Story by Curtis Walsh – Beaver County Radio. Published December 11, 2025 6:04 P.M.
(New Brighton, Pa) A water line broke at the intersection of 4th Avenue and 16th Street shortly before 5pm Thursday.
As of 6pm Thursday, 16th street between 3rd Avenue and 5th Avenue was closed as crews worked to fix the break.
The area is experiencing water outages as a result.
(File Photo: Source for Photo: Courtesy of the Associated Press/ Caption for Photo: Former Pittsburgh Steelers great Brett Keisel waves a Terrible Towel before a game on Dec. 23, 2023, in Pittsburgh. (AP)
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(Pittsburgh, PA) According to a release from PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh today, the Professional Bull Riders (PBR), announced today that it will return to PPG Paints Arena on February 13th-14th, 2026, for the PBR Lovestruck Buck Off, the ninth stop of the 18-event 2026 PBR Unleash The Beast tour and a heart-pounding Valentine’s Day weekend like no other. Along with seeing two nights of the top bull riders and the fiercest animal athletes in the world, two-time Super Bowl champion defensive end and Pittsburgh Steelers legend Brett Keisel will marry eight couples there on February 14th, 2026 as part of PBR’s upcoming campaign called “Till Dirt Do Us Part.”
Couples can click here if they would like to apply to get married at PBR by submitting a short video explaining why they should be selected to say, “I do” and the application deadline is January 7th, with selected couples notified by late January. According to that same release from PPG Paints Arena, here is some more information about this event:
Chosen couples will receive a one-of-a-kind Valentine’s Day experience, including:
Keisel, who spent his entire 13-year NFL career with the Steelers, has deep ties to both the city of Pittsburgh and to cowboy life. Raised on a Wyoming ranch, Keisel learned to ride, rope, brand cattle and handle livestock from an early age. During the 2025 PBR debut, he served as honorary team captain for the Arizona Ridge Riders during a PBR Teams exhibition game at PPG Paints Arena and welcomed bull riders to UPMC Children’s Hospital, where he has helped raise more than $1 million through his annual “Shear Da Beard” charity event.
Tickets are on sale now at Ticketmaster.com and PBR.com.
Fans can secure seats for:
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(File Photo of a Dinner Served During Thanksgiving)
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(Beaver County, PA) Several local organizations are planning to host free Christmas dinners during the holiday season in Beaver County. According to the Beaver County Times, here is a short list of which organizations can fill you up with a meal to make your spirits bright this year:
The Salvation Army Beaver Falls will host a Christmas dinner at 3 p.m. on Sunday, December 14th at its center, 414 Sixth Street.
Clinton United Methodist Church is hosting a free Christmas Day dinner from 1-3 p.m. on Thursday, December 25th at the church, 1147 Old Route 18 in Wampum. Dine-in, curbside pickup or delivery is available. They are taking orders through Tuesday, December 23rd by calling 724-657-4328.
(File Photo of Police Siren Lights)
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(Pittsburgh, PA) A crash involving multiple vehicles shut down part of the Parkway North in Pittsburgh this morning and sent at least six people to the hospital. According to PennDOT, the crash occurred near the Interstate 579 Veterans Bridge ramp and it was first reported around 10:40 a.m. this morning. Southbound I-279 was closed between the North-East Street exit and the Veterans Bridge exit, which caused significant traffic back-ups. The road reopened at around 11:45 a.m. this morning. Pennsylvania State Police confirm that four adults and two children were taken to the hospital for injuries. It was not immediately available about what the conditions were for the people that were hospitalized from this crash.
(File Photo of the Allegheny Health Network Logo)
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(Pittsburgh, PA) Allegheny Health Network (AHN) announced the acquisition of Allegheny Ophthalmic & Orbital Associates (AOOA) today, which is an independent eye care and eye surgery practice based at AHN Allegheny General Hospital. AOOA now becomes part of AHN Ophthalmology in formally joining Allegheny Health Network, complementing the network’s already robust eye care capabilities. Deval Paranjpe, MD, MBA, FACS, has also been named chair of ophthalmology for all of AHN, and she is a corneal surgeon who leads AOOA and has served as Allegheny General’s chair of ophthalmology for the last few years. According to a release in Pittsburgh today from Allegheny Health Network, here is some more information about this acquisition:
AOOA sees about 6,000 unique patients a year. The practice includes four staff surgeons, 13 support staff employees, and an affiliation with a low-vision optometrist. It has been serving patients out of its AGH offices for about 40 years.
The practice includes:
AHN Ophthalmology offers a full spectrum of advanced eye care services, including treatment for cornea and external disease, retinal surgery, cataract surgery, oculoplastic and orbital surgery, retinal screenings, comprehensive eye exams, and management of conditions like dry eye, macular degeneration and thyroid eye disease. It offers services at AHN Allegheny General Hospital, AHN West Penn Hospital, and Premier Medical Associates in Forest Hills.
To learn more about AHN Ophthalmology services or to schedule an appointment, visit www.ahn.org/services/surgery/
(Photo Courtesy of WPXI)
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(Allegheny County, PA) According to police, a man charged in connection with a home invasion in Pittsburgh is linked to other crimes across Allegheny County. Fifty-nine-year-old Jerry Chambers of Pittsburgh was taken into custody last week in Verona because he was involved in a theft which was an incident that involved a group of masked men trying to steal the registration plate of a vehicle at a Sheetz in Cheswick, Pennsylvania on November 28th, 2025. Chambers was charged yesterday in connection with a home invasion in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh. Chambers is accused of robbing a home on Beechwood Boulevard and threatening teenagers inside on November 29th, 2025. Chambers is facing multiple charges, including burglary, aggravated assault, robbery and theft by extortion. The bond for Chambers was denied yesterday. Pittsburgh police also confirm that Chambers is also a suspect in multiple felony cases between August and November that officers are investigating.
(File Photo of a Dollar Sign)
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(Pittsburgh, PA) Both the Pittsburgh City Council and the Pittsburgh Public Schools Board now appear ready to increase taxes for property owners. That council is debating a proposed tax increase of 30% and at a meeting next week, that school board is expected to approve a new budget of $700 million, including a tax increase of 4%. On November 25th, 2025, the Pittsburgh Public Schools Board voted 6-3 against a plan that would have closed nine buildings, saving an estimated $6 million in staffing, maintenance and energy costs after two years of discussion.
(Photo Courtesy of the Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium of its elephants Victoria and Zuri moving around)
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(Pittsburgh, PA) The Nonhuman Rights Project (NHRP) has now filed a lawsuit against the Pittsburgh Zoo after its elephants Victoria and Zuri were transferred in October to an international conservation center where, according to the lawsuit, elephants are forcibly bred. The NHRP, with support from elephant cognition and behavior experts, is asking the Court of Common Pleas to issue an order to show cause, which would require the Pittsburgh Zoo to justify its imprisonment of Victoria and Zuri in a habeas corpus hearing. The NHRP is now in a waiting period before any further action can be taken.
(Photo Provided with Release Courtesy of the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry)
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(Harrisburg, PA) According to a release in Harrisburg today from the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry (L&I), they released its preliminary employment situation report for September of 2025 today. This delay in data is the direct result of the federal government shutdown that began on October 1st, 2025. From August of 2025, the unemployment rate in Pennsylvania was up one-tenth of a percentage point over the month to 4.1 percent in September of 2025, which was the 29th month in a row that the rate of unemployment in Pennsylvania was below or at the national unemployment average. The unemployment rate in the United States of 4.4 percent was also up one-tenth of a point over the same time period.
(Photo Courtesy of WPXI and the Rochester Borough Police Department)
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(Brooklyn, NY) Fifty-five-year-old Arthur Jack of Rochester, who received a warrant for his arrest after being accused of burglarizing some items from Grace Lutheran Church in Rochester on Sunday afternoon has now been arrested. According to the Rochester Borough Police Department, Jack was taken into custody by the NYPD early yesterday morning. Investigators confirm that his arrest came following a brief standoff along subway tracks. The NYPD stated that community members chased Jack to the D-Line train station in Brooklyn where he jumped onto the tracks. WPXI was told that Jack entered a “commercial establishment” yesterday and stole about $285 from a locked donation box and a report from the New York Post expressed that he took that money from the Congregation Shaarei Zion of Bobov. A report says this is not the first time Jack has been in trouble in New York City because in 2012, that report expressed that he broke into a Flatbush synagogue and stole a bottle of vodka and scotch. Additionally, the New York Post noted that Jack spent 10 years in a correctional institute in New York for other burglaries after having 17 previous arrests. 2023 was when Jack was released. Jack will be extradited to Beaver County. Church leaders of Grace Lutheran Church in Rochester confirm Jack stole offerings for a soup dinner and rummaged through gift donations that were meant to be donated to the Salvation Army and Glade Run.