(File Photo: Caption for Photo: PennDOT, PSP, PTC, Construction Industry Highlight National Work Zone Awareness Week)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Beaver County, PA) PennDOT District 11 announced that single-lane and shoulder restrictions on I-376 (Beaver Valley Expressway) in Hopewell, Potter, and Vanport Townships will occur today, weather permitting. From 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. today, sign inspection work requiring a single-lane and shoulder restriction will occur as needed in the following locations: 

• I-376 in each direction at the Monaca/Shippingport (Exit 39) interchange 

• I-376 in the westbound direction at the Beaver/Midland (Exits 38A/38B) exits 

• Route 68 (State Avenue) in each direction at the I-376 Beaver/Midland (Exits 38/38A/38B) interchange 

• Route 3016 (Mill Street) in each direction at the I-376 Aliquippa (Exit 45) interchange 

Crews from the Mackin Engineering Group, Inc. and the Sofis Company, Inc. will conduct inspection work at these locations. 

(Credit for Photo: Photo Courtesy of Lincoln Park Arts, Posted on Facebook on January 30th, 2026 by Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Midland, PA) Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center Resident Artist Rosh Raines has been honored as the recipient of the 2026 Rob Zellers Award for Excellence in Arts Education. This prestigious award recognizes educators who demonstrate an outstanding commitment to arts education through the Pittsburgh Public Theater’s Shakespeare Scene and Monologue Contest. Raines will be presented with the award on Monday, February 23rd at the O’Reilly Theater in Pittsburgh during the Showcase of Finalists.

(File Photo of Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Cars)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Big Beaver Borough, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in Gibsonia reported via release today that a two-vehicle crash occurred in Big Beaver Borough on Thursday afternoon. At approximately 12:45 p.m., both fifty-three-year-old Terry Morris of Lisbon, Ohio and thirty-one-year-old Jarrod Wetzel-Brown of Ann Arbor, Michigan were driving on I-76 West. It was discovered that as Morris was trying to change lanes, the right rear trailer tires of his Mack Truck hit the vehicle of Wetzel-Brown. Wetzel-Brown lost control of his vehicle, which traveled in a western direction into concrete barriers on the north side of I-76, PA Turnpike. There were no injuries.

(File Photo of a Road Work Ahead Sign)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) PennDOT District 11 announced that a lane restriction on eastbound I-376 (Beaver Valley Expressway) in Potter and Vanport townships has been extended due to the previous weeks’ winter weather. On weekdays as needed from 9 A.M. to 5 P.M. through late March, a single lane restriction on eastbound I-376 will continue along the Vanport Bridge between the Monaca/Shippingport (Exit 39) interchange and Beaver (Exit 38B) exit. This work is part of the I-376 (Beaver Valley Expressway) Vanport Bridge Steel Repair project worth $4.8 million between the Route 68 Midland/Beaver (Exit 38 A/B) and Route 18 Monaca/Shippingport (Exit 39) interchanges. Steel repairs and spot painting will also occur on the Vanport Bridge over the Ohio River in Potter and Vanport townships. Long-term lane restrictions are expected on I-376 until the work concludes in the late part of 2026. The prime contractor of the work is Mosites Construction.

(File Photo of State Representative Rob Matzie)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Ambridge, PA) According to a release in Ambridge from State Representative Rob Matzie’s office, Matzie announced today that fire and EMS companies in the 16^th Legislative District are on track to receive more than $265,200 in grant funding to help keep crews properly equipped and meet other department needs. Matzie confirmed that the departments receiving funding will be able to use the funds for items such as facility repairs, firefighting equipment, fuel, personal protective gear, training, recruitment and retention and other needs.

Matzie stated that the funding is as follows:

• Ambridge Borough Fire Department, Ambridge – $13,457.
• Ambridge Volunteer Fire Department, Ambridge – $14,488.
• Baden Volunteer Fire Department, Baden – $16,137.
• Center Township Fire House No. 2, Monaca – $13,251.
• Center Township Volunteer Fire Department Co. No. 1, Aliquippa – $14,900.
• Center Township Volunteer Fire Department No. 3, Monaca – $12,426.
• City of Aliquippa DBA Aliquippa Bureau of Fire, Aliquippa – $14,488.
• Conway Volunteer Fire Department, Conway – $14,488.
• Economy Vol. Ambulance Service, Ambridge – $15,000.
• Economy Volunteer Firemens Association, Baden – $14,694.
• Freedom Volunteer Fire Department, Freedom – $12,014.
• Harmony Township Volunteer Firemen Inc., Ambridge – $15,518.
• Hopewell Twp Volunteer Fire Department, Aliquippa – $14,488.
• Independence Volunteer Fire Company No. 1, Aliquippa – $13,663.
• Monaca Fire, Monaca – $38,075.
• Rochester Township Volunteer Fire Department No. 1, Rochester – $28,137.

This funding was secured through the Fire Company and Emergency Medical Services Grant program, which is administered by the Office of the State Fire Commissioner.

(Credit for Photo: Photo Courtesy of WPXI)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) A box truck appeared to clip a house while making a turn in the Mexican Streets neighborhood of Pittsburgh yesterday. The crash occurred in the 400 block of Armandale Street at around 11:30 p.m. There were no reported injuries.

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PITTSBURGH — Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band will perform May 19 at PPG Paints Arena.

Tickets go on sale noon Feb. 20. For ticketing information, visit BruceSpringsteen.net/Tour

Springsteen and his band launch their Land Of Hope And Dreams American Tour across the country this spring, kicking off at Minneapolis’ Target Center on March 31. The 20-date run will feature 19 arena shows, and a final night outdoors on May 27 at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.

 In the spring of 2025, Springsteen and The E Street Band brought their Land Of Hope And Dreams Tour to more than 700,000 fans across Europe and released the “Land Of Hope And Dreams” EP from opening night in Manchester, England. Their return to the United States will mark Springsteen and The E Street Band’s first shows in North America since 2024. 

The E Street Band’s members are Roy Bittan (piano, synthesizer), Nils Lofgren (guitar, vocals), Patti Scialfa (guitar, vocals), Garry Tallent (bass guitar), Stevie Van Zandt (guitar, vocals) and Max Weinberg (drums); with Soozie Tyrell (violin, guitar, vocals), Jake Clemons (saxophone) and Charlie Giordano (organ, keyboards, accordion). They will be joined by The E Street Horns (Barry Danielian, Eddie Manion, Ozzie Melendez, Curt Ramm), The E Street Choir (Lisa Lowell, Michelle Moore, Ada Dyer, Curtis King) and Anthony Almonte (percussion, vocals).

(File Photo of a Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Car)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Greene Township, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in Beaver reported via release yesterday that forty-five-year-old Eric Steenburg of Aliquippa was charged for committing a violation after a single-vehicle crash in Beaver County on Sunday afternoon. At 1:50 p.m., Steenburg was driving north on Georgetown Road in Greene Township close to its intersection with Little Blue Hollow Road and lost control of his vehicle because of the speed he was traveling during the wet road conditions. Steenburg went off the road and hit a culvert and a tree with his vehicle. There were no reported injuries. 

(Credit for Photo: Photo Courtesy of the Associated Press and Business Wire)

PITTSBURGH–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Feb 17, 2026– Two Pennsylvania businesses are finding new opportunities to expand into overseas markets with help from Coupang, a U.S.-technology and Fortune 150 company that helps American companies export their goods to South Korea, Taiwan and other international markets.

This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260217520691/en/

Kate’s Real Food, the Pennsylvania-based maker of organic energy, protein, and mini bars, is expanding into South Korea for the first time through a new partnership with Coupang, one of the fastest-growing retailers and U.S. tech companies in the world. The collaboration brings Kate’s natural-ingredient, adventure-ready bars to new consumers in South Korea, where Coupang serves one out of every two Koreans.

Healthy Origins is a family-owned business where two sons are carrying on their father’s proud legacy of promoting holistic well-being. The heart of their operations is in Morgan, Pennsylvania – just outside Pittsburgh – where 24 employees share a passion for creating products that make a difference in everyday lives. Now, after partnering with Coupang, sales of their portfolio of products on the site have increased more than 50% year-over-year, and the company is further expanding by also selling in Taiwan.