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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Brighton Township, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in Beaver reported via release yesterday that thirty-eight-year-old Titus Hampton of Pittsburgh was not charged after causing a single-vehicle crash in Brighton Township on Tuesday afternoon. At 3:47 p.m., Hampton was driving on I-376 East south of Tuscarawas Road and hit a pothole in the asphalt of that road. Hampton was not injured after the crash occurred and he was wearing his seatbelt at the time of the crash. 

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Lawrence County, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in New Castle reported via release on Saturday that thirty-three-year-old Robert Gramsky of New Castle was charged after causing a single-vehicle crash in Lawrence County that occurred early on Thursday morning. At 12:39 a.m., Gramsky was traveling west on US Highway 422 west of McConnells Mill Road and lost control of his vehicle due to the road conditions. Minor injuries were reported after the crash occurred but Gramsky was not injured. 

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in Pittsburgh reported via release on Saturday that thirty-one-year-old Jeffrey Patterson of Coraopolis was charged and arrested for driving under the influence in Pittsburgh on the early morning of January 3rd, 2026. At 1:08 a.m., Patterson was driving on I-376 West at the on ramp from Edgewood to Swissvale and lost control of his vehicle before hitting the center concrete jersey barrier. Patterson was subsequently arrested for driving under the influence, and his charges are pending after the toxicology results. 

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) A man is now in custody after Pittsburgh police say he attempted to impersonate an ICE agent during a burglary. According to authorities, police were called to a reported burglary in progress Saturday night at a home in the 500 block of Climax Street in the city’s Beltzhoover neighborhood after a landlord said a man smashed a window and broke into a residence. While officers were en route, dispatchers reported that a tenant inside the residence had struck the suspect in the face with an object, knocking him unconscious. Police stated that the suspect, later identified as William Gregory, was found lying unconscious on the floor when officers arrived. Police confirm that a juvenile victim was standing in a doorway with minor injuries to his right ankle and hand and the juvenile told officers that Gregory entered through the kitchen window, went upstairs and shouted that he was an ICE agent demanding to see paperwork. Police then expressed that Gregory then pulled out a pocketknife, threatened to stab the juvenile and began stealing a PlayStation console and controllers and Gregory also forcibly took the juvenile’s cellphone, leading to a physical altercation. Police are planning to request arrest warrants for Gregory based on the investigation and the reported offenses and they expressed that he appeared heavily intoxicated and under the influence of drugs.  

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) According to Allegheny County Sheriff Kevin M. Kraus, a Pittsburgh man who was wanted on multiple warrants was arrested on Friday morning after detectives found him hiding in an attic on the city’s North Side. Kraus confirmed that thirty-two-year-old Davon James had been a fugitive for about a month after probation-violation warrants were issued in two separate cases involving guilty pleas to firearms violations. James also is wanted by the city of Pittsburgh on charges including robbery, simple assault and strangulation. Detectives developed information last week that James was inside a residence on Hubbard Street. James was not found after an initial search of the home, but he was then found in an attic access opening in the second-floor ceiling after authorities state that he was completely covered by insulation and detectives saw what appeared to be hair braids sticking out from the insulation. James is now in the Allegheny County Jail. 

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) According to police, one woman was critically injured in a shooting, while another woman was hospitalized with a stab wound on Saturday afternoon in the Brighton Heights neighborhood of Pittsburgh. Officers from Pittsburgh police Zone 1 were dispatched just before 2 p.m. to the 1500 block of Antrim Street after a ShotSpotter alert detected that three rounds were fired. While officers were en route, dispatchers reported that a female shooting victim had been found in the 3200 block of Richardson Avenue. Officers arrived to find the woman suffering from a gunshot wound to the chest. Police rendered aid until some medics arrived, and Pittsburgh EMS transported the victim to a nearby hospital in critical condition. Police also confirm that a short time later, another adult woman arrived at Allegheny General Hospital in a private vehicle with a stab wound to the leg and both women were taken into surgery. Investigators believe that the two women were involved in an altercation at the original scene before the shooting occurred. The investigation into this incident is still ongoing and the private vehicle was to be towed for processing.

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Duquesne, PA) A retro arcade will be taking over a former Pittsburgh-area church. According to its website, the Church Arcade will hold opening weekend events on January 31st and February 1st, 2026 and that weekend will include tournaments, craft beers, food trucks and a DJ. The Church Arcade, which is located at 32 South First Street in Duquesne, plans to offer over 100 arcade games and 30 pinball machines inside a retired Catholic church, complete with vaulted ceilings and stained glass. Attendees will not have to bring tokens or quarters for the event, because all of the games will be set to “free play.” Click here to purchase tickets or to view the schedule of events.

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Cranberry Township, PA) According to a release from the Cranberry Artists Network, during the month of February of 2026, the Cranberry Artists Network Art Gallery located in the Cranberry Township Municipal Center will host a Solo Exhibition by member Alan Byrne on Mondays through Thursdays 7:30 A.M. to 8:30 P.M., Fridays from 7:30 A.M. to 5 P.M. and Saturdays from 7:30 A.M. to 4 P.M. The work in this exhibit falls into several categories which includes paintings based on the photography of the Farm Security Administration, Digital Art and Illustratorealism. The mediums of the exhibition include oil, acrylic, digital and pen and ink. Byrne is a resident of Bellevue who has been a member of the Cranberry Artists Network since 2016. 

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Midland, PA) Today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, which celebrates the life of the late minister and civil rights activist. It is also the 40th year of the holiday, because the first year that it was celebrated was 1986. Students, family members, and staff of PA Cyber will also be supporting their communities in Pennsylvania in the coming days through a united statewide effort to honor the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. They will donate their time, meals and supplies to various organizations, including Allentown Rescue Mission, Caitlin’s Smiles and Steel City Table. According to a release from PA Cyber, they are hosting the following events throughout the state of Pennsylvania:

• Tuesday, January 20 in Erie: PA Cyber families and staff will make 200 peanut butter and jelly sandwiches that will be donated to the Emmaus Soup Kitchen.
• Tuesday, January 20 in Philadelphia: The PA Cyber Philadelphia office has partnered with the Delaware County Food Bank to collect and repackage rice for donation.
• Tuesday, January 20 in Pittsburgh (Warrendale): PA Cyber families are invited to make sensory kits and birthday cards for Friendship Factory and children throughout the community.
• Wednesday, January 21 in Allentown: PA Cyber families and staff will assemble personal care kits for the Allentown Rescue Mission.
• Wednesday, January 21 in State College: Participants will make blankets for the Out of the Cold shelter in Centre County.
• Thursday, January 22 in Greensburg: PA Cyber families and staff will make 250 peanut butter and jelly sandwiches that will be donated to Feeding the Spirit.
• Thursday, January 22 in Harrisburg: PA Cyber families are invited to assemble craft kits for children in hospitals with serious health challenges. Assembled kits will be donated to Caitlin’s Smiles, which impacts children throughout the Northeast.
• Thursday, January 22 in Pittsburgh (South Side): After making bagged lunches, participants will deliver them to Steel City Table.
• Thursday, January 22 in Wilkes-Barre: After making scarves, students will walk to Public Square and a bus station to distribute scarves to homeless people.