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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) Gas prices are 23 cents higher in Western Pennsylvania this week at about $4.54 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report. 

The national average for a gallon of regular gas has increased to $4.31, going up 16 cents over the past week as crude oil prices continue to rise.  

Volatility that is in the Strait of Hormuz has pushed crude oil back in the range of $100 per barrel for the first time since July. 

Prices at the gas pump are presently comparable to early June.  

The national average for a gallon of gas is going up during a season when gas prices typically go down because of a lower demand for gas. 

The report states that the average price that you can expect for a gallon of regular unleaded gas here in Beaver County is about $4.58.

According to AAA East Central and AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report, here are the average prices of unleaded self-serve gasoline this week in various Pennsylvania areas:     

$4.473      Altoona 
$4.577      Beaver 
$4.482      Bradford 
$4.453      Brookville 
$4.593      Butler 
$4.461      Clarion 
$4.448      DuBois 
$4.537      Erie 
$4.546      Greensburg 
$4.585      Indiana 
$4.596      Jeannette 
$4.561      Kittanning 
$4.594      Latrobe 
$4.586      Meadville 
$4.548      Mercer 
$4.477      New Castle 
$4.557      New Kensington 
$4.569      Oil City 
$4.563      Pittsburgh 
$4.415      Sharon 
$4.595      Uniontown 
$4.560      Warren 
$4.580      Washington 

(File Photo of the Freedom Area School District Administration Office)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Freedom, PA) The Freedom Area School District received its fourth bomb threat since August 31st yesterday since school started last month and the FBI is investigating these incidents. 

All four bomb threats were received by email. 

The other three threats occurred on August 31st, September 8th and September 9th.  

According to Beaver County District Attorney Nate Bible, the New Sewickley Township Police Department is working with the FBI to track down whoever is behind these emailed threats. 

The Freedom Area School District confirmed that it will move to a virtual, remote learning day today. 

Bible noted that whoever is making these bomb threats will be charged with making terroristic threats once they get caught.

(File Photo of a Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Car)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Beaver County, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in Beaver reported today that forty-seven-year-old Carmen Hernandez of Coraopolis was cited after a single-vehicle crash occurred in Beaver County on August 12th.

This happened in the area of Fishpot Road in Raccoon Township at 11:44 a.m.

Hernandez’s vehicle left the road before hitting an embankment and overturning on its side. 

There were no reported injuries. 

(File Photo of a Police Siren Light)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Beaver County, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in Beaver reported today that a firearm was found or surrendered in Beaver County.

This occurred on Thursday at 3:02 p.m. in Greene Township.

The gun was a Smith & Wesson 9 mm and it was discovered along 3036 US Route 30.  

(File Photo of Handcuffs)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Brighton Township, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in Beaver reported today that an arrest prior to requisition occurred in Brighton Township on Saturday.

Sixty-five-year-old Russell Patrick Ashford was arrested along the 3000 block of Tuscarawas Road at 10:20 a.m.

According to state police, they encountered Ashford during a traffic stop and determined that he was wanted by authorities in the state of Maryland.

Ashford was subsequently charged with arrest prior to requisition and he was put in the Beaver County Jail pending extradition proceedings. 

(File Photo of a Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Car)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Beaver County, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in Beaver reported today that are investigating the theft of a license plate in Beaver County.

This occurred on Thursday at approximately 6:22 a.m. along 4051 Jordan Street in South Heights Borough.

Police confirmed that a 2018 Chevrolet was involved and a Honda vehicle had the license plate taken from it.

The license plate was worth $16.

The investigation into this incident is ongoing.   

(File Photo of the Freedom Area School District Administration Office)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Freedom, PA) The Freedom Area School District is evacuating students because of a fourth bomb threat since August 31st. 

The fourth one occurred this morning.  

A notice to families of the district stated at this time that there was another “emailed bomb threat for all schools.” The high school principal was emailed a threat specifically to that building in the previous three instances.

The first threat occurred on August 31st and the next two were on two straight days, September 8th and September 9th.

According to the Freedom Area School District, all schools are evacuating to satellite locations.

Students will walk to the satellite locations with the staff and the teachers.

Parents are told not to come to the satellite locations or the campus, as students are not being dismissed currently and police are blocking the roads so students can evacuate safely. 

The district also confirmed that there has “been no event outside of the emailed threat.”

There were no reported injuries. 

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Harrisburg, PA) The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) released an independent analysis warning today that rapidly growing electricity demand which is driven largely by data center development could create serious reliability risks across Pennsylvania and the broader region unless electricity supply keeps pace with that growth.

This analysis was conducted by Synapse Energy Economics and it examined whether sufficient electric resources will be available to reliably serve customers as demand grows and existing generation retires.

Synapse Energy Economics is an energy consulting firm that is nationally recognized.

This study found that based on the current load forecast from regional power grid operator PJM and assuming no additional policy actions, the regional grid fails to meet PJM’s reliability planning standard from the years of 2027 through 2030.

By 2030, the modeled reliability risk is almost six times worse than PJM’s planning standard.

(Credit for Headline Photo and Photo Below: Photo Courtesy of the Beaver Valley Regional Police Department, Posted on Facebook on September 12th, 2026)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Beaver County, PA) The Beaver Valley Regional Police Department issued a Facebook post on Saturday that stated that two dogs were found running loose in the area of Straube Avenue in Baden Borough.

The picture of these two dogs can be found below, and they were found safe before they were transported to the Beaver County Humane Society.

If you know who owns these dogs or you recognize them, you can call the Beaver County Humane Society at 724-775-5801.