(Photo Courtesy of the Brighton Township Volunteer Fire Department, Station 63)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Brighton Township, PA) According to a Facebook post from the Brighton Township Volunteer Fire Department, Station 63, they have installed public automated external defibrillators in five local locations,

 These defibrillators are to be used twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week and three-hundred-and-sixty-five days a year. They also control climate, have alarms, keep surveillance and alerts police and fire departments when they are opened. 911 is the safest way to call in case of an emergency to ensure a quicker response.

(File Photo: Source for Photo: FILE – This Oct. 17, 2023 file photo shows the Allegheny County Jail in Pittsburgh. The Allegheny County jail could significantly increase its mental health staffing and provide more training about use of force and restraint after five inmates alleged that the Pennsylvania facility treats those with mental illness unfairly, under proposed settlement filed Tuesday, March 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Allegheny County, PA) A corrections officer from the Allegheny County Jail got suspended for a video in which he displays and announces comments that are racist. Last week, an intake officer, Brian Davis, posted a viral video on social media with him holding a baseball bat that said “the racist word that starts with n, beater” with barbed wire around it. On Sunday, Allegheny Council Member Bethany Hallam contacted the warden of the Allegheny County Jail about this incident. An investigation regarding the suspension of Davis is presently happening and there is no word yet as of today.

(File Photo of a Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Badge)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Aliquippa, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in Beaver report that a man from Aliquippa was arrested for possessing drugs in Aliquippa on July 7th, 2025. Twenty-one-year-old Javiheir Lowe was stopped by police on the 500 block of Monaca Road during a traffic stop. According to police, Lowe was found to be in possession of drugs and drug paraphernalia and the investigation of this incident is ongoing.

(Photo Provided with Release Courtesy of AAA East Central)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) Gas prices are five cents lower in Western Pennsylvania this week at about $3.36 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s gas price report. The report states that at this time a year ago, the average price for a gallon of gas in Western Pennsylvania was around $3.76. The report also notes that the average price that you can expect for a gallon of unleaded gas here in Beaver County is about $3.47. 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:

$3.294      Altoona
$3.467      Beaver
$3.608      Bradford
$3.107      Brookville
$3.356      Butler
$3.338      Clarion
$3.304      DuBois
$3.290      Erie
$3.013      Greensburg
$3.402      Indiana
$3.142      Jeannette
$3.645      Kittanning
$3.163      Latrobe
$3.284      Meadville
$3.670      Mercer
$3.360      New Castle
$3.332      New Kensington
$3.427      Oil City
$3.415      Pittsburgh
$3.113      Sharon
$3.473      Uniontown
$3.659      Warren
$3.398      Washington

(File Photo of Road Construction Ahead Sign)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Beaver County, PA) PennDOT District 11 announced that beginning on Tuesday, July 22nd, weather permitting, drilling operations on Route 68 on Midland Road will occur. Starting that day and going through Friday, July 25th, an eastbound shoulder restriction will happen on Route 68 between Smiths Ferry Road and Spring Lane Road. On that Ohioville Borough road, drilling operations will be conducted by crews from Armstrong Drilling.

(File Photo of a Police Siren Light)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) An unidentified man got taken to the hospital by medics and is now in critical condition after he crashed his scooter in Pittsburgh on Sunday morning. According to Pittsburgh Public Safety, around 5:45 a.m., police, EMS, and fire units were called to a crash on Bates Street and 2nd Avenue. At the scene, police found the male driver of the scooter, who did not stop at a red light on Bates Street and also hit a side of an SUV when going down on 2nd Avenue on his scooter. At the time of this crash, this man was not wearing a helmet.

(File Photo: Caption for Photo: police car lights at night in city with selective focus and bokeh background blur) Credit for Photo: Courtesy of Getty Images/iStockphoto/z1b)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) An unidentified man got taken to the hospital in critical condition after he caused a motorcycle crash in the South Side of Pittsburgh early Sunday morning. The crash occurred at Arlington Avenue and East Carson Street just after 3 a.m. that day. According to investigators, the man lost control of his motorcycle due to air loss in the front tire and then hit a curb. Even though he did not have a helmet on at the time of the crash, his condition was last listed as stable. The investigation for this crash is ongoing.

(File Photo of a City of Aliquippa Police Department Car)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Aliquippa, PA) An unidentified man was taken into custody early Saturday morning after he drove over one hundred mile per hour speeds in Aliquippa that day. This caused a high-speed chase between him and Aliquippa police. Before the chase began, police were looking for the vehicle of that man for not yielding on southbound Route 51 and for speeding. According to scanner information, the tires of the vehicle blew out possibly in front of the Hopewell Junior High School. The vehicle then rolled over in front of Kendrew’s Lounge in Aliquippa. After the accident occurred, the man got taken into custody.

(File Photo of a Gavel)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Lawrence County, PA) A couple from New Castle recently got charges after police went to a home and found both almost a dozen dogs that were neglected and dead animal carcasses. Travis Laughrey and Michelle Wilmer have fourteen misdemeanor counts of cruelty to animals charges as well as eighteen counts of aggravated cruelty to animals charges. They also have forty-two counts of animal neglect charges. Those charges are for alleged lack both veterinary care and sustenance.