(Credit for Photo: Photo Courtesy of the New Brighton School District, Posted on Facebook on April 14th, 2026)
Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(New Brighton, PA) Emma Ackerman, a student of the New Brighton School District, recently became a recipient of the Daughters of the American Revolution-Fort McIntosh Chapter- DAR Good Citizen’s Award. Those that receive this award are recognized for their good character, dependability, service, leadership, and patriotism.
(File Photo of a Beaver County Transit Authority Bus)
Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Beaver County, PA) Authorities with the Beaver County Transit Authority say they will install surveillance cameras at the Ambridge Park ‘N Ride bus stop, where racist graffiti was found on two separate occasions. Each incident was reported by a BCTA rider, Maiya Cobb. Cobb spoke to WTAE yesterday, saying that “all types of swastikas, kill and rape, all n-word, kill all blacks, things of that nature were written on the stop,” as well as the message, “We are here, we are risen.” According to BCTA General Manager Mary Jo Morandini, new surveillance cameras will be installed at the bus stop within a year.
(Credit for Photo: Photo Courtesy of Gavin Thunberg)
Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Aliquippa, PA) Storm damage was observed in the City of Aliquippa yesterday. The Aliquippa Firefighters were busy cleaning up on the main thoroughfare and ensuring safety across the city after a few incidents occurred. Crews worked to cut a massive tree that fell onto power lines on Main Street. It fell near the Junior and Senior High School. Police also closed Main Street between Carroll Street and Franklin Avenue at that time. There were also several reports of downed trees along Kennedy Boulevard, Morado Road and Kennedy Hill and there were power outages in neighborhoods and along Burton Road. Aliquippa School District also has a two-hour-delay this morning as a result of these incidents.
(Credit for Photo: Photo Courtesy of WPXI/ the Mt. Lebanon Police Department, (Posted on Facebook on April 14th, 2026)
Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(McKees Rocks, PA) Police are looking for a missing fifteen-year-old boy. According to The Mt. Lebanon Police Department, he was last seen on Monday in McKees Rocks. He is 5 feet 9 inches tall, weighs around 140 pounds and has brown eyes and curly brown hair. Police also confirm that he frequents the Mall at Robinson. Anyone with information on his location is asked to call 911. His picture can be found on our website at beavercountyradio.com.
(Credit for Photo: Photo Courtesy of the City of Aliquippa Police Department)
Noah Haswell, beaver County Radio News
(Aliquippa, PA) At approximately 1:00 P.M. on Monday, the Aliquippa Police Department was dispatched to the 1300 block of Kennedy Boulevard for a reported burglary at a local business. The investigation revealed that an unidentified Black male unlawfully entered the business and attempted to steal items from inside, specifically copper wiring. The Aliquippa Police Department is requesting the public’s assistance in identifying the suspect that was involved in this incident. His picture can be found below. Anyone with information is encouraged to call 724-378-8000 and tips can be anonymous.
(File Photo of Senator John Fetterman)
Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Washington D.C.) U.S. Senators John Fetterman (D-PA) and Katie Britt’s (R-AL) Stop the Scroll Act passed the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee today in Washington D.C. by voice vote. The bipartisan bill would create a mental health warning label requirement for users under the age of 18 on social media platforms, ensuring that minors are aware of the potential mental health risks posed by social media usage and are provided access to mental health resources.
(Credit for Photo: Photo Courtesy of Visit Pittsburgh)
Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Pittsburgh, PA) The NFL recently announced its artist partnerships and creative activations that spotlight Pittsburgh’s vibrant art, design and
sports culture for the 2026 NFL Draft presented by Bud Light on April 23rd-25th. The league will collaborate with two Pittsburgh artists, Kim Fox and Burton Morris, who
will each create pieces that honor all 32 clubs; design a stunning projection show on the centrally located Wyndham Hotel; and visually welcome fans in NFL Draft creative throughout the region. Kim Fox is a Pittsburgh-based mixed-metal artist. She will create a special art installation for the Player Walkway, which is the path that each prospect will take as they get drafted to their new team and walk onto the Main Stage. Burton Morris, a Pittsburgh native and pop artist, is creating 32 separate pieces that will be displayed as one large installation in the Prospect Green Room built by Lowe’s. Fox’s installation will feature handcrafted mixed-metal interpretations of all 32 NFL team marks, with each piece made from tin and mixed-metals which are in a quiltlike pattern. Over the past few months, she has spent hours creating unique pieces of artwork to bring each of the logos of the clubs to life. In the process, Fox combines reclaimed wood, vintage maps, collected tins and other found materials to manufacture each piece of art. She overlays these materials and patches the pieces together to highlight the uniqueness of each city. Fox is also including hidden symbolism pertinent to each city within her pieces. All 32 of Morris’ 20×20” pieces are customized with his signature “energy lines” to highlight unique team colors for each team, and they are built on a steel frame to honor Pittsburgh’s history. Authentic team helmets are also seamlessly attached to each piece to create dynamic, 3D mixed-media work celebrating all 32 clubs. The NFL is also partnering with The Andy Warhol Museum and its Youth Workforce Program to bring a live Pop Art studio to the NFL Draft Red Carpet presented by Toyota to celebrating pop art’s origins in Pittsburgh and to highlight the league’s larger commitment to art-driven storytelling. NFL prospects will co-create silkscreen self-portraits on the red carpet, printing them on hand-painted backgrounds to transform their images into custom works of art. The final portraits will accompany players down the carpet for photos and interviews to give media and fans a firsthand look at Warhol’s iconic silkscreen process in action. The pieces will also be available for prospects to take with them as they enter their journey into the NFL.
(File Photo: Credit for Photo: Photo Courtesy of (PRNewsFoto/SHEETZ, INC.) Caption for Photo: Sheetz logo.)
Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Altoona, PA) Sheetz was recently named as one of twenty finalists for Best Gas Station for Food in the United States category of USA Today’s 10BEST Readers’ Choice Awards. Panelists from the magazine recognized Sheetz for its “consistent, fresh, and affordable menu” with the made-to-order menu items and a variety of beverage options. You can vote for Sheetz or your favorite gas station once per day until May 4th at noon by going to https://10best.usatoday.com/awards/best-gas-station-for-food/. The ten winners will be announced on May 13th.
(Credit for Photo: Photo Courtesy of Eakin Howard, Eakin Howard, Imagn Images, Caption for Photo: March 26, 2026; San Jose, CA, USA; Arkansas Razorbacks guard Meleek Thomas (1) goes to the basket against Arizona Wildcats forward Ivan Kharchenkov (8) during the second half during a Sweet Sixteen game of the West Regional of the men’s 2026 NCAA Tournament at SAP Center.)
Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Fayetteville, AR) Former Lincoln Park standout basketball player and five-star recruit Meleek Thomas declared for the 2026 NBA Draft in a post on Instagram yesterday after spending his freshman season at the University of Arkansas. Thomas averaged 15.6 points per game, while shooting 43% from the field and 41% from the three-point line his first season with the Razorbacks. The 2026 NBA Draft will take place at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York on June 23rd and June 24th. As Thomas enters the draft, he is most likely to be a late first-round or early second-round selection after the most recent mock drafts. If he is selected in the first round, Thomas would become the third player in the Beaver Valley to be drafted in the opening round, joining Monaca graduate Brad Davis, who was drafted 15th overall by the Los Angeles Lakers in 1977, and OLSH graduate and current Denver Nuggets small forward Cameron Johnson, who was selected 11th overall in the 2019 NBA Draft by the Minnesota Timberwolves before he later joined the Phoenix Suns via trade. If Thomas is selected in this year’s draft, he would become the second consecutive Beaver Valley player drafted to an NBA team after Quaker Valley alum Adou Thiero was selected by the Brooklyn Nets and was subsequently traded to the Los Angeles Lakers in the second round of the 2025 NBA draft at 36th overall. Moon Township native John Calipari also coached both Thomas and Thiero in college during his current stint as the head coach of the University of Arkansas. Thomas was ranked as one of the top high school prospects in the country when he played for Lincoln Park and helped the team capture back-to-back WPIAL and PIAA titles during his sophomore and junior seasons. He will maintain his collegiate eligibility if he undeclares for the draft by May 27th, 2026.
(File Photo: Source for Photo: FILE – In this Feb. 5, 2020, file photo, a W-4 form is viewed in New York. The IRS will delay the traditional April 15 tax filing due date until May 17, 2021, to cope with added duties and provide Americans more flexibility. (AP Photo/Patrick Sison, File)
Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Harrisburg, PA) Tomorrow is the deadline for filing 2025 Pennsylvania personal income tax returns. There is still time to finish them, and there are several resources you can use to do so. One of them is myPATH, which you can access by clicking here (mypath.pa.gov.) You can use this website to file your PA-40 return for free. You can also call 717-787-8201 from now until 7 p.m. and tomorrow from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. This is the phone number of the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue’s Customer Experience Center, which was extended last week to give more help over the phone for people to file their tax return by the deadline of midnight on April 15th. You can also access the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue’s Online Customer Service Center, which can be accessed by clicking here, (revenue.pa.gov/help/.) This website will provide answers to hundreds of questions regarding you personal income tax and allows people to submit questions easily. Taxpayers can also go to the District offices of the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue for in-person help with their tax returns after scheduling an appointment, and they need to bring a valid photo ID and their Social Security card. The locations can be found by going to revenue.pa.gov/offices, which you can access by clicking here. District offices are open from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.