(File Photo of Senator John Fetterman)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Washington, D.C.) According to a release in Washington, D.C. today from Senator John Fetterman’s office, Fetterman (D-PA) joined 51 of his colleagues today in voting for Senate Joint Resolution 98, the Venezuela War Powers Resolution. Senator Fetterman recently released this following statement: “I believe the arrest of Maduro was a positive development for Venezuela and its people. I salute our incredible military for their precise execution. I voted AYE on this resolution to discharge it from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee so we can continue this important debate on the floor of the Senate.”

(Photo Provided with Release Courtesy of the Beaver Valley Intermediate Unit)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Beaver County, PA) According to a recent release from the Beaver Valley Intermediate Unit (BVIU) in Beaver County, The BVIUBoard of Directors is expected to vote later this month on borrowing up to $15 million to ensure New Horizon School reopens in time for the 2026–27 school year. However, before the measure can move forward, each of the fourteen school district boards in Beaver County must first approve the proposal. The borrowing measure will be considered by the BVIU board at their scheduled regular meeting on January 28th, 2026. This followed a special session on Tuesday that took almost four hours and it focused on finalizing details related to the financing, scope and timeline of the project and included both superintendents from the school districts that jointly own New Horizon and BVIU board members. Beaver County Commissioner Chairman Dan Camp informed the board members of the BVIU during the meeting that $1 million will be contributed from Beaver County toward the remediation effort. Commissioner Chairman Camp has also attended public meetings on the project over the past year and BVIU expresses their gratitude to him and leadership in Beaver County for their support of the rehabilitation project for New Horizon School and their support for the school itself.

(File Photo of a Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Car)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Allegheny County, PA) An investigation into an incident of two people getting attacked by their own dog in their Allegheny County home and suffering life-threatening injuries is ongoing. Allegheny County 911 officials told WPXI that police and EMS were called to a home in the 5900 block of Meade Street in Elizabeth Township before around 9:30 a.m. yesterday. The victims were taken to area hospitals with life-threatening injuries. Police shot and killed the dog. Additionally, a neighbor has taken in another dog that was in the home. According to an Elizabeth Township official, the home was found to be in deplorable conditions. The Elizabeth Township Building Inspector later condemned the house and deemed it “unlivable” and “unsafe.” He told WPXI that the house was purchased recently by new owners and police state that the house is a rental property. 

(File Photo of Road Work Ahead Sign)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Allegheny County, PA) PennDOT is announcing that single-lane restrictions on Interstate 79 in Robinson and Kennedy townships in Allegheny County will continue today, weather permitting. From 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., single-lane restrictions will occur in both directions of I-79 between the I-376 Airport/Pittsburgh (Exit 59 A/B) interchange and approximately one-half mile north of the Route 60 Moon Run/Crafton (Exit 60 A/B) interchanges to allow crews to conduct pothole patching there.

(File Photo of the Flag of the United States of America)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Beaver County, PA) Funding is now available to help community organizations and municipalities in Beaver County to plan both projects and local events to celebrate the 250th birthday of the United States of America in 2026. January 31st, 2026 is when grant applications are due for the Beaver County America250 Grant Program, which will offer funding in grants to projects that celebrate the birthday of the country through activities that will bring communities together, promote Beaver County in 2026, educate and inspire youth. The grant program is being coordinated by Tony Caltury, the director of Beaver County Recreation and Tourism, along with the America250 Beaver County Committee and the Beaver County board of Commissioners. According to Caltury: “We’re thrilled to launch this grant program at such a historic moment. This is an opportunity for every community in Beaver County to engage residents and visitors alike in meaningful experiences that honor our shared past and look forward to our collective future.” You can find out more information or apply for grants for this program by clicking here.

(File Photo of State Representative Josh Kail)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Beaver County, PA) Pennsylvania State Representative Josh Kail (R-Beaver/Washington) was excited when he announced on Beaver County Radio’s “Rappin with the Reps” this morning that he will be running for re-election in 2026. Kail expressed: “It’s been the honor of a life to represent Washington and Beaver Counties. I’m in the greatest district in the entire Commonwealth, and I’m looking forward to getting our message out this election season and talking to people, and hearing more and more as we’ve been doing the last number of years and being an event voice for this district in Harrisburg.” Representative Roman Kozak (R-Beaver) is also a local leader that is part of the work that Kail mentioned to help speak for the community at the state level.

(File Photo of the City of Aliquippa Police Department Building)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Aliquippa, PA) According to a Facebook post from The City of Aliquippa Police Department yesterday, they are letting Beaver County residents know about a local scam in which “actors claiming to be Law Enforcement are contacting citizens and stating that they have an outstanding warrant, fine, or case and money must be paid to stay their arrest.” These scammers provide information about themselves and instruct the victims to stay on the phone and to urgently make a payment in either with cash, gift cards or by an online transfer. If you think that you are being scammed, do not send a payment or click any link from the scammers, because the City of Aliquippa Police Department confirms that law enforcement will never contact you to demand or negotiate money for any activity that is court related, and if you do get contacted stop all communications and contact your local law enforcement.

(File Photo: Source for Photo: FILE – Governor Josh Shapiro speaks during a news conference regarding the shooting at UPMC Memorial Hospital in York, Pa. on Feb. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Harrisburg, PA) Governor Josh Shapiro launched his campaign for reelection in Pennsylvania today, which reaffirms his commitment to getting stuff done for all Pennsylvanians, protecting the freedoms we have and bringing people together so Pennsylvania can move forward. Shapiro will try to deliver on several issues, from creating opportunity and jobs, to cutting taxes for the working families, to investing in enforcement of the law and public education, to showing up in the moments of crisis and protecting the fundamental freedoms of Pennsylvanians. Lieutenant Governor Austin Davis is also running for reelection so the goals of both getting stuff done and keeping Pennsylvania moving forward can be achieved.

(File Photo of a Police Siren Light)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Findlay Township, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in Pittsburgh reported via release yesterday that twenty-year-old Xoey Tennant of Follansbee, West Virginia caused a single-vehicle crash in Findlay Township on the evening of December 14th, 2025. At 3:50 p.m., Tennant was driving on US 22 just past the McDonald Exit and tried to avoid traffic using an evasive maneuver after encountering traffic. The vehicle of Tennant rolled twice before resting on an embankment near the PA-980 exit. Tennant and her passenger, twenty-two-year-old Harold Masters of Weirton, West Virginia, were not injured and both of them refused transportation.

(File Photo of Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Car)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Robinson Township, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in Pittsburgh reported via release yesterday that twenty-six-year-old Brady McCracken of Waynesburg was charged after causing a two-vehicle crash in Robinson Township on the evening of December 12th, 2025. At 4:04 p.m., McCracken was driving on I-376 West before the US-22 westbound exit and he rear-ended the vehicle of forty-three-year-old Richard Yates of Beaver after Yates slowed his vehicle down because of traffic ahead of him. There were no injuries as a result of this crash.