Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Los Angeles, CA) The HBO Max medical series “The Pitt,” which is a day-in-the-life series based on the medical work in Pittsburgh, earned two Emmys at the 2026 Primetime Emmy Awards last night at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, California. 

Actor Noah Wyle, who plays Dr. Michael “Robby” Robinavitch in the series, won the 2026 Emmy for best lead actor in a drama. 

Wyle’s character was introduced in the pilot episode of “The Pitt” as the senior emergency attending physician at the Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center’s emergency room. 

“The Pitt” also earned the 2026 Emmy for best drama series after earning the 2025 Emmy in that same category. 

The drama also earned four wins for Emmys in a pre-ceremony on September 6th at the Peacock Theater and it is the year’s top nominee for Emmys with 25. 

It won on September 6th in categories that included prosthetic makeup and best guest actor in a drama. 

That best guest actor in a drama award went to 73-year-old first-time nominee Ernest Harden, Jr. 

Harden portrayed the last days of Louie Cloverfield, who was the emergency room’s constant presence and constantly struggling alcoholic on “The Pitt.”

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in Pittsburgh reported today that twenty-nine-year-old Destiney Williams of McKees Rocks was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol in Pittsburgh on September 7th.

Williams was stopped by police at 2:09 a.m. because she committed traffic violations and was subsequently arrested for DUI.

Charges against her are pending. 

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Beaver County, PA) The Beaver County Humane Society issued a Facebook post yesterday that they want to get five lost animals that are currently at the animal shelter in Aliquippa home to their owners.

The pictures of these lost animals and more information about them can be found below, and those at the shelter are looking to find the owners of four dogs and one cat.

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Raccoon Township, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in Beaver reported yesterday that twenty-year-old Jeffrey Vogel of Monaca was charged after a three-vehicle crash occurred in Raccoon Township.

It happened on 1541 Frankfort Road at 10:39 p.m.

Vogel tried to pass a vehicle driven by forty-two-year-old Mark Thys of Orlando, Florida by utilizing the passing lane.

Vogel’s vehicle hit the vehicle driven by fifty-three-year-old Sharon Dabb of Langeloth, Pennsylvania, and subsequently hit the vehicle of Thys. 

Possible injuries were reported on the scene of this crash.

Vogel and Dabb refused transportation and Thys was not transported.

Thys was not injured, but Dabb had a suspected minor injury and it was unknown if Vogel was injured. 

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Independence Township, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in Beaver reported yesterday that twenty-eight-year-old Huseyin Ece of Niles, Illnois was charged after a two-vehicle crash occurred in Independence Township on September 2nd.

This happened on a straightaway section on State Route 151’s westbound lane near the intersection with Stone Quarry Drive at 2:20 a.m.

Twenty-eight-year-old Mustafa Oncu of Pittsburgh was driving on the westbound lane until he noticed a fallen tree on the road.

After putting on his vehicle’s hazard lights, Oncu stopped his vehicle and exited his vehicle to try to clear the road before continuing on the road. 

Ece failed to maintain the speed of his vehicle and was unable to stop before his vehicle rear-ended the vehicle of Oncu. 

There were no reported injuries.  

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Brighton Township, PA) The father of a 10-year-old boy whose mother has been missing from Washington, D.C. since September 4th was arrested during a traffic stop in Brighton Township on Saturday. 

He has not been charged in the woman’s disappearance but he is being held in the Beaver County Jail. 

Antoinette Forbes was last seen close to her home in Washington, D.C. on September 4th.  

Forbes’ sister stated that they spoke on FaceTime the next morning. 

However, she did not connect to their usual family phone call on Sunday. 

Sixty-five-year-old Russell Ashford, who is Forbes’ son’s father, was arrested during a traffic stop at around 10:20 a.m. on Saturday in Brighton Township for violating his parole. 

Ashford was on parole after he was convicted of assaulting Forbes in 2021 and served 5 years of probation. 

Court records that are from a lengthy custody battle show that Ashford lives in an apartment at Bridgewater Crossing. 

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Brigewater Borough, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in Beaver reported yesterday that a twenty-two-year-old woman from Aliquippa was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol after a two-vehicle crash occurred in Bridgewater Borough on July 31st.

The crash happened in the 1200 block of Sharon Road at 3:03 a.m. The woman was going north in her vehicle and hit the vehicle of a thirty-eight-year-old man from Beaver when the man’s vehicle was parked legally on the right side of the road.

The vehicle of the woman ended up on its side after the crash and according to police, the woman had a blood alcohol content of 0.16% or more.

There were no reported injuries.  

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Beaver County, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in Beaver reported yesterday that forty-seven-year-old Kenneth Torres of Aliquippa was charged after a two-vehicle crash occurred in Beaver County on September 8th.

This happened on Jordan Street at its intersection with Hill Road in South Heights Borough at 2:04 p.m.

Torres was riding an E-bike at a high rate of speed on Hill Road towards Jordan Street and hit a FedEx delivery truck that was driven by forty-one-year-old Joshua Briancesco of New Brighton, which was coming to a stop near a post office.

Torres was disabled from his vehicle, sustained an injury with an unknown severity and was taken by helicopter for evaluation of his injuries.

Briancesco was not injured. 

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Beaver County, PA) Route 18 near the Frankfort Bridge over Raccoon Creek will be closed from August 28th to October 12th as part of a replacement project for the bridge. 

PennDOT reported that detours will be marked.  

Township officials confirmed on social media that all access to the bridge will be blocked so that motorists should set aside additional time so they can get around the area that is close to the community’s industrial plants. 

According to PennDOT, the $25.27 million project will be completely finished in the fall of 2027. 

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County radio News

(Cranberry Township, PA) Federal prosecutors are charging a man from Butler County with receiving a firearm with intent to commit terrorism, and the FBI believed that he was planning an attack in support of ISIS. 

Federal agents arrested Jonathan Kramer of Valencia on Saturday and according to a criminal complaint, he was arrested outside a hotel in Cranberry where he allegedly paid cash to stay for a week. 

That hotel was the Cranberry Park Hotel. 

After a search of Kramer’s house and hotel room occurred, agents confirmed that they found a rifle scope and boxes of ammunition, loaded rifle magazines, asemi-automatic rifle, a note and 30 knives.

The FBI also stated that it found social media correspondence that led investigators to believe that Kramer was planning an attack in support of ISIS.  

Kramer has now been charged with one count of receipt or transfer of a firearm or ammunition knowing or having reasonable cause to believe such firearm or ammunition will be used to commit a felony or a federal crime of terrorism.