(Photo Provided with Release Courtesy of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh District)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) According to a release in Pittsburgh from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh District, the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works Adam R. Telle announced a major initiative yesterday called “Building Infrastructure, Not Paperwork,” which is for the Army’s Civil Works program. This initiative will provide greater focus on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) core Civil Works missions, while it will minimize non-core programs, direct funding to priority water resources projects that will provide the greatest benefits to the nation, shorten permitting timelines, and reduce or eliminate extraneous regulations and paperwork that slow the delivery of USACE for both Civil Works projects and programs. 

(File Photo of Handcuffs)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Sewickley, PA) Thirty-seven-year-old Bruno Guedes da Silva, a father from Sewickley, was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents on Sunday. Hadley Haas, who is speaking on behalf of his family, stated that his family moved to the United States in 2022, escaped a dangerous situation in Brazil. Haas confirmed that Guedes da Silva was pulled over by federal agents and was taken into custody outside Osborne Elementary School in Sewickley over the weekend. According to the ICE website, Guedes da Silva is in the Northern Regional Jail in Moundsville, West Virginia. 

(File Photo: Source for Photo: Courtesy of KDKA Drone Team / KDKA Photojournalist Ian Smith, Caption for Photo: PennDOT has announced the dates that a portion of the Parkway East will be closed near the Squirrel Hill Tunnel so that crews can install the new Commercial Street Bridge.)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) PennDOT recently unveiled when part of the Parkway East will close this coming summer so that the new Commercial Street Bridge can be installed. A Part of Parkway East near the Squirrel Hill Tunnel will close around the clock from July 10th to August 3rd for the installation of the new bridge as part of the new Commercial Street Bridge project. PennDOT says the project is expected to be concluded by the summer of 2027. 

(File Photo of a Gavel)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) According to Pittsburgh police, charges have been filed against one person as they continue to investigate a robbery at a bar in its Bloomfield neighborhood. A criminal complaint states that Carl Hough of Pittsburgh, who is over the age of sixty, faces charges that include robbery, theft by unlawful taking, aggravated assault, conspiracy and carrying a firearm without a license. Police confirmed yesterday that the investigation into the incident which occurred at Sonny’s Tavern on February 12th, 2026 is “active and ongoing.” Preliminary information shows that two armed men broke into the bar and demanded money. The suspects then escaped with an undisclosed amount of cash from the bar on the 600 block of Millvale Avenue around 10 a.m. One Sonny’s Tavern employee was assaulted during the robbery and that person had a minor injury and refused medical treatment. 

(File Photo: Source for Photo: FILE – This Oct. 17, 2023 file photo shows the Allegheny County Jail in Pittsburgh. The Allegheny County jail could significantly increase its mental health staffing and provide more training about use of force and restraint after five inmates alleged that the Pennsylvania facility treats those with mental illness unfairly, under proposed settlement filed Tuesday, March 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) A teen accused of two non-deadly shootings within two days last year in the Pittsburgh area is now in custody. According to the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police on February 16th, 2026, multiple units and the U.S. Marshal Service worked together to arrest eighteen-year-old Marcell Fields. Investigators state that Fields was wanted for a shooting that occurred on Frankstown Avenue on October 25th, 2025, where a man was shot in the rear. Fields was also wanted for an October 26th, 2025 shootout at the Wilkinsburg Park and Ride Bus Station in which over thirty shell casings were found and one person was shot twice in the arm. Fields, who is being held at the Allegheny County Jail, now faces a dozen charges between the two cases, including attempted homicide, two counts of aggravated assault and criminal conspiracy. Fields was denied bail and was a minor at the time of the crimes.

(Credit for Photo: Photo Courtesy of the Pennsylvania Lottery)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Allegheny County, PA) Someone who recently bought a Pennsylvania Lottery 3s a Charm scratch-off ticket in Allegheny County won a total of $3 million. According to the Pennsylvania Lottery yesterday, that winning ticket was sold at the BP on Alter Road in Harrison Township. The store will receive a bonus of $10,000 for selling the winning ticket. The Pennsylvania Lottery also confirms that the 3s a Charm has top prizes of $3 million and it is a $30 game. Anyone who has a winning Pennsylvania Lottery ticket should contact them at 1-800-692-7481 and sign the back of the ticket. 

(File Photo of the PennDOT Logo)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Allegheny County, PA) PennDOT District 11 is inviting the public to attend an upcoming job fair to learn about available positions their department offers in Allegheny County. The event will be held tomorrow from 10 A.M. to 4 P.M. at PennDOT’s Allegheny County Maintenance Office located at 51 Fox Chapel Road in Pittsburgh, and the available positions in Allegheny County include: 

• CDL Drivers 

• Diesel Mechanics and Trainees 

• Highway Maintenance Workers 

• Semi-skilled Laborers 

• Tradesman Helpers 

• Tunnel Maintainers 

Recruitment staff from the state of Pennsylvania will be on-hand to discuss current job openings in Allegheny County and hiring managers will be onsite to talk with individuals who are interested. Assistance with applications, opportunities for interviews, road tests. and potential conditional offers on certain job titles will occur onsite. Jobseekers that are attending this event should bring two forms of identification. 

(File Photo: Caption for Photo: Man holding sore neck while using notebook computer. He sitting at table. Sick worker concept)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Beaver County, PA) According to a recent release from Connect Beaver County, they announced the launch of its enhanced Connectivity Tracker, which is an ArcGIS-powered tool designed to provide Beaver County residents with weekly updates on broadband deployment progress. You can view the current status of service expansion at your specific location and access comprehensive information about the Connect Beaver County Broadband Program by entering your address. 1,600 homes have been successfully connected to date, and Verizon is working diligently to ensure that all remaining identified project locations are brought online as swiftly as possible. Other internet service providers are also working in Beaver County and the work for the Connect Beaver County Broadband Project will be closed out by the end of 2026. You can find out more about the Connectivity Tracker by going to connectbeavercounty.com.