City of Aliquippa issues ordinance to stop excessive noise and Aliquippa Police Chief orders more patrols after recent incidents in the area

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Beaver County Radio News

(Aliquippa, PA) The City of Aliquippa Police Department issued information on Facebook yesterday that a lot of calls were received about fights, complaints about juveniles and noise violations in the area. These calls have been happening recently. Therefore, Aliquippa Police Chief John Lane gave a recent order for more patrols in the areas that have been affected by these incidents. The recent ordinance from the City of Aliquippa states you are breaking the law if you use excessive noise.

McKees Rocks felon gets seventeen and a half years in prison for owning a firearm as a convicted felon and going against his federal supervised release

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) Acting U.S. Attorney Troy Revetti announced yesterday that a man from McKees Rocks got a seventeen-and-a-half-year prison sentence for owning a firearm as a convicted felon. Forty-six-year-old Ernest Lee Terry was sentenced Wednesday because he had a firearm even after getting a federal supervised release for a previous conviction. On May 12th, 2024, Terry fired shots at a person in McKees Rocks and a vehicle took seven rounds of shots from him.

Scam going around in which scammers are sending emails and texts claiming to be the Pennsylvania Department of Motor Vehicles

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Harrisburg, PA) According to a release from Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday’s office, scammers are sending emails and texts saying they are from the Pennsylvania Department of Motor Vehicles. These messages have a link to pay every time, and Sunday recommends that you never copy or click those links. These scam texts and emails will also tell you about threats which include that your privileges for driving or your vehicle registration will be suspended. Other threats these messages say are that you will be prosecuted if you have an outstanding or unpaid traffic ticket or that the driver being addressed will be reported to the DMV violation database.

No injuries when fire erupts at Philadelphia transit lot filled with decommissioned buses

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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A fast-moving fire erupted early Thursday at a transit bus lot in Philadelphia and burned dozens of decommissioned vehicles, sending a thick plume of black smoke into the sky but causing no injuries. The fire did not impact the morning commute.

The cause of the blaze remains under investigation.

Citing an abundance of caution, the city’s Public Health Department warned nearby residents to stay indoors if possible and urged others to avoid the area. Agency inspectors collected samples to assess air quality and the potential for any threat, but said later Thursday that conditions had quickly improved after the blaze was contained.

The fire at the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority facility started sometime before 6:15 a.m., said Andrew Busch, SEPTA ’s director of communications. Several buses were soon engulfed in flames, and the fire burned for nearly two hours before it was declared under control.

The lot where the fire broke out was filled with decommissioned buses scheduled for disposal, Busch said. Forty buses were damaged overall.

Firefighters initially had trouble gaining access to water to extinguish the blaze, but soon got it under control after other SEPTA buses were towed out of the way and fences were taken down. Busch noted that no in-service buses were in the area where the blaze occurred.

Aaron Rodgers ends months-long dance with Steelers by agreeing to a 1-year deal

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PITTSBURGH (AP) — Aaron Rodgers and Mike Tomlin are taking their long-simmering bromance to the next level.

The four-time NFL MVP ended months of “Will he? Or won’t he?” speculation by agreeing to a one-year deal with the Pittsburgh Steelers, pending the 41-year-old passing a physical. Financial terms of the deal were not announced.

The Steelers and Rodgers had been circling each other for months. Rodgers even visited the team’s facility in late March, driving in undercover in a nondescript sedan wearing a hat and sunglasses.

While there were plenty of nice words from both sides in the aftermath, Rodgers didn’t rush to put pen to paper, telling “The Pat McAfee Show” in April that his attention was focused on helping people in his inner circle who were “battling some difficult stuff” and that he didn’t want to decide until he knew he could fully commit.

With mandatory minicamp coming next week, Rodgers apparently finds himself in a place where he can give the Steelers his full attention.

Rodgers joins a team that has been stuck in a transitional period at quarterback since Ben Roethlisberger retired after the 2021 season. Either Rodgers or Mason Rudolph — who returned to Pittsburgh on a two-year deal in March — will likely be Pittsburgh’s fifth Week 1 quarterback in five seasons.

The Steelers have stayed competitive, up to a point anyway, amid the constant churn at the most important position on the field. Pittsburgh has reached the playoffs four times in the last five seasons, only to be quickly escorted out of the postseason in lopsided fashion each time.

Justin Fields and Russell Wilson — who combined to lead the Steelers to a 10-7 record and a playoff berth last season — ended up in New York. Fields will replace Rodgers with the Jets after agreeing to a two-year deal. Wilson is heading to the Giants on a one-year contract.

Those deals left Rodgers and the Steelers without any other reasonable options. Both sides have their reasons for consummating what is essentially a marriage of convenience.

Rodgers hopes to author a happier ending to his Hall of Fame career after two eventful, if underwhelming, seasons with the Jets. While Rodgers is hardly a long-term solution in Pittsburgh, he is the best option left after the Steelers chose not to use one of their higher picks in April’s draft on a quarterback, instead taking a late-round flyer on former Ohio State star Will Howard.

The union brings Rodgers and Tomlin — the longest-tenured head coach in major professional North American sports — together after years of what is the football equivalent of flirting.

They’ve long held each other in high esteem and have enjoyed a handful of memorable on-field interactions that went viral. Last fall, they playfully nodded at each other as a sign of respect after Tomlin was forced to burn a timeout when Rodgers tried a quick snap that would have ended with the Steelers being penalized for having too many men on the field.

Pittsburgh is hoping Rodgers has enough left physically to go with a football IQ that remains elite. He was solid if not spectacular last season in New York, throwing for 28 touchdowns against 11 interceptions.

Yet his play on the field often took a back seat to the drama off it as the Jets cycled through coaches and limped to a 5-12 record, with Rodgers spending much of his time in New York defending comments he made on platforms like “The Pat McAfee Show.”

The Steelers are no strangers to drama. If there’s been one constant since the team’s last Super Bowl appearance — a loss to Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers in February 2011 — it’s the ability to employ talented, if mercurial players.

The list runs the gamut, from Roethlisberger to Antonio Brown to Le’Veon Bell to JuJu Smith-Schuster to George Pickens, traded to Dallas last month.

Pittsburgh has retooled a bit in the offseason, including acquiring two-time Pro Bowl wide receiver DK Metcalf from Seattle. The Steelers quickly signed him to a new five-year deal to bring some stability (and hopefully maturity) to a wide receiver room that’s lacked both.

The one thing Pittsburgh hadn’t done was do the same at the most important position on the field. Tomlin and team president Art Rooney II both kept the door open for Fields and Wilson to return, only to stand by idly when Fields bolted for the Jets and make no serious attempt to retain Wilson.

While the Steelers did bring back Rudolph, a season removed from leading them on an improbable run to the playoffs, he is considered a backup.

The field of experienced players available eventually winnowed down to Rodgers.

His arrival is a stopgap, one that Pittsburgh hopes will keep it competitive until a long-term solution arrives, most likely in the 2026 draft. Until then, Rodgers and the Steelers will try to make the best of a marriage of convenience of their own making.

Four students earn awards from the Ellwood City Area Historical Society

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Ellwood City, PA) Four students earned awards worth $1,500 on May 12th, 2025 from the Ellwood City Area Historical Society. The Barensfelds Scholarship went to Lincoln High School senior Kailyn Hamilton for her community essay “Effects of COVID on a Small Town.” That same scholarship also went to Commonwealth Charter Academy senior Hannah Hyde for her community essay “The Closure of the Ellwood City Hospital.” The Painter Scholarships went to Lincoln High School senior Sarah Schwarz and Riverside High School senior DeLanna Fox for their essays on why they want to become teachers.

Ten Beaver County high school seniors earn awards from Tenaris

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Beaver County, PA) According to a release from Tenaris, ten Beaver County high school seniors that have Roberto Rocca scholarships recently got awards from Tenaris worth $25,000 from both their academics and pursuing of a STEM career. The winners were: Summer Hartman, Hannah Larimore, Reanna Ramirez, Cody Roper, and Anthony Speicher from Ambridge Area High School, and Taja Bridges, Ethan Chen, Markae Pisano, Elizabeth Spilsbury, and Derrick Wilder from Beaver Falls High School.

Aliquippa City Council accomplishes several actions at their recent regular session

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(Reported by Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano)

(Aliquippa, PA) The Aliquippa City Council accomplished several actions at their regular session yesterday. Aliquippa Police Chief John Lane, Aliquippa Mayor Dwan B. Walker, and Aliquippa Councilman Donald Walker addressed the mindfulness of where children are during summer. According to a report from Chief Lane, a fight was broken up at one of the city’s parks recently. Lane said the police and council should come up with better solutions to prevent any issues among the youths in the community. Rich and Jeannie D’Agostino also purchased a property at 2362 Sheffield Road for future development. Two female residents who passed away recently were also recognized yesterday, Elverna Barbee Cuffie and Jo Lorraine Woods. The Aliquippa City Council will hold a work session on Wednesday, June 25, 2025 at 7 p.m.

Senator Elder Vogel, Jr. hosts press conference to talk about dairy industry benefits to Pennsylvania in Harrisburg and celebrate June as National Dairy Month

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Harrisburg, PA) According to a release from Senator Elder Vogel, Jr.’s office, Vogel hosted a press conference yesterday in Harrisburg to celebrate June as National Diary Month. The top five counties that produce dairy in Pennsylvania are Berks, Blair, Franklin, Lancaster and Lebanon counties. Vogel and seven other speakers spoke at the event to show the impacts that are positive for the industry of dairy in Pennsylvania and how it affects businesses, residents and communities.

Legislation protecting Pennsylvania seniors from losing access to life-sustaining prescription medications passes the state Senate

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Harrisburg, PA) According to Senator Devlin Robinson, legislation to protect Pennsylvania seniors from losing access to life-sustaining prescription medications passed the state Senate. Robinson supported Senate Bill 731, which would keep the practice of getting rid of adjustments for cost-of-living in Social Security going. The PACE and PACENET programs will also have income eligibility calculated and give prescriptions that are low cost to those aged 65 or older.