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(Ambridge, Pa.) Ambridge Fire Chief Don Larrick, Jr. reported that his department was dispatched to 300 4th St. Apartment 501 for a fire that started in the kitchen. Assistance was rendered to the firefighters from other departments and the fire was quickly knocked down. The quick action prevented the fire from spreading and was just confined to the kitchen area. No injuries were reported.
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(New Galilee, Pa.) Firefighters from New Galilee and the surrounding area were called to the scene of a house fire in New Galilee just before 1 AM Thursday morning.
The fire occurred in the 600 block of Washington Ave. and was under control within an hour. Everyone in the home made it out safely and no injuries were reported. Photos from the scene show extensive damage to the home. Crews were called back to the scene shortly after 4:30 AM Thursday morning after reports of that the fire there had rekindled.
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(Aliquippa, Pa.) Drug Free Aliquippa representative Kaitlyn Tempalski and 10th grader Yare Carter were introduced at the Aliquippa City Council meeting in Wednesday night. The pair was presented with proclamations from Mayor Dwan B. Walker for their work , not just for Red Ribbon Week, but for their service to the DRUG FREE ALIQUIPPA program. Red Ribbon Week was from October 23-31, and the program stresses awareness and drug prevention
Councilman Donald Walker announced that on Saturday, November 5, 2022 at 2 p.m. the Eleanor Redd Playground at the Third Avenue Park on the site of the former Jones School will be dedicated . Miss Redd worked all of her life with children, which included her career with Head Start.
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(Aliquippa, Pa.) Aliquippa Police Chief John Lane reported at Wednesday night’s council meeting that a 20 year old female who was living with her boyfriend at Towne Tower Apartments has been missing for three weeks, and her mother is very concerned. The chief said he has reached out to the state police and police in Ohio to try and locate Ri”Kiah Griffie. He told council his department is doing its best they can to try and locate her.
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(New Beaver Borough, Lawrence County, Pa.) Pa State Police in New Castle are reporting that they were called to a location on Possum Hollow Road in New Beaver Borough around 6:20 PM on Saturday, October 29, 2022, for a report of trespassing.
Troopers said via release that upon arriving and investigating they were told by a 58-year-old man that a group of approximately 50 plus individuals operating 17 off road vehicles left the property of Mines and Meadows and went onto the victims property.
There was no other information released as troopers continue to investigate.
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“You can definitely get rid of them, but it is going to be a process. It isn’t something that’s going to happen overnight.”
Taylor Ball is a Certified Veterinary Technician with the Beaver County Humane Society, and she joined Matt Drzik on the November 3 edition of A.M. Beaver County to discuss how to prevent and deal with fleas and ticks once they enter a home or infiltrate a pet, along with the effects of diseases such as heartworm and Lyme disease.
The key to dealing with fleas and ticks, according to Ball, is prevention through the use of “preventables”. “We have a lot of products to where you shouldn’t have to worry about fleas and ticks in the home because it is something that we are so used to easily preventing in the first place.” The most common types of preventables are chewables and collars for the pet to wear; cats and dogs are the most common carriers of fleas and ticks within the home.
While ticks can cause Lyme disease in pets and humans, and mosquitos are the causers of heartworm for certain animals, the most ubiquitous offenders are fleas. Ball says that the major reason behind that is their propensity to mate and spread their eggs: “One female can lay up to 40 eggs in one day, and an adult flea can live for about 3 months. So in that three months, just one flea can lay over 2,000 eggs.” Ball heavily suggested that any pet owner who has a higher flea manifestation to use daily vacuuming and cleaning of the pet’s area, tossing out any heavily-infested bedding, and to continue to use preventables to help terminate the fleas.
The Beaver County Humane Society is headquartered at 3394 Brodhead Road in Center Township. They can be contacted by calling 724-775-5801 or by checking out their Facebook or YouTube pages. You can also go to their website for further information about their services, events, and much more.
To watch the full conversation with Taylor Ball, click on the Facebook feed below!
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(Harrisburg, Pa.) John Fetterman’s edge over Mehmet Oz on key issues in Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senate contest has narrowed, although the Democrat continues to be seen as having a better understanding of voters’ day-to-day concerns. The last Monmouth University Poll of this contest finds that concerns about Fetterman’s health, particularly in light of last week’s televised debate, have been raised by some voters, but the impact on their actual candidate choice has been minimal.
In a polling of 608 Pennsylvanians 48 percent of the electorate will either definitely or probably vote for Fetterman, which is similar to his support levels in prior polls. Oz, on the other hand, continues to make small but steady gains in support, with 44 percent of the electorate either definitely or probably voting for him .Which is about the same as 43% in early October and up from 39% in September, although it is worth noting that Oz’s “definite” support has increased by 7 points since early October, while Fetterman’s “definite” support has only gone up by 2 points. The increase in Oz’s overall backing has been most significant among independents, going from a combined 29% to 41% in Monmouth’s polling since September.
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(Ellwood City Pa.) An Ellwood City, Pennsylvania, man surrendered Thursday morning to the FBI on charges relating to criminal acts at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
Brian Douglas Sizer of Ellwood City is being charged with Knowingly Entering or Remaining in any Restricted Building or Grounds Without Lawful Authority, Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building or Grounds, Disorderly Conduct on Capitol Grounds, and Other offenses on capitol grounds. His Initial Appearance by video conference occurred Thursday morning.
the criminal complaint alleges that on or about March 12, 2021, Julia Sizer, Brian’s wife, was interviewed in the presence of legal counsel regarding her activities at the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021. During the interview she advised authorities that her and her husband Brian entered the United States Capitol Building on January 6, 2021, for a few minutes, before leaving. She then provided Brian’s telephone number to authorities. She then allowed the Interviewing Agents to view her cellphone for images and videos related to the events of January 6, 2021. The images and videos obtained provided a description of her husband and the clothing he was wearing on January 6, 2021, when he entered the Capitol Building.
A search warrant was obtained on or about August 30, 2021, for Julia’s phone and a review of the data on her phone identified photos of her and Brian at the United States Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., on January 6, 2021.