Woman charged with DUI endangering child in New Castle
New Castle police arrested 49 year old Melissa Jo Samuels of 801 E. Sutton Street on charges including driving under the influence and recklessly endangering the welfare of a child after she allegedly drove a white station wagon through red lights with an 8 year old in the front seat. She fled officers, stopped on Moravia Street near Furnace Street, and required two ambulances and a hospital blood test she refused. She was arraigned before District Judge Jerry Cartwright with bond set at 5000 and faces additional counts of fleeing or eluding, reckless endangerment, reckless driving, and traffic signals violations.
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New Castle
Melissa Jo Samuels
E. Sutton St
Moravia Street
Furnace Street
Lawrence County Children and Youth Services
Samuels
Jameson Hospi
Justin Shields
E. Meyer Ave
Highland Avenue
Robert Schroeder
Delaware Ave
Shields
Jameson Hospital
Shenango Township
eTheft
Diana Marie Lidey
Cunningham Ave
Jerry G. Cartwright
eAmber Yvonne Clay
Lawrence County
Ellwood City
Ryan Scott Slicker
Sara E. Shevi
Pilot with DUIs flew balloon that killed 16 in Texas crash
The 49 year old Alfred Skip Nichols, piloto of a Heart of Texas balloon, had at least four DUI convictions in Missouri and Illinois, plus a drug conviction and year and a half in prison. He continued flying balloons despite licensing and reporting gaps, and the crash near Lockhart, Texas, knocked out power lines and killed 16 people.
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Lockhart, Texas
Texas
Alfred
Skip” Nichols
Nichols
St. Louis
Federal Aviation Administration
John Gadzinski
Missouri
Illinois
Better Business Bureau
FAA
Patrick Cannon
Balloon Federation of America Trade Group
National Transportation Safety Board
Robert Sumwalt
St. Louis County
Cannon
Lynn Lunsford
Wendy Barthh
Skip
Heart of Texas Hot Air Balloon Rides
Lockhart
San Antonio
Sunrise and lottery draws with local notices
Sunrise shown at 6:18 a.m. and sunset at 8:37 p.m. Tonight showers and mid 60s, tomorrow sunny with mid 80s. Lottery: Daily 473 3633 61082 46 12 21 26 1 17 22 39 41 49. Births announced for New Castle area on July 26 27 28 2016 at Butler Health System. Theft, accidents, and multiple police charges listed for New Castle and Shenango Township with names and addresses. Call (724) 598-2211 for information.
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Jason
Joanna Cochran
New Castle
Butler Health System
Butler
Jeremiah Irving
Caitlyn Trott
Michael
Catherine Cialella DiSalvatore
Phillips and
Sara Polonsky Thompson
Overtime Costs Rise Across Pennsylvania State Agencies
State agencies face high overtime bills amid staff gaps and emergencies. DHS logged almost 37 million in overtime for 2015, driven by doctors and nurses on call plus child protection law implementations. Police overtime rose with Pope Francis visit and 2014 manhunt as key events.
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Department of Corrections
Sue McNaughton
Pennsylvania
Department of Human Services
DHS
Dan Egan
Department of Administration
Jerry Sandusky
Pope Francis
Philadelphia
Poconos
Eric Frein
Bloomberg backs Toomey in Pennsylvania race
Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg endorsed Pat Toomey for a second term, praising pragmatic leadership and bipartisanship. Bloomberg’s Independence USA cited Toomey’s work on gun violence, while Opponent Katie McGinty pressed critiques on gun policy and privatization. Bloomberg also backs Shapiro and Torsella in other races.
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Harrisburg
New York
Michael Bloomberg
Pennsylvania
Pat Toomey
Hillary Clinton
Bloomberg
Independence USA
Toomey
Katie McGinty
McGinty
Sean Coit
Said Toomey
Congress
Coit
Josh Shapiro
Joel Torsella
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Joe Owens
Brookshire
Associated Press
Matt Rowan
Sunday
Police
Eastbrook
Hickory Township
Laverne Gallagher Jr
Gallagher
South Cascade Street
UPMC
Jameson
Melissa A. Amodie
Melissa J. Samuels
David B. Rishel
Geoffrey D. Giegucz
Cranberry Township
Diana M. Lidey
Russell McConahy
Alexandria N. Burrelli
Lonna Lee Jones
Scott A. McGrath
Thomas J. Fontana
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