On Friday, Feb. 9, the search for an alligator in Butler County came to a close. The story has a happy ending: The reptile will be rehabilitated at Nate’s Reptile Rescue until he is transported to Flo.
An alligator rescued around Kiski on Friday, Feb. 9, is recovering at Nate’s Reptile rescue, a Pittsburgh-based, state-licensed nonprofit rescue, according to the organization’s founder Nate Lysaght.
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Tragedy struck in Brackenridge just two days into the new year, setting a tone for more somber and heartbreaking news that eventually followed in the Alle-Kiski Valley. The year also had tense moments, from a messy implosion in Springdale to multiple sightings of alligators in — of all places —