(Credit for Photo: Photo Courtesy of Commonwealth Media Services, Caption for Photo: Harrisburg, Pa., July 28, 2026 — State officials, educators, students, and community partners gather in the Capitol Rotunda to unveil “Many Communities, One Commonwealth,” a student-created America 250 artwork composed of contributions from more than 180 K–12 students across Pennsylvania.)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Harrisburg, PA) Pennsylvania Creative Industries, a company that is powered by the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts (PCA), as well as representatives of the Pennsylvania Art Education Association (PAEA), gathered in the Capitol Rotunda in Harrisburg yesterday to unveil a student-created artwork that is called Many Communities, One Commonwealth.

The piece was created to celebrate the birth of the United States of America and Pennsylvania.

It is a 6×8 foot, three panel collage in the shape of the state of Pennsylvania and it is entirely composed of original artwork from over 180 students throughout Pennsylvania that are in grades kindergarten through twelfth grade. 

(Credit for Photo: Photo Courtesy of Paul J. Gough, Pittsburgh Business Times, Caption for Photo: The Shippingport Industrial Park)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Shippingport, PA) Aligned Data Centers, LLC closed the deal on a 650.89-acre property in Shippingport on Monday. 

The intent of that company, whose headquarters is located in Plano, Texas, is to build a nearly 2 million-square-foot data center campus near the former Bruce Mansfield power plant for $223,150,865.38. 

(File Photo of a Police Siren Light)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Allegheny County, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in Pittsburgh reported yesterday that thirty-one-year-old Andrea Dean of Cranberry Township was charged with summary traffic violations after a three-vehicle crash occurred in Allegheny County on July 16th.

All three drivers that were involved in this crash were driving on the I-79 South Wexford off ramp in Marshall Township at 11:11 a.m.

Forty-seven-year-old Margaret Kline of Prospect stopped her vehicle because of traffic that was stopped ahead of her.

Dean did not stop in time and hit the vehicle driven by twenty-nine-year-old Mason Dehart of Cranberry Township, which then struck the vehicle of Kline.

The engine compartment of Dean’s vehicle also caught fire during the incident as well, which caused the vehicles of Dean and Dehart to burn. 

Both Dean and Dehart were transported to AHN Wexford Hospital for treatment for their injuries of unknown severities. 

(File Photo of Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Cars)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Robinson Township, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in Pittsburgh reported that no charges were filed after a two-vehicle crash occurred in Robinson Township yesterday.

Thirty-year-old Thomas Howard of Ambridge was driving on I-79 South at 6:22 a.m. and an unidentified driver hydroplaned on the road before hitting Howard’s vehicle.

According to police, Howard’s vehicle subsequently spun out and hit a guide rail on the right side of the road, and the driver that hit his vehicle escaped the scene. There were no reported injuries. 

(File Photo of a City of Aliquippa Police Department Car)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Aliquippa, PA) Officers with the Aliquippa Police Department conducted a traffic stop at approximately 12:50 a.m. today after they observed a vehicle commit a traffic violation following surveillance in the area of Linmar Terrace, which resulted in someone getting arrested.

Police identified forty-seven-year-old Stephen J. Ohler as a person who was occupying the vehicle during the investigation and a subsequent investigation resulted in the recovery from Ohler’s person of approximately more than 7 grams of suspected crack cocaine, additional empty plastic baggies that are commonly used for packaging controlled substances, as well as a digital scale which contained suspected crack cocaine residue, and assorted United States currency. 

Those items were all consistent with the distribution of controlled substances based on the whole investigation. 

Ohler faces a felony charge of possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance, a misdemeanor charge of possession of a controlled substance, and two counts of a misdemeanor charge of possession of drug paraphernalia as a result of this investigation. 

(Credit for Photo: Photo Courtesy of the Chippewa Township Volunteer Fire Department, (Beaver Falls), Posted on Facebook on July 28th, 2026)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Chippewa Township, PA) The Chippewa Township Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched to Wright Ballfields yesterday at approximately 7 p.m. for a reported vehicle on fire. 

Additional calls regarding the incident advised that up to three vehicles were involved.

However, when firefighters arrived, two cars were completely involved with a third vehicle which was well involved.

Crews contained the fire to three vehicles and the incident was resolved. 

(File Photo of a Gavel)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Harrisburg, PA) Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday recently announced that a co-defendant who was involved in a scheme to defraud a Pittsburgh-based charity called Tickets for Kids has been found guilty of felony charges. 

An Allegheny County Judge convicted 65-year-old Ramona Wilkes yesterday of felony charges of corrupt organizations, criminal conspiracy, theft by deception, receiving stolen property, deceptive business practices and criminal use of a communication.  

Wilkes was sentenced to five years of probation, with the first year on house arrest, and she was ordered to pay $57,346.65 in restitution to Tickets for Kids. 

Wilkes used her position as an employee with Pittsburgh Mercy, a non-profit organization, to obtain tickets from the Tickets for Kids charity. 

These tickets were intended to be given to children who are served by Pittsburgh Mercy, but Wilkes kept the tickets for herself and her co-conspirators to use personally or to resell for profit.

According to Attorney General Sunday: “Tickets for Kids exists to create opportunities for children who otherwise might never experience a concert, sporting event or other special outing. Instead of helping fulfill that mission, this defendant exploited it for personal gain. This verdict holds her accountable, and the restitution ordered will help the charity continue serving the children who need it most.”

This case was prosecuted by the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General’s Organized Crime Section. 

(File Photo of a Road Work Ahead Sign)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Allegheny County, PA) PennDOT District 11 announced that overnight lane restrictions on Route 65 in Emsworth Borough in Allegheny County have been extended. 

On weeknights from 7 P.M. to 5 A.M. through late August, Route 65 will be reduced to a single-lane of traffic in both directions at the intersection with Locust Street.  

Water mainline replacement work will continue to be conducted by crews from RCC Building Contractors, Inc. 

SCOTT TADY

Embrace the chance to sing along on “American Pie,” with Don McLean himself, Friday at the South Park Amphitheater.

McLean will sing his hits like “Vincent,” “Crying” and of course, the epic “American Pie” in a free concert hosted by the Allegheny County Parks Department.

Erie singer-songwriter Josh Travis starts the music at 7:30 p.m. Food trucks and beer and wine vendors will be on hand.

Concertgoers can bring blankets or chairs.

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The prince of parody, “Weird” Al Yankovic, will bring merriment and laughter to the Pavilion at Star Lake on Saturday.

Yankovic gained fame and acclaim for song spoofs like “My Bologna (to the Knack’s “My Sharona”), “I Love Rocky Road (Joan Jett’s “I Love Rock and Roll”), “Eat It” (Michael Jackson’s “Beat It”) and “Another One Rides The Bus” (Queen’s “Another One Bites The Dust.”

Tickets are $40 to $122. The music begins at 8 p.m. with Puddles Pity Party, the mirth-making musical sad clown with a lovely voice. Google him: You’ll see.

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The Black Keys bring their high-octane, bluesy, funky rock to Stage AE on Sunday.

The outdoor show starts around 7 p.m. with Eddie 9V.

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Amy Grant returns to the Carnegie of Homestead on Thursday, where she delighted fans a few years ago with a show mixing her pop, country and Christian songs plus relatable and heartfelt storytelling.

The six-time Grammy Award winner and 2022 Kennedy Center honoree has released her new album, “The Me That Remains,” her first collection of all-original songs in 13 years. Leaning fully into her strengths as a songwriter, the album finds Grant taking a clear-eyed look at where she stands personally, spiritually, and creatively today.

Tickets cost $64 to $102. The music begins at 7:30 p.m.