An Ambridge woman was charged by borough police after her two dogs were involved in a third incident with the public. The Times reports that Jennifer Krummert, who pled guilty to reckless endangerment for a prior incident in May, is now awaiting a potential violation hearing after these newest charges. One of the two dogs has been euthanized and the other has been quarantined. The incident involved Ambridge resident Shannon Garvey, who was attacked in the shoulder area by one of the two dogs last Wednesday, according to police reports. Garvey claimed she wants to start a registry for unsafe dog owners, similar to how Megan’s Law does with registered sex offenders.

FirstEnergy has submitted paperwork to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in its hopes to gain full control of the 2nd Unit at the Beaver Valley Nuclear Power Station. Two companpies, Ohio Edison and Toldeo Edison, hold a combined 40% of the 2nd Unit, with both leases set to expire in June 2017.  FirstEnergy hopes to have the plans for full control approved by next April. It is reported by NRC spokesman Neil Sheehan, that no potential ownership changes will change the day-to-day operations of the Beaver Valley Plant.

Police in Lawrence County are looking for two home invasion suspects. Officers were called to a home in the 100 block of West Friendship Street on the south side of New Castle around 5:30 p.m. Monday. Two men reportedly forced themselves into a home and demanded money from a man inside, before assaulting him. One of the men was armed with a gun. The suspects got away with about 300 dollars in cash. Police are searching for a white Chevy pickup truck. Still no sign of the men or the truck. The elderly victim was checked by medics at the scene but didn’t appear to be seriously injured. New Castle police are investigating.

A flight bound for Pittsburgh from Paris blew an engine shortly after take-off today and landed safely a few minutes later at Paris’ Charles de Gaulle Airport. The captain of the Delta Airlines Flight 97, a nonstop flight from Paris, announced that the plane returned to the airport because of a “right blow out.” The Boeing 757 had departed Paris around 4:30 p.m., local time, and was scheduled to arrive at Pittsburgh International Airport at 7 p.m. A few minutes after takeoff, passengers heard a loud pop and some said they smelled smoke. Later, the air conditioning and some power inside the cabin stopped working. Soon after, the crew announced the plane would return to the airport and attempt a normal landing. Passengers were being transported by bus to the terminal to await instructions on booking other flights.

Contract talks between the nurses at Heritage Valley Beaver hospital and hospital officials are expected to resume today. The nurses have threatened to strike for one day later this month over a contract impasse. The last contract expired June 30th. The service employees international union healthcare Pennsylvania is upset because the hospital wants to raise health care premiums for nurses by 50 percent and exclude spouses from coverage. The hospital’s 500 nurses say they’ll strike July 19 if negotiations fail to yield a new contract.