(Photo of the Dr. Alistair Erskine Provided with Release)
Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Pittsburgh, PA) According to a release from Allegheny Health Network and Highmark, Highmark Health announced the appointment of Dr. Alistair Erskine as the organization’s first Chief Information Digital Officer on Wednesday. Dr. Erskine will implement strategy for providers and make both implementation and a development of a roadmap that is digital for Allegheny Health Network. Dr. Erskine will also be the person who drives the optimization of electronic health records and will support strategy of enterprises. This will be integrated between provider and payer data systems of Highmark Health from the role of Dr. Erskine. Dr. Erksine joins Highmark Health after working at Emory Healthcare and Emory University. Dr. Erksine served there as the Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer and the Chief Digital Officer.
(FIle Photo of the Pittsburgh International Airport Logo)
Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Pittsburgh, PA) The new terminal at the Pittsburgh International Airport is 90% complete and people that want to help them for a dress rehearsal event there will soon get an email notification for the event. The Pittsburgh International Airport said recently that more than 18,000 people want to help them out with this dress rehearsal event which will occur on Saturday, September 20th. The event simulates an actual day at the airport with passenger traffic with roleplay instructions.
(West Mifflin, PA)Kennywood made an announcement on Wednesday that their Fall Fantasy Parades in 2025 will take place on Saturday, August 2nd through Sunday, August 17th. Over 150 marching bands that are local will participate and there will be a block party themed in the style of Marti Gras. There will also be specialty drinks and food along with live music. According to Kennywood, people wishing to attend Kennywood for the parades can purchase single-day tickets online at kennywood.com for $39.99.
(Photo Courtesy of Big Beaver Falls Area School District)
Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Beaver Falls, PA) According to a Facebook post on Tuesdayfrom the Big Beaver Falls Area School District, their 4th annual Back to School Bash will be held at Central Elementary School in Beaver Falls. This event is on Friday, August 15th from 5-7 p.m. and it is for all Beaver Falls Area District students. The event has free backpacks and much more, like resources, activities, games, food and music.A movie will also be shown at the Beaver Falls library from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. that day. For more information about this event, contact 724-843-3420, extension 1533.
(Harrisburg, PA) According to a release from Representative Aaron Bernstine’s office on Wednesday, Bernstine will be introducing legislation to close a dangerous loophole in Pennsylvania law. This law presently allows sex offenders that are registered to become parents that are legal through arrangements of surrogacy. The bill from Bernstine prohibits the right for sex offenders that are registered to get rights to be parents through agreements of surrogacy. This bill would also require clearances for child abuse and background checks for all intended parents before an issuing of a pre-birth parentage order.
(Aliquippa, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in Beaver report that a man from Ambridge was arrested for driving under the influence of drugs in Aliquippa on July 20th, 2025. Forty-three-year-old Antani Macon was stopped by police after committing a vehicle code violation on the 600 block of Franklin Avenue. According to police, Macon was arrested for driving under the influence of a controlled substance and his charges are pending.
(Midland, PA) A massive fire broke out at Hong Kong Chinese Restaurant in Midland on Tuesday. That fire has displaced at least ten people, including the Jiang family, who are the owners of the restaurant. A tenant of the building that caught fire in Midland on Tuesday told WPXI that a candle that was still burning was the cause of the fire. Donations can be put in a box located at the restaurant on the 800 block of Midland Avenue. You can also donate on a GoFundMe page for the Jiang family. The link for this GoFundMe page can be found below:
August is filled with action in the Beaver Valley and Pittsburgh.
Here’s a entertainment calendar to help you pick your fun:
Aug. 2: Puttin’ Through The Falls, a unique 9-hole mini golf experience throughout participating stops in the heart of Beaver Falls. Check-in at noon. Tickets $10 at Jus1More Sports Bar and Grill, 926 Seventh Ave.
Aug. 2-3: Hot Wheels Glow-n-Fire, Monster Trucks, PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh. ppgpaintsarena.com.
Aug. 2: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra’s “Marvel Infinity Saga” 7 p.m. at Heinz Hall, Pittsburgh. pittsburghsymphony.org.
Aug. 3: Little Engine That Could 5K Run/Walk, 8 a.m. at the Hopewell Township Municipal Building. runsignup.com.
Aug. 4: Midland Music Mondays features Eric DeFade Band, 6:30 p.m. Lincoln Park Alumni Hall. Bring a lawn chair. Rain or shine. lincolnparkarts.org.
Eric DeFade, a two-time Grammy Award winning jazz artist, entertains at Music Mondays this August outside the Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center in Midland.
Aug. 8: Bradys Run Friday Night Flea Market, 4-8 p.m. Ice Arena Parking Lot, Brighton Township.
Aug. 8: “Freakier Friday” hits movie theaters
Aug. 8-10: Steel City Con at Monroeville Convention Center. Celebrities include John Cusack, Parker Posey, Mike Tyson, John Schneider and Dave Coulier. steelcitycon.com.
Aug. 8-10: The 100th San Rocco Foundation Celebration, Mary Queen of Saints – St. Francis Cabrini Campus, Center Township. Centennial event honoring San Rocco and celebrating Italian heritage. sanroccofoundation.com.
Aug. 9-10: 100th annual San Rocco Festa, St. Elijah Center, 2200 Main St., Aliquippa Honoring Italian traditions, faith and community. sanrocco.org.
Aug. 9: Barrel and Flow craft beer festival, The Stacks at 3 Crossings, 2875 Railroad St., in the Pittsburgh Strip District. barrelandflow.com.
Aug. 9: Rochester Saturday Night Fever Super Car Cruise with burnouts from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., karaoke and DJ music, food, beer and vendors, at Rochester Riverfront Park. Disco dancing on the wharf/stage 6 p.m. to midnight.
9-16: Washington County Fair, 2151 North Main St. Washington, Pa. washingtonfair.org.
Aug. 10: Styx/Kevin Cronin/Don Felder/Donnie Iris at The Pavilion at Star Lake. livenation.com.
14: Disney Descendants/Zombies: Worlds Collide tour at PPG Paints Arena. ppgpaintsarena.com.
Aug. 14-17: Little Italy Days in Bloomfield neighborhood of Pittsburgh.
Aug. 16: Cruizin’ The Ridge car cruise, Beaver County Radio parking lot, 4301 Dutch Ridge Road, Brighton Township. beavercountyradio.com.
Cruizin’ The Ridge invites vintage car enthusiasts to the monthly event outside Beaver County Radio studios.
Aug. 23-24: Oddities & Curiosities Expo at David Lawrence Convention Center, Pittsburgh. Vendors and artists showcasing odd, bizarre and macabre creations. pittsburghcc.com.
(File Photo: Source for Photo: Tim DeFoor, the Republican state auditor general of Pennsylvania, speaks at a campaign event at the Beerded Goat Brewing Co., April 25, 2024, in Harrisburg, Pa. (AP Photo/ Marc Levy, File)
Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Beaver County, PA) Pennsylvania Auditor General Timothy DeFoor released an audit report last Wednesday that cited five Beaver County volunteer firefighters’ relief associations for issues of noncompliance. According to DeFoor’s office, Chippewa Township VFRA was listed as having “no findings” in an audit of records from January 1st, 2022, to December 31st, 2024. In the audit of records from January 1st, 2022, to December 31st, 2024, the Bridgewater Volunteer Fire Department Firemen’s Relief Association had one finding. According to Defoor’s report, this VFRA did not comply with a previous audit recommendation to maintain a Pennsylvania state sales tax exemption number. In the audit of records from January 1st, 2021 to December 31st, 2024, the Center Township Volunteer Fire Department Relief Association had one finding noted for unauthorized expenditures. In the audit of records from January 1st, 2020 to December 31st, 2023, the Daughtery Township VFRA had four findings noted. According to Defoor’s report, these findings were due to noncompliance with a prior audit recommendation to have surety (fidelity) bond coverage, undocumented expenditures, inadequate financial record-keeping system and failure to maintain a complete and accurate cumulative equipment roster. In the audit of records from January 1st, 2019, to December 31st, 2023, Hanover VFRA had five findings reported. According to DeFoor’s report, these findings were due to noncompliance with a prior audit recommendation regarding undocumented expenditures, unauthorized expenditures, failure to maintain surety (fidelity) bond coverage, inadequate minutes of meetings and relief association bylaws and failure to maintain a Pennsylvania sales tax exemption number.
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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Muddy Creek Township, PA) A Canadian truck driver recently pleaded guilty to causing a crash in 2021 on I-79involving his truck and a school bus. According to court documents, a judge sentenced Karandeep Singh of Canada to 42 months of probation and fines totaling nearly $700,000. Singh pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter, reckless driving, recklessly endangering another person and too slow for conditions. A criminal complaint states Singh was driving his truck 18 miles per hour in Muddy Creek Township along I-79 when a school bus crashed into his truckon November 2nd, 2021. That bus had more than a dozen students from Lincoln Park Performing Arts Charter School and the crash killed a fourteen-year-old and the driver of the school bus, thirty-one-year-old Lindsey Thompkins.
