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WASHINGTON (AP) — The main drag in Washington’s Columbia Heights neighborhood is typically crammed with people peddling pupusas, fresh fruit, souvenirs and clothing. On Tuesday, though, things felt different: The white tents that bulge with food and merchandise were scarcer than usual. “Everything has stopped over the last week,” said Yassin Yahyaoui, who sells jewelry and glass figurines. Most of …

A second vehicle also believed to be connected to the early Tuesday morning break-ins was also seized in the city’s Second Precinct, O’Hara said. Lindsey LeMire, a 23-year-old graduate student who lives in the North Loop, was one of more than a dozen people whose car windows were smashed in the alley between 7th and 6th avenues N. where apartment …

WASHINGTON (AP) — The main drag in Washington’s Columbia Heights neighborhood is typically crammed with people peddling pupusas, fresh fruit, souvenirs and clothing. On Tuesday, though, things felt different: The white tents that bulge with food and merchandise were scarcer than usual. “Everything has stopped over the last week,” said Yassin Yahyaoui, who sells jewelry and glass figurines. Most of …

Several Pittsburgh neighborhoods to be sprayed after more mosquitoes test positive for West Nile virus  Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 7 Pittsburgh neighborhoods to be treated after more mosquito samples test positive for West Nile Virus  CBS News Allegheny County reports more West Nile Virus seen in mosquito samples  TribLIVE.com West Nile virus cases surge in the US: How to spot the first symptoms of the …

After mosquito samples tested positive for West Nile Virus, the Allegheny County Health Department announced today that seven neighborhoods will be treated this week. On Thursday from 8 to 11 p.m., residents in the Hazelwood, South Side Slopes, Arlington, Mt. Oliver, Carrick, Knoxville and Beltzhoover areas should expect to see crews at work. They will use truck-mounted ultra-low-volume sprayers to dispense …

Allegheny County Health Department officials announced mosquitoes collected in certain parts of the county earlier this month tested positive for West Nile virus. Samples found to have the virus were taken July 8 from Wilkinsburg, Schenley Park, Mt. Washington, Beltzhoover, Mt. Oliver and Hazelwood. West Nile virus is the leading cause of mosquito-borne disease in the nation, according to the …