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Charges withdrawn from Ohio woman after crash occurs in Findlay Township

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in Pittsburgh reported via release today that charges were withdrawn from that twenty-two-year-old Renee Krager of Mingo Junction, Ohio after a crash occurred in Findlay Township on Wednesday afternoon. At 1:04 p.m., Krager was driving on US 22 West at the McDonald/Midway exit, and she lost control of her vehicle while negotiating a left curve on that road which was partially covered with snow and hit a concrete barrier. Krager was transported by Northwest EMS ambulance to Allegheny General Hospital for further evaluation of her injuries. 

New Castle teenager charged after crash occurs in Marshall Township

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Marshall Township, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in Pittsburgh reported via release today that eighteen-year-old Ashtin Campbell of New Castle was charged after a single-vehicle crash in Marshall Township occurred on Thursday morning. At 6:06 a.m., Campbell was driving on I-79 going south and lost control of his vehicle and hit a guide rail end before driving into a ditch. 

Pitt reveals 2026 college football schedule

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) Pitt football recently revealed its 2026 college football schedule. The Panthers Atlantic Coast Conference slate at home includes opponents of Florida State, Georgia Tech, North Carolina and Syracuse, while they will travel to face ACC foes Boston College, California, Louisville, Miami (Florida) and Virginia Tech on the road. Pitt has also announced that during the 2026 season in non-conference action that it will host three games, Miami (OH), Central Florida and Bucknell. You can access the full 2026 schedule for Pitt College Football by clicking here.

Rochester High School hires new head coaches for football, baseball, and girls volleyball for their 2026 seasons

Rochester

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Rochester, PA) After its virtual school board meeting yesterday, the Rochester High School board approved three new coaches to lead three of its sports programs. Brian Burton will be the next head football coach, Michael Patsch will be the next baseball head coach and Cassandra Colon-Maldonado be the next girls volleyball head coach for Rochester High School. 

Driver pinned after crash occurs in Robinson Township

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Robinson Township, PA) A driver became pinned in the wreckage after a crash occurred in Robinson Township. The crash happened early this morning on the 5500 block of Steubenville Pike. According to The Moon Run Volunteer Fire Company, crews were able to free the driver and place that person in the care of paramedics. The driver was also taken to the hospital and the cause of this crash is unknown at this time.

Former Pittsburgher accused of being ringleader of NCAA and Chinese Basketball Association betting scheme

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) A man named Shane Hennen, formerly of Pittsburgh, is accused of being the ringleader of a large point shaving scheme that has turned the world of college basketball upside down. An indictment was revealed in Philadelphia on January 15th, 2026 and it involved betting on NCAA and Chinese Basketball Association Games and rigging them. This investigation has implicated twenty-sixpeople whichincludes over a dozen college basketball players who allegedly tried to fix games. Shane Hennen was a pool-hustler, a gambling fixer who was petty and a suspected drug dealer in the Steel City. Hennen got into a tussle outside a nightclub in the South Side of Pittsburgh in 2009 with a former Duquesne Dukes basketball player, who accused him of cheating on a gambling debt. Hennen then pled guilty to aggravated assault and was sentenced to 18 to 36 months in prison. According to federal prosecutors, he moved to Philadelphia, where in 2022, he was accused of hatching the point shaving scheme with two other people. The trio are accused of fixing games in the Chinese Basketball Association, where they celebrated their early success before it spread to the NCAA games.

Person arrested for driving under the influence of drugs in Brighton Township

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Brighton Township, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in Beaver reported via release yesterday that a person was arrested for driving under the influence of drugs in Brighton Township on the evening of December 3rd, 2025. At 11:43 p.m., PSP Beaver received a motorist that was disabled along 370 I-376 East and that person was subsequently arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence of a controlled substance. 

Aliquippa woman arrested for DUI involving alcohol in Aliquippa

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Aliquippa, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in Beaver reported via release yesterday that sixty-one-year-old Jenen Harmon was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol in Aliquippa on the early morning of December 18th, 2025. At 2:19 a.m., Harmon was stopped by police on the 1 block of Grand Avenue and she was subsequently arrested for driving under the influence of an alcoholic beverage. Charges against Harmon are pending. 

Aliquippa man arrested for DUI involving drugs in Aliquippa

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Aliquippa, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in Beaver reported via release yesterday that twenty-eight-year-old Rashad Harmon of Aliquippa was arrested for driving under the influence of drugs in Aliquippa on the evening of September 30th, 2025. At 6:49 p.m., Harmon was stopped by police after committing a vehicle code violation on the 1800 block of Main Street and he was subsequently arrested for driving under the influence of a controlled substance. Charges against Harmon are pending. 

Man stabbed in the back at New Brighton apartment complex

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(New Brighton, PA) A man was stabbed in the back in New Brighton last night. According to Beaver County dispatchers, police were called to the Brightwood Manor apartment complex on Third Avenue just before 7 p.m. WTAE was told a man suffered a stab wound to his back. Medics took him to Beaver Medical Center for treatment. His present condition and the reason why the victim was stabbed are unknown at this time.