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Case of monkeypox detected at camp in Beaver County

FOMBELL, Pa. (KDKA) – A case of monkeypox has been confirmed at a case in Beaver County.

The case was detected at Camp Kon-O-Kwee Spencer.

The YMCA of Pittsburgh said the infected person is in quarantine and camp officials are working closely with the health department.

It was not disclosed if the person infected is an employee or a camper.

RELATED: UPMC Children’s Hospital employee diagnosed with monkeypox

This comes just one day after an employee at UPMC Children’s Hospital was diagnosed with monkeypox.

UPMC confirmed the employee worked at an outpatient clinic.

They’re contacting all patients and staff who may have been in contact with the employee.

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Police Arrest John Johnson Jr. Of Beaver Falls In Killing Of Sharon Benyo – CBS Pittsburgh

By: KDKA-TV News Staff

BEAVER FALLS (KDKA) – State police have made an arrest in the killing of Sharon Benyo.

READ MORE: Police Working Multiple Leads In Death Of Sharon Benyo, Whose Body Was Found In Chippewa Township

According to state police, John Westley Johnson of Beaver Falls was taken into custody on Saturday.

(Photo Courtesy of Beaver County Jail)

He was located at his home and arrested without incident.

READ MORE: Body Found In Beaver County, Homicide Investigation Underway

Johnson is currently housed at the Beaver County Jail.

An autopsy showed 46-year-old Sharon Benyo was shot twice in the head after her body was found by a gas line worker nearby Route 51 Constitution Boulevard.

Benyo had been recently released from prison and it was unclear where she was living or what she was doing, according to the Beaver County district attorney.

Johnson is facing charges of homicide.

This article was originally published on Oct. 9, 2021 at 8:45 p.m.

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