Category: News

Beaver County budget and credit rating and active AT&T cell site in Aliquippa among topics discussed at most recent Commissioners’ work session

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Beaver, PA) Several topics were discussed at the Beaver County Commissioners’ work session this morning at 10 a.m. at the Beaver County Courthouse in Beaver. During the Solicitors’ Report of the session, Beaver County Solicitor Garen Fedeles mentioned that the Commissioners received a notification from the S&P ratings that they are requesting a rating review call. The Commissioners will participate in this meeting at sometime in January of 2026 to review the credit rating in Beaver County, which is currently an “A.” Fedeles also mentioned that among the thirty-six resolutions happening tomorrow locally include an agreement for vending machines at the Brady’s Run Ice Arena, the budget for Beaver County and $870,000 going to local libraries to be utilized in the year of 2026. In other business, Commissioner Jack Manning noted in the Commissioners’ report of the work session that FirstNet informed him today that the AT&T cell site at Heinz Field in Aliquippa is now active. Manning also expressed that Verizon has now laid fiber cable for a distance of 350 miles with 1,275 new local homes receiving access. Beaver County Financial Consultant Corey Troutman also talked briefly about the Beaver County budget, which is worth a total of $239,713,247.

Ex-Steeler linebacker Devin Bush Jr. acquitted of assault charges in a fight with his girlfriend over mashed potatoes

(File Photo: Source for Photo: Cleveland Browns linebacker Devin Bush Jr. rushes during an NFL football game against the Philadelphia Eagles, Oct. 13, 2024 in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/ Daniel Kucin Jr., file)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) Ex-Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Devin Bush, Jr. was acquitted yesterday after a judge confirmed he was not guilty of assaulting his girlfriend during a dispute over mashed potatoes earlier this year. The argument broke out on May 4th, 2025 inside the home of Bush that is located in the Sewickley area. According to a report from TribLive, the twenty-seven-year-old Bush of Bell Acres, was accused of injuring twenty-seven-year-old Shkurte Leka after she started filming an argument between them on her iPhone and the conflict began over how Bush was transferring mashed potatoes into a container in the couple’s kitchen.  The report from TribLive also confirmed that Leka testified that Bush chased her through the home they shared, then pinned her to a massage table as he tried to wrestle the cellphone from her hands. However, Bush stated he was trying to leave the home as the fight escalated, saying that he had no physical contact with her, but he did admit to smashing Leka’s phone. Leka is also the mother of the 3-year-old daughter of the couple who suffered cuts and abrasions on both her right wrist and a toe after the argument. An Allegheny County Common Pleas judge made a ruling that Bush was not guilty of simple assault or harassment, saying prosecutors yeseterday failed to prove he intended to harm or injure Leka. Bush currently plays in the NFL for the Cleveland Browns. The Pittsburgh Steelers selected Bush as their first-round draft pick in the 2019 NFL Draft. Bush left the Steelers after the 2022 season.

Pulled pork sandwiches recalled in Pennsylvania and other states

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Harrisburg, PA) The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service has now updated the list of stores that carried recalled pulled pork sandwiches. The initial recall was issued in October for 127,887 pounds of pulled pork sandwiches. They were sold nationwide including in Pennsylvania, Florida, Georgia, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Ohio, Washington and at Department of Defense installations. The complete list of stores with these recalled products can be found by clicking here.

McKees Rocks felon indicted and charged with possessing firearms and ammunition

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) First Assistant United States Attorney Troy Rivetti announced yesterday that a resident of McKees Rocks has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on a charge of violating a federal firearms law. Twenty-six-year-old Mark Lamarr Beavers was the sole defendant in the one count Indictment. According to the Indictment, on or about August 26th, 2025, Beavers, as a convicted felon possessed two firearms and ammunition. Federal law states that it is prohibited that a convicted felon should possess a firearm or ammunition. Beavers could receive a maximum total sentence of up to fifteen years in jail, a fine of up to $250,000, or both, provided by the law. 

Premier Inn study: PPG Place ice rink in Downtown Pittsburgh is the most beautiful ice rink in North America

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) According to a new study, the ice rink at PPG Place in Downtown Pittsburgh has been ranked as the most beautiful ice rink in North America. Premier Inn conducted the study and they also listed the most beautiful ice rinks in the world and the PPG Place ice rink landed at number nine on the worldwide list. Premier Inn made a collection of photos of more than fifty ice rinks that are around the world and they incorporated eye-tracking technology to see what displays that people were most drawn to. The PPG Place ice rink was also listed recently on USA Today’s 10Best list as the number five ice skating rink in the United States where the rink was praised for its views of the most marvelous buildings in Pittsburgh

Officials in Pennsylvania postpone deadline for enrolling to the marketplace Pennie to December 31st, 2025

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Harrisburg, PA) Officials in Pennsylvania have postponed to the end of December the deadline for enrolling in the state’s Affordable Care Act marketplace as consumers are trying to navigate federal uncertainties and the possibility of cost hikes that are sharp. The last day for signing up for coverage through Pennie was originally on Monday, but according to program administrators, they wanted to give consumers more time to weigh their options and choose the right plan for their households. The new deadline for this option is December 31st, 2025. You can enroll in coverage through Pennie by going to pennie.com by clicking here or call the customer service line of that program at 844-844-8040 on weekdays from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. and on Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. 

Grove City College hosts Senator David McCormick and regional leaders for them to discuss regional challenges and opportunities

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Grove City, PA) According to a release from Grove City College on Monday, U.S. Senator David McCormick went to visit that college on Monday to meet with both their officials and civic and political leaders from Mercer County. McCormick stated that he wanted to “talk a little and listen a lot” so he can learn about the opportunities and challenges that regional leaders are seeing and how his work that is happening in Washington, D.C., can advance the interests of western Pennsylvania. 

Leadbeter Introduces Aiden’s Law and Urges Continued Support for Legislation to Create a System in Pennsylvania to Alert the Public when Someone with Disabilities is Missing

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Harrisburg, PA) According to a release in Harrisburg yesterday from State Representative Robert Leadbeter’s office, Leadbeter (R-Columbia) was joined by family members of Aiden Ha, legislators and advocates for a press conference yesterday to announce the formal introduction of House Bill 2102 –known as Aiden’s Law, and urge continued support. The initiative that Leadbeter is championing, is named after Aiden Ha, who was a 6-year-old nonverbal and autistic child from Columbia County who was tragically found dead in a river in October. The legislation from Leadbeter would create a Purple Alert system in Pennsylvania, which is similar to the Amber Alert for abducted children, the Silver Alert for missing older adults and the Green Alert for missing at-risk veterans, as the Purple Alert system would rapidly notify the law enforcement and the public when an individual with certain intellectual, cognitive or developmental disabilities goes missing. 

Chabad Jewish Center of Cranberry pays respects to victims of mass shooting at Bondi Beach in Australia

(File Photo: Source for Photo: A small Christmas tree is at the center of an abandoned holiday picnic at Bondi Beach after a reported shooting in Sydney, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Freedom, PA) The Chabad Jewish Center of Cranberry gathered together yesterday in Freedom to pay respects to the victims of the targeted shooting at the Bondi Beach Jewish community’s Hanukkah celebration that happened in Australia. Australian authorities have stated that the mass shooting which killed fifteen people on Sunday was an anti-Semitic terror attack.

Reliever Gregory Soto and Pittsburgh Pirates finalize $7.75 million, 1-year contract

(File Photo: Source for Photo: FILE – New York Mets pitcher Gregory Soto throws during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Sept. 21, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, File)

PITTBURGH (AP) — Two-time All-Star reliever Gregory Soto and the Pittsburgh Pirates finalized a $7.75 million, one-year contract on Tuesday.

Soto gives the Pirates an experienced left-handed option in a bullpen that will get a makeover in 2026 after relievers Colin Holderman and Dauri Moreta were designated for assignment last month.

The 30-year-old is 15-34 with a 4.26 ERA and 56 saves over seven seasons with five teams. He was an All-Star in 2021 and 2022 for Detroit. He spent 2025 with Baltimore and the New York Mets, who acquired him in late July just before the trade deadline.

Soto struggled in New York, going 1-3 with a 4.50 ERA in 25 appearances. His departure is the second significant subtraction from the Mets bullpen in free agency after closer Edwin Díaz agreed to a three-year contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers earlier Tuesday.

Pittsburgh appears to be settled at the back end of the bullpen, where Dennis Santana performed well after two-time All-Star David Bednar was traded to the New York Yankees last season. Soto gives the Pirates a pitcher who has filled a variety of roles, including closer.