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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Rochester, PA) On Saturday, April 12th, the R-ACT Theatre Productions at the Segriff Stage in Rochester will have both an open house and a volunteer fair that are free for the public. The doors will open at 2:30 p.m. There will be two separate sessions, one at 3-4 p.m. and one at 4-5 p.m. The event includes a presentation about the company with both a tour and refreshments following. For more information and to register for the event online, you can check out ractproductions.com.

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Pittsburgh, PA –PennDOT District 11 is announcing drilling operations on 24^th Street (Route 588) in the City of Beaver Falls, Beaver County will begin Wednesday, April 9 weather permitting.

Lane restrictions will occur in on 24^th Street between Church Street and 25^th Street weekdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. through mid-April. Crews from ECS Mid-Atlantic, LLC will conduct drilling operations.

Motorists can check conditions on major roadways by visiting www.511PA.com. 511PA, which is free and available 24 hours a day, provides traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts, traffic speed information and access to more than 1,000 traffic cameras. 511PA is also available through a smartphone application for iPhone and Android devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following regional X alerts.

Subscribe to PennDOT news and traffic alerts in Allegheny, Beaver, Lawrence counties at www.penndot.pa.gov/District11.

Information about infrastructure in District 11, including completed work and significant projects, is available at www.penndot.pa.gov/D11Results. Find PennDOT’s planned and active construction projects at www.projects.penndot.gov.

Find PennDOT news on X, Facebook and Instagram.

 

(File Photo of the Beaver County Courthouse)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Beaver County, PA) According to the Beaver County Commissioners, the halfway point has been reached for the Connect Beaver County broadband program. Since the program started to take place in September of 2023, Verizon put more than 256 miles of fiber-optic cable and over 900 houses received broadband service. According to officials, service was given to addresses from Aliquippa, Fombell and Hookstown, as well as ZIP codes in New Brighton.

 

(File Photo: Source for Photo: A customer holds a credit card at the pay-at-the-pump gasoline pump in Rolling Meadow, Ill., Thursday, June 30, 2022. The U.S. economy shrank from April through June for a second straight quarter, contracting at a 0.9% annual pace and raising fears that the nation may be approaching a recession. The decline that the Commerce Department reported Thursday, July 28, in the gross domestic product — the broadest gauge of the economy — followed a 1.6% annual drop from January through March. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) Gas prices are seventeen cents higher in Western Pennsylvania this week at about $3.63 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s gas price report. The report states that at this time last year, the average price for gas in Western Pennsylvania was about $3.84. The report also notes that the average price that you can expect for a gallon of unleaded gas here in Beaver County is about $3.64. According to AAA East Central’s gas price report, here are the average prices of unleaded self-serve gasoline in various Pennsylvania areas:

$3.643      Altoona
$3.638      Beaver
$3.605      Bradford
$3.558      Brookville
$3.669      Butler
$3.478      Clarion
$3.565      DuBois
$3.568      Erie
$3.657      Greensburg
$3.675      Indiana
$3.685      Jeannette
$3.595      Kittanning
$3.672      Latrobe
$3.684      Meadville
$3.699      Mercer
$3.591      New Castle
$3.616      New Kensington
$3.699      Oil City
$3.635      Pittsburgh
$3.543      Sharon
$3.658      Uniontown
$3.699      Warren
$3.683      Washington

(File Photo: Source for Photo: FILE – This is a portion of US Steel’s Edgar Thomson Works in Braddock, Pa., on Sunday, Apr., 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Washington, D.C.) A new review was ordered by President Donald Trump on Monday from Nippon Steel of Japan and their bid to purchase U.S. Steel. The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States will go over the deal again after an order from Trump. According to the memorandum, Trump wants a forty-five-day period for a recommendation from the CFIUS. The president discussed blocking the deal, however; if the deal is done, U.S. Steel could possibly move out of Pittsburgh.

(File Photo of Handcuffs)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) According to an announcement from acting U.S. Attorney Troy Revetti, a Guatemala resident pleaded guilty to a charge of illegal re-entry of a removed alien. Forty-six-year-old Anastacio Hernandez-Us was sentenced on Friday for being in the United Sates illegally. Hernandez-Us was caught by immigration officials in Louisiana and was removed on September 23rd, 2010. According to Revetti, Hernandez-Us has been in custody since his February arrest and will remain detained pendinghis deportation from the United States.

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Honululu, HI) According to a report from KGMB, forty-six-year-old Gerhardt Konig has pleaded not guilty during a virtual hearing on Monday to his attempted second-degree murder charge. Authorities in Hawaii confirm that Konig tried to kill his wife after hitting her with a rock multiple times near Pali Lookout because she refused to take a selfie near the edge of a cliff close to the Pali Lookut area. Konig, a former doctor who used to work at UPMC, was also given a restraining order to stay away from his wife by a judge and his wife also stated to police that Konig attempted to get an unknown liquid into her through an injection. A KGMB report also states that Konig is being held without bail. The trial for Konig is on June 9th. 

 

(File Photo: Source for Photo: Dave Sunday speaks to the audience in the Forum Auditorium across the street from the Capitol after taking the oath to become Pennsylvania’s next attorney general, Jan. 21, 2025, in Harrisburg, Pa. (AP Photo/Marc Levy)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday made an announcement for a settlement with Accelerated Debt Settlement, Inc. The company made an agreement for a payment of $550,000. Customers that are affected by the company will receive $500,000. Checks for refunds in a range of $2,850 to $19,998 will be delivered by the Office of Attorney General. If a customer wants to file a complaint, they have within ninety days and can contact 1-800-441-2255.

(File Photo of a Beaver County Sheriff’s Office Badge)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Beaver County, PA) The Beaver County Sheriff’s Office issued information on Facebook on Monday that there is a scam going around in which scammers are sending payments posing as a deputy from that office. The Beaver County Sheriff’s Office also recommends callers to not pick up any call they do not recognize. You can contact 724-770-4602 for the number of the desk of the Beaver County Sheriff’s Office to make sure you do not lose your personal information.

(File Photo of State Representative Rob Matzie)

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(Ambridge, PA) According to a release from State Representative Rob Matzie’s office, new streetscape improvements are coming to downtown Merchant Street in Ambridge from $500,000 in funding. The Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development provided this money. Matzie confirmed that through the Main Street Matters program, the Ambridge borough will have enhanced features of safety including signs, control for traffic, sidewalks, and lighting.