(File Photo of the Kennywood Logo)
Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(West Mifflin, PA) Kennywood announced yesterday that April 18th, 2026 will be its opening date for next year for its amusement park rides and events to start again. The sister parks of Kennywood,Sandcastle and Idlewild & Soak Zone will both open on May 23rd, 2026 to start their seasons next year for their amusement park activities to begin again.
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Noah Haswell, Beaver COunty Radio News
(Pittsburgh, PA) David Dausey was introduced yesterday as the 14th president in the history of Duquesne University at that university in Pittsburgh, which was where he was officially named to that position on Tuesday. Ken Gormley is the current president and he will step down from his role before Dausey will take over on July 1st, 2026. Dausey is a native of Jefferson Hills who presently serves as the provost and executive vice president of Duquesne University.
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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Pittsburgh, PA) A fourteen-year-old freshman who went to Imani Christian Academy died on the way to a hospital after he collapsed during a basketball practice there at the school in the East Hills of Pittsburgh. According to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office, the boy was taken to a Pittsburgh hospital, which is where he was pronounced dead. The cause of his death is unknown at this time.
(File Photo: Source for Photo: Dave Sunday speaks to the audience in the Forum Auditorium across the street from the Capitol after taking the oath to become Pennsylvania’s next attorney general, Jan. 21, 2025, in Harrisburg, Pa. (AP Photo/Marc Levy)
Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Harrisburg, PA) According to a release from Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday in Harrisburg yesterday, Sunday offered the following on the Pennsylvania House passing legislation that will expand use of body-worn cameras to Office of Attorney General agents. Senate Bill 520 authorizes the use of body cameras for OAG agents and other specified state law enforcement agencies. The bipartisan bill will go to Governor Josh Shapiro for his signature. “I strongly support body cameras for law enforcement who face potential danger every time they respond to a dispatch or call,” Attorney General Sunday said. “Our agents are dealing with some of the most violent individuals in the Commonwealth when they execute search warrants, make vehicle stops, and conduct arrests, and they deserve the layer of protection that cameras provide.” Attorney General Sunday said, if signed into law, nearly 100 OAG agents will use the cameras. “In addition to the inherent danger involved in police work, there is an obligation of public transparency — body cameras provide the officer with an indisputable account of what happened during an interaction,” Attorney General Sunday said. “I thank Senator Baker and all of the legislative leaders who pushed hard for this necessary legislation that makes our agents safer and fulfills a need for accountability and transparency.”
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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Pittsburgh, PA) According to a release today in Pittsburgh from Allegheny Health Network, they announced today the completion of its 1,000th robotic-assisted bronchoscopy using the Ion by Intuitive system. This is a milestone that underscores the position that Allegheny Health Network has as a leading provider of technology that is advanced for both accurate and early detection for lung cancer. Allegheny Health Network has completed more ion biopsy procedures than any Pennsylvania health system.
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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Beaver County, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in Beaver reported via release yesterday that they were called to investigate numerous incidents of criminal mischief that occurred in September, October and November of 2025. These occurred in New Galilee Borough, Darlington Borough and Darlington Township and victims reported that their vehicles were damaged by rocks, bricks and tomatoes. An investigation led to the development of multiple juvenile suspects and they confessed to their crimes after interviews. These juveniles will receive charges of criminal mischief.
Story by Curtis Walsh – Beaver County Radio. Published November 19, 2025 6:19 P.M.
(Center Township, Pa) The Beaver Valley Mall will soon lose one of their longest lasting stores.
Sources say that Spencer’s Gifts will soon be shutting down their mall location after approximately 55 years in operation.
The closure is set to happen in late January.
Spencer’s Gifts also operates stores at Pittsburgh area malls including Robinson, Monroeville, and Ross Park.
(File Photo of a Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Car)
Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Harrisburg, PA) The Pennsylvania State Police recently opened a new selection cycle for men and women considering a career as a state trooper. The funding for four cadet classes was included in the 2025-2026 Pennsylvania state budget. You must be at least twenty years old at the time of application and and have a valid driver’s license from any state and either a high school diploma or GED certificate. Applications are due by December 19th, 2025 and you can submit your application by going to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania employment website, which can be found by clicking the link below:
Click here to visit the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania employment website.
Applicants who meet all of the requirements for eligibility move on to a qualifying examination that is written. Applicants must also complete a polygraph examination, background investigation, physical readiness test, medical screening, and psychological screening successfully before training at the academy. You also can not have reached the age of forty upon your entry into the training academy and you need to be at least twenty-one years old after your application is submitted.
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PITTSBURGH–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Nov 19, 2025– PPG (NYSE:PPG) today announced that it has received the highest “AAA” rating for the second consecutive year from the Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) ESG ratings assessment, denoting PPG as a “leader.”
“Sustainability is more than a goal – it’s a key part of our business strategy,” said Peter Votruba-Drzal, PPG vice president, global sustainability. “It’s a catalyst for ongoing improvement across every part of our business, from customer solutions to facility operations. This recognition underscores how PPG is positioned to meet our customers’ needs: expanding our portfolio of sustainably advantaged solutions while reducing waste, water use, emissions and energy consumption.”
MSCI ESG Research provides in-depth research, ratings and analysis of the environmental, social and governance-related business practices of thousands of companies globally. It rates global public and select private companies on a scale of AAA (leader) to CCC (laggard), according to exposure to industry-specific ESG risks and the ability to manage those risks relative to peers. The research is designed to provide critical insights that can help institutional investors identify risks and opportunities that traditional investment research may overlook.
To learn more about PPG’s sustainability progress and 2030 targets, visit ppg.com/sustainability.
(File Photo of the Beaver County Courthouse)
Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Beaver, PA) During the solicitors’ report of the Beaver County Commissioners’ work session this morning at 10 a.m. at the Beaver County Courthouse in Beaver, Beaver County Solicitor Garen Fedeles provided an update on a 457 voluntary retirement plan that Beaver County participates in. Fedeles clarified that this specific plan is one that employees in the county can choose to contribute on their own even though it is no mandatory. A retirement plan administrator from Sewickley named Paul Palguta, who was in charge with some of the investments of that 457 plan, was charged with theft and embezzlement of approximately $20.3 million. The story about him can be found by clicking the link below:
Fedeles confirmed that eight plans were affected by this incident, there is a lawsuit that is trying to get money back and this case is in front of a court with a judge right now, “awaiting a judge to sign off on a proposed distribution of some of the assets that they have recouped.” The house of Palguta has been sold and a couple of bank accounts have been recouped, as well as roughly about $2 million recouped in total. Fedeles also noted an attorney has also been hired by the Beaver County Commissioners who specializes in the field that has to do with the 457 plan to assist them through this case and they are waiting for a blessing by the judge right now to move forward with the sale of the recouped assets of this case. In other business, Fedeles believes that all of the tax assessment appeals are “probably finalized” as far as the period of appeal of when they can appeal and 375 appeals is what the total will probably end up being and January of 2026 is when these cases are scheduled to start going before judges. During the commissioners’ report of the work session, Commissioner Jack Manning stated that he attended a recent annual town hall that focuses on how to prevent drug and alcohol addiction. Even though he noted that a significant issue in Beaver County is fentanyl, he confirmed that both addictions and deaths are decreasing. Manning also expressed that Beaver County has achieved a record high of 1,112 people seeking treatment through behavioral health and a record high of 786 people completing that aforementioned treatment. Commissioner Tony Amadio also commented in the Commissioners’ report of the owrk session that he was fascinated by the journal that the Beaver County Conservation District puts together about all of their projects, which Manning noted is available online. Manning also made a comment that there is an “uptick,” no pun intended, of ticks that are testing positive for their diseases as well as an increase of lyme disease in the area from the ticks.