(Cranberry Township, PA) On Wednesday, over thirty homes in Cranberry Township had gas leaks, as Cranberry firefighters and crews from Columbia Gas checked for gas leaks in homes in the Fox Run neighborhood. Cranberry fire chief Scott Garing confirmed the department got bunches of calls from homeowners around 3 p.m. complaining of gas odors coming from their basements. A Columbia Gas spokesperson said no gas lines were hit or damaged and the pressure was normal in the lines. Columbia Gas will continue to investigate what caused the leaks, and Fire Chief Garing suggests that you call either 911 or a gas company if you smell either gas odors or a rotten egg smell in your house. 

(Findlay Township, PA) A winning Pennsylvania Lottery Cash 5 with Quick Cash ticket for the Oct. 6 drawing matched all five balls drawn, 1-3-24-25-32, was sold to win $1,003,457 less withholding.

A $10,000 bonus was given to Center Independent Oil (Shell), 1424 Route 30, in the Clinton area of Findlay Township, for selling the winning ticket.

After prizes are claimed and tickets are validated, winners can be identified.  The prize must be claimed within one year of the drawing date for a main Cash 5 game. Any Quick Cash game prizes won must be claimed within one year of the purchase date. Anyone holding this ticket should contact the nearest office of the Pennsylvania Lottery or call 1-800-692-7481.

(Reported by Danielle Smith of Keystone News Service)

(Pennsylvania) Concerning levels of lead have been detected in the drinking water at some Pennsylvania schools, according to a new report. The investigation examined nine large school districts across the state and reveals widespread noncompliance with safety regulations. David Masur with PennEnvironment says his organization filed a set of “Right to Know” requests with school districts across the state – and in all nine cases, found the districts were not implementing best practices to protect kids from lead in drinking water. 

(West Mifflin, PA) Kennywood announced on Wednesday that you can literally get a piece of three of their most iconic roller coasters. At Kennywood’s Phantom Fall Fest, parkgoers will be able to purchase pieces of wood from the Jack Rabbit, the Thunderbolt, and the Racer at the Arcade Gift Shop costing $49.99 each. All three of these coasters opened in the 1920s, the Jack Rabbit in 1920, the Racer in 1927, and the Thunderbolt in 1924, originally named the Pippin, then designed and reopened as the Thunderbolt in 1968. 

(Carroll Township, PA) A WPIAL high school football game has been postponed after cited “incidents of misconduct” from the Ringgold High School football team. According to a statement from the Ringgold School District’s website, the district was aware of the incidents on Thursday, and Thursday night, students from the football team gathered to protest and chanted “keep our coaches!” A video of this scene was shared on Snapchat and was seen by parents. WPIAL chief operating officer Vince Sortino decided that a postponement instead of a forfeit of Ringgold High School’s game against Thomas Jefferson, which was supposed to happen Friday, was made. Sortino also confirmed that if the game is not replayed within three weeks, the WPIAL will decide when to replay the game before the season ends. 

(Aliquippa, PA) An Aliquippa farm boy was surprised with a cow after his cow Speck remains missing. Speck, owned by Alex Thompson, has been missing since the creature ran off a trailer after getting scared. Ashley Thompson, Alex’s mother, of Thompson Family Farms in Aliquippa has been trying to help him find the steer, even requesting assistance from Pittsburgh Drone and Pet Rescue, but had no luck. However, the story of Alex spending money to prepare Speck to show the cow at the Hookstown fair next year caught the attention of farmers at Redstone Farm. Along with several friends, these Redstone Farm farmers teamed up and gave Alex, who could not hold back the tears, a new steer. 

(Ambridge, PA) After holding a two-year-old hostage in Ambridge on Tuesday, the suspect, twenty-three-year-old Manuel Antonio Turcios-Perez, is behind bars. Turcios-Perez was arrested after police found a two-year-old girl in his arm and according to officials, the toddler was in a headlock and the complaint states the two-year-old girl in front of him was a “human shield.” Turcios Perez remains in the Beaver County Jail and faces charges of resisting arrest, endangering the welfare of children, unlawful restraint of a minor and disarming a law enforcement officer.