(Credit for Photo: Courtesy of WPXI-TV Pittsburgh, Posted on February 13th, 2026)
Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Pittsburgh, PA) The current Fraternal Order of Police building in the Banksville neighborhood of Pittsburgh could soon become transitional housing for 100 federal inmates. Kentucky-based charity Dismas Charities is going through the approval process and presented a plan to Banksville residents yesterday. There is no timetable for when its council could hold a final vote.
(File Photo: Caption for Photo: PennDOT, PSP, PTC, Construction Industry Highlight National Work Zone Awareness Week)
Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Allegheny Coounty, PA) PennDOT District 11 announced a lane restriction on northbound Route 51 (Clairton Boulevard) in Pleasant Hills Borough in Allegheny County will begin on Monday, February 16th, weather permitting. From 9 A.M. to 3 P.M. weekdays through late February, a single-lane restriction will occur on northbound Route 51 at the intersection with North Lewis Run Road as crews from Lindy Paving will conduct ADA curb ramp installation work there.
(File Photo: Caption for Photo: PennDOT, PSP, PTC, Construction Industry Highlight National Work Zone Awareness Week)
Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Pittsburgh, PA) PennDOT District 11 announced that bridge inspection activities on the northbound I-579 “Cap” Urban Connector in the City of Pittsburgh will occur tomorrow night, February 14th and on Sunday night, February 15th weather permitting. Inspection activities will occur on the “Cap” Urban Connector requiring a northbound I-579 single-lane restriction between the Centre Avenue and Bigelow Boulevard overpasses from 9 P.M. tomorrow night through 5 A.M. on Sunday morning. The Northbound I-579 left-hand off-ramp to Convention Center/7th Avenue will be closed and detoured to accommodate these inspection activities, A northbound I-579 lane restriction will also occur in the same location from 9 P.M. Sunday night through 5 A.M. Monday morning. That listed ramp will remain open during this inspection work. According to a release from PennDOT District 11, here is the detour for the work:
Posted Detour
Northbound I-579 to Convention Center/7th Avenue
Crews from HDR, Inc. and the Sofis Rigging Company will conduct inspection work there and some more ramp closures and mainline I-579 restrictions will occur. Information will also be provided prior of any work occurring.
(File Photo of the WPIAL Logo)
Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Beaver County, PA) The high school wrestling postseason transitions to the individual playoffs and tomorrow, local wrestlers will be competing in the WPIAL section tournaments at 9:30 a.m. with many aiming to defend their section titles, while others are also looking to punch their ticket to the WPIAL individual championships. Blackhawk, Moon Area and West Allegheny will be competing in the southern sectional tournament at South Fayette in Class 3A. Ambridge, Beaver Area, Beaver County Christian School, Central Valley, Ellwood City, Freedom Area and Quaker Valley will wrestle at the northern sectional tournament at Keystone Oaks, while Hopewell and South Side will compete at Burgettstown in the southern sectional tournament. A preview can also be found by clicking here.
(Credit for Photo: Photo Courtesy of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Silver Spring, MD) The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced yesterday that a recall has been initiated for frozen salmon sold at BJ’s Wholesale Club in seven states, one of which is Pennsylvania. A sample of the salmon, which was randomly collected by the FDA, tested positive for Listeria, a rare but potentially fatal cause of foodborne illness. No infections have been reported to date.
The recall affects bags of frozen salmon that are produced by Slade Gorton & Co., Inc. that can be identified with the following:
This product was sold from January 31st to February 7th, 2026, in BJ’s Wholesale Club locations in Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. Check your freezer for this salmon and do not eat it if you have it. Call 1-888-628-0730 for instructions on how to obtain a full refund for the product and what to do with the remaining product.
Contact a healthcare provider if you develop symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain, and diarrhea if you think you consumed contaminated salmon.
(File Photo of Road Work Ahead Sign)
Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Allegheny County, PA) PennDOT District 11 announced that lane restrictions on northbound Route 65 (Ohio River Boulevard) in Emsworth Borough in Allegheny County will occur Monday through Wednesday, February 16th-18th weather permitting. From 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM, a single-lane and shoulder restriction will occur on northbound Route 65 in the following locations:
Crews from State Pipe Services will conduct sanitary sewer work in these locations.
(File Photo of a Fire Background)
Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Homewood, PA) One person was rushed to the hospital after an early morning fire in Homewood South neighborhood of Pittsburgh yesterday that destroyed a house. It was spotted on Hamilton Avenue between Collier Street and North Braddock Avenue. Firefighters worked on Hamilton Avenue for hours on both the inside and the outside after getting called at around 4:25 a.m. The person that was hospitalized was the brother of Alvin Dean. Dean lives next door to the house which caught fire. The fire captain that KDKA spoke with said there was a partial collapse on the right side of the house.
(File Photo of a Fire Background)
Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Pittsburgh, PA) Five children and two adults escaped a home that was on fire early yesterday morning in the South Side Slopes of Pittsburgh. Fire crews went to the 2300 block of Salisbury Street, near the border of the city’s Arlington neighborhood around 1 a.m. According to Pittsburgh Public Safety officials, the fire was found in a wall on the first floor of the home and was quickly extinguished. Everyone that was inside was assessed by medics and emergency crews believe the cause is likely accidental.
(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) Yesterday, the group at the front of efforts to clean up the three rivers of Pittsburgh rolled out a new initiative that will fund river trail cleanup. Riverlife and Pittsburgh announced the launch of UpKeep, which will deliver $6 million in maintenance over the next ten years. According to Matthew Galluzzo, the CEO of Riverlife, the rivers are filled with invasive species, and they have a vehicle with a pressure washer meant for getting rid of goose droppings.
(File Photo: Caption for Photo: police car lights at night in city with selective focus and bokeh background blur, Credit for Photo: Courtesy of Getty Images/iStockphoto/z1b)
Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Pittsburgh, PA) A man is charged with stealing more than $100,000 from the Little Sisters of the Poor in Pittsburgh, ordering steaks and seafood that police said he never served to the residents of the nursing home. Pittsburgh police announced yesterday the arrest of Vincent “Gary” Jones after a “lengthy investigation” into purchases that were unauthorized of over $102,000 worth of food for the Little Sisters of the Poor on Benton Avenue in the Brighton Heights neighborhood. Police confirm that Jones, who was an employee, was primarily responsible for ordering food for the nursing home and a look through invoices showed that he ordered items like calamari, crab, lobster, steak tenderloins, swordfish from August of 2023 until he was fired in July of 2025. Investigators state that Jones included expensive steaks and seafood as part of the regular orders of the facility, but he never served that food to residents, and over a period of two years, they reviewed surveillance footage that showed him parking next to the U.S. Food Truck when it arrived for delivery and loading up his car with cases on two occasions. Jones faces charges of felony counts of theft by unlawful taking and receiving stolen property.