(Pittsburgh, PA) Pennsylvania State Police are investigating after a resident of the Pittsburgh-area was scammed out of over $5 million by people pretending to be the Federal Trade Commission. According to a public information release report from Pennsylvania State Police, the U.S. Secret Service notified troopers in Greensburg about a fraud investigation on February 24th, 2026.The victim stated that they first responded to text messages regarding a PayPal transaction. This response then led to the victim being contacted again by a person who claimed to work at the Federal Trade Commission. Officials expressed that the victim was first asked to provide cash and was then later asked to purchase gold bars. The transaction occurred in the Unity Township area.Secret Service and the Pennsylvania State Police are asking any victim that has had similar circumstances, regardless of a completed transaction, to call 724-832-3288.
(File Photo: Source for Photo: The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette logo is displayed on the newspaper’s Pittsburgh office Wednesday, Jan 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Pittsburgh, PA) According to a WARN notice filed with the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry, over 100 employees will be affected as the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette plans to close in May. Yesterday, the notice stated the closing, which is said to take place on May 4th, 2026, will affect 171 employees. The notice is listed as a “closure,” and is not listed as a layoff. The filing confirms that the notice also lists the address of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette as 300 Corliss Street in the Sheraden neighborhood of Pittsburgh, not the address of its former longtime office on the North Shore.The website of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania expresses that the WARN Act protects communities, families, and workers, while mandating that employers give a 60-day notice before closing plants or conducting mass layoffs.
(Monaca, PA) According to a recent release from the Community College of Beaver County (CCBC), the Monaca schoolis proud to launch its Strategic Transfer Excellence Plan (STEP) through the Aspen–AASCU Transfer Intensive (Cohort 4). This is a national partnership which will support community colleges and four-year institutions as they implement proven reforms that help more students efficiently transfer and complete their bachelor’s degrees on time.
(Credit for Photo: Photo Courtesy of WPXI-TV Pittsburgh, Posted on Facebook on March 4th, 2026)
Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Rochester, PA) A neighborhood in Rochester is expressing outrage after a recent video on social media appears to show a man tying and hanging a Black baby doll to a rope in his backyard. The viewer sent the video to WPXI and said when neighbors contacted police, they were told there was little authorities could do. According to Sam Piccinini, a retired police officer who now serves as a Rochester council member,police did respond to the complaint. Neighbors are now sayingthey want Rochester borough officials to hold the homeowner accountable and are calling for the incident to be investigated as a hate crime.
(Center Township, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in Beaver reported via release today that sixty-four-year-old Ronald Cheuvront of Industry was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol in Center Township on the early morning of January 5th, 2026. At 1:38 a.m., Cheuvront was stopped by police at 422 I-376 West and was subsequently arrested for driving under the influence of an alcoholic substance. Charges against Cheuvront are pending.
(Robinson Township, PA) PennDOT District 11 announced that shoulder restrictions on southbound I-79 in Robinson Township will occur today and tomorrow weather permitting.From 9 A.M. to 3 P.M. each day, there will be a shoulder restriction to allow crews to conduct drainage work in the following locations:
Southbound I-79 at the Route 60 Moon Run/Crafton (Exit 60 A/B) interchange
MIDLAND — With a Broadway star and alum handling choreography, Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center presents “All Hands On Deck,” a rousing USO-style tribute.
The musical, presented in the Midland center’s MainStage Theater, takes place March 19-22.
With 2026 marking the 250th anniversary of the United States of America, “All Hands On Deck” offers a great way to celebrate her birthday.
Patterned after the beloved USO Big Band road shows that once traveled the country lifting spirits during uncertain times, this musical and dance spectacular features more than 40 American classics, including “Chattanooga Choo-Choo,” “Pennsylvania Polka,” “Deep in the Heart of Texas,” “America the Beautiful,” “Don’t Fence Me In” and “Thanks for the Memory.”
This high-energy, family-friendly production is directed by Sharon Schaller, resident artist at Lincoln Park.
Schaller appeared on the Beaver County Radio Morning Show on Tuesday and said this:
“All Hands On Deck” features choreography from Broadway star and Lincoln Park alum Amber Ardolino, a North Sewickley Township native.
Some of Ardolino’s Broadway credits include “Moulin Rouge! The Musical,” “Hamilton,” “Back to the Future: The Musical” and most recently, “A Beautiful
Noise, The Neil Diamond Musical,” bringing world-class theatrical storytelling and dynamic movement to this nostalgic, patriotic celebration.
Together, this accomplished creative team offers a fresh take on a classic
American art form.
“This production is a celebration of the music, movement, and shared experiences that helped carry our country through some of its most uneasy moments,” Justin Fortunato, producing artistic director of Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center, said. “We are incredibly excited to collaborate with this creative team and to present a show that honors America’s 250th birthday. As we reflect on what it means to be patriotic and to be an American, the ‘All Hands On Deck’ show reminds us of an art form that once brought us together — and still has the power to do so today.”
Tickets are available by visiting LincolnParkArts.org or calling 724.576.4644.
Tickets start at just $18 and are going fast.
Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center has a new show celebrating America’s music and 250th anniversary.
“All Hands On Deck” continues Lincoln Park’s 2025–2026 Clearview Federal Credit Union Subscription Series, “Find Your Way!”
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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Columbiana County, OH) Forty-three-year-old Michael Bess, a Pittsburgh paramedic, is on administrative leave and is facing a misdemeanor charge of child endangerment for giving his sixteen-year-old son steroid shots last spring. Court documents in Columbiana County, Ohio confirm this and Bess was trying to rehabilitate a shoulder injury that his son suffered when he was working part-time as a weightlifting coach for his son’s high school football team in Wellsville, Ohio last April. Bess was arraigned yesterday and he pleaded not guilty and madebond.
(Pittsburgh, PA) Parishioners filled the pews at Madonna del Castello Church in Pittsburgh for one final Mass yesterday as church consolidation starts within St. Joseph the Worker Parish. The Rev. Michael Stumpf, the pastor of that Parish, announced on October 23rd, 2025 that Saint Maurice Church in Forest Hills will take on all parishioners. The Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh cited declining attendance for Mass and financial strains in its decision to close these seven churches. Madonna del Castello Church was one of seven churches that will be closing permanently in the Diocese of Pittsburgh, and here are the other six churches that will be closing and the times and dates they will be closing:
Tonight, (March 3rd) at 7 p.m. – Sacred Heart Church
Tomorrow (March 4th) at 7 p.m. – Good Shepherd Church
Thursday, March 5th at 7 p.m. – St. Jude the Apostle Church
Monday, March 9th at 7 p.m. – St. John Fisher Church
Tuesday, March 10th at 7 p.m. – St. Anselm Church
Wednesday, March 11th at 7 p.m. – St. Colman Church
The new weekend schedule starts on Saturday, March 14, which is when all Masses will be celebrated at St. Maurice Church.
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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Beaver County, PA) The 2025-2026 PIAA girls high school basketball playoffs are ready to begin with its first-round tipping off this Friday and Saturday. Seven teams from the area of the Beaver Valley will compete in this year’s state playoffs. They are Aliquippa, Beaver Falls, Blackhawk, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart,Quaker Valley, Rochester and Sewickley Academy. According to the Beaver County Times, here is the full schedule for the first round of the 2025-2026 PIAA girls high school basketball playoffs, with the local teams in bold:
