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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) According to a release in Pittsburgh today from Allegheny Health Network, the Allegheny Health Network Neuroscience Institute is launching a new, dedicated neuroscience track within AlphaLab Health, the nationally recognized accelerator jointly operated by Allegheny Health Network and Innovation Works. An anonymous donor made this expansion possible through a generous grant, which further solidifies the commitment that the AHN Neuroscience Institute has to drive innovation in critical health care areas. 2027 is when the new track will launch with its first class of companies.

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Beaver Falls, PA) According to a release, Beaver Falls will have a Christmas Eve service for the community at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, December 24th, 2025. It will be at the Falls Park on 7th Avenue and 13th Street and those that are attending the event are advised to dress for the weather and to bring their own beverage and chair. This event will also maybe have cookies for attendees to share.

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Beaver County, PA) A first degree-murder charge was dropped yesterday at the Beaver County Courtroom for twenty-five-year-old Taevaughn Goodnight of Baden after he was apprehended for shooting and killing twenty-four-year-old Gevod Tyson in Aliquippa. Tyson died at Heritage Valley Sewickley on October 14th, 2025 after a dispute with Goodnight that night. Goodnight shot Tyson in his right thigh once with a firearm during a physical altercation with Tyson on Wade Street. Police said the two men were fighting over a custody dispute with a woman. Goodnight will be able to get out of jail on bond without the first-degree murder charge but his trial is currently set for sometime in May of 2026. Beaver County District Attorney Nate Bible confirms that this is a case of the victim and defendant knowing each other and added that there is no threat to the community. 

(Photo Provided with Release Courtesy of Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro’s Office, Caption for Photo: Gov. Josh Shapiro delivers remarks during the Capitol Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony in the Main Rotunda.)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Harrisburg, PA) Yesterday, the holiday season kicked off with Governor Josh Shapiro, First Lady Lori Shapiro, Lieutenant Governor Austin Davis, and Department of General Services Secretary Reggie McNeil were among those attending the 2025 Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony at the Pennsylvania Capitol in Harrisburg that day. The approximately 25-foot Douglas Fir that was in the Main Rotunda was grown by Crystal Spring Tree Farm in East Lehighton of Carbon County and was adorned with over 2,400 LED lights and 1,700 handmade ornaments created by both children from Pre K for PA and older adults from across Pennsylvania, which reflects the creativity and care of communities statewide. According to a release in Harrisburg yesterday from the office of Governor Shapiro, attendees experienced a celebration where craft, community and history came together that could stand the test of time as they were surrounded by the glow of the Capitol and scenes that were inspired by classic artistry of Christmas.  

(Photo Courtesy of the Pennsylvania Lottery)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) A winning Pennsylvania Lottery Cash 5 with Quick Cash ticket that was worth $350,000 was sold in Allegheny County for a Saturday drawing. It matched all five numbers drawn, 5, 12, 19, 21, and 22 and the ticket was purchased by an unidentified person at Wilson’s Pharmacy located in Pittsburgh. That store will receive a $500 bonus for selling the winning ticket and over 12,300 other Cash 5 with Quick Cash tickets also won prizes in the Saturday drawing. 

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) Pittsburgh Public Schools leaders held a public hearing yesterday and they confirmed that they will not propose raising taxes beyond the 4% increase proposed in the weeks leading up to a vote despite a vote on November 25th, 2025 against closing schools. The preliminary budget would have seen a budget surplus in the budget and that preliminary budget factored in the school closing. $6.5 million is where the deficit now stands, which is still down from past years, according to district leaders. If these school board members vote not to raise taxes, that increase would be closer to a total of $14 million in 2026.   

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Allegheny County, PA) According to officials with the Allegheny County sheriff’s office yesterday, Allegheny County Sheriff Kevin Kraus was hospitalized last week. WTAE was told that Kraus was “under the weather all week” and that he woke up Thursday and decided to see a doctor. The doctor suggested to Kraus that he should go to the hospital for treatment. Kraus is said to be in stable condition after he was admitted to the hospital. No other information has been released at this time. 

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Wayne Township, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in New Castle reported via release yesterday that thirty-nine-year-old Joshua McQuiston of Ellwood City was charged after causing a single-vehicle crash in Wayne Township of Lawrence County on Friday afternoon. McQuiston was driving on Wurtemberg Road north of Lundys Lane and at 4:01 p.m., he went off the left roadway and then the right roadway. McQuiston struck the embankment on the right roadway with his vehicle which caused it to roll over onto its roof. McQuiston and his passenger, forty-three-year-old Matthew Caldwell of Ellwood City, were both wearing their seatbelts at the time of the crash. They both refused medical transportation because they got out of the crash on their own, even though McQuiston had a suspected minor injury and Caldwell had a possible injury. Frank’s Towing, Medevac EMS, Perry Wurtemberg Volunteer Fire Department and another crew from Wayne Township assisted on the scene of this crash.