(File Photo of the Ellwood City Wolverines Logo)
Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Hookstown, PA) The Ellwood City high school boys soccer team won a match for the first time in 15 years on Thursday.
The Wolverines had a 1-0 victory on the road over the South Side Rams in a section match.
The last time that the Ellwood City high school boys soccer team won a match before Thursday was on September 25th, 2010.
That was a span of 5,836 days between wins.
(File Photo: Source for Photo: FILE – Chester County, Pa., election workers process mail-in and absentee ballots at West Chester University in West Chester, Pa., Nov. 4, 2020. Pennsylvania’s House of Representatives on Wednesday, May 1, 2024, approved a bill long-sought by counties seeking help to manage huge influxes of mail-in ballots during elections in the presidential battleground state and to avoid a repeat of 2020’s drawn-out vote count. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)
Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Harrisburg, PA) Secretary of the Commonwealth Al Schmidt reminded Pennsylvanians today that the deadline to register to vote in the November 3rd midterm election is just one month away.
That deadline is October 19th.
Eligible voters in Pennsylvania will have the opportunity to cast the ballot for their U.S. House of Representatives seat, Governor/Lieutenant Governor, even-numbered state Senate districts, and all state House districts.
The Pennsylvania Department of State’s candidate database lists the candidates that are running for office to be eligible to vote in the November 3rd election.
A person is eligible to vote in Pennsylvania by being a U.S. citizen for at least one month before the primary, a resident of the election district in which the person plans to register for at least 30 days before the primary, and at least 18 years old on or before November 3rd.
Pennsylvanians who are already registered to vote can check their registration status online by clicking here.
They can also update their voter record with any address, name or party affiliation changes (click here for more information).
Eligible Pennsylvanians also can get a voter registration application at these following locations, according to a release from the Pennsylvania Department of State:
(File Photo of a Road Work Ahead Sign)
Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Beaver County, PA) PennDOT District 11 announced that the closure of the Route 18 Frankfort Road Bridge over Raccoon Creek in Potter Township will begin on Monday, September 28th, weather permitting.
The Route 18 Frankfort Road Bridge will close to traffic between PGT Way and Montgomery Dam Road from 12:01 A.M. on Monday, September 28th through 11:59 P.M. on Friday, October 9th to accommodate roadway tie-ins.
Raccoon Creek Road will also close to traffic at the intersection with Route 18 (Frankfort Road) from 12:01 A.M. on Monday, September 28th through 11:59 P.M. on Friday, October 9.
Traffic will be detoured, and according to a release from PennDOT District 11, here are the detours for this work:
Posted Detours
To northbound Route 18 (Frankfort Road)
To southbound Route 18 (Frankfort Road)
Traffic to Raccoon Creek Road from south of the Route 18 (Frankfort Road) closure
Traffic to Raccoon Creek Road from north of the Route 18 (Frankfort Road) closure
(Credit for Photo: Photo Provided with Release Courtesy of Allegheny Health Network)
Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Pittsburgh, PA) Allegheny Health Network (AHN) announced today the launch of a new national recruitment and loan repayment program which is designed to strengthen the pipeline of Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) in Western Pennsylvania.
This workforce investment campaign is aiming to address the ongoing regional and national shortages in CRNAs by reducing the financial barriers to education and attracting early-career CRNA talent.
A CRNA is an advanced practice registered nurse, and they specialize in administering anesthesia and monitoring patients before, during, and after surgical procedures.
AHN will collaborate with Clasp, a company based in Boston and a national leader in retention-driven healthcare recruiting.
AHN will also provide student loan repayment that is employer-sponsored for qualified nurse anesthesia students who commit to joining the organization full-time as a CRNA after they graduate.
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(File Photo: Source for Photo: Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Braxton Ashcraft delivers against the Los Angeles Angels during the first inning of a baseball game in Pittsburgh, Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Tom E. Puskar)
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Pirates All-Star right-hander Braxton Ashcraft will not pitch again this season because of right arm discomfort.
Ashcraft was placed on the 15-day injured list on September 10th with the hope he might be able to return during the season’s final week. He was examined last week by Texas Rangers physician Dr. Keith Meister and advised to begin preparing for 2027.
Ashcraft finished his first full big league season 14-6 with a 3.65 ERA in 28 starts.
“I was never concerned,” Ashcraft said Saturday. “Nobody ever had a concern about anything being structural or anything that was more than just general discomfort because of fatigue.”
(File Photo of a Gavel)
Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Harrisburg, PA) Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday announced that all charges were held for court on Friday against a strength coach from Bucknell University regarding the death of a freshman football recruit that happened on July 12th, 2024.
Calvin “CJ” Dickey, Jr. of Florida, was on campus on July 10th, 2024, which was the first day of his freshman football practice.
He was directed to do extensive calisthenics, which put him in risk of death because of his Sickle Cell trait.
Prosecutors presented testimony on Friday that Mark Kulbis, who was Bucknell University’s strength and conditioning coach at the time, subjected Dickey to hazing, even after he was made aware of Dickey’s medical condition and received training from the university on the NCAA standards regarding hazing and Sickle Cell trait and state law.
After the hearing was over, a magisterial district judge ordered that charges of felony aggravated hazing and misdemeanor counts of involuntary manslaughter, reckless endangerment, and hazing would be bound over for county court.
The investigation into this incident showed that, before Dickey’s first-day practice on July 10th, 2024, Kulbis subjected Dickey, as well as other players, to 100 “up-downs” and several full-body plank drills, which are both considered extraneous calisthenic exercises.
This was done in spite of training and direction from other coaches that such exercises were not appropriate or safe for use as part of training.
Dickey was treated at an area hospital.
However, Dickey died on July 12th, 2024.
An autopsy determined that Dickey’s death was caused by Kulbis subjecting him to the exercises in combination with Dickey’s body weight, exertional rhabdomyolysis and Sickle Cell trait.
(File Photo of a City of Aliquippa Police Car)
Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Aliquippa, PA) The Aliquippa Police Department responded to two separate disturbances at the “Good To Go” restaurant over the weekend.
The incidents occurred at 2211 Sheffield Road.
The first one happened at approximately 11:05 p.m. on Saturday, and then a second incident happened at approximately 2:05 a.m. yesterday.
Officers encountered groups of individuals during both incidents who were repeatedly instructed to leave the property and disperse because of them causing a disturbance, fighting and yelling.
Some refused even after multiple warnings from officers.
A total of 11 people have been arrested in connection with these incidents.
Eight people, four from each incident, were taken into custody and were put in the Beaver County Jail.
Charges were filed as appropriate based on every individual’s conduct and involvement.
The charges included Aggravated Assault on a Police Officer, Disorderly Conduct, Failure of Disorderly Persons to Disperse Upon Official Order, Intimidation of a Police K-9, Public Drunkenness, Obstructing the Administration of Law and Resisting Arrest.
Not every individual was charged with each of the offenses that were listed above.
(File Photo of the Community College of Beaver County Logo)
Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Monaca, PA) State Representative Rob Matzie announced on Friday that the Community College of Beaver County will receive state funding of $125,000.
This grant will support capital renovations at the CCBC Monaca campus and it will cover lease expenses for its extension operations over in Washington County.
This funding originates from the Pennsylvania Department of Education, and it is part of a broader grant package of $25 million which is distributed among 14 community colleges across the state of Pennsylvania for capital projects and facility improvements.
A portion of the funding that totals $50,000 is designated for capital improvements and building renovations to the radiology room at the Monaca campus of CCBC.
The $75,000 that is left will provide lease support for the CCBC Washington County College Center that is located in Canonsburg to support the expanded regional operations of the college.
(File Photo of Handcuffs)
Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(New Brighton, PA) Police have charged the owner of the Fifth Avenue Taphouse in New Brighton with drug crimes after a drug raid occurred at the restaurant on September 4th.
Police arrested Raed “Ron” Jaber on Friday morning and they charged him with dealing drugs out of his restaurant.
This arrest comes after Beaver County Drug Task Force, New Brighton Police, the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office, State Police and the DEA raided the restaurant.
Photos provided to WPXI show a traffic stop which was near the YMCA on Route 65 where Jaber was taken into custody.
According to police, they found 12 individual bags of cocaine, suspected vials of illegal steroids, a scale, and $10,000 in cash in Jaber’s office at the restaurant.
The restaurant is still open.
However, Beaver County District Attorney Nate Bible stated that paperwork was started last week to have Fifth Avenue Taphouse shut down.
Work on analyzing phone data will determine if anybody else will face charges in relation to this incident.
Jaber is scheduled to undergo a hearing in October.
