners are the Beaver County Rehabilitation Center and the Vicary Mansion.

Commissioner Manning also noted that the Commissioners recently made a visit to the Big Knob Grange Fair in Rochester, which continues today through this Saturday, September 5th.

Manning encouraged the audience of the work session to come out to the Big Knob Grange Fair during the Commissioners’ report of the session.

That fair is celebrating its 84th season this year.

The full schedule for this event is on the Big Knob Grange Fair website by clicking here.

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in Pittsburgh reported that thirty-one-year-old Molly Devlin of Pittsburgh was charged for tailgating after she hit the vehicle driven by fifty-three-year-old Inoka Perera of Sewickley in Pittsburgh today.

This incident occurred at 8:24 a.m. and both drivers were traveling on I-279 South.

Perera stopped her vehicle because of traffic and Devlin did not stop her vehicle in time before it hit the vehicle of Perera.

There were no reported injuries.

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) The U.S. Department of Transportation has agreed to award Pittsburgh International Airport just over $10.74 million for upgrades to the facility in Findlay Township.

According to the Federal Aviation Administration, the airport, which opened its new landside terminal in November of 2025, will receive a total of $10,741,043.

The Allegheny County Airport Authority confirms that the airport will use $5.5 million to reconstruct 700,000 square feet of the terminal which has reached the end of its useful life.

That grant will fund the final phase of the terminal project, which consists of construction of the north and south airside terraces.

The airport also will use $4 million to rehabilitate 4,300 feet of pavement that is in Taxiway B and 3,000 feet of pavement that is in Taxiway C to help maintain the structural integrity of that area and minimize foreign object debris to extend the useful lives of the taxiways.

The airport will also use $1.2 million to replace two existing electrical emergency generators which have reached the end of their useful lives.

(File Photo: Source for Photo: Glenwood Pysher III, watches as pallbearers carry a casket containing the remains of his son Glenwood “Bubba” Pysher IV who was killed by police, in Pottstown, Pa., Monday, Aug. 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania police officer was charged Tuesday with voluntary manslaughter for last week’s fatal shooting of a college student who was looking for his friends late at night and went to the wrong house.

Police body camera video reviewed by investigators shows the officer yelled “Drop to the ground,” then “Stop or I’ll… .” Before he finished the sentence, he fired two shots at the man who was unarmed and had his hands in the air. He hit 22-year-old Glenwood Earl Pysher IV twice in the chest, killing him.

The officer, Upper Pottsgrove Police Cpl. Sean Farrell, had less-than-lethal options and did not need to resort to shooting Pysher, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin Steele said at a news conference.

“The investigation found that Cpl. Farrell had less-than-lethal options on his utility belt that he did not employ, including a taser. At the time of the shooting, the officer was a safe distance from Pysher behind a car, and the victim had his hands in the air and did not possess any type of weapon. Mr. Pysher was not a threat. This is not a legal use of deadly force, leading to the charge of Voluntary Manslaughter,” Steele said in a news release.

An attorney for Pysher’s family issued a statement thanking the prosecutor.

“The family is grateful for the work of the Montgomery County District Attorney’s office and they are looking forward to justice in this horribly tragic, preventable and reckless conduct that took the life of their son,” said attorney Ken Fulginiti.

Farrell turned himself in to the Montgomery County Detectives on Tuesday. Magisterial District Judge Kathleen Rebar set bail at $75,000, and Farrell must turn in all weapons to the state police as a condition of his release, a spokesperson for the district attorney’s office said. He has a preliminary hearing set for Sept. 10.

By SCOTT TADY

PITTSBURGH — Gil Moore recalls Pittsburgh being one of the first out-of-town markets to embrace his Canadian rock band, Triumph.

That respect and love gets rekindled Nov. 22, when Triumph headlines the Petersen Events Center on the University of Pittsburgh campus.

Moore, a drummer-vocalist, and guitar ace-singer Rik Emmet remain from the original Triumph lineup that achieved 1980s rock radio hits “Lay It On The Line,” “Magic Power,” “Hold On” and “Fight The Good Fight.”

Moore discussed the band’s legacy and upcoming tour in an interview with Beaver County Radio morning host Scott Tady. Hear that interview here:

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 Leg 2 of Triumph’s Rock & Roll Machine Reloaded Tour continues the band’s 50th year anniversary in music. Following a resonant return to form, the first leg of the tour met with fan exuberance at every stop and resonated across social media, prompting the addition of 16 new shows across the United States due to popular demand. Special guest April Wine will again join Triumph for the newly announced dates.

The second leg will take Triumph through major markets across the Midwest, Northeast, Southwest, and West Coast in November and December. Joining Emmett and Moore on stage are Phil X, Todd Kerns and Brent Fitz, bringing Triumph’s legendary catalog to arenas across the country.

Tickets for the Pittsburgh show are on sale now begins at LiveNation.com.

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) Allegheny County Sheriff Kevin M. Kraus announced today that a man from Coraopolis, who has been on the run for the past five months, has been taken into custody.

28-year-old Khalil Faulkner has been a fugitive since March of 2026, which was when a bench warrant was issued for a probation violation concerning a guilty plea to burglary and robbery in 2022.

Faulkner also has an active arrest warrant out of the City of Pittsburgh for gun and drug charges which were related to a traffic stop on Saw Mill Run Boulevard that occurred in March of 2026.

Detectives from the Allegheny County Sheriff’s Office developed information that Faulkner was inside a residence along East James Street in Homestead.

Detectives arrived at the residence on Monday morning and after they
announced their presence, they spoke to the mother of the woman who was dating Faulkner.

She was unsure about whether Faulkner was in the house but she allowed detectives to search the property.

Detectives then spoke with the girlfriend of Faulkner who confirmed that he was on the second floor.

Detectives announced their presence to Faulkner and he complied with commands to come downstairs and at that time, he was taken into custody without incident and was transported to the Allegheny County Jail.

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Hopewell Township, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in Beaver reported yesterday that a seventeen-year-old boy from Coraopolis was charged after he crashed his vehicle in Hopewell Township on July 28th.

The driver was traveling on I-376 West at approximately 5:55 a.m. and was driving too fast on the wet road and lost control of his vehicle.

His vehicle then hit a guide rail.

There were no reported injuries. 

(File Photo of a Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Car)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Potter Township, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in Beaver reported yesterday that sixty-seven-year-old Kurt Kerry of Aliquippa was given a warning after he crashed his vehicle in Potter Township on July 6th.

Kerry was driving on I-376 East at approximately 3:40 p.m. and lost control of his vehicle because of a blown tire.

Kerry traveled off of the left side of the road and hit a guide wire off the road with his vehicle.

There were no reported injuries. 

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Brighton Township, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in Beaver reported yesterday that thirty-five-year-old Trent Humphries, Jr. of Beaver Falls was charged after he crashed his motorcycle in Brighton Township on June 24th.

Humphries was driving at a speed that was unsafe on I-376 East at 5:13 p.m. and lost control of his motorcycle.

Humphries suffered a suspected minor injury and he was taken to the hospital after the crash occurred.