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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Allegheny County, PA) PennDOT District 11 announced that on the morning of Saturday, January 17th, weather permitting, cable barrier repair work requiring a single-lane restriction on northbound Interstate 79 in Robinson and Kennedy townships, Allegheny County will occur. From 6 A.M. to 11 A.M. on Saturday morning, a single-lane restriction will occur on northbound I-79 approximately one-half mile north of the Route 60 Crafton/Moon Run (Exit 60) interchange to allow crews to repair cable barrier there.

(File Photo: Source for Photo: FILE – This April 2, 2021, file photo shows bridges spanning the Allegheny River in downtown Pittsburgh. Republicans in Congress are making the politically brazen bet that it’s more advantageous to oppose President Joe Biden’s ambitious rebuild America agenda than to lend support for the costly $2.3 trillion undertaking for roads, bridges and other infrastructure investments. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) Pittsburgh City Council is now looking to address concerns about short-term rentals. The idea is to prevent neighborhoods in the city from being overrun by short-term rentals and to make sure they are operating safely and not being a nuisance to city residents. The proposed bills were introduced by Councilperson Deb Gross yesterday, which she also introduced last year. The proposed bills would require a license to run a short-term rental, put limits on what they can be used for, and limit how many people can be in a building. 

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) A man is dead and a woman was taken to the hospital after a fire broke out inside of a home in the Lincoln-Lemington-Belmar neighborhood of Pittsburgh this morning. It was reported on the 6600 block of Apple Street a little before 2:30 a.m. Responding firefighters found the man in a second-floor bedroom and took him out of a window and down a ladder. He later died at the scene. A woman, who was described as the man’s wife by a battalion chief, was taken to the hospital. Fire investigators are now working to determine the cause of this fire. 

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Perry County, PA) An 11-year-old boy in Perry County, Pennsylvania, has been charged with homicide in a fatal shooting yesterday. According to a report from CBS affiliate WHP, the 11-year-old boy was charged after allegedly shooting and killing 42-year-old Douglas Dietz at a home on South Market Street in Duncannon Borough. The man was reportedly found dead around 3 a.m. WHP reported that the boy was taken into custody without incident, citing the Perry County District Attorney’s Office. He was also arraigned yesterday and according to court records, the boy is facing one count of criminal homicide. His bail was denied, and he was taken to the Perry County Prison. This shooting is still under investigation. 

(Photo Courtesy of KDKA-TV, CBS Pittsburgh, Posted on Facebook on January 13th, 2026)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) A handful of Value City Furniture stores in the Pittsburgh-area are now going out of business after their parent company filed for bankruptcy. Value City Furniture’s Monroeville, Cranberry, Robinson Township, and Pleasant Hills locations will be closing in Western Pennsylvania. The company stated that the decision to go out of business came late last year when parent company American Signature Inc. began a court-supervised process to facilitate a sale and wind down operations and they will no longer be accepting gift cards at any closing locations. Anyone that has information about a recent order at the closing Value City Furniture stores is asked to call 888-751-8552.  

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Lawrence County, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in New Castle reported via release yesterday that charges were withdrawn from a seventeen-year-old boy from New Galilee after he caused a single-vehicle crash in Lawrence County on the evening of January 2nd, 2026. At 7:56 p.m., the teenager was driving in Little Beaver Township near Haggerty Road on State Highway 351, and after an investigation, it was confirmed that he hit the brakes when a deer ran across the road. The teenager then hit an embankment after going off of the road and there were no injuries as a result of this crash. 

(File Photo of a Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Car)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Aliquippa, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in Beaver reported via release yesterday that twenty-four-year-old Zharia McLean of Aliquippa was arrested for driving under the influence of drugs in Aliquippa on the evening of November 26th, 2025. At 9:31 p.m., police stopped McLean on the 1800 block of Jackson Street after she committed a vehicle code violation, and she was subsequently arrested for driving under the influence of a controlled substance. Charges against McLean are pending. 

(File Photo of a Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Car)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Aliquippa, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in Beaver reported via release yesterday that thirty-five-year-old Joshua Kunzmann of Monaca was arrested for driving under the influence of drugs in Aliquippa on the early morning of November 23rd, 2025. At 2 a.m., police stopped Kunzmann on the 1300 block of Kennedy Boulevard after he committed a vehicle violation, and he was subsequently arrested for driving under the influence of a controlled substance. Charges against Kunzmann are pending.