(File Photo of the Penn State Beaver logo)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Monaca, PA) According to a release from the Beaver County Marcellus Awareness Community, the company is partnering with Penn State Beaver for a free public event. The Penn State Beaver Student Union Building in Monaca will host the event on Thursday, April 17th centered around opportunities and challenges in the local environment. People that attend will engage with front-line environmental organizations as well as organizations for civic action and sustainability working on the front-line. The doors will open at 5:30 p.m. with food and refreshments available. A student art contest will also be shown as the Eyes On: Our Living Ecosystem display will be shown all evening thanks to the Beaver County Marcellus Awareness Community’s Creative Advocacy initiative.

(File Photo of a Road Work Ahead Sign)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Beaver County, PA) According to PennDOT, an indefinite closure of Wildwood Road will occur because of the landslide that happened on the road this week. After the sliding concludes, PennDOT will have an evaluation to see if a single lane of traffic will be open as a possibility for reopening. There will be routes for detours with more traffic, so drivers need to be careful when going around the area of the road. The repair work time to fix Wildwood Road has not yet been determined.

(File Photo of Gavel)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Beaver County, PA) A man who got a life sentence in prison for killing his friend in Aliquippa could get an evidentiary hearing from the State Supreme Court. Sheldon Jeter Jr. murdered Tyric Pugh in 2020 and Pugh was found on Kiehl Street dead. Pugh was last seen by Jeter and the car of Jeter was at the murder scene in a surveillance video. Jeter was also the main suspect in the murder of Rachel Deltondo, but did not get charged. A decision for the hearing of Jeter has not been made yet.

(Source for Photos: Photos Courtesy of ReStore Beaver County Habitat for Humanity)

(Reported by Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano)

(Beaver County, PA) The ReStore Beaver County Habitat for Humanity located in Beaver Falls will be closing this year. Dennis Sutter, the executive director of the store, confirmed that June 30th, 2025 is the date when the doors of the store will no longer be open. According to Sutter, the store is no longer viable since the COVID-19 pandemic occurred.

(File Photo of a Road Work Ahead Sign)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) PennDOT District 11 announced that on Thursday, April 10th, weather permitting, the Fort Pitt Tunnel on I-376 in Pittsburgh will undergo a lane restriction. From 10 p.m. tonight to 4 a.m. tomorrow morning, a single-lane restriction will occur in the westbound portion of the tunnel going outbound. Drainage flushing work will be conducted by PennDOT crews.

(Photo Courtesy of the Allegheny County Police Department)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) Acting U.S. Attorney Troy Revetti announced Wednesday that a man from Morgantown, West Virginia was indicted on a charge of possessing a firearm that was unregistered. Twenty-six-year-old Zachary Vincent Velling had a flashbang hand grenade in his luggage at the Pittsburgh International Airport on November 12th, 2024. According to Revetti, Velling could face a maximum of up to ten years in jail, an up to a $250,000 fine, or both provided by the law. 

(File photo of the Hopewell Area School District logo)

(Reported by Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano)

(Hopewell, PA) The Hopewell School Board made several decisions at theirTuesday work session meeting. Junior high school science teacher Betsy Lehaman will retire effective May 30th, 2025 after 24 years. Barb Marnhout got hired as an assistant swim coach and Ava Yoder got hired as a lifeguard. Both began their duties on Wednesday. The 2025-26 BCCTC budget of $8,114,319 was also approved. The superintendent of the Hopewell Area School District Dr. Jeff Beltz told the board that eighty-five Hopewell students attend classes in the various occupations offered. Beltz said the budget increased due to the rise in medical costs and the tuition hasn’t increased much for the districts. The baccalaureate will be in the Hopewell high school auditorium on Tuesday, May 27th, 2025. Baccalaureate will be held on Tuesday, May 27th, 2025 in the high school auditorium. The next regular meeting is on Tuesday, April 22nd, 2025 at 7 p.m.

(File Photo of the Sewickley Bridge)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Sewickley, PA) The town of Sewickley was recognized in USA Today’s Readers’ Choice List for being one of the best northeast small towns. Sewickley was second on this specific list. Gettysburg and New Hope were the only other towns in Pennsylvania to make the list. According to USA Today, the criteria that a panel nominated on and readers voted on for each town was cuisine, cultural attractions, historic charm and scenery.

(File Photo of Congressman Chris Deluzio)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Washington, D.C.) According to a release from Congressman Chris Deluzio’s office, Deluzio, (PA-17), Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Pat Ryan (NY-18), and Angie Craig (MN-02) are launching the Monopoly Busters Caucus to fight corporate power. The caucus is made up of nine people who founded it and will have an economic agenda that supports consumers, small businesses and workers. Deluzio emphasized that it was better late than never for Congress to let patriotic competition return to the economy of the United States.

(File Photo of a Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Badge)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Hopewell Township, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in Beaver report that a man from New Brighton was charged after crashing into another vehicle in Hopewell Township on April 2nd, 2025. Twenty-five-year-old Logan Hendrickson was driving on I-376 East and was tailgating the vehicle of forty-nine-year-old Randolph Campbell III of Aliquippa. The tailgating charge was the only charge given to Hendrickson after the crash occurred.