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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Allegheny County, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in Pittsburgh reported that two drivers were charged with tailgating following a three-vehicle crash in Allegheny County today.

Police said 21-year-old Julian Porter of Glassport and 28-year-old Natalie Schenker of Pittsburgh were driving on I-376 West in Green Tree Borough at about 7:22 a.m. when traffic slowed.

According to police, 49-year-old Michelle Hart of Midland had stopped for traffic when Porter was unable to stop in time and struck Hart’s vehicle. Investigators said the impact then caused Schenker to collide with Porter’s vehicle.

No injuries were reported.

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Robinson Township, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in Pittsburgh reported that a two-vehicle crash occurred in Robinson Township at 5:55 a.m. on I-376 West yesterday.

According to police, the two drivers provided conflicting accounts of the incident during interviews.

The first driver told police he was unsure if he cut off the other vehicle but said the other driver sideswiped him. He also told police he displayed a firearm out of fear during the incident.

The second driver told police the first driver was tailgating him before the sideswipe occurred. He also said the first driver pointed a firearm at him while rolling down his window.

No injuries were reported.

Police said the case has been closed.

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Rochester, PA) A fire damaged a home in Rochester today.

A Beaver County 911 supervisor said crews were dispatched to the 400 block of Harmony Avenue at about 9:15 a.m.

A WPXI photographer at the scene observed smoke billowing from the roof, where a large hole had formed.

The Rochester fire chief said three firefighters were injured while responding to the fire, no one who lived at the home was injured, and one cat was unaccounted for.

The injuries that the firefigthers suffered are not life-threatening.

The fire is believed to have started on the first floor in the kitchen. There was smoke and fire damage on all three floors of the home. The third floor was destroyed.

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Brighton Township, PA) PennDOT announced that single-lane restrictions on I-376 (Beaver Valley Expressway) in Brighton Township are scheduled Tuesday through Friday, May 26th-29th, weather permitting.

Eastbound I-376 will be reduced to a single lane between the Chippewa interchange (Exit 31) and the Brighton interchange (Exit 36) on the bridge over Bradys Run Road from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day.

Crews from Michael Baker International will conduct bridge inspection operations.

(Credit for Photo: Photo Courtesy of Commonwealth Media Services: Caption for Photo: Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding toured the new DAT-AI-LAB at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine (Penn Vet) New Bolton Center. The first-of-its-kind laboratory dedicated to monitoring animal behavior using artificial intelligence, officially opened today with $31,000 in grant support from the nations first Agricultural Innovation Grant Program, and a $90,000 grant from Pennsylvanias Center for Poultry and Livestock Excellence.. .The new, state-of-the-art lab, a collaboration among Penn Vet researchers and Pennsylvania-based AgriGates, will accelerate collection and analysis of animal behavior data to help veterinarians and farmers precisely target treatments, improving animal health and increasing farm profitability.)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Kennett Square, PA) Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding toured the new DAT-AI-LAB at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine’s New Bolton Center in Kennet Square, Pennsylvania.

The laboratory, which focuses on using artificial intelligence to monitor animal behavior, officially opened yesterday. It received $31,000 in grant funding from the nation’s first Agricultural Innovation Grant Program and $90,000 from Pennsylvania’s Center for Poultry and Livestock Excellence.

The lab is a collaboration between Penn Vet researchers and Pennsylvania-based AgriGates.

Researchers say the facility will help accelerate the collection and analysis of animal behavior data, allowing veterinarians and farmers to more precisely target treatments and improve animal health.

(Credit for Photo: Photo Courtesy of Commonwealth Media Services, Caption for Photo: Attorney General Dave Sunday was joined by Pennsylvania students and school leaders to summarize the teenTALK program, a series of roundtable discussions between the Attorney General and students about social media’s impact on mental health.)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Harrisburg, PA) Attorney General Dave Sunday announced the release of a 20-page report on the teenTALK program for the 2025–26 school year at the Capitol Media Center in Harrisburg yesterday, summarizing a series of roundtable discussions with students about social media and offering recommendations for Pennsylvanians.

The teenTALK program included closed-door meetings between students and Sunday focused on how young people use social media and how technology affects mental health.

In recent months, Sunday spoke with about 160 students from 35 schools across Pennsylvania.

According to the report, students discussed both the benefits and drawbacks of social media, noting that it can be helpful but also a source of stress and anxiety. The report outlines the main themes raised during those discussions.

(File Photo: Source for Photo: FILE – A view of the scene Friday, Feb. 24, 2023, as the cleanup continues at the site of a Norfolk Southern freight train derailment that happened on Feb. 3 in East Palestine, Ohio. Norfolk Southern alone will be responsible for paying for the cleanup after last year’s fiery train derailment in eastern Ohio, a federal judge ruled, Wednesday, March 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Matt Freed, File)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Washington, D.C.) President Donald Trump is supporting efforts to advance the Railway Safety Act, legislation written in the aftermath of the East Palestine train derailment.

The derailment occurred on February 3, 2023.

Rep. Chris Deluzio, who introduced the House version of the Railway Safety Act, praised the support, saying on X Tuesday that “the people of Beaver County and East Palestine have waited long enough.”

The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee is scheduled to vote on the bill today.

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Big Beaver Borough, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in Gibsonia reported yesterday that a 25-year-old Cortland, Ohio woman was charged following a two-vehicle crash in Big Beaver Borough on Sunday. 

Isabella Adkins was driving west on I-76 and merging onto the Pennsylvania Turnpike at the Beaver Valley Interchange at about 4:04 p.m. when she struck a vehicle driven by 62-year-old Paul Mays of Germanton, North Carolina, police said. 

Adkins was charged with a traffic violation related to operation on the Pennsylvania Turnpike, according to police. 

No injuries were reported.

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Moon Township, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in Pittsburgh reported today that a 48-year-old Clinton woman was charged following a crash in Moon Township on March 29.

Michelle McMichael was driving west on I-376 at about 4:41 p.m. when her vehicle’s load became unsecured, according to police.

A vehicle driven by seventy-year-old Andrea Ross of Clinton struck the object in the roadway.

McMichael was charged with failure to secure a load and improper fastening, police said.

No injuries were reported.