New Brighton updates residents on snow clean-up after recent massive winter storm

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(New Brighton, PA) New Brighton Borough is still cleaning up operations following the major winter storm that recently impacted that region as Public Works crews remained mobilized and focused on plowing alleys throughout the municipality and removing accumulated snow from the Downtown parking areas. Once the alleys and the Downtown district are cleared, maintenance work will transition to the snow piles being removed from intersection corners to widen turning radiuses, which ensures safer navigation for turning vehicles and emergency apparatus and will then proceed to removing snow from on-street parking areas within residential neighborhoods. New Brighton Borough maintains a public road system that spans just over 25 miles and this process will take a considerable amount of time and require the community’s continued patience due to the volume of snow and the extent of the road network. New Brighton residents are reminded that municipal crews will not clear access to driveways, private driveways, or sidewalks. Property owners have a responsiblity for clearing their own driveways, driveway access and walkways and residents are asked not to shovel snow from private property back into the street, because this creates hazards for other motorists.

Duquesne man apprehended for possessing drugs in West Mifflin Borough

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(West Mifflin Borough, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in Pittsburgh reported via release today that thirty-three-year-old Darius Dudley of Duquesne was arrested for possessing drugs in West Mifflin Borough on the evening on January 19th, 2026. At 5:15 p.m., police conducted a traffic stop on the 3900 block of Kennywood Boulevard and Dudley was found with possession of marijuana. Charges were filed against Dudley, who had a felony/misdemeanor arrest warrant out of Allegheny County. Dudley was taken into custody and was transported to the Allegheny County Jail without incident. 

Charges withdrawn from Ohio woman after crash occurs in Findlay Township

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in Pittsburgh reported via release today that charges were withdrawn from that twenty-two-year-old Renee Krager of Mingo Junction, Ohio after a crash occurred in Findlay Township on Wednesday afternoon. At 1:04 p.m., Krager was driving on US 22 West at the McDonald/Midway exit, and she lost control of her vehicle while negotiating a left curve on that road which was partially covered with snow and hit a concrete barrier. Krager was transported by Northwest EMS ambulance to Allegheny General Hospital for further evaluation of her injuries. 

New Castle teenager charged after crash occurs in Marshall Township

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Marshall Township, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in Pittsburgh reported via release today that eighteen-year-old Ashtin Campbell of New Castle was charged after a single-vehicle crash in Marshall Township occurred on Thursday morning. At 6:06 a.m., Campbell was driving on I-79 going south and lost control of his vehicle and hit a guide rail end before driving into a ditch. 

Pitt reveals 2026 college football schedule

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) Pitt football recently revealed its 2026 college football schedule. The Panthers Atlantic Coast Conference slate at home includes opponents of Florida State, Georgia Tech, North Carolina and Syracuse, while they will travel to face ACC foes Boston College, California, Louisville, Miami (Florida) and Virginia Tech on the road. Pitt has also announced that during the 2026 season in non-conference action that it will host three gamesMiami (OH), Central Florida and Bucknell. You can access the full 2026 schedule for Pitt College Football by clicking here.

Rochester High School hires new head coaches for football, baseball, and girls volleyball for their 2026 seasons

Rochester

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Rochester, PA) After its virtual school board meeting yesterday, the Rochester High School board approved three new coaches to lead three of its sports programs. Brian Burton will be the next head football coach, Michael Patsch will be the next baseball head coach and Cassandra Colon-Maldonado be the next girls volleyball head coach for Rochester High School. 

Driver pinned after crash occurs in Robinson Township

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Robinson Township, PA) driver became pinned in the wreckage after a crash occurred in Robinson Township. The crash happened early this morning on the 5500 block of Steubenville Pike. According to The Moon Run Volunteer Fire Company, crews were able to free the driver and place that person in the care of paramedics. The driver was also taken to the hospital and the cause of this crash is unknown at this time.

Former Pittsburgher accused of being ringleader of NCAA and Chinese Basketball Association betting scheme

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) A man named Shane Hennen, formerly of Pittsburgh, is accused of being the ringleader of a large point shaving scheme that has turned the world of college basketball upside down. An indictment was revealed in Philadelphia on January 15th2026 and it involved betting on NCAA and Chinese Basketball Association Games and rigging them. This investigation has implicated twenty-sixpeople whichincludes over a dozen college basketball players who allegedly tried to fix games. Shane Hennen was a pool-hustler, a gambling fixer who was petty and a suspected drug dealer in the Steel City. Hennen got into a tussle outside a nightclub in the South Side of Pittsburgh in 2009 with a former Duquesne Dukes basketball player, who accused him of cheating on a gambling debt. Hennen then pled guilty to aggravated assault and was sentenced to 18 to 36 months in prison. According to federal prosecutors, he moved to Philadelphia, where in 2022, he was accused of hatching the point shaving scheme with two other people. The trio are accused of fixing games in the Chinese Basketball Association, where they celebrated their early success before it spread to the NCAA games.

Person arrested for driving under the influence of drugs in Brighton Township

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Brighton Township, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in Beaver reported via release yesterday that a person was arrested for driving under the influence of drugs in Brighton Township on the evening of December 3rd, 2025. At 11:43 p.m., PSP Beaver received a motorist that was disabled along 370 I-376 East and that person was subsequently arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence of a controlled substance. 

Aliquippa woman arrested for DUI involving alcohol in Aliquippa

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Aliquippa, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in Beaver reported via release yesterday that sixty-one-year-old Jenen Harmon was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol in Aliquippa on the early morning of December 18th, 2025. At 2:19 a.m., Harmon was stopped by police on the 1 block of Grand Avenue and she was subsequently arrested for driving under the influence of an alcoholic beverage. Charges against Harmon are pending.