(File Photo: Source for Photo: Military personnel search for Sudiksha Konanki, a university student from the U.S. who disappeared on a beach in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, Monday, March. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Francesco Spotorno)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) The case of missing University of Pittsburgh student Sudiksha Konanki has now been given a Yellow Notice worldwide alert by Interpol. The police officers of every country that is a member of Interpol will get a notification to continue the search. Konanki was last seen in Punta Cana on March 6th when she disappeared. A surveillance video also shows Konanki and several others walking to a beach before she went missing in the Dominican Republic.  

(File Photo of Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Badge)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Westmoreland County, PA) The United States Marshals Service from the Western District of Pennsylvania and the Pennsylvania State Police finished an operation to investigate sex offenders. According to a release from the United States Marshals Service, “Operation: Always Watching” conducted 374 compliance checks on registered sex offenders from February 25th through March 10th. The opening of thirteen criminal investigations was accomplished for those who broke the law.

(File Photo of Police Lights)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Beaver County, PA) A brush fire that occurred in Beaver County was the cause of death for an unidentified man on Thursday. Firefighters went to the 100 block of Lynn Drive in Freedom for the call regarding the incident. According to New Sewickley Township Police Chief Gregory Carney, the fire got out of control after the man was burning garbage and he died because of the fire. Beaver County Coroner David J. Gabauer was also present there but has not identified the deceased man at this time.

(File Photo of the Beaver County Humane Society)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Aliquippa, PA) The Beaver County Humane Society has their kennels completely full, and they are looking for both foster homes and adopters. According to Executive Director of the Beaver County Humane Society Allison Yazer, thirty-three dogs are in foster care and there are forty-one in-house dogs. At about this time last year, the adoptions at the shelter decreased by thirteen percent. You can visit beavercountyhumanesociety.org if you would like to adopt or apply for foster care.

(File Photo of Gavel)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) Acting U.S. Attorney Troy Revetti announced Thursday that an Aliquippa resident got a ten-year prison sentence and five years of supervised release on a drug trafficking conviction. Twenty-seven-year-old Kijana Stephaun Lowe was part of a drug trafficking organization and ordered both fentanyl and cocaine. Lowe got the drugs from an inmate at State Correctional Institution Phoenix and a co-defendant accepted them at a Coraopolis motel in November of 2021.

(File Photo: Source for Photo: Military personnel search for Sudiksha Konanki, a university student from the U.S. who disappeared on a beach in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, Monday, March. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Francesco Spotorno)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) A person of interest has now been identified regarding the disappearance of University of Pittsburgh student Sudiksha Konanki. According to a spokesperson from the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office, the person who allegedly last saw Konanki is Joshua Riibe. Konacki was last seen on March 6th in Punta Cana. According to reports, Riibe is in a surveillance video with Konacki and a bunch of people going towards a beach before she went missing. The search continues for Konanki in the Dominican Republic.

(Photo Courtesy of Gavin Thunberg, used with permission)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Beaver Falls, PA) The City of Beaver Falls Fire Department and four other local fire departments went to Beaver Falls on Tuesday to extinguish a fire in a two-story building. The building was located close to 7th Avenue and 21st Street. The fire came from the second floor and spread to the house next door. Negative results were found after a search of the second house, which only took minor damage. Nobody was injured and the firefighters took about two hours to put out the fire. 

(File Photo: Source for Photo: The likeness of Benjamin Franklin is seen on a U.S. $100 bill, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023, in Marple Township, Pa. In a time of high inflation and high interest rates, refunds for taxpayers are on average 10% smaller this year compared with last year, in part due to expired pandemic relief programs. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

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(Harrisburg, PA) Pennsylvania residents who need assistance filing their income tax returns can use the free services of the AARP Foundation’s Tax-Aide program. You don’t have to be an AARP member or a senior citizen to get help. The program’s Kathleen Hoffer says the full-service tax program assists Pennsylvanians with federal, state and local returns. She adds their main focus is to serve individuals with low to moderate incomes. Hoffer emphasizes the volunteers are trained and IRS-certified to ensure they are up to date on the latest changes to the Tax Code. The nationwide program is available through mid-April. Volunteers have helped one-point-seven million people secure nearly one-point-three billion dollars in total refunds.

(File Photo of the Pennsylvania Lottery logo and a Pennsylvania Lottery Game Broadcast)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Middletown, PA) Lucky winners of scratch-off tickets from the Pennsylvania Lottery just might end up with a bigger payout. The Pennsylvania Lottery is looking to give players and those who help the sales of lottery tickets increased prize amounts. The company is planning to accomplish this on their scratch-off tickets worth $30 and $50. The Pennsylvania Lottery needs to go over a profit of 20% every year in traditional game sales and there is not a set date to when prizes will be increased.  

(File Photo of the Steel Curtain Roller Coaster at Kennywood)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(West Mifflin, PA) According to the General Manager of Kennywood Park Ricky Spicuzza, Kennywood is revealing plans to reopen the Steel Curtain ride, but a set date has not been determined yet. The roller coaster was shut down during the 2024 season after modifications were needed. This also brings questions about a 2024 lawsuit in which Kennywood and its parent company sold season passes to the public in 2024 while knowing that the Steel Curtain would be closed.