(File Photo of a Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Car)
Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Moon Township, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in Pittsburgh reported via release on Saturday that sixty-six-year-old Edward Papst of Coraopolis was charged after causing a two-vehicle crash in Moon Township on the morning of January 8th, 2026. At 11:11 a.m., Papst was driving on I-376 Eastand he was merging left onto that road from the I-376 Business Loop. Papst hit the vehicle of fifty-year-old Leslie Shaffer of Shelocta, Pennsylvania when Shaffer was in the right lane. There were no injuries.
(File Photo: Source for Photo: Photo Courtesy of WPXI-TV Pittsburgh, Posted on Facebook on February 28th, 2026)
Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Pittsburgh, PA) Someone climbed to the top of the Gulf Tower without getting permission. According to a spokesperson for Pittsburgh Public Safety, two people, a man and a woman, who were believed to be involved were detained at the Gulf Tower on Friday and the duo was cooperative and provided full statements to police. A photo taken from an office window in the U.S. Steel Tower around 3 p.m. on Thursday appears to show a person at the highest point of the Gulf Tower on Grant Street. A witness said that they were up there for about 15 minutes that day. Pittsburgh police confirm that no permission was given before the climb to the top of the tower began. Police identified the individuals as twenty-seven-year-old Austin Seik of Hookstown and thirty-three-year-old Mariah Lynn Barnes of Munhall. Officials state that they are both charged with criminal trespass.Pittsburgh Bureau of Police announced on Saturday that Downtown Public Safety Center officers had obtained arrest warrants for Seik and Barnes, alleging they “gained illegal access” to the tower.
(File Photo of a Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Car)
Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Independence Township, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in Beaver reported via release today that thirty-year-old Jessica Mattheus of Monessen was arrested for driving under the influence in Beaver County early on the morning of January 31st, 2026. At 12:27 a.m., a one-vehicle crash into a hillside occurred on 188 Lincoln Highway in Independence Township and Mattheus was subsequently arrested for driving under the influence. Charges against Mattheus are pending.
(Pittsburgh, PA) Aliquippa made history at the WPIAL boys high school basketball 3A championship on Saturday by winning its league record 15th WPIAL title in program history with a 65-54 win over South Allegheny at the Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh. Senior guard Qa’lil Goode had a game high of 30 points along with eight rebounds for the Quips. Goode is used to winning a WPIAL championship with Aliquippa because the multi-sport star caught the game-winning touchdown in Aliquippa’s 21-12 win over McKeesport at Pine Richland High School on November 15th, 2025 to win their 21st high school football WPIAL 4A Championship. The Aliquippa boys high school basketball team will be playing the runner-up of the subregional game between District IX and 10 at a site and time to be determined on Saturday, March 7th.
(File Photo of a Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Car)
Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Aliquippa, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in Beaver reported via release today that fifty-four-year-old Kevin Freeman of Aliquippa was arrested for possessing drugs in Aliquippa early yesterday morning. At 2:38 a.m., PSP Beaver conducted a traffic stop on the 600 block of Sheffield Avenue and Freeman was found in possession of crack cocaine during the stop. Charges against Freeman are pending.
(Hookstown, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in Beaver reported via release today that thirty-four-year-old Austin Miller of Hookstown was arrested for possessing drugs in Aliquippa early on Friday morning. At 12:51 a.m., PSP Beaver conducted a traffic stop on the 200 block of Spring Street and Miller was found to be in possession of drug paraphernalia during the stop. Charges against Miller are pending.
(File Photo; Source for Photo: FILE – In this photo released by the official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks under a portrait of the late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini, in a ceremony meeting a group of officials, in Tehran, Iran, March 8, 2025. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP, File)
(AP) Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in a major attack on Iran launched by Israel and the United States, throwing the future of the Islamic Republic into doubt and raising the risk of regional instability.
Iranian state television and the state-run IRNA news announced the 86-year-old’s death early Sunday. President Donald Trump had announced his death hours earlier, saying it gave Iranians their “greatest chance” to “take back” their country.
The announcements came after a joint U.S. and Israeli aerial bombardment that targeted Iranian military and governmental sites. Trump said the “heavy and pinpoint bombing” was to continue through the week or as long as necessary.
The strikes opened a stunning new chapter in U.S. intervention in Iran, marking the second time in eight months that the Trump administration has attacked the country during talks over its nuclear program. The reported killing of Khamenei after decades in power appeared certain to create a significant leadership vacuum given the absence of a known successor and because the Supreme Leader had final say on all major policies.
On Sunday, Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard threatened to launch its “most-intense offensive operation” ever targeting Israel and U.S. bases.
(File Photo: Caption for Photo: PennDOT, PSP, PTC, Construction Industry Highlight National Work Zone Awareness Week)
Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Raccoon Township, PA) PennDOT District 11 announced that a long-term lane restriction on the Route 18 (Frankfort Road) structure over Service Creek in Raccoon Township will begin today, weather permitting. Beginning at 8 A.M., a long-term single-lane restriction controlled by temporary traffic signals will occur on the Route 18 bridge located between Upper Service Road and Service Church Road as crews will conduct concrete approach slab repair work there through mid-April.
(File Photo: Caption for Photo: PennDOT, PSP, PTC, Construction Industry Highlight National Work Zone Awareness Week)
Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Beaver County, PA) PennDOT District 11 announced that a culvert replacement project on Pine Run Road (Route 1021) in Marion Township will begin today, weather permitting. Beginning at approximately 7:00 A.M., culvert replacement work requiring the closure of Pine Run Road near Ben Venue Road will occur through late May. During the replacement work, drivers will be detoured via Hartzell School Road and Route 588. Replacement work on this project worth $981,000 will be conducted by crews from Pugliano Construction Company, Inc.
There’s more than televised basketball to get excited about this March.
Get out of the house, to see one of the many cool concerts on the calendar here in western Pennsylvania.
From an album release show by Beaver Valley chart-toppers The Jaggerz, to the farewell Pittsburgh performance from Journey; and rising country star Cody Johnson to acclaimed tribute band Brit Floyd, you’ve got choices.
Here’s a list to help:
PPG PAINTS ARENA
March 2: Journey
March 3: Three Days Grace
March 6: Cody Johnson
March 20: Bert Kreischer
May 5: Bring Me The Horizon; May 19: Bruce Springsteen; May 23: Don Toliver; June 11: 5 Seconds of Summer; June 16: Megan Moroney; June 23: Alex Warren; June 30: Lionel Richie with Earth, Wind & Fire; July 11: Meghan Trainor; July 20: Zayn; July 30-31: Nate Bargatze; Aug. 13: Zac Brown Band; Dec. 21: Andre Bocelli.
Journey travels to Pittsburgh in 2026.
JERGEL’S RHYTHM GRILLE
March 12: FireHouse
March 15: Jaggerz CD release party
March 19: Max Weinberg’s Jukebox
March 26: Slaughter
March 28: Steelheart
March 29: Struggle Jennings
April 2: A Flock of Seagulls; April 7: Lynch Mob; April 8: Throwing Muses; April 9: Kylie Morgan; April 22: Uli Jon Roth; April 23: The Band Perry; April 28: Paul Gilbert; May 8: Crack The Sky; May 9: Buckethead; May 18: Buckcherry; May 19: Samantha Fish; May 21: Nazareth; June 22: Ana Popovic; July 5: Quiet Riot; July 12: Chris Kirkpatrick, O-Town, LFO, BBMak and Ryan Cabrera; July 13: Robert Jon & The Wreck; Sept. 16-17: Leonid & Friends.
The Jaggerz have an album release show at Jergel’s Rhythm Grille.
STAGE AE
March 13: Rise Against
March 19: Dark Star Orchestra
March 22: Zara Larsson
April 8: The Last Dinner Party; April 10: 49 Winchester; April 14: The Maine; May 12: Ashnikko; May 15: Black Veil Brides; May 22: Ryan Bingham; June 1: Taking Back Sunday; June 10: Mt. Joy; June 14: Dance Gavin Dance; June 23: Young The Giant; June 24: Trombone Shorty; July 10: Louis Tomlinson; July 23: O.A.R.; Aug. 2: Black Keys; Sept. 1: Sierra Ferrell; Sept. 23: Rainbow Kitten Surprise; Sept. 25: Caamp; Oct. 10: Sugar.
PETERSEN EVENTS CENTER
March 20: Brit Floyd
March 26: Toby MAC
April 4: B2K, Bow Wow; April 11: Bailey Zimmerman; April 25: Jeezy; June 7: Teddy Swims; Aug. 21: Koe Wetzel; Sept. 17: Phil Wickham.
PALACE THEATRE
March 15: Steven Curtis Chapman
April 19: Kenny Wayne Shepherd; May 3: The Jaggerz, Chuck Blasko’s Vogues, The Skyliners, The Marcels and Pure Gold; May 19: ZZ Top; June 5: Cinderella’s Tom Keifer; July 22: Stewart Copeland; July 23: Air Supply; Oct. 15: Micky Dolenz
ROXIAN THEATRE @ CITIZENS
March 14: Earnest
March 17: Gary Numan
March 28: Thievery Corporation
April 4: Our Lady Peace and the Verve Pipe; April 7: Ally and AJ; April 14: Snarky Puppy; April 21: Band of Horses; April 24: Soulja Boy; April 26: Steel Panther; May 14: Sevendust; May 18: Altar Bridge; May 27: The Toadies; June 3: Corinne Bailey Rae; June 25: String Cheese Incident; July 16: Trampled by Turtles; Aug. 12: Courtney Barrett.
BENEDUM CENTER
March 2: Jason Isbell
March 3: Patti LuPone
March 7: Joe Bonamassa
April 8: CeCe Winans; April 10: Anne Wilson; April 11: The Temptations & The Four Tops.
CARNEGIE OF MUSIC HOMESTEAD
April 9: Colin Mochrie & Brad Sherwood; April 30: Jim Breuer; May 5: Melissa Etheridge; May 8: Gino Vannelli; May 28: Airplane! Live With Julie Hagerty and Robert Hays; June 7: Napoleon Dynamite – A Conversation with “Napoleon Dynamite’s” Jon Heder, Efren Ramirez, & Jon Gries; June 9: Ben Folds; June 19: Patton Oswalt; June 27: Christopher Cross.
CITY WINERY PITTSBURGH
March 9: California Guitar Trio
March 15: Dar Williams
March 20: Low Cut Connie
April 13: Soul Asylum acoustic; April 14: Rufus Wainwright; April 21: BBMak; April 22: Lloyd Cole; April 24-25: Vanessa Carlton; April 29: Melissa Manchester; May 10: Willie Nile.
Low Cut Connie on December 21st 2025 in Asbury Park New Jersey. (Danny Clinch)
MR. SMALLS THEATRE
March 20: Sebastian Bach
March 27: Hunter Hayes
March 28-29: Lotus
April 7: Madison Cunningham; May 2: Afghan Whigs; May 7: Pete Thorn; May 22: Donna The Buffalo; July 30: Cat Power; Sept. 26: Ben Harper.
OAKS THEATER
March 17: Jim Messina
March 26: Spyro Gyra
March 29: Joanne Shaw Taylor.
May 7: Al Di Meola; Aug. 7: BoDeans.
CRAFTHOUSE GRILL
March 5: Sponge
March 26: The Fell.
May 18: Powerman 5000; May 31: Adelitas Way.
BYHAM THEATER
March 6: Kathleen Madigan
April 18: David Spade.
UPMC EVENTS CENTER
April 7: Bush; May 11: Bilmuri; June 15: Yellowcard, New Found Glory, Plain White T’s.
TIMBER ROCK AMPHITHEATER
April 17: Gov’t Mule; May 28, Jo Dee Messina; May 29: Gary Allan; June 12: Niko Moon; June 19: Brantley Gilbert; July 17: Blackberry Smoke; July 31: Jeff Foxworthy.
HEINZ HALL
April 11: Lake Street Dive with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra; June 2: St. Vincent with the PSO; July 3: Derek Hough.
ACRISURE STADIUM
June 5-6: Morgan Wallen; Aug. 29: Bruno Mars.
PNC PARK
July 3: Noah Kahan
THUNDERBIRD CAFE
March 8: Lights
March 24: The Travelin’ McCourys
March 25: Brent Cobb
March 26: The Vindys
April 11: Kashus Culpepper; April 16: Whitney; April 23: Walter Trout; May 2: Bahamas; May 12: Marc Broussard; May 22: Southern Culture on The Skids; June 23: S.G. Goodman.
PAVILION AT STAR LAKE
June 10: MGK; June 14: Mumford & Sons; June 17: Chris Stapleton; June 20: Kid Rock; June 23: Godsmack; June 26: Riley Green; July 3: Jack Johnson; July 17: Motley Crue; July 18: Tim McGraw; July 24: Dave Matthews Band; Aug. 1: “Weird” Al Yankovic; Aug. 2: Ne-Yo & Akon; Aug. 7: Five Finger Death Punch; Aug. 8: Parker McCollum; Aug. 14: Goo Goo Dolls; Aug. 29: Rob Zombie & Marilyn Manson; Sept. 3: Rufus Du Sol; Sept. 15: Breaking Benjamin.
YOUNGSTOWN FOUNDATION AMPHITHEATER
July 10: Jason Aldean; July 11: Eric Church; Aug. 9: Joe Bonamassa and Gov’t Mule.
Others
March 13: Skillet, Rivers Casino, Pittsburgh.
April 22: Rev. Horton Heat, Preserving Underground, New Kensington; June 27: Dustin Lynch, Beaver County Boom on The Bridge, Bridgewater.
