(File Photo: Source for Photo: File – United States Steel’s Edgar Thomson Plant in Braddock, Pa. is shown on Feb. 26, 2019. With two bidders revealed in a matter of days and more in the wings, United States Steel Corp. seems poised to be purchased by a competitor sooner than later. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Allegheny County, PA) Preliminary approval to a class action settlement has been given by an Allegheny County judge for residents who live near the Braddock Edgar Thomson Steel Works plant. This settlement is for $1.5 million and is for anybody who lives around one mile of the building since November 2020. Those that are eligible for this settlement can either do nothing, opt out or object to the settlement by March 17th or make a payment claim before March 31st. You can visit the website in the link below for more information and to find links for the forms.

Click here for the link: US Steel Settlement — Liddle Sheets P.C. – Class Action and Complex Litigation Attorneys

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Harrisburg, PA) PennDOT has announced their Real ID Days to help you earn real IDs before the deadline to get one in Pennsylvania, which is May 7th, 2025. The events will occur when license centers are closed on specific Mondays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. For more information about finding your local Real ID center and the dates for these Real ID Days, visit the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania website. The link for that website and the schedule for these Real ID Days can be found below:

Click here for the link: REAL ID Days | Driver and Vehicle Services | Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) As spring fast approaches, AAA has listed some of the top destinations for Spring Break. According to data from AAA, the state of Florida has mass appeal as the cities of Fort Lauderdale, Miami, Orlando and Tampa are in the top ten for domestic travel. Chicago and New York were mentioned for popular destinations outside of Florida by the director of public affairs at AAA East Central, Jim Garrity. If you want to travel on a domestic flight, you must have a real ID in Pennsylvania by May 7th, 2025. 

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) Acting U.S. Attorney Troy Revetti announced Wednesday that a convicted felon from McKeesport was indicted after violating a law involving federal firearms. Forty-eight-year-old Thomas Thornton had several charges for firearms and federal drug trafficking while possessing both ammunition and a firearm. According to Revetti, Thornton could receive a maximum of up to fifteen years in jail, an up to $250,000 fine or both provided by the law.

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) Acting U.S. Attorney Troy Revetti announced Wednesday that a man from McKees Rocks pleaded guilty to a child exploitation charge and one count of owning material. Thirty-eight-year-old Brandon Jennings had 803 videos and 926 pictures of a minor being sexually exploited. The sentencing for Jennings will take place on June 25th, 2025. According to Revetti, Jennings could receive a maximum of twenty years in jail, an up to a $250,000 fine, or both provided by the law. 

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(Harrisburg, PA) A new report shows U.S. companies tackling oil and gas pollution are seeing solid and strong economic growth. Pennsylvania’s methane mitigation industry is boosting the economy and job market, ranking among the top five states with fifty-one employee locations. Marcy Lowe with Datu Research says manufacturers and service firms in the industry help oil and gas operators reduce methane emissions by providing leak detection, measurement and mitigation equipment. She adds that natural gas is mostly methane, a potent greenhouse gas that drives global warming. The report states that the number of U.S. companies in methane mitigation is growing fast, and in 2024, there were two hundred sixty-eight companies, up twenty-four percent from two hundred fifteen in 2021.

(File Photo: Source for Photo: Christopher Lynch, music historian with the Center for American Music at the University of Pittsburgh, holds a piece of sheet music written by Charles Henry Pace, on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023, at the University of Pittsburgh, in Pittsburgh. Lynch and the university are coordinating a project to recognize the pivotal role Pace played in gospel music as an early pioneer of the genre. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Monaca, PA) On April 1st, the Monaca Cornet Band will start rehearsals for the 2025 season at 7 p.m. The Monaca Cornet Bandroom will host participants on Tuesday evenings. A music stand is required. Anybody who wants to become new members must know how to read sheet music. For the age requirement, you must be at least in high school to participate. Auditions are not required and the instruments that they are looking for are mallet percussion, horns, and trumpets. You can also email monacacornet@gmail.com if you are interested. The concert schedule in 2025 for the Monaca Cornet Band has not been announced yet.

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Hanover Township, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in Beaver report that an unidentified female driver caused a single-vehicle crash in Hanover Township on Sunday at 9:10 a.m. The driver was going west on Lincoln Highway and she spotted a deer that came from the left part of the road and then went off of the right side. The female told police that she had no injuries after the crash occurred. The car that got hit was towed and there were no charges filed by police after the incident. 

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Darlington Township, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in Beaver report that a woman from Ellwood City was charged after causing a single-vehicle accident in Darlington Township on Sunday. At 2:05 p.m., sixty-four-year-old Tina Eaton of Ellwood City did not have control of her car after driving too fast on Cannelton Road, which was very snowy. According to police, Eaton then hit the embankment to the right side of the road and was charged for “driving on roadways laned for traffic.”

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Raccoon Township, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in Beaver report that an incident involving a woman being sexually extorted in Raccoon Township on Sunday is still under investigation. Thirty-five-year-old Nikki Smallwood of New Brighton told police that she was sexually extorted by an unidentified suspect. The incident occurred on 877 Frankfort Road. That is all the details we have at this time.