Pittsburgh International Airport seeking volunteers for a “full scale dress rehearsal” for their new terminal expected to be done in the fall of 2025

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) According to an announcement on Tuesday from the Pittsburgh International Airport, the airport is seeking 3,000 to 4,000 people to be in a “full-scale dress rehearsal” for the new terminal there. The fall of 2025 is expected to be when the terminal there is expected to be complete. The Airport Authority of this airport located in Pittsburgh will announce the dress rehearsal date within two weeks. The event simulates an actual day at the airport with passenger traffic with roleplay instructions. The interactions will be roleplaying arrival to fly or landing from arriving, as well as arriving at the curb for departures, checking out at the ticket counters, going through the checkpoint for security and going through the tunnel of the signature bridge at the Pittsburgh International Airport that goes to the airside there. According to the Pittsburgh International Airport, there will be no compensation or reimbursement as participation is voluntary for this event. The link to sign up can be found at the link below.

Click this link if you are interested in participating in the Pittsburgh International Airport “full-scale dress rehearsal” for the new terminal.

Woman that left her French bulldog at the Pittsburgh International Airport in 2023 has charges withdrawn

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) A woman who put her French bulldog in a stroller and left it behind at the Pittsburgh International Airport on August 4th, 2023 will now have her charges withdrawn. It was announced recently that Allison Gaiser will pay a fine of $150 and have charges withdrawn of neglect and animal cruelty. According to police, Kaiser tried to get an “emotional support animal” boarding pass for her dog when she needed a carrier that was proper and flew by herself to Mexico. Kaiser also needed a kennel that was proper to bring her dog on her flight. The charges for Kaiser are animal neglect, abandonment of animals by owner and animal cruelty summary violations and a misdemeanor count of animal cruelty.

Allegheny Health Network and Cigna Healthcare makes a contract agreement for three years in which those on Cigna insurance have access to AHN services and facilities

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Allegheny County, PA) Allegheny Health Network and Cigna Healthcare made an announcement of a new, three-year contract agreement going through June 30th, 2028 on Friday. This will make sure that those on insurance from Cigna will keep having access to the facilities of Allegheny Health Network. This also includes the fourteen hospitals of AHN and their doctors, specialists and clinical programs. If you have questions, contact the customer service line of Cigna at 1-800-997-1654.

AAA East Central’s gas price report states that gas prices drop four cents in Western Pennsylvania during the 2025 Fourth of July week

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) Gas prices are four cents lower in Western Pennsylvania this week at about $3.56 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 a 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 $3.63. According to a release from AAA East Central and AAA East Central’s gas price report, here are the recent average prices of unleaded self-serve gasoline in various Pennsylvania areas:

$3.599      Altoona
$3.627      Beaver
$3.632      Bradford
$3.407      Brookville
$3.608      Butler
$3.559      Clarion
$3.403      DuBois
$3.594      Erie
$3.411      Greensburg
$3.562      Indiana
$3.526      Jeannette
$3.650      Kittanning
$3.255      Latrobe
$3.631      Meadville
$3.663      Mercer
$3.473      New Castle
$3.578      New Kensington
$3.597      Oil City
$3.568      Pittsburgh

$3.570      Sharon
$3.657      Uniontown
$3.661      Warren
$3.561      Washington

Body of a dead Pennsylvania woman found in a metal box on former property of her husband, who faces charges

(Source for Photo: Photo of Katlyn Harp Courtesy of the Pennsylvania State Police)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Columbia County, PA) According to officials, the body of a Pennsylvania woman who had been missing for more than a week was found inside a metal box on a piece of land formerly owned by her husband. Pennsylvania State Police confirm thirty-three-year-old Katlyn Harp has died and her husband, Vincent Harp got charges of criminal homicide and tampering with evidence in connection with her death. According to a report from CBS affiliate WHP, the investigation led police to a piece of land in a mountainous area of Columbia County on Sunday and according to a WHP affidavit, the couple had gotten into a fight on the evening of June 19th. Officials confirm that records from a cell phone placed Vincent Harp in the place where the body of his wife was found on June 21st and blood was found on a UTV sold by Vincent Harp on June 24. Officials also note that on Sunday, Vincent Harp was arrested without incident and his bail got denied. Enforcement of the law had been searching for Katlyn Harp since June 19th, the date when she was last spotted in Bloomsburg, part of Columbia County.

Man from Avalon, Pennsylvania charged for driving under the influence of alcohol in Economy Borough

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Economy Borough, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in Beaver report that a man from Avalon, Pennsylvania has been charged for driving under the influence of alcohol in Economy Borough on June 17th, 2025. Sixty-seven-year-old Martin Blankenbicker was stopped during a traffic stop on the 800 block of Ohio River Boulevard. Police then charged Blankenbicker for driving under the influence in that area.

Man from Akron, Ohio arrested and some other suspects cited and identified after causing a criminal trespass incident at Greene Township Municipal in Hookstown

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Hookstown, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in Beaver report that a man was arrested and operators got cited and identified for a criminal trespass incident in Georgetown Borough on June 18th, 2025. According to police, someone was driving a car erratically and trespassing their car at Greene Township Municipal of Hookstown on 400 Market Street. Twenty-four-year-old Lamont Bickley of Akron, Ohio was arrested while the others received citations and identifications for their actions. 

Aliquippa man arrested for driving under the influence of drugs on the 2300 block of Concord Street in Aliquippa

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Aliquippa, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in Beaver report that a man from Aliquippa was arrested for driving under the influence of drugs in Aliquippa on June 22nd, 2025. Thirty-four-year-old Joseph Hages was stopped by police during a traffic stop on the 2300 block of Concord Street. According to police, Hages was arrested for driving under the influence during the stop and his charges are pending.  

Burglary alarm incident at NVR Building Products, Inc. in Darlington Township turns out to be a false alarm and the third false alarm in twelve months at that facility

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Darlington Township, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in Beaver report that Pennsylvania State Police responded to a burglary alarm in Enon Valley on June 22nd, 2025 which turned out to be a false alarm. This happened at NVR Building Products, Inc on 189 Little Beaver Road in Darlington Township. The determination was made that there was a false alarm at NVR Building Products, Inc. and this is the third time in twelve months that this has happened there. 

Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc. closes deal to receive 270 GetGo gas stations from Giant Eagle in a $1.6 billion sale

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Cranberry Township, PA) The official announcement came Monday that Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc. has received 270 GetGo gas stations from Giant Eagle in a $1.6 billion sale. Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc. is a Canadian company that owns a bunch of gas station brands already and one of them is Circle K. According to a statement, Giant Eagle said selling GetGo will allow the company to focus on its supermarket and pharmacy businesses.