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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) According to a release from PennDOT District 11, PennDOT announced that a long-term closure will begin weather permitting on Tuesday, June 24 in Pittsburgh starting at around 6 a.m. This will involve the I-279 High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lanes in Pittsburgh because of work that is needed before pier repairs start on southbound Interstate 579. A new traffic configuration will be prepared by crews. According to that same release from PennDOT District 11, here are some more information about this work:

For this work to occur, the I-279 portion of the HOV lanes will close to traffic around-the-clock until the new traffic configuration can be implemented in early to mid-July. The repair plan makes necessary long-term repairs while maintaining as much traffic flow as possible. Crews will begin removal of concrete barrier between southbound I-279 and the I-279 HOV lanes as well as between the southbound I-579 HOV lanes and southbound I-579 along the Veterans Bridge over the Allegheny River. Additionally, temporary barrier installation, updated signage, asphalt paving, Intelligent Transportation Systems work, drainage modifications, and line painting will occur in advance of the new traffic configuration. Once preparatory work is completed, the new traffic configuration will utilize a portion of the southbound I-279 HOV lanes and the southbound I-579 HOV lanes to carry traffic from southbound I-279 to southbound I-579 while pier repair work occurs. It is anticipated that in early to mid-July, repair work will begin on bridge piers on southbound I-579. To accommodate this work, the following traffic configuration will be implemented:

•  Southbound I-279 traffic to southbound I-579 will be crossed over into the I-279 HOV lanes approximately 480 feet south of the Swindell Bridge.
•  Crossed over traffic will continue onto the I-579 HOV lanes.
• ·Once on the Veterans Bridge, traffic from the southbound I-579 HOV lanes will be crossed back over into the southbound I-579 lanes.
• ·Two 11-foot lanes will be maintained in this new configuration.

Additional traffic restrictions include:

• The southbound Route 28 ramp to southbound I-579 (Ramp G) will be closed to traffic.
• The current ramp from southbound I-279 to southbound I-579 will be closed to traffic.
• All access to HOV entrances and exits from southbound I-279, the Perrysville Park and Ride, McKnight Road, Anderson Street, Mazeroski Way, and Bedford Avenue will be closed to traffic.
• Access to the southbound I-279 HOV lanes south of the split to the I-579 HOV lanes will be prohibited.

Posted Detour

Southbound Route 28 ramp to southbound I-579

• From southbound Route 28, take the East Ohio Street (Exit 1B) off-ramp
• From East Ohio Street, turn right onto Madison Avenue
• Madison Avenue becomes East Street
• Follow East Street to Venture Avenue
• Turn right onto the ramp to southbound I-279 toward Downtown
• From southbound I-279, take the crossed over lanes to southbound I-579
• End detour

Additional related information:

• The HOV lanes will remain closed for the Independence Day holiday.
• At least two lanes will be maintained on mainline I-279 in the southbound direction.
• Northbound I-579 will remain in its current configuration.
• Repairs on northbound I-579 piers will begin once the southbound work is completed. Details will be provided in advance of the phase change.

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PITTSBURGH, Pa. – A resident of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of theft of government property, Acting United States Attorney Troy Rivetti announced today.
Nicholas T. Grimes, 30, pleaded guilty to one count before United States District Judge J. Nicholas Ranjan on June 17, 2025.
In connection with the guilty plea, the Court was advised that, following the death of a
Title II Social Security benefits recipient, Grimes began stealing that person’s Social Security retirement benefits, beginning as early as 2014. Grimes stole benefits totaling approximately $216,779 by negotiating the benefits from the deceased’s account through ATM transactions.
Judge Ranjan scheduled sentencing for September 29, 2025. The law provides for a total sentence of up to 10 years in prison, a fine of up to $250,000, or both. Under the federal Sentencing Guidelines, the actual sentence imposed is based upon the seriousness of the offense and the prior criminal history, if any, of the defendant.
Assistant United States Attorney Gregory C. Melucci is prosecuting this case on behalf of the government.
The Social Security Administration—Office of the Inspector General conducted the
investigation that led to the prosecution of Grimes.

(File Photo: Source for Photo: Chef Anne Burrell attends City Harvest Presents The 2025 Gala: Carnaval, on April 22, 2025, in New York. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP, File)

NEW YORK (AP) — TV chef Anne Burrell, who coached culinary fumblers through hundreds of episodes of “Worst Cooks in America,” died Tuesday at her New York home. She was 55.

The Food Network, where Burrell began her two-decade television career on “Iron Chef America” and went on to other shows, confirmed her death. The cause was not immediately clear, and medical examiners were set to conduct an autopsy.

Police were called to her address before 8 a.m. Tuesday and found an unresponsive woman who was soon pronounced dead. The police department did not release the woman’s name, but records show it was Burell’s address.

Burrell was on TV screens as recently as April, making chicken Milanese cutlets topped with escarole salad in one of her many appearances on NBC’s “Today” show. She faced off against other top chefs on the Food Network’s “House of Knives” earlier in the spring.

“Anne was a remarkable person and culinary talent — teaching, competing and always sharing the importance of food in her life and the joy that a delicious meal can bring,” the network said in a statement.

Known for her bold and flavorful but not overly fancy dishes, and for her spiky platinum-blonde hairdo, Burrell and various co-hosts on “Worst Cooks in America” led teams of kitchen-challenged people through a crash course in savory self-improvement.

On the first show in 2010, contestants presented such unlikely personal specialties as cayenne pepper and peanut butter on cod, and penne pasta with sauce, cheese, olives and pineapple. The accomplished chefs had to taste the dishes to evaluate them, and it was torturous, Burrell confessed in an interview with The Tampa Tribune at the time.

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Caption for Photo: professional industrial Teamwork – workers manufacturing steam turbines in an industrial factor, Credit for Photo: (industrieblick/Adobe Stock), Danielle Smith, Keystone News Service)

(Reported by Danielle Smith of Keystone News Service)

(Harrisburg, PA) Pennsylvania’s clean energy progress could stall if the U-S Senate passes what’s known as the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act.” The legislation would repeal tax credits for clean energy projects, which detractors say could drive up electric bills, eliminate jobs and slow clean energy and manufacturing investments in Pennsylvania. Stephen Herzenberg with the Keystone Research Center says new data show federal climate laws since 2021 have sparked a boom, tripling U-S construction spending and driving billions in private investment in Pennsylvania. He says cutting the federal tax credits would mean job losses as clean energy projects come to a halt. He says federal clean energy tax credits and manufacturing grants in Pennsylvania have sparked three to four dollars in private investment for every public dollar spent – and nine dollars by project completion. In Congress, senators are divided over whether to keep the Biden-era tax credits.

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Aliquippa, PA) A priest in Beaver County will be going to another parish on July 1st after serving at Mary, Queen of Saints Parish in Aliquippa. The Diocese of Pittsburgh made an announcement on Tuesday that Father Canice McMullen will move to a new parish. According to a Facebook post from Mary, Queen of Saints Parish yesterday, Father McMullen will leave because of personal personnel matters. Father John Gizler, III will be the new pastor of Mary, Queen of Saints Parish.

(File Photo: Source for Photo: Dave Sunday speaks to the audience in the Forum Auditorium across the street from the Capitol after taking the oath to become Pennsylvania’s next attorney general, Jan. 21, 2025, in Harrisburg, Pa. (AP Photo/Marc Levy)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Harrisburg, PA) According to an announcement on Monday from 55 Attorney Generals, which included Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday, Pennsylvania will get an estimated $200 million. This comes from its part of a settlement with Purdue Pharma of $7.4 billion. This makes pending litigation to be resolved against Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family. The Sackler family will no longer own Purdue Pharma because they helped in marketing and producing opioids. According to a release from Sunday’s office, Pennsylvania’s share from the settlement will be paid over a period of 15 years, depending on how many municipalities sign off on the settlement terms. The first three years is when most of the settlement will be distributed. The Sacklers will pay $1.5 billion and Purdue will pay roughly $900 million in the first payment.

(File Photo of Road Construction Ahead Sign)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Robinson Township, PA) On Tuesday afternoon, a truck jackknifed into the ramp that goes from southbound I-79 to westbound I-376, which caused it to be closed. The ramp takes drivers to Exit 59 B for the Pittsburgh International Airport/Beaver indications. Alternate routes will be provided for drivers and delays will be expected. PennDOT cameras showed the truck getting removed from the road as of 4 p.m. on Tuesday. It has not been announced yet when the ramp will reopen. 

(File Photo of a Police Light)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Aliquippa, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in Beaver report that an unidentified person was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs in Aliquippa on June 5th, 2025. That person committed a vehicle code violation on a block of Jackson Street. According to police, that person was subsequently arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs and the charges for that person are pending.

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Aliquippa, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in Beaver report that an unidentified woman from Midland was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs in Aliquippa on June 6th, 2025. Police stopped a forty-two-year-old woman during a traffic stop on the 100 block of Monaca Road. According to police, that woman was arrested for driving under the influence and her charges are pending.

(File Photo of the Moon Township Police Logo)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Moon Township, PA) The Moon Township Police Department mountain bike unit will now make its return after a hiatus of twenty years so the Montour Trail will be safer for locals to travel on it. By July 4th, the Moon Township Police Department is planning to have the certifications of three officers. Six officers will also patrol both Moon Park and Montour Trail during either the first or second half of the shifts that they will cover.