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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) Gas prices are seven cents lower in Western Pennsylvania this week at about $4.64 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report.

The national average for a gallon of regular gasoline dropped to $4.36 after decreasing 11 cents over the past week to $4.36.  

This comes after a record-setting September at the gas pump.

The monthly average was $4.33, which is 50 cents higher than the previous September record of $3.83 that was set in 2023. Crude oil prices have gone back into the range of $90 per barrel, which lowers the national average, but gas prices overall are still the highest that they have ever been for this time of year. 

The report also states that the average price that you can expect for a regular gallon of unleaded gas here in Pittsburgh is about $4.73.

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

$4.553      Altoona
$4.723      Beaver
$4.553      Bradford
$4.538      Brookville
$4.726      Butler
$4.554      Clarion
$4.546      DuBois
$4.676      Erie
$4.661      Greensburg
$4.622      Indiana
$4.631      Jeannette
$4.691      Kittanning
$4.679      Latrobe
$4.723      Meadville
$4.727      Mercer
$4.579      New Castle
$4.654      New Kensington
$4.690      Oil City
$4.729      Pittsburgh
$4.577      Sharon
$4.599      Uniontown
$4.713      Warren
$4.504      Washington 

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Chippewa Township, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in Gibsonia reported today that twenty-seven-year-old Dawalyn Washington of Youngstown, Ohio was charged after he crashed his vehicle in Chippewa Township yesterday.

Washington was driving on I-376 East at 5:38 a.m., and he tried to pass through the right toll lane that is located at the Chippewa exit.

His vehicle hit the impact attenuator and it continued to side swipe that attenuator until the vehicle came to rest on the right side on the road.

There were no reported injuries. 

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(New Brighton, PA) A winning Pennsylvania Lottery Scratch-Off ticket worth a cash option of $7.25 million was recently sold at a store in Beaver County.

The Speedway gas station that is located on 5th Street in New Brighton, will receive a bonus of $10,000 for selling the winning ticket.

The ticket was bought for the $500,000 a Year for Life game, which only costs a total of $20 to play.

Winners are advised to sign the back of their ticket immediately and call 1-800-692-7481.

Scratch-off prizes expire one year after the end-sale date of the game, which is posted on the Pennsylvania Lottery’s website.

(Credit for Photo: Photo Courtesy of Sean Simmers, Caption for Photo: Skill games at SkillGame Kingdom June 10, 2025. Sean Simmers of PennLive Patriot News)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Harrisburg, PA) The Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) is reminding businesses and establishments that continue to operate so-called “skill game” machines about the upcoming compliance deadline of October 13th, 2026, which follows the recent decision of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

The state police have also launched a new informational webpage on pa.gov/psp/skillgames (click here) to provide businesses and establishments with more resources and contact information regarding the skill games decision and compliance requirements.

Businesses and establishments that have questions should use the following resources:

Establishments with a liquor license: Contact the local Bureau of Liquor Control Enforcement office (click here to find out more) for assistance.

Establishments without a liquor license: Contact the local police department or PSP station (click here to find out more) for assistance.

The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania ruled on June 15th, 2026 that skill games, which are often found in places like gas stations, grocery stores, laundromats, mini-marts, pizza parlors, restaurants, social clubs, taverns, and other businesses, are in fact “slot machines” as defined in the Gaming Act.

Slot machines are considered as gambling devices under the Crimes Code, and someone commits a criminal offense by maintaining, owning, or operating, slot machines without a license that is issued by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB).

Furthermore, pursuant to section 5513 of the Crimes Code, distributors and manufacturers of such machines are cautioned that it is a criminal offense to assemble, lease maintain, make, sell or set up slot machines unless they are uthorized to do so and licensed by the PGCB.

All “skill games” devices/slot machines that are located outside of PGCB-licensed businesses are unlawful and all establishments that possess, operate and/or maintain such machines are subject to criminal prosecution and immediate seizure of the machines as of October 14th, 2026.

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Harrisburg, PA) PennDOT announced today that all of its driver’s license and photo centers will be closed on Saturday, October 10th, through Monday, October 12th, 2026, to observe the Columbus Day/Indigenous Peoples Day holiday.

Customers can obtain a variety of driver and vehicle products and services, which includes all driver training manuals, forms and publications, online through PennDOT’s Driver and Vehicle Services website (click here.)

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) Cardiovascular disease specialists at Allegheny Health Network’s (AHN) Allegheny General Hospital have recently become the first in the region to join a clinical trial which evaluates a new medical therapy for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH).

PAH is a form of high blood pressure in the arteries of the lungs that is responsible for circulating non-oxygenated blood through the pulmonary system.

This is a serious, progressive disease that can lead to heart failure and death if it is not managed properly.

AHN is the only health system in the tri-state area that is currently enrolling patients in a double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, which is sponsored by Novartis that explores the effectiveness, safety and tolerability of an investigational drug known as LTP001 that blocks and targets a protein created in the body that is believed to be a cause of PAH.

The study is being led locally by Hayah Kassis-George, MD, who is a board-certified cardiologist at AHN that specializes in pulmonary hypertension.

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Eastvale Borough, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in Beaver reported yesterday that a theft occurred in Eastvale Borough on September 16th.

This occurred along 4th Avenue East at 5:26 p.m.

Police were dispatched because a delivery driver opened the package of a customer and took its contents out.

A $20 supply of Zyrtec was stolen and the delivery driver disposed the empty box in a garbage can.

Anyone with information about this incident should call 724-773-7400. 

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(New Galilee Borough, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in Beaver reported yesterday that an unknown suspect hit a residential fence in New Galilee Borough with their vehicle on September 13th.

This occurred at a residence along Cleveland Street at 9:01 a.m.

The fence was worth $500 and the vehicle of the suspect escaped from the scene. 

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Midland Borough, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in Beaver reported yesterday that a man was apprehended after a domestic violence incident occurred in Midland Borough on September 17th.

This occurred along 527 Midland Avenue at 5:12 a.m.

After interviewing all of the parties that were involved in the incident, a thirty-two-year-old woman from Midland related that she was assaulted by sixty-nine-year-old Mark Wesolowski of Midland.

The victim showed evidence of physical assault and Wesolowski was arrested on the scene of the incident.

He was taken to the Beaver County Jail. 

(File Photo of a Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Car)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Brighton Township, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in Beaver reported yesterday that two men were taken into custody after police pursued them in Brighton Township on September 19th.

The incident began when a police officer noticed at 8:19 p.m. that a vehicle was traveling on Dutch Ridge Road and made a sharp left-hand turn onto Brighton Road.

This vehicle was involved in a shooting that took place in Chester, West Virginia and it was driven by eighteen-year-old Christopher Howard of Midland and was occupied by eighteen-year-old Malachi Bogolea.

According to police, both men were taken into custody after a pursuit occurred, and the arrests were made at 8:26 p.m.