(File Photo of Road Work Ahead Sign)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Robinson Township, PA) PennDOT District 11 announced that beginning on Monday, October 27th, weather permitting, shoulder closures in both directions of Route 51 (Coraopolis Road) in Robinson Township will begin. From 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day, as needed, through early December, there will be shoulder closures in each direction of Route 51 between the northbound and southbound on-ramps at the I-79 Coraopolis/McKees Rocks interchange and these closures will occur to allow crews to conduct pier work on the structure carrying I-79 over Route 51.

(File Photo of the Allegheny Health Network Logo)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) According to recent data from Allegheny Health Network (AHN), the average age of first-time mothers who gave birth at an AHN labor and delivery unit last year was 31.1 years old, exceeding the national average by more than three years. AHN’s higher-than-average numbers in Western Pennsylvania are consistent with trends across the United States, as first-time mothers tend to be older in both areas that are urban and toward the coasts and younger in areas that are rural like the Great Plains and the South. Schooling is the biggest factor for this variation because cities that are big tend to have a larger proportion of college graduates than areas that are rural and women that have college degrees have children at an average of seven years later than women that do not have college degrees.

(Photo Provided with Release Courtesy of AAA East Central)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) National Teen Driver Safety Week runs through Saturday, October 25th, and AAA is recommending that parents talk to teens about driving safely. AAA East Central in Pittsburgh also gives a four-step approach called READ the Road to help new drivers increase their safety on the road. Drivers must have the RIGHT speed by following the speed limit and slowing down in weather conditions that are poor, and they must keep their EYES up on the road while avoiding distractions. Those on the road also must ANTICIPATE their next move by reacting to the moves of other drivers and provide a DONUT of space around their vehicle on all sides as a safe buffer. According to a recent release from AAA East Central, the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety Culture Index reveals that 72% of teen drivers aged 16–18 admitted to engaging in at least one risky behavior while driving and these include:

• Driving 10 mph over the limit on residential streets (47%)
• Speeding 15 mph over the limit on freeways (40%)
• Texting while driving (35%)
• Running red lights (32%)
• Aggressive driving (31%)
• Driving Drowsy (25%)
• Driving without a seatbelt (17%)

The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety has also confirmed that new teen drivers aged 16-17) are more likely than adults to be involved in a deadly crash by three times.

You can also find tips that AAA recommends to ensure teens are driving safely by visiting the link below:

Click here for tips on Teen Driver Safety – AAA Exchange

(File Photo of a Gavel)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Harrisburg, PA) Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday announced in Harrisburg yesterday that twenty-eight-year-old Kijana Lowe of Aliquippa was sentenced to two to five years in prison that day in connection with a dispute in 2021 outside of an Aliquippa bar which led to a man getting killed. Police stated that Lowe punched thirty-eight-year-old Ayo Genes of Aliquippa in the parking lot outside Paris Grill in September of 2021. Genes died about two weeks later in a hospital because of a blood clot even though he underwent surgery there. Lowe has pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and he is already serving a ten-year prison sentence on drug charges after he was arrested in November of 2021 for drug trafficking at a Moon Township hotel. Lowe was also ordered to pay a restitution of $3,000 toward funeral costs.

(File Photo: Source for Photo: The Clairton Coke Works, a U.S. Steel coking plant, is seen Monday, Aug 11, 2025, in Clairton, Penn. (AP Photo/Gene Puskar)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Clairton, PA) U.S. Steel is preparing to restart Battery 14 at the U.S. Steel Coke Works plant in Clairton because of the explosion that occurred there on August 11th, 2025 that killed two men and injured at least ten people. This battery has been on hot idle since the explosion, and that means that it is not making any product. U.S. Steel confirmed that the repair work on Battery 14 is complete now and operations on it can continue. Final safety checks are set to be performed today with startup expected to begin this afternoon.

(File Photo of Congressman Chris Deluzio)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Washington, D.C.) Congressman Chris Deluzio, who represents the 17th Congressional District, gave a warning in Washington D.C. recently that without tax credit extension, health insurance premiums will increase. The government shutdown is in its third week, and tax credits from the Affordable Care Act is one of the reasons for it holding up. Deluzio noted that if change does not come in his district, 24,000 people that receive their coverage through the Pennsylvania marketplace Pennie could see their premiums increase by 75%.

(File Photo of Scam Alert Background)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Harrisburg, PA) There is a scam out there in Pennsylvania currently targeting those who receive SNAP benefits. The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services stated yesterday that SNAP clients are getting calls from some phone numbers telling them that the benefits are on hold until the eligibility can be verified by providing a pin and calling a number. The cell phone numbers of the scammers are 1-888-239-7710, 1-888-272-8720 and 1-888-737-6551, however; you can call 1-844-347-8477 if you get a scam call. 

(File Photo of a Heat Advisory Logo)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Harrisburg, PA) According to state officials yesterday, the opening of the annual Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program, or LIHEAP for short, will be delayed in Pennsylvania until December due to the federal government shutdown. A release confirms that this LIHEAP program, which helps qualified families in Pennsylvania pay heating bills for the winter months, will be delayed until December 3rd because the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services has not received its federal allocation for 2025-2026 LIHEAP funds yet. You can also get local help by visiting pa211.org or by calling 211. 

(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 today that twenty-six-year-old Dakota Shannon of Aliquippa was arrested for driving under the influence of drugs in Aliquippa on the evening of September 26th, 2025. Shannon was arrested for DUI at 7:31 p.m. on the 1 block of Snyder Street and the charges against him are pending.