(File Photo of State Representative Aaron Bernstine)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Harrisburg, PA) Incumbent Republican candidate Aaron Bernstine will go back to Harrisburg to represent the 8th State House District of Pennsylvania for the next two years. 

According to unofficial election results in summary reports from Butler County’s Bureau of Elections and Lawrence County’s Voter and Elections Services, Bernstine won this district, which includes parts of Butler and Lawrence counties, by a considerable margin.

This comes after the November 3rd midterm elections on Tuesday. 

Bernstine earned about 63% of the votes and his Democratic challenger Rick Telesz earned about 37% of the votes. 

Bernstine earned a degree in business management from Penn State University and assumed his office in the House of Representatives in 2017.

He also serves as an adjunct professor at the University of Pittsburgh and received a Master of Business Administration Degree from that same university.

Bernstine resides at his family farm in New Beaver Borough.  

(Credit for Photo: Photo Courtesy of Eddie Trizzino/Butler Eagle)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Butler County, PA) Voters in Adams Township and Mars Borough cast ballots yesterday on a proposal to consolidate the two municipalities into a single entity named Mars Township.

This municipal merger has now been approved, because 6,246 votes were in favor of it and 2,456 votes were against it.

The merge will take effect on January 1st, 2028.

Local officials stated that merging Adams Township and Mars Borough would improve regional planning and grant access, as well as increase assets for economic growth, facilitate the construction of a new library in downtown Mars and provide 24-hour police protection for Mars Borough.

(File Photo of a Gavel)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Beaver County, PA) A man from Beaver County who was arrested on August 2nd, 2024 in a police standoff in Maryland on accusations that he sexually assaulted a local boy is waiting for his sentencing.

A date for sentencing will be determined for forty-eight-year-old Jack Edgar Primmer of Freedom, who was found guilty on Friday on 34 charges, which included creation of child pornography, indecent assault and rape.

Primmer faces possible decades in jail on charges that also include corruption of a minor and possession of child pornography.

He was already a registered sex offender and was accused of molesting a 13-year-old boy at his Beaver County home in 2022 and 2023.

Police also stated that they found child pornography videos on his laptop computer.

Police tracked Primmer to Frederick, Maryland, and they tried to take him into custody on August 2nd, 2024, but Primmer barricaded himself in a Super 8 hotel room and told officers that he had a gun.

According to a report from the Beaver County Times, shots were fired during the incident and Primmer was treated at a hospital in Baltimore for wounds before he was extradited to Pennsylvania.

(File Photo of the Beaver Valley Power Station)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Beaver County, PA) The U.S. Department of Energy is investing over $9 billion to help increase the production of nuclear power at existing plants in Beaver County and elsewhere in Pennsylvania as well as surrounding states. 

The DOE Office of Energy Dominance Financing announced yesterday that it would provide as much as a $5 billion conditional loan guarantee to boost electricity generating at Constellation Energy’s plants in Limerick, Pennsylvania, plus the company’s plants in Maryland and Illinois.

This follows the DOE’s $4.2 billion conditional loan commitment to Vistra that occurred in October of 2026.

Vistra is the owner of the Beaver Valley Nuclear Power Station and two plants in Ohio and this commitment will add about 433 megawatts of electrical power at its plants.

Those loan commitments are part of the Trump administration’s wide-ranging initiative to boost nuclear power in the United States of America, and this is an effort that is also helping the Cranberry Township-based nuclear company Westinghouse Electric Co.

The billions of dollars in financing to Westinghouse Electric Co. from the U.S. Department of Energy are helping to build new nuclear power plants across the United States.

(Credit for Photo: Photo Courtesy of the Brighton Township Volunteer Fire Department, Station 63, Posted on Facebook on November 4th, 2026)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Brighton Township, PA) Brighton Township Volunteer Fire Department, Station 63, responded at 4:01 a.m. today for a motor vehicle accident after a vehicle struck a deer in Brighton Township. 

The vehicle came to rest off the road and the operator of the vehicle was evaluated by EMS. 

That person did not sustain any injuries. 

Firefighters stayed on location helping with both scene safety and traffic control until the Pennsylvania State Police completed their investigation into this incident. 

Drivers need to look out for deer, especially during the early hours of the morning and evening, as the days become shorter and wildlife becomes more active. 

(File Photo of a Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Car)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Bridgewater Borough, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in Beaver reported that someone in Bridgewater Borough received an unknown call from an unknown person who acted as Sergeant Roberts out of the Aliquippa Police Department.

This occurred yesterday at 9:15 a.m. along Boundary Lane and the scammer told the victim that they had warrants out for the person’s arrest and that paying them would erase the “fake” warrants.

According to police, the given badge number and state ID that this scammer used was #448, and you should not give any money or pertinent information to this caller. 

(File Photo: Credit for Photo: Photo Courtesy of the Gabauer Family Funeral Homes & Cremation Services)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) A celebration to honor the life and legacy of the late legendary Pittsburgh musician Donnie Iris will take place on Monday, November 9th at Citizens Live at The Wylie in Pittsburgh.

This event is called “A Celebration of the Life and Legacy of Iris,” and it is scheduled to start at 11 a.m. 

It will feature memories shared by family and friends of Iris, as well as longtime band members and other musicians while also highlighting his contributions to the local music community. 

This event is free and it is open to the public.

Organizers are encouraging guests to RSVP in advance by clicking here to help the venue with capacity planning, because registration provides entry tickets. 

Donnie Iris was born Dominic Ierace.

He passed away at the age of 83 on October 26th, 2026 after a battle with bladder cancer.

Iris gained national fame by singing with the Jaggerz on their #1 song, “The Rapper,” and was also a former member of Wild Cherry.

Iris and partner Mark Avsec founded Donnie Iris and the Cruisers and their hit songs include, “Ah, Leah!,” “Love is Like a Rock,” and “That’s the Way Love Ought to Be.” 

(File Photo of Seantor Camera Bartolotta)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Harrisburg, PA) Incumbent Republican Camera Bartolotta has retained her seat in the 46th Senatorial District after unofficial results from yesterday’s general election for that position.  

These results confirm that Bartolotta earned about 65% of the votes, while her Independent challenger Jodi Borello received about 35% of the votes. 

Bartolotta is a longtime resident of Monongahela who will be serving in her third six-year term in the 46th Senatorial District.

(File Photo of State Representative Rob Matzie)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Harrisburg, PA) Democratic incumbent Rob Matzie has retained his seat in the 16th Legislative District after unofficial results from yesterday’s general election for that position.  

These results confirm that Matzie earned about 61% of the votes, while his Republican challenger John Costanza received about 39% of the votes. 

Matzie is a lifelong resident of Ambridge and was elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 2008.