The Allegheny County Health Department has confirmed that a fox brought to one of its facilities last week from North Versailles has tested positive for rabies.

Rabies is a virus transmitted by an animal bite or scratch and is almost always fatal when left untreated. Any individual who is bitten, scratched or otherwise exposed to saliva from a stray or any other animal, should immediately cleanse the contact area with soap and water, seek emergency medical treatment and call the Health Department to report the incident.

Always avoid stray animals and wildlife, even if they appear healthy, to avoid exposure to rabies. You should also have pets vaccinated, and watch for unusual behavior. If any animal appears to be acting strange or becomes threatening, residents should notify their local animal control service, the police or the Pennsylvania Game Commission immediately.

Authorities in Pennsylvania are set to announce new charges against Johnnie Barto, a pediatrician who is already charged with inappropriately touching a 12-year-old patient.

State Attorney General Josh Shapiro has scheduled a Monday afternoon news conference in Johnstown to note new charges that involve the sexual assault of “multiple, additional victims” including toddlers.

Barto’s medical license was suspended when he was arrested in January.

Thanks to a grant, Butler City Police officers are using some new technology.

The grant will fund a mobile digital fingerprint identification device and the service needed to operate it.

Patrol division officers are using the new digital fingerprint device that assists in positively identifying persons via their fingerprints.

Late Saturday night, a woman was taken to the hospital after being found shot in the back on East Carson Street in the South Side Flats .

She was reportedly shot by someone inside a vehicle, which then fled the scene, according to Officers who found her on the street at about 11:30 p.m.

No description of the vehicle or the shooter was available. Police ask anyone with information about the shooting to contact them.

UPDATED WEATHER MONDAY, JULY 30, 2018

TODAY:
Mostly cloudy early, then thunderstorms developing this afternoon. High 76F.

TONIGHT:
Scattered thunderstorms early, then cloudy skies after midnight. Low 64F.

TUESDAY:
Variable clouds with scattered thunderstorms. High near 80F.

A Harmony Township woman was accepted into a plea program for first-time offenders after she was accused of leaving drug paraphernalia in the back seat of a car on April 3rd where a 16-month-old child was seated. According to online court records, Ellice J. Platz, 21, entered into the Accelerated Rehabilitation Disposition program. Those who successfully complete the program can petition the court to have their records expunged.

Two traffic lights along Merchant Street in Ambridge have been temporarily converted to stop signs for the next two months while officials study the intersections. An analysis indicates that the intersections may not meet the demand for traffic signals, borough Manager Joe Kauer said.

Workers converted the signals to flash on Thursday and then installed stop signs and road markings at the intersections of Third Street and Merchant and Sixth Street and Merchant.

Please be cautious at those intersections as you acclimate to the change.

Rescue efforts got underway immediately when Pittsburgh Police and emergency crews were called around 8:40 P.M. with a report of three males jumping from the Hot Metal Bridge.

River Rescue officers successfully pulled a struggling man onto their boat and began treating him. 25-year-old Austin Chris Bible was transported to the hospital in critical condition where he was later pronounced deceased.

The other two men were safely pulled to the river’s edge and found to be uninjured.

Police have not filed any charges pending the outcome of their investigation, but they determined the men were not trying to take their own lives..

Non-disclosure agreements were signed by officials from 3 of the 4 counties involved in discussions with Mount Airy Casino & Resort about the possibility of a mini-casino being located in the area. Officials from Butler County did not sign because they felt there was nothing to “non-disclose”. Butler, Beaver, Lawrence and Mercer counties are in the 15-mile radius of land being evaluated for the casino site.

Rocky Washington of Chippewa Township was just one of the inductees into the Larry Bruno Hall of Achievement at a reception on Saturday at the Beaver Falls Library. Among others* is the 1961 Beaver Falls High School WPIAL-championship team for which Joe Namath played left field.

*2018 inductees are Jim Ebersberger, Anthony Esoldo, Jean Ann Higgins, Richard Mancini, Eugene Palka Jr., Rocky Washington and the1961 Beaver Falls High School WPIAL-championship team.