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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) The American Red Cross of Greater Pennsylvania is asking people to donate either platelets or blood through the middle of summer. All blood types are needed. Everyone who gives from July 1st-14th, 2025 will get an exclusive pair of sunglasses with the Red Cross and goodr brands on them that can be personalized with an included sticker with your blood type. Everyone who gives from July 15th-31st, 2025 will receive an email with a Fandango Movie Reward. You can visit redcross.org for more information.

According to a release from the American Red Cross of Greater Pennsylvania, you can make an appointment by choosing one of these options and they also provide some things to remember when donating blood: You can visit RedCrossBlood.org, calling 1-800-RED CROSS or by using the Red Cross Blood Donor App.

How to donate blood

Simply download the American Red Cross Blood Donor App, visit RedCrossBlood.org, call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or enable the Blood Donor Skill on any Alexa Echo device to make an appointment or for more information. All blood types are needed to ensure a reliable supply for patients. A blood donor card or driver’s license or two other forms of identification are required at check-in. Individuals who are 17 years of age in most states (16 with parental consent where allowed by state law), weigh at least 110 pounds and are in generally good health may be eligible to donate blood. High school students and other donors 18 years of age and younger also have to meet certain height and weight requirements. Blood and platelet donors can save time at their next donation by using RapidPass® to complete their pre-donation reading and health history questionnaire online, on the day of their donation, before arriving at the blood drive. To get started, follow the instructions at RedCrossBlood.org/RapidPass or use the Blood Donor App.

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(Harrisburg, PA) Women who recently graduated from college are earning significantly less than their male counterparts. A new study reveals that women from Pennsylvania and other states who earned bachelor’s degrees within the past seven years earn an average of 18-percent less than similarly-educated men. Research from the National Association of Colleges and Employers finds that segregated work environments are the main reason for the disparity. Mary Gatta, a policy researcher and co-author of the report, says the problem is so prevalent that job analysts gave it a formal title. The Early Career Talent Survey interviewed 14-hundred professionals who graduated between 2017 and 2023, including about 500 men and 900 women. It found that the gap brings financial challenges for women, who are more likely to have student loans but less confident of their ability to repay them.

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Beaver Falls, PA) According to a release from the City of Beaver Falls Police Department, a forty-seven-year-old man was shot by twenty-year-old Jaden Stull of Beaver Falls on Friday in Beaver Falls. This occurred at the 300 block of 12th Street and an investigation confirms that Stull had a confrontation with the victim because of subjects throwing fireworks at a group of children there. Stull also shot the man around four times in the area of his thigh and shin. There are also rumors of a drive-by shooting incident  that are not found presently that have stemmed from this incident. Both Stull and the victim are in stabel condition. Stull has a warrant issued for his arrest and has multiple charges.

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) Two men from Pittsburgh have a list of charges after alleged abuse of animals and alleged illegal docking during the end of May at a home in Hazelwood on Blair Steet. The suspects are forty-eight–year-old Garrett Harper and thirty-four-year-old Ryan Chavers. Chavers is accused of yelling at dogs and hitting them with an object that is pipe-like in a video. According to a criminal complaint, nine Cane Corso dogs were found at the house when officers searched it in early June. Court papers confirm six of them had open wounds from docking. The charges for Harper and Chavers are aggravated cruelty to animals, neglect of animals and several counts of animal cruelty. There has not been a set date yet for the two men to appear in court.

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Homestead, PA) Allegheny County Police Department detectives are investigating a shooting that occurred in Homestead on Friday that injured a fifteen-year-old boy. According to Allegheny County Police, around 10 p.m. on Friday night, the county 911 dispatch was notified of a shooting at the intersection of 11th Avenue and Amity Street. Officers found shell casings and shooting evidence. The victim that was shot in the upper arm came at about 1 a.m. on Saturday from a private car at a hospital. Call 1-833-ALL-TIPS if you have any information about this incident. 

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) A crowd gathered in the South Side of Pittsburgh over the weekend and as of Saturday morning, six people got arrested. Some in the crowd caused mischief and the incident involved police and items getting hit by some projectiles as well as some fireworks being thrown. According to a criminal complaint for a man accused of throwing fireworks, two police officers were injured after a man threw a lit firework at them, leaving them with slight or small burns. Police confirm projectiles were used against them by some people in the crowd, one officer was hit with a rock and vehicles from police were targeted with projectiles. Among the six people that were arrested was eighteen-year-old Kylie McCracken of Ambridge, twenty-year-old Delricco White of Duquesne and twenty-three-year-old Ronald Pelton of McKees Rocks.

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) A sixteen-year-old boy from East Hills was killed by shots from a shooting that occurred in the Middle Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh early Sunday morning. According to Pittsburgh Public Safety, around 1 a.m. on Sunday morning, officers were called to the 300 block of Addison Street after a ShotSpotter alert. The victim was found by officers with gunshot wounds in his arm, chest and head. Call 1-833-ALL-TIPS if you have any information about this incident. Investigating the shooting is the Violent Crime Unit of the Pittsburgh Police.

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) An ongoing investigation is happening regarding a shooting that took place in the South Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh early Sunday morning that left a woman in critical condition. This occurred at around 3:30 a.m. on Sunday at the Craft Avenue and 5th Avenue intersection. When officers arrived, the victim was on a sidewalk with one gunshot wound in her chest. She got subsequently taken to a hospital in that area and is in critical condition.

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Penn Hills, PA) On Sunday night, a shooting in Penn Hills injured two women. According to Allegheny County Police, dispatchers were notified of shooting along Frankstown Road near the intersection with McCutcheon Lane around 9:30 p.m. on Sunday. Police confirm that responders found that the victims were shot with one listed last in critical condition and the other listed last in stable condition. Both women got taken to the hospital. Call 1-833-ALL-TIPS if you have any information about this incident. The investigation is being led by detectives from the Allegheny County Police Homicide Unit.