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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Lawrence County, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in New Castle reported via release today that an unidentified sixty-one-year-old man from Wampum died on Saturday at approximately 6:29 p.m. at a hospital in Pittsburgh and the investigation into his death is ongoing pending the results of his autopsy. PSP New Castle members were dispatched to a residence along Vitril Lane in New Beaver Borough of Lawrence County on Friday at 8:06 a.m. and found the man not breathing and unconscious. When EMS arrived, they obtained a pulse from the victim after providing advanced medical care. He was transported to a hospital nearby for further treatment before he passed away the next day. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner was contacted when an autopsy was conducted on the man who died.

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Beaver, PA) One of the topics that was discussed at the Beaver County Commissioners’ work session at the Beaver County Courthouse in Beaver was that Big Knob Grange possibly hosting a festival to replace the Beaver County Maple Syrup and Music Festival, which was cancelled this year because of issues involving structure and leadership. During the audience participation segment of the session, Becky Gallagher of Baden asked the Commissioners if they would support the possibility of the Beaver County Maple Syrup and Music Festival at the Big Knob Grange despite the cancellation. Beaver County Commissioner Chairman Dan Camp let Gallagher know that the Commissioners received word yesterday from members of the Big Knob Grange that they are looking to host a replacement for the Beaver County Maple Syrup and Music Festival. According to a recent release from Big Knob Grange, they announced that they will host the Big Knob Grange Maple Syrup Festival, taking place on April 18th-19th, 2026. The event will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on both of those days. More information about this event can be found on the picture below. PUSH Beaver County also stated via release that they fully support this transition fully and applauds the Grange’s leadership, dedication to local heritage, and commitment to bringing families together through agricultural celebration. In other business, the progress for the merger between Allegheny Health Network and Heritage Valley Health System is going well, as Commissioner Jack Manning talked about the Commissioners attending the recent public hearing regarding the merger at the Hilton Garden Inn in Center Township during the Commissioners’ report of the work session. If Allegheny Health Network and Heritage Valley Health System merge, the Heritage Valley Sewickley and Heritage Valley Beaver hospitals will be added to the network of Allegheny Health Network to expand its footprint into the Beaver County area. Manning also let the audience of the session know during the commissioners’ report of the work session that the Beaver County Chamber of Commerce’s State of the County event that will take place on Friday morning at The Fez in Hopewell. The Beaver County Commissioners, along with Pennsylvania State Representatives Josh Kail, Roman Kozak, and Rob Matzie, as well as Pennsylvania State Senators Elder Vogel Jr. and Camera Bartolotta, will discuss the present state of affairs in Beaver County at this event. Beaver County Treasurer Sandie Egley also talked about her outreach for collecting taxes during the department head report of the work session. Egley will be in Ambridge tomorrow from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., in North Sewickley on Thursday, February 26th from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., and at the Beaver Falls Library on Wednesday, February 25th from 3-7 p.m. for this outreach in which people who are working can pay their taxes in person.

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) Today is Ash Wednesday, which is the first day of the forty-day practice of Lent, that marks a time of spiritual growth for Catholics, with Diocese of Pittsburgh Bishop Mark Eckman emphasizing fasting, prayer, and almsgiving. The Lenten season is meant to resemble Jesus’ forty days of suffering in the desert before His public ministry began for Catholics to repent for their sins. There are also fish fries all around Pennsylvania today and the Fridays during Lent because Catholics do not eat meat today and on those Fridays during Lent and will normally eat fish instead. The abstinence from eating meat on those days is to not offend Jesus’ death on the cross. 

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) Allegheny Health Network’s (AHN’s) West Penn Hospital announced the opening of a new Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) today, which is a significant enhancement expanding the hospital’s critical care capacity. AHN West Penn’s new MICU will provide specialized medical management for critically ill patients and it is dedicated to non-surgical medical emergencies and severe illnesses. Individuals that are suffering from conditions such as severe infections, respiratory failure, cardiac arrests, kidney failure, gastrointestinal bleeding, overdoses, diabetic ketoacidosis, stroke (non-surgical), or those who have recently undergone a bone marrow transplant can receive care at this MCIU. This expansion will significantly advance AHN West Penn’s critical care capabilities to enable more effective and efficient triage and admission of patients requiring a higher level of care. The MICU will streamline patient transfers and admissions not only from within AHN but also from other hospitals across the region through AHN’s centralized One Call Transfer Center. The multimillion-dollar investment from AHN will also create 100 new jobs in the Bloomfield neighborhood of Pittsburgh. 

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) A woman was recently arrested after a fight on a Pittsburgh street led to gunfire earlier this month. According to a criminal complaint, the incident began when Shatika Lowery parked her Jeep in front of a home on Brushton Avenue at 8:25 p.m. on February 10th, 2026. Lowery was seen walking to Romeo’s Bar and then walking out nearly two and a half hours later. After she left the bar, Lowery allegedly got into a verbal fight with people in the street while using her phone. The criminal complaint states that she began to walk back to her Jeep but returned to the same group of people to continue the verbal altercation. Officials state that Lowery then removed her wig and began physically fighting a woman in the middle of the street. According to police, the fight was broken up by others in the street, but Lowery walked back to her Jeep, opened the front driver’s door and pulled out a gun. Lowery allegedly fired three rounds at four people who were standing around 15 yards away from her. One of the bullets hit Romeo’s Bar while people were still inside it. The other two rounds hit the ground close to the group of people. By the time officers arrived, authorities confirmed that everyone involved had left. Lowery was taken into custody during a traffic stop a day after the incident occurred. According to the criminal complaint, Lowery told police a group of people were fighting with her and her two friends inside the bar. The fight then spilled outside. According to court documents, Lowery said she fired the gun to scare away the group. However, detectives state that the video shows the fight being broken up and Lowery reengaging the conflict. When a detective informed Lowery the other group was walking away when shots were fired, Lowery allegedly said she knew and apologized. Lowery is facing multiple charges, including aggravated assault and reckless endangerment. 

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Beaver County, PA) Sewickley resident Jason Richey is seeking the Republican nomination for the lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania. The fifty-four-year-old Richey, who is both an attorney and an Allegheny County GOP chairman, as well as a Beaver County native, recently announced his candidacy. Richey ran for Pennsylvania governor in 2022 but ended his run before the primary elections that year.