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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) Gas prices are five cents lower in Western Pennsylvania this week at about $3.31 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report. The national average for a gallon of gas is $3.03, dropping two cents over the past week. The report states that at this time a year ago, the average price for a gallon of gas in Western Pennsylvania was around $3.46 and the average price that you can expect for an unleaded gallon of gas here in Beaver County is about $3.36. According to a release from 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:

$3.280      Altoona
$3.364      Beaver
$3.548      Bradford
$3.101      Brookville
$3.370      Butler
$3.040      Clarion
$3.202      DuBois
$3.081      Erie
$3.238      Greensburg
$3.301      Indiana
$3.402      Jeannette
$3.461      Kittanning
$3.288      Latrobe
$3.184      Meadville
$3.493      Mercer
$3.251      New Castle
$3.386      New Kensington
$3.319      Oil City
$3.364      Pittsburgh
$3.191      Sharon
$3.305      Uniontown
$3.599      Warren
$3.342      Washington

(File Photo of a Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Car)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Cranberry Township, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in Gibsonia reported via release today that twenty-six-year-old Torian Leak of Emsworth, Pennsylvania caused a single-vehicle crash in Cranberry Township on Sunday. Leak was driving on I-76 West on the Pennsylvania Turnpike at 4:30 a.m. and hit a deer on that road. There were no injuries as a result of this crash.

(File Photo of a Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Car)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(New Sewickley Township, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in Gibsonia reported via release today that forty-eight-year-old Salih Ahmad of Frankfort, Illinois caused a single-vehicle crash in New Sewickley Township on Saturday. Ahmad was driving on I-76 East on the Pennsylvania Turnpike at 4:22 a.m. and hit a deer on that road. There were no injuries as a result of this crash. 

(File Photo of a Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Car)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Big Beaver Borough, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in Gibsonia reported via release today that twenty-three-year-old Michael Schaeffer of Stuart, Florida casued a single-vehicle crash in Big Beaver Borough on Sunday. Schaeffer was driving on I-76 West on the Pennsylvania Turnpike at 1:33 a.m. and hit a deer on that road. There were no injuries as a result of this crash.

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) Howard Hawkins was found guilty yesterday of first-degree murder for killing eighteen-year-old Ahmir Tuli in the Strip District of Pittsburgh on February 21st, 2021. Tuli, an alumnus of North Hills High School, was shot to death four years ago outside of Tuli’s mother’s restaurant, the Preeti’s Pitt. Hawkins, who is also guilty of carrying a firearm without a license, faces a mandatory sentence of life in jail for the killing of Tuli. 

(File Photo of a Police Siren Light)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Altoona, PA) An emergency room nurse from a UPMC hospital in Pennsylvania was flown to UPMC Presbyterian hospital in Pittsburgh over the weekend after police confirm he was violently attacked by a patient. According to a criminal complaint, forty-year-old Bradley Lloyd is facing numerous charges including aggravated assault, simple assault, and disorderly conduct after police said he attacked a hospital worker in the emergency room at UPMC Altoona hospital on Saturday. This happened just before 10 a.m. and the nurse, Travis Dunn, was unconscious and lying on the floor after Lloyd hit him in the head and the face. Police state Dunn had multiple injuries including a cracked skull, a brain bleed, and a broken tooth, among others. Lloyd surrendered to police after a taser was aimed at him. Court records show Lloyd is in the Blair County Prison and he was wanted out of Missouri on a probation violation. November 12th, 2025 is when a preliminary hearing will be for Lloyd.

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Duquesne, PA) A man was shot to death during a house party in Duquesne early yesterday morning. This occurred just before 1 a.m. at a home along Crawford Avenue. According to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner, the victim was later identified as 32-year-old Shawn O’Leary of Dravosburg. Officials have not determined the suspect or the motive behind this shooting yet. Anyone with information about this incident should call 1-833-ALL-TIPS.

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) The Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh is having a free event on Veterans Day, Tuesday, November 11th during the time it is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. with special programs and hands-on activities. This event will both honor veterans and foster learning that is intergenerational through partnerships with the community and hands-on exploration that is kid-friendly. Among the events are a story time at 1 p.m. with author Chandra Donaldson and a presentation and a Q&A with the North Coast Chapter of Tuskegee Airmen, Inc. at 2 p.m.

(File Photo of a Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Badge)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Beaver County, PA) Thirty-six-year-old Xinhua Chen, a man from Brooklyn, New York, who was involved in two scams involving telephones and computers in Beaver County will face a trial in Beaver County court on December 17th, 2025. According to a criminal complaint from Pennsylvania State Police, a local residenttold police on September 12th, 2025 that they had given an individual identified as a “detective” nearly $50,000 in cash on two prior occasions at their residence to resolve criminal charges that the Aliquippa resident was led to believe they were to be charged for by an individual claiming to be from the PNC Bank Fraud Department. Chen was arrested that same day. The second case filed on September 17th, 2025 involved a resident in New Sewickley Township who thought Chen was a “federal agent” picking up money for “unpaid subscriptions” the resident was told they owed by someone from the Microsoft Help Desk and accuses Chen of taking $24,700 from the resident on September 4th, 2025. Chen is in the Beaver County Jail with one misdemeanor charge and twelve felony charges against him.