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Story by Frank Sparks News/Program Director
Monday, November 15, 2021 at 7:52 AM
(North Beaver Twp., Pa.) State police said a 24-year-old woman suffered a mild concussion and other injuries following a fight involving approximately 15 people in North Beaver Township, Lawrence County.
Investigators said they were notified about the fight on the 2500 block of Enon Road a little after 12:45 a.m. on Oct. 24, 2021 and when Troopers arrived on scene all parties were gone. The victim called Troopers once she was in a safe area to report the assault. She was treated for contusions and bruising to her entire face at a local hospital and told Troopers that she was assaulted by 43-year-old Mandy Bales of Enon Valley
Troopers said via release that they are filing charges related to the incident Monday, November 15, 2021, against Bales for Assault causing bodily injury without the use of a weapon at the local magistrates office today.

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Story by Frank Sparks News/Program Director
Monday, November 15, 2021 at 7:23 AM
(Pittsburgh, Pa.) Pittsburgh Police officers responded to the 100 block of E. Commons in Allegheny Commons East on the North Side of Pittsburgh around 6:30 PM last night for a ShotSpotter alert.
When first responders arrived on the scene they found a man shot multiple times. First responders began to render first aid and CPR but the man died from his wounds after he was transported to a local hospital.
The victims name has not been released as Police continue to investigate.

Keystone State News Connection

Emily Scott

HARRISBURG, Pa. – Pennsylvania has seen a lot more litter generated during the pandemic, and environmental advocates have launched a cleanup campaign this month to keep trash out of waterways.

Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful, in collaboration with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation and the state Department of Environmental Protection, is asking volunteers to pick up garbage along streams, lakes and rivers, now through November 30.

It’s estimated more than 502 million items litter Pennsylvania roadways alone, and a good portion end up in waterways. Michelle Dunn, who coordinates the “Pick Up Pennsylvania” campaign, said trash can be hazardous, both to water quality and wildlife.

“With all these rainstorms we’re having, all the litter and even illegal dumping gets washed into the storm drains,” said Dunn. “That clogs the storm drains, flooding local areas. It can be blocking our creeks, which then causes flooding and eventually gets into our rivers and to the ocean, adding to the marine pollution.”

The Environmental Protection Agency estimates 80% of the debris in the ocean started as trash on land. Pick Up Pennsylvania plans to kick off year-round litter clean-ups starting in January.

Due to the high costs of trash cleanup, Dunn says the DEP, Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful and PennDOT are preparing to release a state Litter Action Plan, focused on prevention, by the end of this month.

“Anything that you can keep out of the waterways is tremendous, and it doesn’t have to be this big fanfare of an event,” said Dunn. “It can be removing an illegal dumpsite. It can be educating students or just your family to not litter, to be conscious of what could be recycled.”

Trash bags and gloves will be provided to Pick Up Pennsylvania volunteers. There’s a schedule of upcoming cleanups by region on Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful’s calendar of events, along with infor

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Monday, November 15, 2021 at 6:53 AM

(Perry Twp., Lawrence County, Pa.) Pa State Police are reporting that an unnamed 75-year-old man from Portersville suffered suspected minor injuries following a two car crash that occurred earlier this month on Route 488 in Perry Lawrence County.
Troopers said via release that the man was traveling on Route 488 in Perry Township just before 1pm on November 5th when he allegedly rear ended a mail delivery vehicle causing the man’s vehicle to rollover twice before coming to a final rest in the opposite lane of travel.
Troopers said in the release that the man suffered suspected minor injuries, but was not transported to a local hospital for treatment. He will be cited with a traffic violation.

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