(File Photo: Source for Photo: This March 15, 2011 image provided by Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center shows the native California poppies (Eschscholzia californica) blooming in Scottsdale, Ariz. (Gene Sturla/Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center via AP)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Moon Township, PA) The Moon Township Garden Club will hold its annual plant exchange and free plant giveaway on Saturday, May 9th from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Clearview Pavilion in Moon Park. You must bring one or more potted, labeled plants from your garden or home to donate, and in exchange, you may choose another plant to take it home or grow it in your garden. The first 75 families will receive several native seedlings grown by club members. This event is offered with support from Hollow Oak Land Trust, Moon Township Environmental Advisory, Moon Township Parks and Recreation,  Council and Roselea Farms. 

(File Photo of Police Siren Lights)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(West Mifflin, PA) Two people were taken to a hospital from the scene of a crash that occurred in West Mifflin yesterday. According to Allegheny County dispatchers, emergency crews were called to the area of Buttermilk Hollow Road and Lebanon Church Road at 7:58 p.m. West Mifflin Police Chief Gregory McCulloch stated the injuries that were suffered by the victims were not life-threatening. A motorcycle was laying on its side and police officers were inspecting damage on a pickup truck that was nearby. McCulloch confirmed that investigators are working to learn what caused this crash. 

(Credit for Photo: Photo Courtesy of Pittsburgh Public Safety)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) The man that died from a shooting that occurred in the Marshall-Shadeland neighborhood of Pittsburgh yesterday has been identified as twenty-five-year-old Deshaun Jamal Awkward of Wilkinsburg. A ShotSpotter alert for six rounds occurred on Fenway Alley right behind California Avenue around 2:30 p.m. Awkward was pronounced dead at the scene and according to Pittsburgh Public Safety spokesperson Cara Cruz, there are no immediate suspects and an investigation into this incident remains ongoing. 

(Credit for Photo: Photo Courtesy of Mars Johnson / Pittsburgh City Paper)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) The Pittsburgh City Paper announced today that it is returning to publication. This newspaper has now been acquired by LocalMatters, which is a new nonprofit that says it is focused on helping local news organizations become self-sustaining. Its previous owner was Block Communications, Inc., who also owns the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. The Pittsburgh Post Gazette will publish its final edition on May 3rd, 2026. A spokesperson for the Pittsburgh City Paper stated that online stories will be returning to publication as soon as possible next month and that officials are targeting a late April or early May return of the paper’s first print edition. The Pittsburgh City Paper stopped its operations in January of 2026.  

(Photo Courtesy of Gavin Thunberg)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Brighton Township, PA) Brighton Township Volunteer Fire Department, Station 63 was dispatched shortly after 4:30 p.m. yesterday because a shed was on fire at an address on Ornida Drive. Police also arrived because smoke was seen at the scene. The fire was extinguished quickly and the incident was resolved. 

(File Photo of a Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Car)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News 

(New Sewickley Township, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in Gibsonia reported via release today that an unidentified driver was not charged after a two-vehicle crash occurred in New Sewickley Township on Tuesday. The driver was traveling on I-76 East in a semi-truck at 8:52 p.m. and went into the left lane for unknown reasons before the trailer of his vehicle hit the vehicle of twenty-five-year-old Jeffrey Behr Jr. of Pittsburgh. There were no reported injuries from either him or one of his passengers, twenty-four-year-old Kaitlyn Hagerty of Beaver Falls. However, an infant passenger of Behr was taken to the hostel for precautionary reasons.

(File Photo of the MRS Physical Therapy Logo)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News 

(Cranberry, PA) Dale Reckless, the physical therapist from MRS Physical Therapy, made a big announcement yesterday about a recent recognition his company received when he made his monthly appearance on “The Beaver County Radio Morning Show” with Scott Tady. Reckless stated that MRS Physical Therapy was named the best place for physical therapy in 2026 by the Cranberry Eagle. The local offices to get physical therapy treatment and other services from Reckless are in the Stone Point Landing building in Bridgewater and off of Route 19 in Cranberry next to the North Park Lounge.

(Credit for Photo: (The new Fresh Market at the former Whole Foods along Centre Avenue in Pittsburgh’s Shadyside neighborhood. (Jack Troy | TribLive)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News 

(Pittsburgh, PA)A Fresh Market supermarket opened up a shop in Pittsburgh yesterday to sell its market items. According to a report from Trib Live, the store chain opened its first location in the city at 5880 Centre Avenue, the former site of the Whole Foods in the Shadyside neighborhood. The store chain has one other location in Western Pennsylvania in Mt. Lebanon, which has remained in the area for more than a decade.