(Aliquippa, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in Beaver report that a man from Ambridge was arrested for driving under the influence of drugs in Aliquippa on July 20th, 2025. Forty-three-year-old Antani Macon was stopped by police after committing a vehicle code violation on the 600 block of Franklin Avenue. According to police, Macon was arrested for driving under the influence of a controlled substance and his charges are pending.
(Midland, PA) A massive fire broke out at Hong Kong Chinese Restaurant in Midland on Tuesday. That fire has displaced at least ten people, including the Jiang family, who are the owners of the restaurant. A tenant of the building that caught fire in Midland on Tuesday told WPXI that a candle that was still burning was the cause of the fire. Donations can be put in a box located at the restaurant on the 800 block of Midland Avenue. You can also donate on a GoFundMe page for the Jiang family. The link for this GoFundMe page can be found below:
August is filled with action in the Beaver Valley and Pittsburgh.
Here’s a entertainment calendar to help you pick your fun:
Aug. 2: Puttin’ Through The Falls, a unique 9-hole mini golf experience throughout participating stops in the heart of Beaver Falls. Check-in at noon. Tickets $10 at Jus1More Sports Bar and Grill, 926 Seventh Ave.
Aug. 2-3: Hot Wheels Glow-n-Fire, Monster Trucks, PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh. ppgpaintsarena.com.
Aug. 2: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra’s “Marvel Infinity Saga” 7 p.m. at Heinz Hall, Pittsburgh. pittsburghsymphony.org.
Aug. 3: Little Engine That Could 5K Run/Walk, 8 a.m. at the Hopewell Township Municipal Building. runsignup.com.
Aug. 4: Midland Music Mondays features Eric DeFade Band, 6:30 p.m. Lincoln Park Alumni Hall. Bring a lawn chair. Rain or shine. lincolnparkarts.org.
Eric DeFade, a two-time Grammy Award winning jazz artist, entertains at Music Mondays this August outside the Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center in Midland.
Aug. 8: Bradys Run Friday Night Flea Market, 4-8 p.m. Ice Arena Parking Lot, Brighton Township.
Aug. 8: “Freakier Friday” hits movie theaters
Aug. 8-10: Steel City Con at Monroeville Convention Center. Celebrities include John Cusack, Parker Posey, Mike Tyson, John Schneider and Dave Coulier. steelcitycon.com.
Aug. 8-10: The 100th San Rocco Foundation Celebration, Mary Queen of Saints – St. Francis Cabrini Campus, Center Township. Centennial event honoring San Rocco and celebrating Italian heritage. sanroccofoundation.com.
Aug. 9-10: 100th annual San Rocco Festa, St. Elijah Center, 2200 Main St., Aliquippa Honoring Italian traditions, faith and community. sanrocco.org.
Aug. 9: Barrel and Flow craft beer festival, The Stacks at 3 Crossings, 2875 Railroad St., in the Pittsburgh Strip District. barrelandflow.com.
Aug. 9: Rochester Saturday Night Fever Super Car Cruise with burnouts from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., karaoke and DJ music, food, beer and vendors, at Rochester Riverfront Park. Disco dancing on the wharf/stage 6 p.m. to midnight.
9-16: Washington County Fair, 2151 North Main St. Washington, Pa. washingtonfair.org.
Aug. 10: Styx/Kevin Cronin/Don Felder/Donnie Iris at The Pavilion at Star Lake. livenation.com.
14: Disney Descendants/Zombies: Worlds Collide tour at PPG Paints Arena. ppgpaintsarena.com.
Aug. 14-17: Little Italy Days in Bloomfield neighborhood of Pittsburgh.
Aug. 16: Cruizin’ The Ridge car cruise, Beaver County Radio parking lot, 4301 Dutch Ridge Road, Brighton Township. beavercountyradio.com.
Cruizin’ The Ridge invites vintage car enthusiasts to the monthly event outside Beaver County Radio studios.
Aug. 23-24: Oddities & Curiosities Expo at David Lawrence Convention Center, Pittsburgh. Vendors and artists showcasing odd, bizarre and macabre creations. pittsburghcc.com.
(File Photo: Source for Photo: Tim DeFoor, the Republican state auditor general of Pennsylvania, speaks at a campaign event at the Beerded Goat Brewing Co., April 25, 2024, in Harrisburg, Pa. (AP Photo/ Marc Levy, File)
Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Beaver County, PA) Pennsylvania Auditor General Timothy DeFoor released an audit report last Wednesday that cited five Beaver County volunteer firefighters’ relief associations for issues of noncompliance. According to DeFoor’s office, Chippewa Township VFRA was listed as having “no findings” in an audit of records from January 1st, 2022, to December 31st, 2024. In the audit of records from January 1st, 2022, to December 31st, 2024, the Bridgewater Volunteer Fire Department Firemen’s Relief Association had one finding. According to Defoor’s report, this VFRA did not comply with a previous audit recommendation to maintain a Pennsylvania state sales tax exemption number. In the audit of records from January 1st, 2021 to December 31st, 2024, the Center Township Volunteer Fire Department Relief Association had one finding noted for unauthorized expenditures. In the audit of records from January 1st, 2020 to December 31st, 2023, the Daughtery Township VFRA had four findings noted. According to Defoor’s report, these findings were due to noncompliance with a prior audit recommendation to have surety (fidelity) bond coverage, undocumented expenditures, inadequate financial record-keeping system and failure to maintain a complete and accurate cumulative equipment roster. In the audit of records from January 1st, 2019, to December 31st, 2023, Hanover VFRA had five findings reported. According to DeFoor’s report, these findings were due to noncompliance with a prior audit recommendation regarding undocumented expenditures, unauthorized expenditures, failure to maintain surety (fidelity) bond coverage, inadequate minutes of meetings and relief association bylaws and failure to maintain a Pennsylvania sales tax exemption number.
(File Photo: Caption for Photo: police car lights at night in city with selective focus and bokeh background blur) Credit for Photo: Courtesy of Getty Images/iStockphoto/z1b)
Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Muddy Creek Township, PA) A Canadian truck driver recently pleaded guilty to causing a crash in 2021 on I-79involving his truck and a school bus. According to court documents, a judge sentenced Karandeep Singh of Canada to 42 months of probation and fines totaling nearly $700,000. Singh pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter, reckless driving, recklessly endangering another person and too slow for conditions. A criminal complaint states Singh was driving his truck 18 miles per hour in Muddy Creek Township along I-79 when a school bus crashed into his truckon November 2nd, 2021. That bus had more than a dozen students from Lincoln Park Performing Arts Charter School and the crash killed a fourteen-year-old and the driver of the school bus, thirty-one-year-old Lindsey Thompkins.
(Aliquippa, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in Beaver report that a woman from Ambridge was arrested for possessing drug paraphernalia in Aliquippa on July 19th, 2025. Thirty-two-year-old Naquaysha Gilliamwas stopped by police during a traffic stop on Englewood Street and Sheffield Avenue after committing a traffic violation. According to police, Gilliam was arrested for possessing drug paraphernalia and her charges are pending.
(File Photo: Caption for Photo: PennDOT, PSP, PTC, Construction Industry Highlight National Work Zone Awareness Week)
Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Findlay Township, PA) According to a release from PennDOT District 11, PennDOT District 11 is announcing washing activities on I-376 (Parkway West) in Findlay Township of Allegheny County will begin Wednesday, July 30th weather permitting. On weekdays as needed from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. through Thursday, August 7th, a single-lane restriction on the off-ramp from eastbound I-376 to the Moon (Exit 50) exit will occur Birdge bearing washing activities will be conducted by crews from Green Acres Contracting.
(Aliquippa, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in Beaver report that a woman from Aliquippa was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol in Aliquippa on July 19th, 2025. Forty-year-old Ashley Dallies was found by police on the 400 block of Walnut Street. According to police, Dallies was subsequently arrested for driving under the influence of an alcoholic substance and her charges are pending.
(File Photo of a Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Badge)
Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Harrisburg, PA) According to a release from the Pennsylvania State Police, PSP announced on Tuesday the receipt of an independent analysis of data collected from all trooper-initiated traffic stops conducted in 2024. Dr. Robin Engel of The Ohio State University led this analysis. Traffic stops by the Pennsylvania State Police in 2024 totaled 433,599. The reason that was most common for these stops were speeding, with an average of 21.7 miles per hour over the limit for those who were speeding in 2024. The whole 2024 report can be found at this link:
(Pittsburgh, PA) Acting U.S.Attorney Troy Revetti announced Tuesday that a resident of Farrell pleaded guilty to crimes involving firearms and drug trafficking. Thirty-six-year-old Daniel George pleaded guilty to two crimes that occurred on July 7th, 2022. The first was George possessed drugs to intend to distribute a cocaine base of 28 grams or more as well as cocaine and fentanyl quantities. The second was George possessing a firearm to further a crime of drug trafficking. According to Revetti, George could receive a maximum of not less than ten years and up to life in jail, a $5,250,000 fine, or both, provided by the law.
