Farmington
Game commissionprobes bear attack
Pennsylvania Game Commission officials are investigating a reported black bear attack on two people Saturday at a Fayette County zoo.
The incident at the Woodland Zoo & More in Farmington occurred shortly after 2 p.m. when an unidentified relative of Sonny and Jill Herring, who own the 12-year-old facility, decided to give other relatives and friends a "backstage" tour, Jill Herring said Sunday.
While passing the bear's section of the facility, a few unidentified members of the group neared the cage and the animal reacted by swiping at them and making bodily contact with them with one of its paws, Herring said.
One of the victims, a female, suffered injuries significant enough to be flown via medical helicopter to Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, W.Va., said a Fayette 911 dispatcher. Another victim -- reportedly a male who came to the first victim's aid -- was treated at The Uniontown Hospital and released, the dispatcher said.
"They were minor injuries, nothing major at all," Herring said. "We've never had anything like this happen, and we hope nothing like this ever happens again."
The bear will not be euthanized in the wake of the incident, Herring said. According to the zoo's Web site, the facility also houses Russian, Syrian, Kodiak and Himalayan bears.
Steve Leiendecker, Fayette County's wildlife conservation manager for the state Game Commission, is investigating. He could not be reached for comment Sunday.
Greensburg
Car seatchecks scheduled
A car seat safety check will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Giant Eagle, Route 30, in Hempfield Square, by state police at Greensburg.
Also, troopers will be conducting traffic safety checkpoints and a DUI checkpoint during the Thanksgiving week in Westmoreland County.
North Union
Accident sendsman to hospital
A Fayette County man remains hospitalized after a vehicle accident Saturday.
Carmen J. Grego Jr., 24, of Uniontown, was in critical condition Sunday at Mercy Hospital, Pittsburgh, according to a nursing supervisor.
State police at Uniontown said Grego was crossing Route 51 from Oliver Road, North Union Township, at 5:58 p.m. Saturday when his Jeep Wrangler was hit by a Jeep Cherokee making a left turn onto Route 51 from Fayette Plaza.
The driver of the Cherokee, John Erick Rockwell, 33, of McClellandtown, was taken to Uniontown Hospital with minor injuries, police said. Three unidentified passengers in Rockwell's vehicle also went to Uniontown hospital with minor injuries.
Harrisburg
Driver license, photoscenters will be closed
All driver license and photo centers, including its full-service center in Harrisburg, will be closed Thursday and Friday for the Thanksgiving holiday.
Customers may still obtain a variety of driver and vehicle products and services online through PennDOT's driver and vehicle services Web site at www.dmv.state.pa.us.
Driver and vehicle online services are available 24-hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week and include driver's license and photo ID renewals, vehicle registration renewal, driver history services, change of address and exam scheduling.
There are no additional fees for using online services.
Fay-West
Municipal meetingsscheduled for this week
Municipal meetings scheduled for this week include:
Today
= Uniontown School Board, 6:30 p.m., high school band room
= Mt. Pleasant Council, 7 p.m., borough building
Tuesday
= Vanderbilt Council, 7 p.m., borough building
= Fayette Airport Authority, 5:30 p.m., authority office
Connellsville
Yearbooks willbe distributed
The 2007 Connellsville Area High School yearbooks will be distributed after school beginning Nov. 27.
They can be picked up in the athletic office between 2:45 and 5:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.
Uniontown
Money foundin parking lot
State police at Uniontown said money was found in the parking lot of Uniontown Mall at 9 a.m. Thursday. The money was collected and sent to state police at Uniontown. The amount of money was not released by police.
Connellsville
Negotiation session set with teachers
The 12th negotiating session between members of the Connellsville Area Education Association and representatives from the district board of directors will be held at 4 p.m. Nov. 27. The six-year teachers' contract expired June 30.
Harrisburg
Thanksgiving deadlyroad holiday
As millions of motorists prepare to hit the highways for the Thanksgiving holiday, PennDOT Secretary Allen D. Biehler is reminding motorists that 64 people died in crashes during last year's holiday in Pennsylvania.
The Thanksgiving driving period, which includes the weekend before, the night before Thanksgiving, the holiday and the weekend after, was the deadliest of all holiday periods in 2006.
According to PennDOT, there were 4,687 crashes during the Thanksgiving holiday period last year.
To help ensure safety on the highways, Pennsylvania will again participate in the national Click-It-or-Ticket crackdown today through Sunday. PennDOT is investing more than $500,000 to fund overtime enforcement by almost 400 municipal and state police departments. As part of Click-It-or-Ticket, motorists who are stopped and cited for a moving violation and not wearing a seat belt will receive a second ticket and second fine.
