(File Photo of Cranberry Tonwship Logo)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Cranberry Township, PA) The Cranberry Township Volunteer Fire Company is looking for more people to join their team. 1,183 calls were responded to by the company in 2024 around or from the community, which was more than any other year. Chief Scott Garing of Cranberry Township Fire and Emergency Services confirms that the emergency calls are not going to decrease and that the company needs volunteers. The company also has an on-site training center. Volunteers also get paid through a stipend program for each shift. The link to start signing up to be a volunteer firefighter for the Cranberry Township Volunteer Fire Company can be accessed using the link below:

Click here to sign up to volunteer for the Cranberry Township Volunteer Fire Company – Allegheny PA

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Beaver County, PA) Daniel Felo, the man who received an arrest warrant for allegedly killing Eric Mason in a Beaver Falls building, appeared in court on Tuesday for the first time. Felo’s defense attorney Nicole Nino commented that he is trying to confirm that he is innocent. Nino was trying to prove that no police reports showed that Felo said he shot Mason and the autopsy showed only a gunshot wound. Felo was brought back to the Beaver County Jail and his trial will be in July.

 

(File Photo of Cranberry Township Emergency Medical Services Logo)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Cranberry Township, PA) A fire that took place in the Wingate by Wyndham hotel in Cranberry Township on Tuesday is still under investigation. At around 6 a.m., a report came in to 911 dispatchers of Butler County regarding a smoke alarm. One of the rooms in the hotel caught fire. The fire chief that was at the scene confirmed that nobody was injured and believes that the HVAC appeared to cause the fire. There was no word initially if anybody was transported to the hospital.

(File Photo of Gavel)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) Acting U.S. Attorney Troy Revetti announced Tuesday that a man from Mexico was indicted on a charge of illegal re-entry of a removed alien. Twenty-five-year-old Juan Antonio Lopez Mauricio was previously in the United States illegally four times between 2012 and 2015. Mauricio was found in Pennsylvania’s Western District on January 30th, 2025. According to Revetti, Mauricio could receive a maximum of two years in jail, an up to $250,000 fine, or both provided by the law.

(File Photo of Gavel)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) Acting U.S. Attorney Troy Revetti announced Tuesday that a man from Guatemala was indicted on a charge of illegal re-entry of a removed alien. Nineteen-year-old Eric Estuardo Hernandez-Ramos was found on January 25th, 2025 in Pennsylvania’s Western District. Hernandez-Ramos was in the United States illegally around or on December 18th, 2023. According to Revetti, Hernandez-Ramos could receive a maximum of two years in jail, an up to $250,000 fine, or both provided by the law.

(File Photo: Caption for Photo: Young teenager boy uncomfortable at counseling – close up on clutching hands)

(Reported by Danielle Smith of Keystone News Service)

(Harrisburg, PA) Pennsylvania nonprofits are working with teens in foster care to ensure they have the resources they’ll need to navigate life once they’re out of the system. In Pennsylvania, about 15-thousand children are in temporary foster care. Dr. Joseph Birli with Bethany Children’s Home says they have a congregate care setting to assist those who have been traumatized. He says teens may need emergency shelter if they’re at risk for human trafficking and the staff works with them as they age out of the system. About 20-thousand young people exit foster care each year in the U-S, according to the Annie E. Casey Foundation. In Pennsylvania, Birli says 18-year-olds can leave the foster care system – but also can return if needed until age 21 by contacting their county. He says many do return, after realizing life is tougher than expected.

(File Photo: Source for Photo: FILE – In this Sept. 11, 2002, file photo, the sun rises on Mt. Rushmore National Memorial near Keystone, S.D. as the flag is flown at half staff in honor of the first anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks against the United States. President Donald Trump is planning to kick off Independence Day weekend in South Dakota with a show of patriotism _ fireworks popping, fighter jets thundering overhead and revelers crowding beneath a piece of classic Americana _ Mount Rushmore. (AP Photo/Laura Rauch, File)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Harrisburg, PA) PennDOT announced that all of its centers for photos and driver’s licenses will be closed from Saturday, February 15th from Monday, February 17th to observe the holiday of President’s Day. The full-service center for PennDOT in Harrisburg will also be closed. You can visit the PennDOT Driver and Vehicle Services Website anytime for services provided by PennDOT and other information. The link to PennDOT’s Driver and Vehicle Services Website can be accessed by the link below.

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

(File Photo of State Representative Rob Matzie)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News (Updated on 2/14/25 at 7:38 A.M.)

(Beaver County, PA) According to a release from State Representative Rob Matzie’s office, Matzie announced that state grants worth a total of over $221,000 were given to thirteen local fire companies by the Office of the State Fire Commissioner. The topics for projects that can be eligible through this funding include equipment, upgrades for facilities, and outreach for both the public and education. There is also eligibilty through this funding for certification, training and efforts for both retention and recruitment. Application for construction savings accounts was also permitted to help fire companies with constructing their facilities. According to Matzie, here are the companies that received funding:

 

Ambridge Borough Fire Department		Fire		Ambridge		$13,309.52
Ambridge Volunteer Fire Department		Fire		Ambridge		$14,600.59
Baden Volunteer Fire Department		Fire		Baden		$16,322.02
Center Township Fire House No. 2		Fire		Monaca		$13,309.52
Center Township Volunteer Fire Department Co. No. 1		Fire		Aliquippa		$14,385.41
Center Township Volunteer Fire Department No. 3		Fire		Monaca		$12,879.17
City of Aliquippa DBA Aliquippa Bureau of Fire		Fire		Aliquippa		$14,815.77
Conway Volunteer Fire Department		Fire		Conway		$14,385.41
Freedom Volunteer Fire Department		Fire		Freedom		$12,018.46
Harmony Township Volunteer Firemen, Inc.		Fire		Ambridge		$15,676.48
Hopewell Twp Volunteer Fire Department		Fire		Aliquippa		$13,739.88
Monaca Fire		Fire		Monaca		$38,170.24
Rochester Township Volunteer Fire Department No. 1		Fire		Rochester		$27,891.66

(File Photo of State Representative Roman Kozak)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Harrisburg, PA) According to a release from State Representative Roman Kozak’s office, Kozak announced that a total of nineteen fire and ambulance companies will receive a total of over $283,000 in state grants. The Office of the State Fire Commissioner and the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency administered a program to provide this funding. The topics for projects eligible through this funding includes training, reducing debt, renovating or constructing facilities and repairing or buying equipment.

According to Kozak, here are the companies that received funding:

·         Beaver Falls City Fire Department – $14,600.59.

·         Beaver Falls Volunteer Fire Department (EMS) – $15,000.

·         Beaver Falls Volunteer Fire Department (Fire) – $16,322.02.

·         Big Beaver Borough Volunteer Fire Company – $13,955.06.

·         Big Knob Volunteer Fire Department – $14,600.59.

·         Bridgewater Volunteer Fire Department – $13,955.06.

·         Chippewa Township Volunteer Fire Department – $15,676.48.

·         Darlington Township Volunteer Fire Department – $14,815.77.

·         Daugherty Township Volunteer Fire Department – $13,309.52.

·         Economy Volunteer Ambulance Service – $15,000.

·         Economy Volunteer Firemens Association – $15,246.13.

·         Franklin Township Volunteer Fire Department – $15,030.95.

·         Koppel Volunteer Fire Company – $12,448.81.

·         New Brighton Volunteer Fire Company – $28,322.02.

·         New Galilee Emergency Medical Services – $10,000.

·         North Sewickley Township Volunteer Fire Department – $15,676.48.

·         Patterson Heights Volunteer Fire Department – $13,309.52.

·         Patterson Township Volunteer Fire Company – $12,879.17.

·         Pine Run Volunteer Fire Department – $13,524.70.

FILE – A drawn portrait of Marc Fogel, who has been detained in Russia since August 2021, hangs on rails outside of the White House during a demonstration organized by his family, July 15, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough, File)