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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Washington, D.C.) A man from Aliquippa was sentenced Wednesday for a stay in jail of fifteen years and five years of supervised release for selling drugs and counterfeit pills on darknet websites. Twenty-seven-year-old Jacob Blair pleaded guilty last year to going on sites like Tor2Door for a conspiracy for drug trafficking as well as a charge for possessing a firearm. Blair also had items including more than 20,000 fake oxycodone pills in his house when law enforcement searched it in 2023. 

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Beaver Falls, PA) PennDOT District 11 announced that beginning Friday, April 25th weather permitting, drilling operations will occur on Route 18 in Beaver Falls in the area of 7th Avenue and College Avenue. From 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on weekdays through the middle of May, lane restrictions will occur between 18th Street and 32nd Street. Concrete core drilling operations will be conducted by crews from ECS Mid-Atlantic, LLC and Armstrong Drilling.

(File Photo of fifth grade Baden Academy Charter School student Skylar Wesley’s coloring contest submission drawing, Source for Photo: Photo Courtesy of Baden Academy Charter School)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Beaver County, PA) A Baden Academy Charter School student is one of ten finalists that are qualified to win the Edgar Snyder Coloring Contest. Skylar Wesley is a fifth-grade student who competed with other students in kindergarten through fifth grade in Western and Central Pennsylvania. Skylar will get a gift card and a $1,000 donation for her school if she is in the top five in votes online. You can vote for Skylar through May 2nd at edgarsnyder.com/voting.

(File Photo: Source for Photo: FILE – The Department of Homeland Security logo is seen during a news conference in Washington, Feb. 25, 2015. DHS says a looming Supreme Court decision on abortion, an increase of migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border and the midterm elections are potential triggers for extremist violence over the next six months. DHS said June 7, 2022, in the National Terrorism Advisory System bulletin the U.S. was in a “heightened threat environment” already and these factors may worsen the situation. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Beaver County, PA) On Wednesday, an immigration raid occurred in Beaver County and the target was the restaurant 1942 Tacos and Tequila. People that were at the scene noticed the parking lot of the restaurant on Ohio River Boulevard in East Rochester was occupied by federal agents. The number of detainments, if any, remain unclear. The office of Congressman Chris Deluzio was reached out to by WPXI and a spokesperson told them that community members are looking into the raid.

(File Photo of third grade Hopewell Elementary School student Levi Schimdt’s coloring contest submission drawing, Source for Photo: provided by Hopewell Area School District)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Beaver County, PA) A Hopewell Elementary School student is one of ten finalists that are qualified to win the Edgar Snyder Coloring Contest. Levi Schmidt is a third-grade student who competed with other students in kindergarten through fifth grade in Western and Central Pennsylvania. Levi will get a gift card and a $1,000 donation for his school if he is in the top five in votes online. You can vote for Levi through May 2nd at edgarsnyder.com/voting.

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(Reported by Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano)

(Hopewell, PA) The Hopewell School Board announced some retirements and resignations at their meeting Tuesday. Paula Battisti, the K-8 gifted support teacher, and Gary Squires, a maintenance worker, will both retire on May 30th, 2025. A resignation for both mechanic Jeff Exline and high school paraprofessional Karen Talik were announced. The resignation of Talik will be effective April 25th, 2025. A lease agreement was also approved between the school district and the Private Industry Council of Westmoreland/Fayette, Inc. A Head Start classroom will be at the Hopewell Elementary School from August 1st, 2025 to 2026. The Baccalaureate of the district will be held in the high school auditorium on May 27th, 2025. The board’s next work session will be on May 13th, 2025 at 7 p.m. and the regular meeting will be on May 27th, 2025 at 7 p.m.

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Harrisburg, PA) The Pennsylvania State Police and theAnimal Cruelty Unit in the Bureau of Criminal Investigation is giving out a reminder to pet owners to give pets basic needs. According to a release from the Pennsylvania State Police, this is defined by law and pet owners and those who keep their pets outside could face potential animal neglect and/or cruelty charges. Pets need both water that is clean and a home or something else that provides shade to your pet during hot days.

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) Acting U.S. Attorney Troy Revetti announced Wednesday that a Pittsburgh man was indicted on Hobbs Act robbery charges and disobeying federal firearm laws. Thirty-one-year-old Yamin A. Harris was a convicted felon who had a firearm and made a Hobbs Act robbery at a fast-food restaurant in Monroeville on December 29th, 2024. According to Revetti, Harris could face a maximum of up to twenty years in jail, a fine of up to $250,000 or both, provided by the law.

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) Acting U.S. Attorney Troy Revetti announced Wednesday that a former Ellwood City resident got a twenty-one-year prison sentence on Tuesday and fifteen years of supervised release. Thirty-one-year-old Shayne A. Clapper got convicted for enticing and coercing a minor as well as the receipt and producing a depiction of a minor being sexually exploited. Clapper called the minor and forced the minor to make conduct that is sexually explicit for a visual production in 2023. Clapper also started a relationship with the minor that became sexual between January of 2023 and February of 2023 and also wanted to receive and request pictures of the minor nude.

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Midland, PA) According to a release from PA Cyber, the charter school got a Purple Star designation from the Pennsylvania Department of Education for being committed to military-connected students and families. There are around two hundred students that are presently enrolled in PA Cyber from military families. PA Cyber includes initiatives like development that is professional for teachers and staff to cater to needs, military base connections and a website. Resources for the military can be found at pacayber.org/military.