[naviga:h3]Kennywood Park scraps Log Jammer[/naviga:h3]

WEST MIFFLIN — Kennywood Park near Pittsburgh is scrapping its Log Jammer ride after 42 years.

The ride, which features log-looking boats that float down a watery channel before plunging down a large hill into a pool, opened in 1975 as the park’s first million-dollar attraction.

The park says Thursday that it has no “final decision” about what will replace the ride.

General Manager Jerome Gibas says, “It is a bittersweet decision, but one that in time will create some exciting opportunities for our guests.”

[naviga:h3]Suburb reporting sick wild animals[/naviga:h3]

ROSS — Residents of an upscale Pittsburgh suburb say they’ve seen alarming numbers of wild animals emerging from the woods and appearing seriously ill, forcing police there to shoot the animals.

Ross Township police said they’ve been shooting five to 10 groundhogs and raccoons each day. Residents say they’re concerned the sick animals could infect their pets and say the stench from the rotting carcasses is also a problem. Police aren’t allowed to transport the dead animals in their vehicles and a company contracted to remove them hasn’t been able to keep up with the glut of dead animals.

By The Associated Press