(File Photo of Daylight Savings Time Logo with Don’t Forget to Fall Back Logo)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Beaver County, PA) Daylight Savings Time is about to end once again on November 1st, 2026 at 2 a.m.

During the season of fall, Americans are reminded to turn their clocks back one hour so the time can “fall back” to normal.

This gives most people another hour overnight and sunsets will occur an hour earlier.  

(File Photo: Credit for Photo: Courtesy of Sebastian Foltz/ Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Caption for Photo: A sign welcomes guest to new terminal at Pittsburgh International Airport on Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025. (Sebastian Foltz/ Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) Pittsburgh International Airport is currently on a pace to set a new annual record for flight diversions in 2026. 

According to the Allegheny County Airport Authority’s Blue Sky News, through September 30th, the airport accommodated 411 diverted aircraft, which places it on track to pass its previous record of 463 diversions that was set in 2018. 

The summer increase in flight diversions coincides with peak volume of air travel and severe thunderstorms. 

Technical disruptions could be another factor of these flight diversions. 

(Credit for Photo: Photo Provided with Release Courtesy of the Pennsylvania Department of Health)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Harrisburg, PA) The Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) announced yesterday that 1,398 measles cases have been confirmed across 44 counties in Pennsylvania so far in 2026. The Pennsylvania Department of Health continues to lead the robust response in Pennsylvania to the ongoing outbreak of measles and is making the most up-to-date information on cases, deaths and hospitalizations available on their measles dashboard at pa.gov/measles (click here to learn more.) 

According to a release from the Pennsylvania Department of Health, here are the key updates that they include and more information about measles and how to treat it: 

• • • Newly Confirmed Cases (since October 26, 2026): 38
    • Total Counties: 44
    • Total Cumulative Cases: 1,398
    • Total Hospitalizations: 265
    • Total Confirmed Measles-Associated Deaths: 5
    • Measles cases among vaccinated individuals: 4 (less than 1% of cases)

Outreach and Response 

• DOH is proactively working with residents, community organizations, and health care providers to combat the measles outbreak in the Commonwealth through access to fact-based information and access to the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine. 

• State health officials have administered nearly 5,200 MMR vaccinations at 156 pop-up vaccination clinics in the affected communities since the outbreak began in late April. Dozens of additional vaccine clinics are scheduled for the upcoming weeks and months, based on community interest and need. Overall, state health center staff have administered more than 7,700 MMR vaccine doses to residents across the Commonwealth in 2026. 

• Health care providers have also seen a surge of interest from residents seeking MMR vaccinations. In a typical month, Pennsylvania health care providers administer approximately 25,000 doses of the MMR vaccine. In August 2026, more than 49,000 MMR vaccines were administered across the Commonwealth and over the first three weeks of September 2026, more than 38,000 doses have been administered. 

Getting Vaccinated 

• The best protection against measles remains getting fully vaccinated. The MMR vaccine, administered over two doses, boosts a person’s immune system and provides 97% lifetime protection. People who have two documented doses of MMR do not need another. Adults who have only one dose, or who cannot find their vaccination records, should talk with a health care provider or pharmacist about getting vaccinated. 

• Residents interested in getting vaccinated should contact their trusted health care provider. 

• MMR vaccine is available across the state by contacting a health care provider, county or municipal health department, DOH State Health Center, Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), or a Vaccines for Children (VFC) program. 

Measles Symptoms and Transmission 

• Measles is a highly contagious virus that can cause serious short- and long-term health problems including pneumonia and brain swelling, with nearly 20 percent of people who contract measles being hospitalized. Death from measles, though rare, occurs in one to three patients per 1,000 cases. 

• Measles spreads when a person who is infected breathes, coughs, or sneezes. The virus remains infectious in the air and on surfaces for up to two hours after the person with the infection leaves the area. 

• Symptoms begin with fever, cough, runny nose, and red, watery eyes (conjunctivitis), followed by a rash that starts on the head and spreads downward. Without proper protection or supportive care, measles can be deadly. Symptoms can start 7 to 21 days after exposure. 
• People who believe they were exposed to measles, and are experiencing symptoms, should contact their health care provider or call DOH’s toll-free hotline at 877-PA-HEALTH (877-724-3258). 

(Credit for Photo: Photo Courtesy of the Allegheny County Sheriff’s Office)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Allegheny County, PA) Allegheny County Sheriff Kevin M. Kraus announced yesterday that a man from East Pittsburgh who has been on the run for the past month, is now in custody after he was found hiding under bags of old clothes. 

Twenty-four-year-old D’Andre Freeman-Johnson was declared a fugitive on September 21st after bench warrants were issued for probation violations on two cases. 

The first one involved a guilty plea to aggravated assault and the second one involved a guilty plea to a firearms charge. 

Freeman-Johnson also has an active warrant out of the City of Pittsburgh for an unrelated firearms charge. 

Detectives from the Allegheny County Sheriff’s Office developed information that Freeman-Johnson was inside of a residence that was along Highland Avenue in Turtle Creek and arrived at the residence yesterday morning. 

After detectives started knocking and announcing their presence, they were granted access to the residence and started to search for the suspect. 

After detectives entered the basement, they noticed a small room off of the main area that was filled with bags of clothing. 

They started to move the clothing and Freeman-Johnson was discovered in the back corner underneath the bags, and at that point he was taken into custody without incident and was transported to the Allegheny County Jail. 

(File Photo of the Beaver County Courthouse)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Beaver, PA) Several topics were discussed at today’s Beaver County Commissioners’ work session at the County Courthouse.

One of them was the November 3rd election in Pennsylvania, which is approaching.

County Solicitor Garen Fedeles reminded that the County Courthouse is closed for the public during that day, and this is regarding the front doors.

However, Fedeles stated that the back doors of the County Courthouse will be open only for any issues that are election related.

The return rate for the county’s mail-in ballots is 80%, which is the highest in the state for the size that has been sent out at this point.

Fedeles also confirmed that there are 90 ballots that are now defective and consistent of what was done in the past and on this Friday, these individuals will be posted on the website on the county so that they can get the opportunity to correct them before Election Day.

Fedeles also affirmed that there will tentatively be a voting meeting for the county budget on November 19th and another voting meeting to pass the budget on the date of December 17th.

There was also a presentation regarding the William Penn Peace Tree that has now been planted in Beaver County.

This is a white pine tree, and this tree will be placed in all 67 counties in Pennsylvania.

According to County Recreation and Tourism Director Tony Caltury, Beaver County is one of the first counties to get this tree.

One of the reasons that this tree was received was because of a project to represent the values that William Penn believed in like friendship, and he believed that people that had different backgrounds and faiths could live togheter with mutual respect and as well as peace.

David Thompson, the Assistant Director of the Beaver County Office of Planning and Redevelopment, also stated to the Commissioners and the audience: “the county’s hazard mitigation plan has been accepted at the state level by FEMA. It is being forwarded on to FEMA for a final review and acceptance.”

Caltury also let the public know that there will be controlled goose hunts at Brady’s Run Park starting next week.

The dates that these will be happening are November 2nd, 5th, 9th, 12th, and 16th and signs at the ark will indicate where people can walk while these are taking place.

(Credit for Photo: Photo Provided with Release Courtesy of the Beaver County Chamber of Commerce)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(East Rochester, PA) The Beaver County Chamber of Commerce will join Long John Silver’s on Friday, November 13th at 9:45 a.m. to celebrate the reopening of its remodeled location in East Rochester with a special ribbon cutting ceremony at the restaurant on 750 Ohio River Boulevard.

This event will celebrate the refreshed space and reopening of the restaurant.

Long John Silver’s is known for its offerings of seafood, which includes its signature battered fish, chicken, shrimp, and sides.

(Credit for Photo: Photo Courtesy of Gavin Thunberg)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(New Brighton, PA) A house fire occurred in New Brighton yesterday.

Fire crews went to the scene on 6th Avenue near 8th Street.

Crews were on the scene as of 3:20 P.M.

Firefighters worked for more than an hour on overhaul.

The cause of the fire is unknown at this time.

(File Photo of the Pittsburgh International Airport Sign)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) A woman who says that she was sexually assaulted by a passenger on a United Airlines flight from Pittsburgh to Chicago wants answers from federal authorities just over five weeks after the reported incident happened. 

The victim told WPXI that she was traveling for work on September 22nd when a man who was sitting next to her started touching her and exposed himself.  

She stated that this happened about 30 minutes into the flight.  

She noted that she was sitting in a window seat and initially made conversation with the man who was beside her.  

She said she put in her AirPods later on and turned toward the window because she wanted to be left alone. 

The man raised the armrest between them repeatedly after she put it down. 

She confirmed that he pulled out a blanket at one point during the flight, and according to the victim, she began to feel something against her arm, but initially thought it could have been because the passengers were sitting close together. 

However, she affirmed that he was rubbing her arm and he positioned the blanket so that it blocked the view of the two of them. 

She also said that he touched her inner thigh and her leg. 

That is when he exposed himself and touched himself. 

She remembered him mouthing the word “no” after she told him she wanted to get up. 

She eventually woke another passenger up and went to the back of the plane, which is where she told a flight attendant what occurred. 

She was then moved to another seat. 

According to a statement from United Airlines: 

“We take this issue seriously, and this customer was moved to a different seat after reporting the incident to the flight crew. We also spoke with the customer and apologized for her experience. Law enforcement met this aircraft upon arrival in Chicago, and we have banned the other person involved pending our investigation.”

(File Photo: Source for Photo: (File Photo: Source for Photo: Police respond to an active shooter situation at the Tree of Life synagogue on Wildins Avenue in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pa., on Saturday, October 27, 2018. (Pam Panchak/Post-Gazette via AP)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) A commemoration ceremony that was inside the Jewish Community Center in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh marked eight years since the synagogue shooting at the former Tree of Life synagogue that took the lives of 11 people and changed the lives of many others. 

Family members lit 11 candles yesterday for the 11 congregants of Dor Hadash, New Light, and Tree of Life who were shot and killed on October 27th, 2018. 

The victims of that shooting were: Joyce Fienberg, Richard Gottfried, Rose Mallinger, Jerry Rabinowitz, Cecil Rosenthal, David Rosenthal, Bernice Simon, Sylvan Simon, Daniel Stein, Melvin Wax and Irving Younger. 

That event brought a room of people together for a night of prayer, reflection and song. 

This ceremony finished with remarks from the event’s keynote speaker, Mark Nordenberg, who served as the chancellor emeritus at the University of Pittsburgh.