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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Coraopolis, PA) A search warrant in Coraopolis was accomplished by police and a man was apprehended on Thursday after possessing drugs and a weapon. Police confirmed that the suspect, Jeffery West, possessed crack cocaine, fentanyl, marijuana, heroin and a ghost gun that was loaded. Police went to the house of West on the 1700 block of Vance Avenue and found the items in his bedroom. West is currently in the Allegheny County Jail and is being held there.

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(Reported by Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano)

(Moon Township, PA) The Heritage Valley Kennedy Hospital will close soon. On June 30th, 2025, services will still be at the locations for Heritage Valley in Beaver and Sewickley. According to a release from the Heritage Valley Health System, the emergency department, outpatient surgery, specialty diagnostic services, pulmonary rehabilitation and two health units will close. 

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) April is National Safe Digging Month, and People’s Natural Gas is urging Pennsylvanians to call 811 before embarking on any digging projects. The law provides for 811 to be called for scenarios including construction, excavation, and tree planting. According to a release from People’s Natural Gas, 811 must be called three days early, utility workers must set locations, and utility companies must be notified if damage occurs.

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Washington, D.C.) According to a release from Senator John Fetterman’s office, Fetterman along with his colleagues Sens. John Kennedy [R-LA] and Cory Booker [D-NJ], introduced the Freedom in School Cafeterias and Lunches (FISCAL) Act. This bill gives more options for schools to serve drinks that have similarities to dairy milk and drinks that are nutritionally equal to it. This will assist students with disabilities or students that are lactose intolerant. 

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Beaver County, PA) A jury did not reach a decision on the third day of deliberation on Thursday at a murder case involving the murder of Rebecca Miller. Miller was killed at a trail close to Geneva College in January of 2024. The suspect, Tyrik Jones, denied charges of allegedly stabbing and sexually assaulting Miller. The jury confirmed to the judge in a note that they were tied in the decision, but the judge let a juror question them privately. The jury will continue discussion this morning.

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Beaver County, PA) The Beaver County Commissioners announced on Wednesday that the Connect Beaver County Broadband Program is at the halfway point of its completion. 925 homes that did not have Internet service that was reliable received availability for broadband service. For more information about the Connect Beaver County Broadband Program, you can visit connectbeavercounty.com. 

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Punta Cana, Dominican Republic) The last person to allegedly see missing University of Pittsburgh student Sudiksha Konanki has been issued a full ruling by a judge to clear him in her case of disappearance. Joshua Riibe, a student at St. Cloud State University in Minnesota, was seen with Konanki in a surveillance video walking towards a beach. Konanki disappeared in Punta Cana on March 6th. Riibe also got a new passport after the law firm that represents him requested one from the U.S. Embassy. 

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Harrisburg, PA) A law signed by Governor Josh Shapiro to urge Pennsylvanians not to drive distracted will go into effect soon. Paul Miller’s Law forbids people from using devices that are hand-held while driving. The law will be in effect on June 5th, 2025. People can only use phones for music, calls and GPS usage, but never while driving. According to PennDOT data, in 2023, there were 11,262 crashes involving a distracted driver, resulting in nearly 6,700 injuries and 65 fatalities.

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Washington, D.C.) According to a release from Congressman Chris Deluzio’s office, Deluzio, along with Congressmembers Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA), Julia Brownley (D-CA), John Joyce, M.D. (R-PA), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Dan Meuser (R-PA) and G.T. Thompson (R-PA) reintroduced the Dennis and Lois Krisfalusy Act. This act will give a marker or memorial headstone to a dependent child of a veteran or an eligible spouse of a veteran. These memorials can be put up regardless of the date that a family member passes away. The memorials will be either at a state or tribal Veterans cemetery or at a national cemetery.

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Beaver County, PA) Someone in Beaver County is a lucky winner after a lottery ticket worth $2 million sold in a drawing that occurred on Tuesday. The ticket was for the Mega Millions game and was sold at the Midland Beer Distributor, which will get a bonus of $10,000. The winning numbers were 11,12,21,29, and 49 without hitting the Yellow Ball 3. If you have this ticket, you can validate your earnings at the store where you bought your ticket within a one-year period.