Animal hospital evacuated over X-ray machine leak

Animal hospital evacuated over X-ray machine leak
VALENCIA, Pa. (AP) — An animal hospital in Pennsylvania has been evacuated over a leaking X-ray machine.
A hazmat team responded to Twinbrook Animal Clinic, about 20 miles (32 kilometers) north of Pittsburgh, on Friday morning.
Crews say the leakage apparently filled a room with fumes and left one worker with a minor burn.
Officials told WPXI-TV that the substance isn’t radioactive.
Hazmat crews are ventilating the building. No information has been released about what the substance might be.
No animals were injured.
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Information from: WPXI-TV, http://www.wpxi.com

Police say 2 stole $21K worth of Victoria’s Secret panties

Police say 2 stole $21K worth of Victoria’s Secret panties
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Police in Pennsylvania have identified two suspects accused of stealing $21,000 worth of Victoria’s Secret underwear last month.
Lower Allen Township police say an 18-year-old woman and a juvenile they aren’t naming entered the store at the Capital City Mall near Harrisburg on April 7. Police say the juvenile acted as a lookout as Aida Melcado took panties from a table and from drawers and stuffed them in a bag.
Police tell WPMT-TV that they took about 2,000 pairs.
Police say the two were identified by officers performing a drug investigation in Fairfax, Virginia, less than two weeks later. Melcado and the juvenile also were in possession of stolen merchandise from a Victoria’s Secret store in Bethesda, Maryland, and both were charged.
An arrest warrant was issued Friday for Melcado involving the Pennsylvania theft. A contact number for her wasn’t listed. It wasn’t clear if she has a lawyer to comment.
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Information from: WPMT-TV, http://www.fox43.com

BREAKING NEWS!!! Suspect detained after lockdowns at 2 colleges

Report: Suspect detained after lockdowns at 2 colleges
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Officials say a suspect has been taken into custody and detained by police after two North Carolina colleges issued lockdowns in response to a report of a gunman on one of the campuses.
North Carolina A&T State University in Greensboro issued an alert Friday saying a man threatened to shoot a female student. A&T announced shortly after 3 p.m. that a suspect had been detained and that its lockdown was lifted.
Nearby Bennett College, a women’s college, initiated its lockdown in response to A&T. It has lifted its lockdown as well.
There were no immediate reports of a shooting or any injuries.
The lockdowns came three days after a gunman opened fire inside a classroom at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, killing two students and wounding four others.

President Trump Says He Discussed the ‘Russian Hoax’ During a ‘Very Productive Talk’ With Vladimir Putin

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says the “Russian Hoax” was one of the topics he discussed with Russian’s Vladimir Putin during a “Very productive talk!” Trump tweeted Friday: “getting along with Russia, China, and everyone is a good thing, not a bad thing.” Press Secretary Sarah Sanders said Trump and Putin “very briefly” discussed special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia report, “in the context of that it’s over and there was no collusion.”

House Judiciary Committee Threatening To Hold Attorney General William Barr In Contempt Of Congress

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Judiciary Committee is threatening to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt of Congress if he does not comply with a new Monday deadline for special counsel Robert Mueller’s full, unredacted report and some underlying materials. The new offer from House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler comes after the Justice Department missed the committee’s earlier deadline for the information. Nadler narrowed his offer in a letter sent to Barr on Friday.

April U.S. Jobs Report From The Labor Department Shows Solid Economic Growth

WASHINGTON (AP) — The April U.S. jobs report from the Labor Department showed that solid economic growth is still encouraging strong hiring nearly a decade into the recovery from the Great Recession. Employers added a robust 263,000 jobs, and the unemployment rate fell to a five-decade low of 3.6%. Many businesses say they’re struggling to find workers, yet each month they seem to add a substantial number.

Worst Toll Evader In Pennsylvania Being Ordered To Pay Up

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The worst toll evader in Pennsylvania is being ordered to pay up. The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that Jarrett Stiff didn’t pay for trips on the Pennsylvania Turnpike 2,264 times between 2012 and 2017, more than anyone else in the state. The 36-year-old racked up nearly $128,000 in unpaid tolls and subsequent fines. In a deal with prosecutors, he pleaded guilty in April to theft of services, was ordered to pay over $11,500 and was sentenced to five years’ probation.

Erie Couple, Married For Nearly 45 Years, Passes Away Within Minutes Of Each Other

ERIE, Pa. (AP) — Family members say a Pennsylvania couple that had been married for almost 45 years passed away within minutes of each other. Clair “Cos” Vance had made daily visits to a care center where his 70-year-old wife, Jeanne, lived due to mobility and medical issues. As his condition worsened, Jeanne spoke with her 75-year-old husband on the phone. She last spoke to him on the phone minutes before he died Sunday night. Family members found her dead when they went to tell her about her husband’s death.

PA State Police Graduating One Of Its Larger Classes Today

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The Pennsylvania State Police is graduating one of its larger classes, and it might be because of an effort to get prospective cadets accustomed beforehand to what 27 weeks of academy training is like. The agency graduated 103 cadets Friday. A spokesman says graduating classes are typically between 90 or 95 cadets. Starting with this class, its recruitment services section invited prospective cadets for a “cadet life tour” a few weeks before they reported to help cadets avoid washing out.

Aliquippa Pastor Marking A Special Milestone This Weekend

An Aliquippa pastor is marking a special milestone this weekend. 78-year-old Bishop Melvin E. Clark — and Aliquippa’s Church in the Round, the ministry he built in the city’s Plan 11 Extension neighborhood — will celebrate Clark’s 50 years as a church and community leader with services at the church this weekend. The celebration will be capped with a banquet in his honor on Monday. Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano has the story…