Mary LaVerne Hnat, 95, of Cleveland Heights, Ohio, formerly of Beaver, passed away peacefully in the early morning hours of Friday, July 17, 2026, at McGregor Living. Born on February 15, 1931, in Greensburg, PA, she was the daughter of the late Raymond V. and Mary LaVerne (Dorsey) O’Connell. LaVerne spent her life as a…
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FILE – Bethany Gill winds a clock in the Pennsylvania Supreme Court chamber, Dec. 13, 2024, in Harrisburg, Pa. (AP Photo/Marc Levy, File) NEW YORK (AP) — It’s an idea whose time, as it were, may have come — again. The twice-yearly changing of the clocks in the United States could be a thing of…
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(File Photo of State Representative Rob Matzie) Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News (Harrisburg, PA) State Rep. Rob Matzie cast a “yes” vote yesterday for Pennsylvania’s 2026-27 budget as it was passed in Harrisburg, saying that the plan invests taxpayer dollars sensibly without raising taxes. Matzie released this statement: “I voted for this budget because…
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(Credit for Photo: Photo Provided with Release Courtesy of Allegheny Health Network) Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News (Pittsburgh, PA) A surgical team at AHN Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh recently completed the region’s first robotic-assisted kidney transplant for a recipient. This procedure was performed in April by Jennifer Carpenter, MD, transplant surgeon and director of…
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(File Photo of a Gavel) Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News (Pittsburgh, PA) United States Attorney Troy Rivetti announced today that a citizen of the Dominican Republic illegally residing in The Bronx, New York, has been sentenced in federal court to time served of approximately 35 months of imprisonment and ordered to pay restitution totaling…
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Eleanor M. Jones, 92, of South Heights, passed away on June 25th, 2026, at Good Samaritan Hospice. She was born in Manhasset, New York on January 2nd, 1934, a daughter of the late Edmond and Eleanor (Krupowicz) Morse. In addition to her parents, Eleanor was preceded in death by her husband, William (“Bill”) Jones, and…
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(File Photo of State Representative Josh Kail) Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News (Harrisburg, PA) Older residents living near data centers in Pennsylvania would get a break on their property taxes under a legislative proposal which would require developers of big tech facilities to foot their bills. According to a memo on Wednesday circulated by state Representative Josh…
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(File Photo of a Fireworks Burst) Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News (Beaver County, PA) Independence Day 2026 is a big celebration for the United States of America, as the county celebrates the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence on July 4th, 1776, in which the 13 colonies of America officially declared themselves…
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Pearl “Paraskevya” (Jula) Petkash, 88, passed away peacefully on June 17th, 2026. She was born on November 2nd, 1937, the daughter of the late Helen (Rusinko) and Nestor Jula of Fair Oaks. She was the devoted wife of her late husband, Donald Eugene Petkash and the loving mother of Dawna (the late Gregory) Beckett, Karen…
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