(Photo Courtesy of Mana Mehdi, Downtown Economic Coordinator for New Brighton Borough)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(New Brighton, PA) The 7th Annual New Brighton Fall Festival will be held in New Brighton from 12 noon to 5 p.m. on Saturday, October 18th. This event will be on Third Avenue from Eighth to 13th Streets, where local vendors, local restaurants and merchants from New Brighton will share their services and products. There will also be food from restaurants in the area, activities for children and both live music and entertainment for all ages. The live concerts will be performed next to Brighton Music Center at Stage 1011. This event is sponsored by Brighton Health Mart Pharmacy and the New Brighton Business District Authority. The New Brighton Community Yard Sale will begin before the event at 8 a.m. for the community to take part in a yard sale. The “Fall Fest After Party” will also occur at Bullseye Brewing after the festival from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. The full list of events can be found below:

Click here to see the events of the New Brighton Fall Festival.

(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 tonight, weather permitting, a ramp restriction at the I-79/I-376 (Parkway West) interchange in Robinson Township will occur. From 6 p.m. tonight to 7 a.m. tomorrow morning, a lane shift will occur on the ramp that carries traffic from southbound I-79 to westbound I-376 (Exit 59B) toward Pittsburgh International Airport/Beaver as crews conduct line painting operations there. As the work occurs, this ramp will remain open.

(File Photo of State Representative Rob Matzie)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Ambridge, PA) State Representative Rob Matzie announced in Ambridge today that affordable housing in Beaver County will get nearly $3.4 million in tax credits reserved to leverage investment in two projects. According to Matzie, the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency has conditionally reserved $1.7 million in tax credits for the Legacy Bricks project in Aliquippa and another $1.68 million for St. Cecilia Senior in Rochester. Matzie also confirmed that the location of the Aliquippa Legacy Bricks project is a site of 4.84 acres currently zoned for both traditional neighborhood development and mixed used development. This site is under an option to purchase agreement through December 31st, 2026. The St. Cecilia Senior project in Rochester would preserve a four-story building for residents sixty-two-years-old or older, which consists of thirty-three one-bedroom units and twelve two-bedroom units. Nine accessible units will also be included with this development, which would be nearly 65,000 square feet. You can also go to https://www.phfa.org/mhp/developers/lihtc.aspx for more information about PHFA Low Income Housing Tax Credits and this website is where these tax credits are available.

(File Photo of Handcuffs)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Youngstown, OH) A joint sting operation in Ohio led to eight men getting arrested, who were all accused of human trafficking there. According to Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, the joint operation happened between the Mahoning Valley Human Trafficking Task Force and the Steubenville police force in Ohio on Tuesday and Wednesday. Three of the men that were arrested were from Allegheny County. They are twenty-nine-year-old Kenneth Anderson of Coraopolis, sixty-five-year-old Richard Matve of Coraopolis and forty-five-year-old John Denk of Allison Park. These three men are all facing misdemeaneor charges for engaging in prostitution.

(File Photo of the Allegheny Health Network Logo)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) According to a release from Allegheny Health Network in Pittsburgh yesterday, the Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP) has recognized Allegheny Health Network’s Allegheny General Hospital and Jefferson Hospital for their exemplary performance in delivering safe patient care. HAP’s Excellence in Patient Safety Recognition program, which is now in its seventh year, honors hospitals in Pennsylvania which demonstrate the lowest rates of healthcare-associated infections. Allegheny General Hospital, AHN Jefferson Hospital and twenty other hospitals in Pennsylvania received this recognition. 

(File Photo of an Ambridge Police Badge)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Ambridge, PA) Two lawsuits were recently filed in federal court that claimed that Ambridge police violated the rights of two people who were observing and protesting arrests outside the police department, believing the arrests involved ICE, before they were arrested themselves. This incident occurred on July 31st, 2025 in Ambridge and a video, provided by the attorney of the plaintiffs, shows a large presence of police before you hear a voice, which an attorney, Christine Elzer, stated is from her client, Isaac Elias, who was arrested for carrying a sign and causing a disturbance by screaming. Elzer, who also represents plaintiff Katherine “Katie” Melson, confirmed Melson can be seen in the video questioning the actions of the officers before she was arrested. The lawsuits name Beaver County, Ambridge Borough, and two Ambridge Borough police officers. The lawsuit also states that representation was denied for both Elias and Melson, who spent the night they were arrested in prison. According to Beaver County Assessment Solicitor Joe Ascar, while the case is now in the hands of the insurance company, he will be discussing it with the council next week.

(File Photo of the GoFundMe logo, Caption for Photo: More Than 500K People Helped GoFundMe Set Single-Day Giving Record After George Floyd’s Death, Credit for Photo: Courtesy of GoFundMe)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Chippewa Township, PA) A GoFundMe page was recently launched to support the family that was affected by a fire in their house in Chippewa Township. Multiple fire units responded to this fire at a house on the 3700 block of 37th Street Extension, which took place at 8:40 p.m. on Wednesday. The side and the roof near the front door of this house that caught fire were damaged and Beaver County dispatchers told WTAE that one dog was rescued from inside. There were no reported injuries, and the cause of the fire is unknown at this time. The link to donate to help the family affected by this incident can be found below:

Click here to donate: Fundraiser by Shelly Mann : Support Shelly’s Friends After Devastating Fire

(File Photo: Source for Photo: Spectators look on as U.S. Navy ships pass the viewing stand during the 250th anniversary of the founding of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps, along the Delaware River, Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A ship parade streamed up and down the Delaware River beside Philadelphia on Thursday to kick off a celebration of the 250th birthdays of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps.

Among the ships that took part were the USS Lassen, the USS Billings and the USS Cooperstown. A military flyover accompanied the flotilla.

Thousands of people were expected to attend the boat parade and other anniversary-linked events over the next few days, including a reunion of veterans, a downtown street parade and a concert featuring singer Patti LaBelle, the Navy band and the Marine Corps Drum and Bugle Corps.

Other celebrations were expected to take place on military bases around the world, organizers said.

The events marking the 1775 creation of the Navy and Marine Corps proceeded despite the government shutdown that has closed many federal agencies and offices. The Navy press office did not immediately respond to a Thursday email asking if any festivities had been curtailed because of the shutdown.

Vice Admiral John Gumbleton, speaking at the Delaware River waterfront along with Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker, the governors of Pennsylvania and New Jersey, and others, said the celebration also marks the start of the nation’s semiquincentennial next year.

He encouraged civilians to engage with active and retired military personnel visiting Philadelphia and to ask them about their service.

“For every missile that destroys a threat, for every jet aircraft launched, for every engine that steams, none of this happens without a sailor behind it,” Gumbleton said.

“The ships are cool, the jets are cool, everything looks cool, but it’s the people — it’s those sailors, it’s those Marines, that get it done,” he said.

(Photo Provided with Release Courtesy of the Cornerstone of Beaver County)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Beaver County, PA) According to a release from the Cornerstone of Beaver County, the Cornerstone of Beaver County will host its 9th Annual Party with a Purpose: BINGO With Elvis” fundraiser tomorrow at 6 p.m. with the doors for this event opening at 5 p.m. at Monaca Turners, which is located on 1700 Old Brodhead Road in Monaca. This event includes twelve games of bingo, a cash bar, a 50/50 drawing, raffle baskets, cash and merchandise prizes and performances between bingo games by Jamie Harris, an Elvis Presley tribute artist who is based in Pittsburgh. Tickets for this event start at $35 and you can purchase these tickets either by going online at CornerstoneBeaver.org or you can purchase tickets by either calling 724-846-6400 or by emailing amclaughlin@cornerstone.org. CornerstoneBeaver.org is also where you can visit for more information and how you can find out about sponsorships, which are also available for purchase for this event, in which organizations and businesses that wish to support a worthy local cause while showing off their brand. All proceeds and sponsorships from this event goes to the Cornerstone of Beaver County, which seeks to both end and prevent homelessness in Beaver County.