STATE
INDUSTRY — Authorities say two people were found dead after a fire destroyed a house Sunday evening in the borough of Industry in Beaver County.
They say one person was found in the kitchen, and the other person was found in a hallway. The names of the victims were not immediately released.
As many as six fire departments responded to the scene.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
PITTSBURGH — The county that includes Pittsburgh could reap more than $73 million by leasing a public park for gas well drilling, a newspaper reported Sunday.A Pittsburgh newspaper obtained documents that show Range Resources and driller Huntley and Huntley sent a proposal to Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald last month that lists a signing bonus of $3,000 an acre and a 17 percent royalty on future sales.The plan would be to reach the gas through horizontal drilling from neighboring properties so no rigs would be located on county property.Fitzgerald told the paper he will not confirm details about negotiations while talks with the company are being conducted.
