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LOCAL

Shoplifter arrested

BOARDMAN — A shoplifter at a U.S. Route 224 shoe store led police on a foot chase Saturday evening.

The man, who had attempted to take items from Shoe Carnival, was arrested after the chase.

ohio

Officials: Algae in lake poses health risks

ST. MARYS — Ohio park officials say an abundance of toxic algae at a western Ohio Lake poses a health risk for swimmers and boaters.

The algae at Grand Lake St. Marys releases a neurotoxin that can cause skin rashes and sore throats and kill small animals.

State environmental officials say a water sample this week showed the toxin level at four times the low-risk level set by the World Health Organization. Officials have posted water-quality warnings as the swim season begins.

PENNSYLVANIA

Pregnant woman killed by barrage of bullets

PITTSBURGH — A woman said by neighbors to have been within weeks of giving birth was killed late Friday in a barrage of bullets in Pittsburgh, authorities said.

Police said 18-year-old Shavaughn Wallace was shot in the back on the central north side of the city. Commander Thomas Stangrecki said she was in a vehicle talking to friends when a man emerged from a vacant lot and shot at the crowd.

Associated Press