CONNEAUT LAKE — Parts of the historic, cash-strapped Conneaut Lake Park could reopen by October if a proposed lease goes through.

The lease reached Monday is between the park's board of trustees and a group of local businessman.

The park is 116 years old. It has been plagued by a variety of financial problems in recent years, leading to its closure.

Board chairman Jack Moyers says the lease calls for the renovation and reopening of Hotel Conneaut, the opening of the Beach Club bar and the construction of residential condominiums.

The lease would be for 49 years. Developer Greg Sutterlin says renovations to the Beach Club will begin Tuesday and it should be open by the end of August.

ERIE — New findings suggests rainy weather might spoil some days at Erie beaches in an unexpected way: by driving up the likelihood of E. coli bacteria in the water.The report by the Natural Resource Defense Counsel says pollution tracking shows swimming advisories were issued just six times last summer at Presque Isle State Park. That's down from 53 E. coli health warnings in 2006 and 39 in 2005.But officials who issued the report says that might be a result of a drier summer in 2007. Much of the E. coli in the Great Lakes is carried by stormwater and sewage overflows.So far this summer, there have been seven swimming advisories and it could get worse. August tends to be the month when the most pollution is detected.

MAMMOTH — The hogs gathering at the Westmoreland Fairgrounds don't snort or say oink.These 'hogs' belch exhaust fumes and are driven by about 25,000 members of the National Bikers Roundup that meets Wednesday through Sunday.Officials hope the bikers will pump about $7 million into the local economy. The fairgrounds are located in Mount Pleasant Township, about 35 miles southeast of Pittsburgh.The gathering is the group's 31st annual event.Organizers say it's more of a family-oriented event than some biker rallies because most of these motorcycle enthusiasts are urban professionals, including doctors, lawyers and police officers.The rally is open to the public and attendees are donating canned goods to a local food bank.

ERIE — Erie County's hotel tax is raking in more money than ever, for a longer period of time since it was enacted in 2001.Monthly receipts for the tax have been at record levels for 12 straight months, the longest sustained increase officials have seen.The 5 percent tax generated $267,380 in June. One-fifth of the money goes to VisitErie, the county's tourism agency. The rest goes to the Erie County Convention Center Authority.Local hotel guests spent $51 million in the fiscal year that ended June 30. That's a 13 percent increase and far more than the 5 percent bump officials predicted.

PITTSBURGH — Allegheny County's Shuman Juvenile Detention Center may send nonviolent offenders to a low-security setting to ease dangerous overcrowding at its facility.Shuman is the state's largest juvenile detention center. It has at times surpassed its top capacity of 130 people by more than 30 juveniles.Now, officials are considering sending some nonviolent juveniles to the Auberle Home for boys in McKeesport. Auberle is planning a $2 million renovation of its 18-acre facility, including about 24 more beds and another 28 staff members.Shuman is a lock down facility surrounded by fences and barbed wire. Anyone sent to the lower-security Auberle Home will be screened ahead of time.

PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh police say they acted appropriately when they jolted a teenager with a Taser during a spat over the use of a fire hydrant.The fray erupted in Pittsburgh's East Hill neighborhood on Sunday after residents reopened a fire hydrant previously closed by firefighters. Residents say police used excessive force to break up the crowd.Police say youths threw objects, including bricks, at vehicles belonging to security officers.