(Photo of Dr. Richard Medford Provided with Release Courtesy of Allegheny Health Network)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) According to a release from Allegheny Health Network, Allegheny Health Network announced yesterday the appointment of Dr. Richard Medford, MD, as the health system’s new Chief Digital Information Officer. Dr. Medford is nationally recognized for his work with artificial intelligence, clinical medicine and health information technology, and he is the first physician to earn the distinction in the United States of achieving both board certification and dual fellowship training in both clinical informatics and infectious diseases. Dr. Medford will closely collaborate with Dr. Alistair Erskine, Highmark Health’s Chief Information Digital Officer and John Gabrick, Allegheny Health Network’s vice president of clinical information systems for digital and virtual health and other executive and clinical leaders, to drive health transformation that is digital, optimize workflows that are technology-enabled, support decision-making that is clinical, and enhance capabilities of telehealth and mobile care. Before getting appointed to his new position at Allegheny Health Network, Dr. Medford most previously served as the Chief Medical Informatics and Digital Health Officer and as a clinical associate professor at the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University Health in Greenville, North Carolina. 

(Photo Provided with Release Courtesy of AAA East Central)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) Gas prices are ten cents higher in Western Pennsylvania this week at about $3.47 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report. As summer comes to a close, $3.16 is the national average for a gallon of gas in the United States, going up three cents over the past week. The report states that at this time a year ago, the average price for a gallon of gas in Western Pennsylvania was $3.70. The report also notes that the average price that you can expect for a gallon of unleaded gas here in Beaver County is around $3.56. According to a release from AAA East Central and AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report, here are the average prices of unleaded self-serve gasoline this week in various areas:

$3.391      Altoona
$3.535      Beaver
$3.576      Bradford
$3.119      Brookville
$3.509      Butler
$3.077      Clarion
$3.275      DuBois
$3.521      Erie
$3.499      Greensburg
$3.565      Indiana
$3.517      Jeannette
$3.492      Kittanning
$3.361      Latrobe
$3.577      Meadville
$3.550      Mercer
$3.505      New Castle
$3.557      New Kensington
$3.559      Oil City
$3.508      Pittsburgh
$3.426      Sharon
$3.505      Uniontown
$3.596      Warren
$3.563      Washington

(File Photo: Caption for Photo: PennDOT, PSP, PTC, Construction Industry Highlight National Work Zone Awareness Week)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) PennDOT District 11 announced that today through Friday, weather permitting, inspection activities on the Fort Duquesne Bridge on I-279 in the City of Pittsburgh will occur. From 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day through Friday, inspection activities requiring single-lane restrictions will occur at the lower deck of the Fort Duquesne Bridge where two-lane closures may occur intermittently, the southbound I-279 approach ramp to the Fort Duquesne Bridge and the southbound Route 65 approach ramp to the Fort Duquesne Bridge. Inspection work will be done at those locations by crews from Michael Baker International. 

(File Photo of Handcuffs)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Aliquippa, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in Beaver report that twenty-three-year-old Daniel Elmore of Aliquippa was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol in Aliquippa on August 16th, 2025. Police stopped Elmore during a traffic stop on the 300 block of Sheffield Avenue. Elmore was then arrested for driving under the influence, and his charges are pending.

(File Photo of the PennDOT logo)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Harrisburg, PA) PennDOT announced yesterday that from Saturday, August 29th through Monday, September 1st, 2025, all PennDOT centers for photos and driver’s licenses will be closed to observe the holiday of Labor Day. Vehicle online services and services for drivers are available anytime on the Driver and Vehicle Services Website. The link to that website can be found below:

Click here for the link to PennDOT’s Driver and Vehicle Services website.

(File Photo of the Pittsburgh International Aiport Logo)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Findlay Township, PA) Registration is now open for those who want to get a first look at the new Pittsburgh International Airport terminal which will open at an undetermined date in the fall of 2025. This open house event is free and will be held at the Pittsburgh International Airport on Saturday, October 11th from 12 noon to 7 p.m. Space is limited, but registration is required with complimentary parking provided. According to the Piitsburgh Intenational Airport’s news blog Blue Sky News, the open house will welcome 1,500 people an hour for the opportunity to see and explore the new pre-security terminal before it opens to travelers. The link to register for the open house for the new Pittsburgh International Airport terminal can be found at the link below:

Click here for the link to register for the Pittsburhg International Airport Community Open House

(File Photo of the Vitalant Logo)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) Vitalant and the Pittsburgh Pirates will team up to conclude their series of their annual blood drive at the Press Conference Room of PNC Park in Pittsburgh today from 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. and tomorrow from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. This is the 29th year of this event and several other locations throughout Western Pennsylvania will host this series of blood drives. Blood donations will help to get a blood supply which is steady for hospitals in the area of Pittsburgh while donors can get a redeemable voucher for a Pittsburgh Pirates home game with two tickets for it during Sunday through Thursday during their season in 2025. You can also give blood through the links below or you can call the phone number of 877-25-VITAL (877-258-4825),

Click here for a link to the Vitalant app.

Click here for a link to the website. Vitalant.org/Pirates,

 

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Story by Beaver County Radio Staff

08/25/25 at 8:30 PM

(Raccoon Twp., Beaver County Pa.) The Raccoon Township Police Department is seeking the public’s help to locate a male who they accuse of physically assaulting and seriously injuring an elderly female.

Raccoon Police have issued an arrest warrant for Steven F. Bombiani, a 53-year-old white male who is about 6’0″ with brown hair and hazel eyes. He is known to frequent Aliquippa, PA and is sometimes known to operate a white, older model Ford F-150. 

 According to a release, Raccoon Township Police responded to an incident on August 21st. They were summoned by a neighbor who heard the victim yelling for help. Bombiani is alleged to have stolen $119 from the victim. When confronted, Bombiani allegedly pushed and punched the victim, who fell to the ground and was not able to get back up. The victim is still undergoing medical procedures for injuries she sustained during this assault. 

 Anyone with information on Bombiani’s whereabouts are requested to contact the Raccoon Twp. Police Department (724) 495-3883 or the Pennsylvania State Police (724) 773-7400.  (no photo of suspect provided) 

(Photo provided with release) 

Story by Beaver County Radio Staff. 08/25/25 at 08:18 PM

Beaver County District Attorney Nate Bible sent out a press release late Monday afternoon stating that: “On Saturday, August 23^rd 2025, The Beaver County Detective Bureau, The Beaver County Drug Task Force, HIDTA and the Beaver County ESU team executed a search warrant at 1712 4th Avenue In Beaver Falls, after a few week-long investigation of narcotics trafficking.”

According to the release the execution of this warrant resulted in the following items being seized:

• Approximately 86 grams of crack cocaine
• Approximately 12 grams of crack cocaine
• Approximately 37 grams of fentanyl
• Approximately 26 grams of Crystal Methamphetamine
• Approximately 2.5 pounds of marijuana
• 818 – Oxycodone pills
• 286 – Xanax Bar
• $7,766.00 in US currency

The search warrant also resulted in the arrest of Philip Riser, from Detroit, Michigan.  Riser was charged with numerous narcotics offenses and transported to the Beaver County Jail where he will await a preliminary hearing.

No other information was provided in the release.

(File Photo: Caption for Photo: police car lights at night in city with selective focus and bokeh background blur Credit for Photo: Courtesy of Getty Images/iStockphoto/z1b)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Aliquippa, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in Beaver report that fifty-one-year-old Jeffrey Bowers of Coraopolis was arrested for driving under the influence of a combination of alcohol and drugs in Aliquippa on August 15th, 2025. Police found Bowers in his vehicle on the 200 block of Franklin Avenue. According to police, Bowers was subsequently arrested for driving under the influence of an alcohol and drug combination substance and his charges are pending.