(Credit for Photo: Photo Courtesy of Pittsburgh Regional Transit, Posted on Facebook on January 20th, 2026)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) Pittsburgh Regional Transit (PRT) is now in the process of implementing new seating options at some of its smaller bus stops throughout its region. According to the Pittsburgh-Post Gazette, PRT has over 6,500 bus stops throughout the Pittsburgh area, some of which only consist of a sign on a post. Three of the new seating configurations have been installed in Bellevue and Monroeville and PRT is planning to place 100 of the seats throughout its system in a span of over the next two years. PRT will now be using Simme-Seats, which are made of coated steel with a mounting pole between them and they are said to be able to hold up to 500 pounds each and able to withstand winds of over 160 miles per hour. The new seating options will cost around $650 each with another $400 in costs for installation by PRT workers, compared to the costs of between $4,500 and $11,500 for a full bus shelter.

(Photo Provided with Release Courtesy of Highmark Health, (Allegheny Health Network)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Grove City, PA) The Joint Commission recently gave certification to Allegheny Health Network’s Grove City Hospital as a Primary Stroke Center. According to a release from Highmark Health (Allegheny Health Network), this certification will designate AHN Grove City as a specialized referral center that is equipped to provide care that is evidence based for stroke patients.

(File Photo of an Aliquippa Police Car)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Aliquippa, PA) Two teenagers were hit by gunfire from a shooting that occurred in Aliquippa yesterday evening. Beaver County dispatchers confirm that police and medics were called to Valley Terrace Apartments on the 400 block of Superior Avenue at 6:07 p.m. for reports of a shooting. Pennsylvania State Police in Beaver stated in a release this morning that nineteen-year-old Kenneth Evans, Jr. of Aliquippa was found at the scene suffering from a gunshot wound and he was transported by an ambulance to a trauma center in Pittsburgh. Evans is expected to recover from his injuries. However, a sixteen-year-old was also hit by a round of shots, which caused a superficial wound that was non-life threatening. The investigation into this incident is ongoing, and anyone with information about it is encouraged to call 724-773-7400. 

(File Photo of a Gavel)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Beaver Falls, PA) A Cranberry Township man has now pleaded guilty to 20 charges for a crash that killed two people and seriously injured a third in Beaver Falls on June 29th, 2025. Online court records confirm that forty-six-year-old Israel Tun Cooch entered the plea on Tuesday. The crash occurred at the intersection of Seventh Avenue and 11th Street and killed 23-year-old Sheylee Young-Davis and 25-year-old Matthew Lance Jr. Carrie Koch was also severely injured after being pinned under one of the vehicles while she was walking home from working at Athen’s Family Restaurant. Two counts of third-degree murder were withdrawn. Prosecutors claimed the blood alcohol level of Cooch was more than twice the legal limit and officers also testified that they found both open and empty beer bottles inside the truck. There were concerns initially that Cooch would be deported before the justice was served, because investigators discovered that he was in the United States without legal immigration status. A sentencing hearing for Cooch has not been scheduled yet. 

January 22nd, 2026

School or Organization	Cancellation or Delay  ( If blank no cancellation or delay reported)
Adelphoi Education/Beaver (Rochester)
Aliquippa Area School District
Ambridge Area School District
Avonworth School District	2 Hour Delay Thursday
Baden Academy Charter
Beaver Area School District
Beaver County Head Start
Beaver County Rehabilitation Center
Big Beaver Falls Area School District
Beaver County CTC
Beaver County Transit Authority
Beaver Valley Montessori School
Blackhawk Area School District
Blackhawk Meals on Wheels
Butler County Community College (All Locations, Including Cranberry Township)
CCBC
CCBC Aviation Sciences Center
Central Valley School District
Cornell School District	2 Hour Delay Thursday
Education Center at Watson (Sewickley)
Ellwood City Area School District
Families Matter Food Pantry
Freedom Area School District
Head Start of Beaver County – Aliquippa
Head Start of Beaver County -Ambridge
Head Start of Beaver County – Beaver Falls
Head Start of Beaver County – Beaver Falls 7th Ave.
Head Start of Beaver County – Beaver Falls 6th Ave.
Head Start of Beaver County – Central
Head Start of Beaver County – Blackhawk
Head Start of Beaver County – CCBC
Head Start/ Early Head Start of Beaver County
Head Start of Beaver County – Rochester
Head Start of Beaver County – Southside
Head Start of Beaver County – New Brighton Middle School
Head Start of Beaver County – New Brighton High School
Head Start of Beaver County – Riverside
Hope Academy- Conway
Hopewell School District
Life Family Pre-School
Lincoln Park Performing Arts Charter School
Mc Guire Memorial EOC
Mc Guire Memorial School
Midland Borough school District
Montour Area School District
Moon Area School District
Mother’s Morning Out/Noah’s Ark Preschool/Sewickley	2 Hour Delay Thursday
Most Sacred Heart of Jesus (Pre-school (Moon Twp.)
New Brighton Area School District
New Castle Area School District
New Horizons (Beaver and North in New Castle)
North Catholic School District	2 Hour Delay Thursday
Our Lady of Fatima/ Hopewell
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart High School (Coraopolis)	2 Hour Delay Thursday
Penn State Beaver (Monaca)
Provident Charter School West (Baden)
Quaker Valley School District	2 Hour Delay Thursday
Riverside Beaver County Area School District
Rochester Area School District
Robert Morris University (Moon Township)
Seneca Valley Area School District	2 Hour Delay Thursday Modified Kindergarten
Sewickley Academy	2 Hour Delay Thursday
Slippery Rock Area School District	2 Hour Delay Thursday
St. Andrews Day School (Moon Township)
St. James-Sewickley	2 Hour Delay Thursday
St. Monica Catholic Academy
St. Killian’s Catholic School (Cranberry)	2 Hour Delay Thursday
St. Peter & Paul School/Beaver
St. Stephens Lutheran Academy/Zelienople
South Side Area School District
Sto Rox
The Prevention Network and Class Academy (Beaver County)
Western Beaver Area School District
West Allegheny School District

(File Photo of the Beaver County Courthouse)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Beaver, PA) Several topics were discussed at the Beaver County Commissioners’ work session at 10 a.m. this morning at the Beaver County Courthouse in Beaver. One of them was when Beaver County Solicitor Garen Fedeles mentioned in the Solicitors’ report of the session about the process for a new hazmat building located along Route 51 near Brady’s Run Park. Fedeles noted that the Commissioners are looking at putting in a new hazmat building right beside the current one in that location and its purpose is a facility “where we can store more of our hazmat equipment.” The design is still being looked at for the building in the near future and Fedeles is hoping that the facility will be built by sometime later this year. Fedeles also mentioned a “very important” resolution tomorrow which is a program for tax assessment sales to be done online rather than in-person. This is a program that lasts one year and it will be attempted for 2026. In other business, the Commissioners got to see the new fire station in Monaca on Saturday and Commissioners Jack Manning and Tony Amadio praised the work of the firefighters there. During the Department Head Report of the session, Beaver County Recreation and Tourism Director Tony Caltury provided an update on the America250 PA kickoff event that will take place at the Beaver County Courthouse public meeting room at 4:15 p.m. this Sunday, January 25th. Caltury stated that visitors have to enter through the front entrance of the courthouse, and even though Fedeles noted that there is a high possibility of snow this Sunday, Caltury let the Commissioners and the audience know that updates will be given if the event will be cancelled. Caltury also noted that the website beavercounty250.com was lauched yesterday and is now available online with history posts and blogs as well as place where groups, individuals and municipalities can help put other information on there and uplift events. The Director and Recycling Coordinator of the Beaver County Department of Sustainability and Waste Management, Becca Nabers, also let the Commissioners know in the Department Head Report of the Session that her department has “paused the petitioning process for solicitation of landfill capacity.” In an initial review, Nabers noticed plenty of capacity for landfill but a lack of program support.

(Photo Courtesy of Gavin Thunberg)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Beaver, PA) The Beaver Volunteer Fire Department and their first alarm were called after a commercial structure fire was reported at the Starbucks on 3rd Street in downtown Beaver around 4:30 a.m. yesterday morning. A caller reported that there was smoke in the building and a fire chief reported an odor and a haze there. After firefighters worked for an hour, no fire was found and companies returned to service.

(Credit for Photo: Photo Courtesy of Scott Township Police (Allegheny County, PA))

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Scott Township, PA) Multiple people were hurt after a vehicle crashed into a Denny’s restaurant in Scott Township which happened just after 9 a.m. this morning along Greentree Road. According to officials, a man was behind the wheel of a blue SUV when it launched into the structure, adding that he mistakenly hit the gas pedal instead of the brake, resulting in the incident. The fire chief on scene expressed that the man was ninety-one years old. This Denny’s restaurant is currently closed and restaurant officials confirm that it is expected to be closed through the rest of this week. There were customers inside, and officials state that three people were taken to St. Clair Hospital for minor injuries and observation. The driver, who did not appear injured, was also questioned by police and left the scene with a family member.

(File Photo of a Police Siren Lights)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) Detectives are leading an active and ongoing investigation after a man was shot in the neck in the East Hills neighborhood of Pittsburgh this morning. Officers were dispatched to the 2300 block of East Hills Drive for a reported shooting at around 8:20 a.m. and when they arrived, they found a man inside a home who had been shot in the neck. They immediately began live-saving measures and Pittsburgh medics responded and administered a whole blood transfusion. The victim was taken to a hospital in critical but stable condition.

(File Photo of the PPG Industries Logo)

PITTSBURGH–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Jan 21, 2026– PPG (NYSE:PPG) today announced that it was recognized by Fortune magazine on its World’s Most Admired Companies List for the 18th year in a row. The list, considered the ultimate corporate reputation indicator, identifies the largest, best-regarded companies across 51 industries as voted on by industry peers.

PPG ranked No. 2 in the chemicals industry, retaining its spot for the third consecutive year. In the individual categories, PPG earned its highest marks in global competitiveness, people management, and social responsibility.

“Being recognized again by Fortune as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies reflects the dedication of PPG people and the consistency of our performance,” said Bryan Iams, PPG vice president and chief communications officer. “Across markets and regions, our teams are focused on delivering value for customers, operating with integrity and building a company that earns trust through action year after year.”

The 2026 list was derived from a group of 685 companies in 29 countries across 51 industries. This year, 3,000 executives, directors and securities analysts responded to the survey. To determine the industry rankings, companies were scored by industry peers on a 1-10 scale on nine reputation drivers, including innovation, people management, use of corporate assets, social responsibility, quality of management, long-term investment value, financial soundness, quality of products and services, and global competitiveness.