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Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is announcing bridge inspection activities on I-376 (Beaver Valley Expressway) in Potter and Vanport townships, Beaver County, will occur Friday, October 10 weather permitting.

Bridge inspection activities requiring a single lane restriction in each direction on the I-376 Vanport Bridge over the Ohio River will occur between the Monaca/Shippingport (Exit 39) interchange and Beaver (Exit 38B) exit from 9:00 AM to 3:00 P.M Friday.

Crews from the Mackin Engineering Group, Inc. and the Sofis Company, Inc. will conduct the inspection work.

Motorists can check conditions on major roadways by visiting www.511PA.com. 511PA, which is free and available 24 hours a day, provides traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts, traffic speed information and access to more than 1,000 traffic cameras. 511PA is also available through a smartphone application for iPhone and Android devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following regional X alerts.

Subscribe to PennDOT news and traffic alerts in Allegheny, Beaver, Lawrence counties at www.penndot.pa.gov/District11.

Information about infrastructure in District 11, including completed work and significant projects, is available at www.penndot.pa.gov/D11Results. Find PennDOT’s planned and active construction projects at www.projects.penndot.gov.

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(File Photo of the Beaver County Courthouse)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Beaver, PA) Several topics were discussed at the Beaver County Commissioners’ work session this morning at 10 a.m. at the Beaver County Courthouse in Beaver. One of the topics was addressed during the Audience Participation section, which was when a New Sewickley Township woman named Laura Dengel asked the commissioners about any updates regarding their meeting with the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) on August 28th, 2025. This is dealing with the situation in Economy Borough in which Economy Borough residents are concerned because Chad Weaver, owner of Weaver Homes, is continually being given additional items that need taken care of conservation wise. Some Economy Borough residents were accusing the Beaver County Conservation District (BCCD) through the Department of Environmental Protection of purposely stalling the construction of the remainder of their housing plan, and these residents confirmed this has been going on since February of 2025. Beaver County Commissioner Jack Manning told Dengel that this meeting she referred to was called by the commissioners and was between some elected officials, the BCCD and the DEP, because the commissioners wanted to understand based on complaints that people gave them about what the role of the DEP was and the lineation of the BCCD and the DEP in regards to this issue of conservation in Economy Borough. This meeting was also preempted as an “educational tool” by Jeff Pflug, the Executive Director of the BCCD. In other business, Beaver County Solicitor Garen Fedeles mentioned in the solicitors’ report of the work session that one of the thirty-one resolutions for tomorrow on an agenda is for a paving program in Rochester Township. Commissioner Manning also mentioned that the Montgomery Locks and Dam project is still going and funding is still needed, and the commissioners can not do anything about the Pittsburgh International Race Complex continuing to be incorporated after the Wampum raceway will close on November 9th, 2025 after their final season. Beaver County Commissioner Chairman Dan Camp also mentioned that the commissioners are heavily invested in the Beaver County Drone Team, which uses drones to help individuals get to a scene faster before the Beaver County Drone Team gets there. One drone of the Beaver County Drone Team was used to identify and locate the two-year-old child who went missing in Beaver Falls on Monday, so authorities can get that report about the toddler, who is now safe. Beaver County Recreation and Tourism Director Tony Caltury mentioned that the gutters of the Brady’s Run Ice Arena in Beaver Falls during the Department Head Report of the work session. Caltury also mentioned two upcoming events in Beaver County: the MAC Cross Country Championship for twenty-eight schools to compete in at Brush Creek Park in Beaver Falls today with the meets starting at 3 p.m. and on Saturday, October 11th, the “Month of Mud” mountain bike racing event for racing will take place at the trails of Brady’s Run Park at 1:30 p.m.

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Wayne Township, PA) An unidentified sixteen-year-old boy from New Castle was charged by police after causing a single-vehicle crash in Wayne Township yesterday. At around 4:10 p.m. that afternoon, this boy was driving on Old Pittsburgh Road and lost control when negotiating a right curve and the car he was driving rotated clockwise before he hit an embankment, which caused his car to roll onto its passenger side and caused disabling damage to it. This boy was not injured and he was wearing his seatbelt at the time of the crash. The Wayne Township Fire Department and Beatrice Towing assisted on the scene of this crash.

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Rochester, PA) In recognition of AAA Car Care Month, AAA East Central will offer free vehicle battery and electrical system checks in October of 2025. A Battery Wellness Clinic will be held at the Rochester AAA branch office from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thursday, October 16th, where batteries can be purchased on site if they are needed. The public and members of AAA are encouraged to check their vehicles to make sure the battery has enough strength to properly work in the air of cold winter. According to AAA, summer heat breaks down the components inside a car’s battery, which can lead to battery failure during cold weather and dead batteries are the number one reason for service calls. Over 270,000 battery-related calls are what the AAA East Central office responds to each year.

(File Photo of one year of the New Brighton Halloween Parade)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Beaver County, PA) As Halloween of 2025 approaches, families and kids in Beaver County will be looking for times and dates to trick-or-treat in their area. According to the Beaver County Times, here are the official 2025 dates and times for trick-or-treat in Beaver County as well as a few spooky events in the area to get you into the Halloween spirit:

Aliquippa: 6-8 p.m. October 30th

Ambridge: 6-8 p.m. October 30th

Baden: 6-8 p.m. October 30th

Beaver: 6-8 p.m. October 30th

Beaver Falls: 6-8 p.m. October 30th

Big Beaver: 6-8 p.m. on October 30th

Brighton Township: 6-8 p.m. October 30th

Center Township: 6-8 p.m. October 30th

Chippewa Township: 6-8 p.m. October 30th

Community College of Beaver County (1 Campus Drive, Center Township): 6-7 p.m. October 23rd

Conway: 6-8 p.m. October. 30th

Crescent Township: 6-8 p.m. October 30th

Darlington: 4:30-6:30 p.m. on October 31st. (Trunk or treat from 3-7 p.m. October 9th at Legion Park.)

Economy: 6-8 p.m. October 30th

Ellport: 6-8 p.m. October 31st

Ellwood City: 6-8 p.m. October 31st

Fallston: 6-7:30 p.m. October 30th

Findlay Township: 6-8 p.m. October 25th

Franklin Township: 6-8 p.m. October 30th

Freedom: 6-8 p.m. on October 26th. (From 3:30 to 5:30 p.m., there will be food trucks, crafts and a petting zoo on Main Street. The costume parade lineup begins at 5:15 p.m.)

Hanover Township: 6-8 p.m. October 30th

Harmony Township: 6-8 p.m. October 30th

Hopewell Township: House to house trick or treat is 6-8 p.m. October 30th. (In addition, the township will host an allergy-friendly Halloween party for all kids this year, from 1 to 4:30 p.m. October 30 at the municipal building. Meet Frankie the Scarecrow and Chrissy Rubino from community outreach, who will hand out peanut and tree-nut-free snacks as well as stickers, toys, glow sticks and other small gifts. Kids are encouraged to wear their costumes.)

Independence Township:- 6-8 p.m. October 30th

Monaca: 6-8 p.m. October 30th

Moon Township: 6-8 p.m. October 30th

New Brighton: 6-7:30 p.m. October 30th. (Trunk or treat from 12-4 p.m. Oct. 26 at 2210 Third Avenue)

New Sewickley Township: 5-7 p.m. on October 30th

North Sewickley Township: 6-8 p.m. October 30th

Patterson Heights: 6-8 p.m. October 30th

Patterson Township: 6-8 p.m. October 30th

Potter Township: 5:30-7:30 p.m. October 31st

Raccoon Township: 6-8 p.m. October 30th

Rochester: 6-8 p.m. October 30th

Rochester Township: 6-8 p.m. October 30th

South Beaver Township: 6-8 p.m. October 30th

South Heights: 6-8 p.m. October 30th

Vanport Township: 6-8 p.m. October 30th

Wampum: 6-8 p.m. October 31st

White Township: 6-8 p.m. October 30th

Trunk or treat in Big Beaver takes place from 3-5:30 p.m. October 26th at the Big Beaver Volunteer Fire Station.

Independence Fire Department‘s Halloween Party takes place from 6-10 p.m. October 25th. Tickets can be purchased at https://square.link/u/cxG9i0eb. Prizes will be awarded for the most original, funniest and scariest costumes.

New Sewickley Township Recreation Trick or Treat Trail is scheduled from 5-7 p.m. October 25 at Green Valley Park.

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Allegheny County, PA) PennDOT District 11 announced that on Friday, October 10th through Monday, October 13th, weather permitting, a lane restriction on the Interstate 79 Neville Island Bridge in Robinson and Neville townships, and Glenfield Borough of Allegheny County will occur. From 7 p.m. on Friday night continuously through 5 a.m. on Monday morning, southbound I-79 will be reduced to a single-lane of traffic on the Neville Island Bridge as crews from Lindy Paving will conduct concrete patching there.

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Lawrence County, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in New Castle was dispatched on Friday afternoon for a report of theft from a motor vehicle in Lawrence County. On the scene of Evergreen Road in Pulaski Township, an unidentified twenty-five-year-old woman from West Middlesex, Pennsylvania told police that on the night of September 29th, 2025, someone entered her unlocked vehicle that was in her driveway and stole both a bottle of prescription medication and $20 from her. There were negative results of developing any leads for this case after a neighborhood canvas was conducted, and if you have any information on this case, call Pennsylvania State Police New Castle at 724-598-2211.

(File Photo: Source for Photo: Members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives attend a session at the state Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa., Thursday, June 29, 2023. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Harrisburg, PA) According to a release from Representative Marla Brown’s office in Harrisburg yesterday, legislation co-prime sponsored by Brown that would provide targeted support for grandparents raising grandchildren across Pennsylvania, unanimously passed the House Aging and Older Services Committee. The bill is called House Bill 1528, and it would direct opioid settlement funds to local Area Agencies on Aging so they can help grandfamilies with emergency needs such as personal care, clothing and other necessities for the children in their care. This bill moves to the full House of Representatives for consideration.

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Allegheny County, PA) A Sheetz store in Western Pennsylvania recently sold a winning Pennsylvania Lottery ticket that hit the jackpot of $675,000 from the drawing on Saturday. According to Pennsylvania Lottery officials, a winning Cash 5 with Quick Cash ticket was sold at the Sheetz store at 3025 Babcock Boulevard in Ross Township of Allegheny County, and that store will receive a $5,000 bonus for selling that winning ticket. It is unclear at this time about who in Pennsylvania won the ticket, but that person matched the numbers of 6, 30, 38, 41 and 43. 

(File Photo: Caption and Credit for Photo: Sheetz logo. Courtesy of (PRNewsFoto/SHEETZ, INC.)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Ann Arbor, MI) A ranking recently came out from the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) in their 2025 convenience store study, which shows Sheetz is tied with Wawa in second place with a customer satisfaction score of 82. This study from the ACSI is based on over 8,000 surveys, and that index confirms customers were picked at random by email between October of 2024 and September of 2025 to participate in it to rank successful convenience stores. The Altoona, Pennsylvania based Sheetz has improved in this study 4% each year they have been ranked in it.