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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) The American Red Cross is urging people to give blood or platelets now to ensure that patients can receive care. All blood types are needed, and the Red Cross supplies hospitals across the United States with over 6.5 million blood products each year, all made possible through the generosity of volunteer donors. 

Those who give between September 21st-October 18th, 2026, will get a $15 e-gift card to a merchant of their choice. Those who come to give between September 21st-30th, 2026 at the Red Cross blood donation centers can mention the word “pickleball” to Red Cross staff or volunteers that are on-site, and they can get a custom Red Cross pickleball paddle and ball. However, limited quantities of this prize are available.

September is also National Preparedness Month, which is an important time to remember that disasters can happen without a proper warning. A strong blood supply can help in response to every type of disaster, whether it is home fires or natural disasters. 

According to a release from the American Red Cross, here are some ways to donate blood:

How to donate blood

Simply download the American Red Cross Blood Donor App, visit RedCrossBlood.org (click here), call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or enable the Blood Donor Skill on any Alexa Echo device to make an appointment or for more information. All blood types are needed to ensure a reliable supply for patients. A blood donor card or driver’s license or two other forms of identification are required at check-in. Individuals who are 17 years of age in most states (16 with parental consent where allowed by state law), weigh at least 110 pounds and are in generally good health may be eligible to donate blood. High school students and other donors 18 years of age and younger also have to meet certain height and weight requirements.

Blood and platelet donors can save time at their next donation by using RapidPass^® to complete their pre-donation reading and health history questionnaire online, on the day of their donation, before arriving at the blood drive. To get started, follow the instructions at RedCrossBlood.org/RapidPass (click here) or use the Blood Donor App.

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in Pittsburgh reported today that twenty-nine-year-old Damon Goodwine of Pittsburgh was charged after he hit the vehicle driven by twenty-five-year-old Avante McKenzie of Aliquippa on September 2nd.

This crash occurred on I-279 South before the Fort Pitt Bridge at 9:40 a.m.

Goodwine tried to merge and swap lanes in front of McKenzie’s vehicle and Goodwine’s vehicle hit into the passenger front tire of McKenzie’s vehicle.

Goodwine was transported but it is unknown if he was injured.

McKenzie was not injured. 

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in Pittsburgh reported today that twenty-four-year-old Thomas Mowery of Pittsburgh was not charged after he hit the vehicle driven by sixty-one-year-old Evelyn Brett of Midland in Pittsburgh on September 10th.

This crash occurred on I-376 West in an active long term construction zone at 5:01 p.m.

Mowery rear-ended Brett’s vehicle with his vehicle.

There were no reported injuries. 

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in Pittsburgh reported today that nineteen-year-old Connor Oday of Midland was charged after crashing his vehicle in Pittsburgh yesterday.

Oday was driving on I-376 East on the Fort Pitt Bridge at 5:30 a.m. According to police, Oday was traveling within the right lane, and traveled across the center dashed lane designator into the left lane of I-376 East.

He eventually hit a concrete traffic barrier with his vehicle.

There were no reported injuries.

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) A man is facing charges after police found a pistol inside a carry-on bag at the Pittsburgh International Airport. 

Allegheny County Police responded to a call yesterday at 4:06 p.m. after TSA found the pistol at a security checkpoint. 

The owner of the bag was identified as twenty-six-year-old Isaiah Hernandez of Los Angeles, California. 

Police state that he did not have a valid license for the gun. 

He has now been charged with carrying a gun without a license. 

Anybody who brings a gun to an airport security checkpoint can face federal fines that range from $10,000 to $13,910. 

The FBI is investigating this incident.

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Aliquippa, PA) 11 people were arrested and charged for their involvement and conduct from two incidents that happened at the “Good to Go” restaurant in Aliquippa. 

Those people have now been identified. 

The incidents occurred at 2211 Sheffield Road.   

The first one happened at approximately 11:05 p.m. on Saturday, and then a second incident happened at approximately 2:05 a.m. on Sunday. 

Officers encountered groups of individuals during both incidents who were repeatedly instructed to leave the property and disperse because of them causing a disturbance, fighting and yelling.   

Some refused even after multiple warnings from officers. 

Three people, Keyundah Jackson, Honesty Ruffin, and Asaunte Johnson, were initially arrested and charged. 

According to police, Marissa Lindsey, Caprice Pope, Diamond McKenzie and Aniri Clark were arrested Friday night. 

Aaron Law, and Quaeshawn Thompson, Tevonn Williams, Darius Wise,  were arrested on Saturday morning. 

Eight of them were taken into custody and were put in the Beaver County Jail.

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(New Brighton, PA) The business owner of the Fifth Avenue Taphouse in New Brighton is out on bail, and he is waiting for a preliminary hearing on October 2nd on charges of drug possession and possession with the intent to deliver. 

Raed J. Jaber, who is also known as “Ron” Jaber, was arrested on Friday by the New Brighton Area Police Department and was arraigned on two felony counts of possession with intent to deliver and three misdemeanor counts, two of them for possession of a controlled substance and one of them for possession of drug paraphernalia before District Justice Daniel Viscuso.

Viscuso set a monetary bail worth $75,000 and Jaber posted bail on the same day. 

According to the police affidavit, on September 4th, New Brighton police and the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s office requested and was granted permission by Beaver County Court Judge Richard Mancini to search two properties in New Brighton: the Fifth Avenue Taphouse at 631 Fifth Avenue and a residential building at 701 Sixth Avenue, and both of them are owned by Jaber.

Both properties were searched on the same day. 

That same affidavit confirmed that the search of the Fifth Avenue Taphouse allegedly recovered 12 individual jewelry bags containing a substance suspected to be cocaine HCL, suspected vials of anabolic steroids, a digital scale and about $10,000 in cash from Jaber’s office.

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) Gas prices are 20 cents higher in Western Pennsylvania this week at about $4.74 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report.

The national average for a gallon of regular gas is at $4.47 and it is up 16 cents from last week. That average is more than one dollar higher than it was at this point a year ago. Crude oil is still high and it is averaging $100 per barrel during the continued volatility in the Strait of Hormuz. Gas prices are back to what they were during the season of spring earlier this year, and the national average for gas is inching closer to the record high this year of $4.56 set on May 21st. The all-time high for the national average is $5.01, which was set on June 14th, 2022.

The report also states that the average price that you can expect for a gallon of regular unleaded gas here in Beaver County is about $4.78.

According to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report, here are the average prices of unleaded self-serve gasoline this week in various Pennsylvania areas:

$4.601      Altoona
$4.782      Beaver
$4.654      Bradford
$4.642      Brookville
$4.792      Butler
$4.661      Clarion
$4.606      DuBois
$4.748      Erie
$4.770      Greensburg
$4.782      Indiana
$4.796      Jeannette
$4.745      Kittanning
$4.781      Latrobe
$4.789      Meadville
$4.826      Mercer
$4.719      New Castle
$4.736      New Kensington
$4.790      Oil City
$4.761      Pittsburgh
$4.682      Sharon
$4.747      Uniontown
$4.804      Warren
$4.751      Washington

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Beaver County, PA) The first day of fall is tomorrow, and there are plenty of farmer’s markets and farms around Beaver County and beyond for the whole family to have fun.

Some farmers markets only accept payment of cash checks or Farmers Market Nutrition Program vouchers (click here to learn more).

According to a report from the Beaver County Times, here is a lst of local places and beyond for fall events:

Apple Castle, 277 State Route 18, New Wilmington. 724-652-3221. Farm market is open year-round, hours are from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday to Saturday. Closed Sunday. Locally grown seasonal fruits and vegetables, pumpkins and fall decorations, cider, an in-house bakery and a full deli. U-pick apples and pumpkins offered on Saturdays from Sept. 26 to Oct. 24; apple picking hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. through early October, then 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 12, 17 and 24. Pumpkin picking hours are from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. except on Oct. 12, when it is 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Visit the farm’s website (click here) for more information.

Bedillion Honey Farm, 1179 Burgettstown Road, Hickory. 724-356-7713. Their Honey Shop is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday to Friday and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday; closed on Sunday and Monday. Sells local and varietal honey, honeycomb, beeswax candles, soaps and lotions made with their own honey and beeswax, gift items and more. Products are also sold at their online store at the Bedillion Honey Farm website by clicking here.

Brunton Dairy, 3681 Ridge Road, Independence Township. 724-375-5910. Dairy store hours are from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday to Friday and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday; closed on Sunday. Sells Brunton Dairy milk, cream, buttermilk, ice cream and beef; Schneider’s Dairy cottage cheese and half and half; local bacon, butter and sausage; Bedillion Farm honey; jams and jellies, pies and McDonald’s Farm beef tallow products. More information is available at the farm’s website (click here) or Facebook page (click here.)

Hickory Creek Honey & Pumpkins, 228 Mount Air Road, New Castle. 724-814-9011. Open 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily. Selling pumpkins of various sizes, cornstalks, gourds, mums and squash. Visit the farm’s Facebook page (click here) for updated information.

Hozak Farms, 488 Anderson-Hozak Road, Hanover Township. 724-899-2400. Fall festival in October from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. Also open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Oct. 12 (Columbus Day). No admission charge. Free hayrides to the pumpkin patch and a play area for the kids. Some activities are an extra cost, including a scenic hayride, pony rides, pumpkin painting and face painting. Refreshments also available to purchase. Gift Barn is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. every day, with decorations for fall, Halloween and Christmas. Their pumpkin patch is also open from 2-6 p.m. on weekdays in October. More information is available at the farm’s website (click here).

Irons Mill Farmstead, 252 Greenfield Road, New Wilmington. 724-946-5455. Farm is open now through Nov. 1, hours are from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Sunday. They will also be open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thursdays in October, and from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 12 (Columbus Day). Admission price includes over 40 attractions on more than 150 acres; guests under 2 years and over 80 years old are admitted free. Visit their website (click here) or at their Facebook (click here) and Instagram (click here) pages for more information.

Janoski’s Farm and Greenhouse, 1714 State Route 30 in Findlay Township. 724-899-3438. Farm market is open year-round from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily. Gift shop is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sells seasonal produce, Brunton Dairy milk, Highland Homestead beef, chicken and pork and Coyote Run Ranch bison, as well as kombucha, honey, jellies and jams, soaps, candles and more. Pumpkinland Weekends open Oct. 3; hours are from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday only through Oct. 25. Admission includes pumpkin patch, scenic hayride, corn maze, haunted barn; kids’ activities include petting zoo, corn pit, straw maze, playgrounds and more. Pumpkins, pony rides and other items are an extra cost. Pack your own lunch or visit the food vendors on site. Major debit and credit cards are accepted, but some of the craft vendors only take cash, so plan accordingly. More information is available at the farm’s website under the events (click here) tab.

McDonald’s Farm, Independence Township (near Independence Elementary School). 412-935-4184. Currently selling fall decorations like cornstalk bundles, straw bales and a limited amount of pumpkins and gourds. They also have an online store, selling beef tallow products (click here) including soaps, body butter, lip balm and other items through their website.

McKinney Family Farm, 1257 Route 68, New Sewickley Township. 724-312-1234. Open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday to Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday. Selling fall produce, including tomatoes, potatoes, onions, garlic, apples, peppers, carrots, cucumbers and items for fall decor, including mums, decorative pumpkins, straw bales and corn stalks. Also sells Marburger Dairy products, Byler’s canned goods, brown eggs, honey and candles. Visit the farm’s Facebook page (click here) for updates on what’s available.

Schiefelbein’s Farm Market, 3323 State Route 151, Independence Township. 724-378-8807. Open daily 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. until early November. Sells locally grown fruits and vegetables, Brunton Dairy milk and Amish-made baked goods. Check their Facebook page (click here) for the most recent selection.

Sperdute Farms, 206 Kildoo Road, New Castle. 724-667-8866. Farm market open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily through October, selling seasonal farm produce, local honey and jarred products including barbecue sauce, salad dressings, salsas, jams and more. Accepts only cash, check or farmers market vouchers. Fall Harvest Festival will be held from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sept. 19, 20, 26 and 27. No admission charge or parking fee. Hayrides to the pumpkin patch and a variety of activities, including Superdute Farms Express train rides and pony rides, live music, crafts and more. Fresh produce, seasonal decor, craft vendors, baked goods and more. Visit the farm’s website (click here) or its Facebook page (click here) for more information.

Yeck’s Pumpkins and Hayrides, 568 Baker Road, New Sewickley Township. 724-775-1326. The farm’s fall visiting hours are from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. Free activities for the kids include a corn maze, trikes, grainery play area, visit with farm animals and more. Hayrides are an extra cost and only available on weekends, starts at 6 p.m. on Friday and at noon on Saturday and Sunday. They also sell pumpkins, gourds, corn stalks and mums, as well as handmade crafts, soy candles, Amish baked goods, cider and Marburger’s beverages. Cash or checks only accepted for payment. Visit their Facebook page (click here) for more information.