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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Lawrence County, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in New Castle report that forty-three-year-old Robert Lis of Pittsburgh got apprehended on August 11th, 2025 for allegedly assaulting and strangling a woman from Pittsburgh in Plain Grove Township of Lawrence County that day. The Pennsylvania State Police got dispatched because of an assault report. Lis allegedly assaulted an unidentified sixty-six-year-old woman from Pittsburgh on I-79 South and when police arrived, they observed injuries to the woman. Lis was taken into custody based on the statements of the woman that was allegedly assaulted by Lis. Lis will face charges that will be filed against him in the future. 

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Ellwood City, PA) There will be a free event for residents of the Riverside School District to recycle electronics tomorrow from 2 to 6 p.m. at the Riverside School District at 318 Country Club Drive in Ellwood City. There are no appointments for this event, and it is also a drive-up event. Accepted items include copiers, computers, fax machines, keyboards, laptops and mice. Accepted items also include gaming consoles, gaming systems, printers, radios, scanners, speakers, telephone equipment and all sizes and styles of televisions.

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) Six people were reported to be injured after a vehicle went into a crowd at a festival in the East Liberty neighborhood of Pittsburgh yesterday evening. This occurred just before 6:30 p.m. that day on Broad Street at Centre Avenue. Witnesses claimed to first responders that the slow-moving vehicle had no present driver when that vehicle drifted into a crowd that showed up for the East Liberty Black Arts Soul Steppin’ Boots on the Ground Wellness Festival Harambee Style and Parade. According to a media release from Pittsburgh police, the male owner of the vehicle told police he thought he had placed the vehicle in park before exiting. That man also cooperated with police. Five women and one man were reported to be injured in the incident and five of the six got transported to hospitals in the area. Two of them were in stable condition, while three others were previously listed in serious, but stable condition. The sixth person did not want to be transported to a hospital after that person was evaluated at the scene. According to police, this incident is believed to be purely accidental.

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Cranberry Township, PA) According to police, a ninety-one-year-old woman died on Friday in Cranberry Township after her own vehicle apparently rolled over her that day. This woman died at a local hospital after she was taken to one later that day. Cranberry Township Police Lt. Chuck Mascellino confirmed that crews got called to the parking lot of the Post Office on Executive Drive at around 10 a.m. that day because of an incident. Mascellino also noted that police believe that before this ninety-one-year-old woman got out of her car, she did not put it into park and the car may have rolled over her.  Mascellino also said that police believe this woman who passed away was hit by her car, but a medical incident could have also occurred. The cause of the death of this woman is under investigation and she has not been identified at this time.

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Lawrence County, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in New Castle report that eighteen-year-old Jonah LaPietra of New Castle was charged after causing a two-vehicle crash in Slippery Rock Township of Lawrence County on Friday. LaPietra was driving on U.S. State Highway 422 and rear-ended the vehicle of fifty-six-year-old Robert Druschel of New Castle when Druschel slowed down his vehicle because of traffic on that road. There were no injuries to both drivers and both were wearing their seatbelts when the crash occurred. LaPietra was charged for following a vehicle too close with his vehicle. The Slippery Rock Township Fire Department assisted on the scene. The vehicle of LaPietra had damage that was severe and could not be driven from the scene of the crash and the vehicle of Druschel had damage that was minor and could be driven from the scene. Castle Towing was the company which towed the vehicle of LaPietra from the scene.

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Lawrence County, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in New Castle report that fifty-five-year-old Jennifer Roth of Sharon, Pennsylvania was apprehended on Saturday for driving under the influence of alcohol in Shenango Township of Lawrence County that day. Roth was driving on U.S. Highway 422 and police noticed that Roth was going the opposite way on a highway that was for limited access. A traffic stop was initiated by police when they found Roth and it got determined that she was under the influence of alcohol. Roth was arrested and taken into custody and charges will be filed against her. 

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) According to a release from Allegheny Health Network, the AHN Schools of Nursing, encompassing the West Penn School of Nursing (WPSON) in Pittsburgh’s Bloomfield neighborhood and the Citizens School of Nursing (CSON) in Tarentum, have experienced record-breaking enrollment numbers for the upcoming 2025-2026 academic year. Today, those schools will have 355 students that are welcomed back to their classes that are full-time, which is the biggest combined class in their history. The Citizens School of Nursing will have another 50 students that are part-time anticipated there in 2026. Across both campuses, the total enrollment is projected to reach 405 students, which is up 44% from the total enrollment in 2023. According to that same release from Allegheny Health Network, here are the current enrollment figures, broken down by campus and program, as follows:

• West Penn School of Nursing (Full-Time): 164 students (92 first-year, 72 second-year)
• Citizens School of Nursing (Full-Time): 126 students (70 first-year, 56 second-year)
• Citizens School of Nursing (Part-Time): 65 students (45 first-year, 20 second-year). An additional 50 part-time students are expected to enroll in January 2026.

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) PennDOT District 11 announced that tonight, weather permitting, a lane restriction on northbound I-279 (Parkway North) in the City of Pittsburgh will begin. As needed, traffic will be reduced to a single-lane of traffic on northbound I-279 to allow repair work on the I-579 HOV substructures. The lane restriction on I-279 will occur between the North 28 Chestnut Street/East Ohio Street/Etna (Exit 1D) off-ramp and the East Ohio Street overpass. Repair work will be conducted by crews from Swank Construction. According to a release from PennDOT District 11, the schedule for this work can be found below:

• 9 P.M. to 5 A.M. today through Friday, August 22nd

• 9 P.M. Friday, August 22nd continuously through 5 A.M. on Monday, August 25th 

• 9 P.M. to 5 A.M. on Monday August 25th through Friday, August 29th

None of this work will happen during the weekend of Labor Day in 2025. 

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Franklin Township, PA) PennDOT District 11 announced that beginning tomorrow, weather permitting, roadway improvement work requiring a closure of a portion of Old Furnace Road/Fombell Road (Route 1009) in Franklin Township will occur. At around 7 a.m. tomorrow continuously through 6 A.M. on Saturday, August 23rd, Old Furnace Road/Fombell Road will close to traffic to allow roadway construction work to occur at the intersection of Old Furnace Road/Fombell Road and Hartzell School Road. All other traffic will be detoured via Route 288, Route 588, and Hartzell School Road and local access will be maintained. This $2.11 million group paving project will include improvement work by the prime contractor, Lindy Paving. Improvement work includes base repair, drainage upgrades, milling and paving, pavement marking installation and other various activities that are related to construction.

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Allegheny County, PA) PennDOT District 11 announced that occurring today, weather permitting, shoulder restrictions on various off-ramps along Route 28 in Etna Borough and O’Hara Township, Allegheny County will continue. From 9 A.M. to 3 P.M. each weekday through Friday, August 22nd, the Northbound Route 28 off-ramp to Etna (Exit 4) and the Northbound Route 28 off-ramp to Highland Park Bridge/Aspinwall (Exit 6) will have shoulder restrictions. This will allow conduit and sign installation work to be conducted by crews. As crews move work locations, schedule updates will be provided throughout the project.