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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Coraopolis, PA) According to authorities, police in Coraopolis are investigating a chargeback scam targeting a local gaming store, which involves the purchase of high-value Pokémon cards. Investigators believe the suspects use credit cards to buy expensive Pokémon merchandise, then later dispute the charges with their banks to receive refunds while keeping the items. Police identified one suspect as Mylen Hailey of Detroit, Michigan, who allegedly targeted a Coraopolis gaming store last month. Police noted that Hailey used a fraudulent credit card to purchase nearly $3,500 worth of Pokémon merchandise and the store owner did not learn of the chargeback until about a month later, after the suspect and merchandise were no longer traceable. The charges were later disputed. Hailey has not been arrested, and the investigation into this incident remains ongoing. 

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Aliquippa, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in Beaver reported via release yesterday that thirty-two-year-old General Hilton of Monaca was arrested for possessing drugs in Aliquippa on the evening of December 26th, 2025. At 11:01 p.m., Hilton was stopped by police during a traffic stop on the 1100 block of Sheffield Avenue because of a vehicle violation and he was subsequently arrested for drug possession. 

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Findlay Township, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in Pittsburgh reported via release yesterday that fifty-six-year-old Robert Patrick of Rochester crashed in Findlay Township on the evening of January 22nd, 2026. At approximately 10:37 p.m., Patrick was driving on I-376 East when he hit a wheel that was on the road with his vehicle. There were no reported injuries and it was determined that a wheel came off a commercial vehicle that was located several hundred yards east of the crash location. The vehicle of Patrick sustained disabling damage to the passenger side front wheel and the undercarriage. 

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Washington County, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in Pittsburgh reported via release yesterday that charges were withdrawn from thirty-year-old Gulzoda Saidova of Pittsburgh after a crash occurred in Washington County on the morning of January 25th, 2026. At approximately 10:23 a.m., Saidova was driving on I-79 South in Cecil Township and lost control of her vehicle on the snowy road. Saidova hit the left barrier of that road with her vehicle, which caused it to be disabled on its left shoulder. There were no reported injuries. 

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) Mineo’s Pizza House has now opened its new location at the Pittsburgh International Airport after a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Thursday. The popular pizza shop has been in business since the 1950s and in addition to their original location in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh and the airport location, Mineo’s also operates locations in Allison Park and in Mt. Lebanon.   

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Allegheny County, PA) River rescue crews are now urging people to remain off the ice as dozens of people were seen walking along the frozen Ohio River around 6 p.m. on Saturday. Despite the warnings from public safety officials and scientists, multiple people, including some with their children and friends, were seen walking near The Point. Some of them posed for pictures while others slid along the surface that was icy. The Allegheny River remains shut down to all river traffic through March 1st due to the icy conditions, and it is also closed to boats and barges from mile marker 1 up to mile marker 72 until March 1st. 

(File Photo: Source for Photo: FILE – This April 2, 2021, file photo shows bridges spanning the Allegheny River in downtown Pittsburgh. Republicans in Congress are making the politically brazen bet that it’s more advantageous to oppose President Joe Biden’s ambitious rebuild America agenda than to lend support for the costly $2.3 trillion undertaking for roads, bridges and other infrastructure investments. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Allegheny County, PA) The Allegheny River is now closed to all traffic because of icy conditions until March 1st, which is when the river is closed to boats and barges from mile marker 1 up to mile marker 72. Both the Monongahela River and the Ohio River remain open. According to the Coast Guard, it will continue to monitor river and ice conditions. 

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) A man who was convicted of shooting and killing a teenager in the Strip District of Pittsburgh in 2021 was sentenced to life in prison on Friday. Howard Hawkins killed eighteen-year-old Ahmir Tuli in the Strip District of Pittsburgh on February 21st, 2021. Tuli, an alumnus of North Hills High School, was shot to death outside of his mother’s restaurant, the Preeti’s Pitt. According to police, surveillance video showed Hawkins going to a parked car and coming back with a gun, where he shot Tuli as he was taking a work break. 

(File Photo: Source for Photo: FILE – This Oct. 17, 2023 file photo shows the Allegheny County Jail in Pittsburgh. The Allegheny County jail could significantly increase its mental health staffing and provide more training about use of force and restraint after five inmates alleged that the Pennsylvania facility treats those with mental illness unfairly, under proposed settlement filed Tuesday, March 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Allegheny County, PA) According to officials, a 55-year-old man who was incarcerated at the Allegheny County Jail was found unresponsive in his cell yesterday morning and was later pronounced dead. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed that he was later identified as Mark Schwartz of Allison Park. Warden Trevor Wingard stated that Schwartz was discovered by correctional staff at about 7:37 a.m. This declared a medical emergency, and jail medical personnel performed lifesaving measures until the arrival of paramedics. A media release from the Allegheny County Jail confirms that Schwartz was pronounced dead at 8:07 a.m. Wingard expressed that Schwartz had been booked into the jail on August 2nd, 2025, on charges of simple assault and harassment. Allegheny County police are investigating the death of Schwartz. 

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County adio News

(Darlington Township, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in Beaver reported via release on Friday that an unidentified sixty-year-old man from Columbiana, Ohio was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol in Darlington Township on the afternoon of December 12th, 2025. At 1:21 p.m., PSP Beaver investigated a crash that was reportable in which the male driver was found under the influence of alcohol on Oakdale Road. That driver was arrested and charges are to be filed against him.