(File Photo of a Pennsylvania State Trooper Car)
Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Pittsburgh, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in Pittsburgh reported via release today that twenty-year-old Samiyah Littlejohn of Coraopolis was charged after causing a single-vehicle crash in Pittsburgh on Saturday morning. Littlejohn was driving south on I-279 at 8:54 a.m. and lost control of her vehicle before hitting the guide rail and she was not injured.
(File Photo: Source for Photo: FILE – Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro watches warm ups before an NFL football game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Detroit Lions on Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro set another campaign finance record for Pennsylvania with $30 million on hand as he seeks a second term this fall, his campaign said Tuesday.
Pennsylvania has emerged as the nation’s premier presidential battleground state, and Shapiro’s strong showing in the 2022 governor’s race elevated his profile within the Democratic Party, where he’s viewed as a potential 2028 White House contender.
In the general election, Shapiro, 52, is expected to face Stacy Garrity, the twice-elected state treasurer who has been endorsed by the state Republican Party. Garrity had yet to report campaign fundraising details as of Tuesday. The deadline to file campaign finance reports with the state is Jan. 31.
Shapiro isn’t expected to face a serious challenge in the May 19 primary election. The deadline to submit paperwork to get on the primary election ballot is March 10.
Shapiro’s $30 million dwarfs the previous state record for a candidate heading into an election year. Shapiro set the previous record, reporting $13.4 million at the start of 2022. Shapiro went on to smash the state campaign spending record that year, reporting that he spent more than $70 million on the race.
(Photo Courtesy of Valerie McElvy, Posted on Facebook on January 6th, 2026)
Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(New Brighton, PA) Valerie McElvy was sworn in yesterday evening for her first full-term as the mayor of New Brighton. She is succeeding the previous mayor who served in that position for eight years, the late Tom Albanese, who passed away on March 1st, 2024. McElvy is a life-long member of New Brighton who has served the community for over 45 years and she has also served on the board of the New Brighton Business District and on Borough Council.
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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Allegheny County, PA) PennDOT District 11 announced that tomorrow, weather permitting, single-lane restrictions on Interstate 79 in Robinson and Kennedy townships of Allegheny County will occur. From 9 A.M. to 3 P.M. tomorrow, crews will conduct pothole patching and single-lane restrictions will occur in both directions of I-79 between the I-376 Airport/Pittsburgh (Exit 59 A/B) interchange and approximately one-half mile north of the Route 60 Moon Run/Crafton (Exit 60 A/B) interchanges to let this work be done. Work may also occur on Thursday and additional information will be provided in advance of any upcoming work.
(Credit for Photo: Photo Courtesy of Sandra Donovan)
Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Allegheny County, PA) Beaver County native and Moon Township resident Kathleen Madonna-Emmerling was sworn in as the newest member of the Allegheny County Council on Friday in the Allegheny County Courthouse to be in that council’s District 1 seat, which includes 15 municipalities in western and northwestern Allegheny County. Newly sworn-in Common Pleas Judge Matthew V. Rudzki administered the oath to Madonna-Emmerling, a senior development association at the University of Pittsburgh’s Division of Philanthropic and Alumni Engagement. She grew up in South Heights and graduated from Ambridge Area High School.
(File Photo of a Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Car)
Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Allegheny County, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in Pittsburgh reported via release today that twenty-three-year-old Juan Rivera Perez of Ambridge was charged after causing a single-vehicle crash in Allegheny County on the afternoon of December 30th, 2025. Rivera Perez was driving on Ohio River Boulevard in Glenfield Borough at 2:09 p.m. and lost control of his vehicle before subsequently striking a concrete barrier multiple times on the Route 65 road.
(File Photo of a Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Car)
Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Lawrence County, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in New Castle reported via release today that thirty-two-year-old Samantha Alwardt was not charged after causing a single-vehicle crash in Lawrence County late on Friday night. At 11:38 p.m., Alwardt was driving west on Shaffer Road in Slippery Rock Township and lost control of her vehicle because of road conditions and then hit a tree. Alwardt was not wearing her safety beat when the crash occurred and she refused EMS transportation even though she had a suspected minor injury.
(Credit for Photo: Courtesy of Steve Mellon/Post Gazette (Pittsburgh) Caption for Photo: Sam Bigham, 23, who may become the state’s youngest mayor when he takes over as mayor of the Pittsburgh surburb of Carnegie, on the borough’s East Main Street on Monday, Dec. 29, 2025.)
Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Carnegie, PA) The new mayor of Carnegie is making history because Sam Bigham, who turns 24 years old next week, is the youngest mayor ever to serve in Carnegie Borough and is the youngest mayor that is currently serving in Pennsylvania. Bigham has spent time as a junior councilperson in Carnegie and has also interned for both Carnegie borough and state Representative Anita Kulik. The twenty-three-year-old was sworn in to his position last night.
(File Photo of Police Siren Lights)
Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Pittsburgh, PA) A Pittsburgh Police officer was injured in a crash early yesterday during a search for a domestic violence suspect who escaped from police. This crash happened just after midnight at the intersection of Arlington Avenue and Josephine Street in the South Side Slopes neighborhood of Pittsburgh. The officer lost control of his vehicle and struck a pole when the airbags were deployed. According to public safety officials, he was originally unresponsive when the other officers found him, but regained consciousness and was speaking with medics on scene. He was transported to a hospital in stable condition. The Collision Investigation Unit was called to investigate this incident.
(File Photo of two City of Pittsburgh Police Cars with two businesses in the background and a bystander walking in the Background)
Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Pittsburgh, PA) An aggravated assault investigation is underway and is ongoing after a man was found stabbed in Pittsburgh early on Sunday morning. According to a Pittsburgh Public Safety spokesperson, officers were sent to the 4000 block of Butler Street in Lawrenceville around 4:15 a.m. after a man walked into a business to call police and that man suffered a “small puncture wound” to his ribcage. He was taken to an area hospital in stable condition. Police do not know exactly where the man was stabbed at this time.