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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Robinson Township, PA) A police officer from Robinson Township is now facing charges for allegedly being connected to an attack involving road rage in Robinson Township on July 2nd, 2025. It is confirmed by court paperwork that fifty-year-old Steve Pies got a misdemeanor count of simple assault and a felony count of aggravated assault. According to the criminal complaint, Pies followed Al Cannella in his personal vehicle after Cannella failed to yield to him in traffic. Canella owns Al’s Texaco on Forest Grove Road, and Pies, who was off duty at the time, says Canella cut him off. Pies is accused of breaking the ribs of Cannella and punching Cannella in the face. Pies allegedly had a confrontation with Cannella in a parking lot and said curse words to him and after allegedly punching Cannella in the face, Cannella became unconscious temporarily after he fell. Robinson Township Solicitor Jack Cambest confirmed to KDKA that Pies was originally suspended without pay on July 30th, 2025 Cambest then confirmed Pies is still on leave while Pies is still getting paid. The preliminary hearing for Pies is pending and Pies is out on bond. Pies can respond to the charges against him next week in a loudermill hearing scheduled for that time. A decision will then be made by Robinson Township on how Pies will be disciplined.

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) Brandon Balzer, Matthew Cain, Robert Felton and Matthew Wiggins are all now in custody after they got caught attempting to steal copper piping from the old Pittsburgh VA hospital. According to police, when they found these four suspects, they were trying to steal more than 2,000 pounds of copper piping from the hospital located off of Highland Drive in Pittsburgh. It is believed that the reason that the four suspects tried to steal the copper that police estimate is around $7,000 is to recharge the power tools they were using to strip the copper in the old Pittsburgh VA hospital. Those four men are in the Allegheny County Jail and they now have several charges against them which range from burglary to vandalism.  

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) According to an announcement from the Carnegie Science Center yesterday, that center will close for “final preparations” from September 2nd through the 12th, 2025 and reopening on September 13th, 2025 as the Daniel G. and Carole L. Kamin Science Center. The Kamin family of Pittsburgh made a donation of $65 million in January of 2024 to the Carnegie Science Center for its name to be changed. This donation was the biggest donation since its original founder Andrew Carnegie gave his original contribution to the Carnegie Science Center. 

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Carnegie, PA) According to a release from Congressman Chris Deluzio’s office, Deluzio recently toured the Center for Organ Recovery and Education, or CORE, for short, in O’Hara Township. CORE is a not-for-profit organ procurement organization and one of 57 that is federally designated in the United States. The visit by Deluzio is giving a highlight to the work that is groundbreaking and lifesaving from the 17th Congressional District of Pennsylvania. CORE works with more than 150 hospitals and facilities for health care to help someone live by coordinating recovery that is surgical for corneas for transplantation, tissues and organs. CORE also facilitates matching that is computerized for corneas, tissues and organs that are donated.

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Beaver County, PA) It was recently announced that the Alliance for Consumer Protection Beaver County, or ACP, for short, has finished its no-cost consumer assistance to Beaver County after fifty years. According to a release from officials, growing operational expenses and the need for rent-free office space dictated the closure of that agency. 1975 was when the ACP got founded because of a community action project lead by a group of students from Penn State Beaver who discovered a need for Beaver County to try to get consumer protection services. 

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Center Township, PA) Yesterday morning, a controlled burn at a Beaver County slag dump grew out of control for some time. The Center Township Volunteer Fire Department led the operation at the CJ Betters facility and various fire companies helped out with the operation and now this fire is under control. The fire started at about 9:30 p.m. on Tuesday and as of 10:55 a.m. yesterday morning, crews were able to get the fire under control. There were no reported injuries and according to officials, residents may notice an unpleasant smell, but there is not a significant respiratory risk and air quality in the area is not an issue at this time.

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Coraopolis, PA) The man that was killed in a hit-and-run crash in Coraopolis on Sunday has been identified. According to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office on Tuesday, sixty-one-year-old Ulises Montalvo of Coraopolis was struck by a vehicle while crossing Fourth Street on Main Street in Coraopolis. Montalvo died at about 8:40 p.m. Sunday. The male suspect that was involved in causing this crash is now in ICE custody after he was arrested at his Ambridge home. That suspect is an undocumented immigrant, and no charges were filed against this suspect as of Tuesday.

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) August of 2025 is National Wellness Month, and the American Red Cross of Greater Pennsylvania is urging Pennsylvanians to give blood or platelets to save lives. B negative and O blood are needed the most so donor turnout will stay at a high level. There will be one Red Cross A1C screening in August for those who give blood, plasma or platelets during this month. Those who give between August 1st-August 28th will get a e-gift card of $15 for your choice of a merchant who receives it. According to a release from the American Red Cross of Greater Pennsylvania, here is more inforamtion about donating blood, making an appointment and how you can be involved with these donations:

How to donate blood 

Simply download the American Red Cross Blood Donor App and visit this link below:

Click here for the link. RedCrossBlood.org, call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or enable the Blood Donor Skill on any Alexa Echo device to make an appointment or for more information. All blood types are needed to ensure a reliable supply for patients. A blood donor card or driver’s license or two other forms of identification are required at check-in. Individuals who are 17 years of age in most states (16 with parental consent where allowed by state law), weigh at least 110 pounds and are in generally good health may be eligible to donate blood. High school students and other donors 18 years of age and younger also have to meet certain height and weight requirements. Blood and platelet donors can save time at their next donation by using RapidPass® to complete their pre-donation reading and health history questionnaire online on the day of their donation, before arriving at the blood drive. Fasting is not required for this test, and donors will be able to view their confidential results one to two weeks after their donation in the Blood Donor App or their donor account at RedCrossBlood.org. Donors will receive one A1C test result in a 12-month period. To get started, follow the instructions at the link below:

Click here for the link. RedCrossBlood.org/RapidPass or use the Blood Donor App. Help save lives and empower your health! Schedule a time to give now by visiting the link below:

Click here for the link.RedCrossBlood.org, calling 1-800-RED CROSS or by using the Red Cross Blood Donor App. Those who come to give Aug. 1-28, 2025, will receive a $15 e-gift card to a merchant of choice. For details on both offers, visit the link below:

Click here for the link. RedCrossBlood.org/Test.

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Allegheny County, PA) A fatal crash that involved a motorcycle that took place in the borough of Brentwood on Tuesday evening killed a twenty-year-old man from West Mifflin. This crash occurred on Route 51 near Brentwood Towne Square and near Delco Road at around 7:17 p.m. This crash left a motorcycle lying on its side on a road and a car with its front fender smashed. The crash caused Route 51 between Marylea Avenue and Towne Square Way to be temporarily closed. According to police, that part of Route 51 reopened at 11:50 p.m. on Tuesday night. Twenty-year-old Chase Cyphers of West Mifflin was identified this morning by the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office as the man who was killed in this crash and according to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office, Cyphers died at the hospital. Brentwood police are still investigating this crash and the cause of this crash is also still being investigated.