Police report and lottery results mix in Butler County brief
Summary of weather lottery results and a police blotter in Butler County. The report lists stormy forecasts for tonight and tomorrow, several lottery draws, and multiple local arrests and charges including impaired driving, drug manufacturing and possession, theft, and weapons or paraphernalia offenses across New Castle Jackson Township Ellwood City and New Castle police jurisdictions.
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Butler County
Stephanie L. Glasser
New Castle
Raymond P. Shafer
Jackson Township
Glasser
Brittney Lyn Prova
New Galilee
Jerry Cartwright
David Jason Lewandoski
Ellwood City
Kylee Nikole Hooks
Tara Anne Boariu
Jennifer L. Nicholson
Brian Keith Thompson
Man Shot Girlfriend in Car and Set Remains Afire
Ishemer Ramsey, 21, of Butler County Pennsylvania, accused of shooting his 26-year-old girlfriend Melissa Barto in a car in June, then setting her body on fire and leaving remains in a Lawrence County wooded area. DA says decision on death penalty not yet made.
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Pennsylvania
Ishemer Ramsey
Butler County
Melissa Barto
Lawrence County
Ramsey
Barn fire at Amazing Grace Dairy wipes out 120 cows
A barn fire at Amazing Grace Dairy Farm on Darien Road in West Salem Township killed about 120 cows and destroyed a milking parlor and 10,000 to 12,000 bales of hay. Losses are estimated at 400,000 to 500,000 dollars. The blaze reported at 2:47 a.m. involved multiple departments aided by tankers due to scarce water. Investigators say factors include a possible storm power surge. cause remains under review. The Miklos family owns the farm and will face rebuilding and insurance steps.
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West Salem
Amazing Grace Dairy Farm
Darien Road
Rob McCauley
McCauley
Transfer
Hermitage
South Pymatuning Township
Trumbull
John Flynn
Flynn
Mercer County 911
David L. Dye
Herald
Amazing Grace
West Salem Township
Insurance firms warn over loss of federal subsidies in ACA markets
Insurers in several states say they may exit government health care exchanges if federal cost-sharing subsidies are cut, prompting higher rate requests. Georgia, Kentucky and Oklahoma insurers cite possible exits or price hikes. Texas CHRUSTUS notes adds 15 percent of its 36 percent rise to subsidy loss. Senate panel chief Lamar Alexander pledges September hearings to craft emergency bipartisan relief before contracts with the feds are due.
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Washington
Donald Trump
Georgia
Kentucky
Politico
Trump
Congress
Blue Cross Blue Shield
Federal Centers For Medicaid
Medicare Services
Anthem Health Plans
Oklahoma
Texas
Christus
Lamar Alexander
R-Tenn
Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee
Alexander
Cynthia Cox
Kaiser Family Foundation
CSX train derailment sparks fires in Hyndman Pa
A CSX train carrying hazardous materials derailed on the northern edge of Hyndman triggering fires that burned all afternoon and forced evacuations within a mile. One residence was demolished and a garage destroyed as a car fire spread. no injuries were reported. Thirty-two cars derailed near Schellsburg and Cleveland streets. liquefied petroleum gas and molten sulfur were among the burned contents. Evacuees were housed at Tri-State Ministry Center with aid from Red Cross and local authorities. The train ran Chicago to Selkirk with 178 cars, 128 freight cars and five locomotives.
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Hyndman
CSX
Bedford County
Jim Shaffer
Cunningham Drive
Schellsburg
Cleveland
Rob Doolittle
Doolittle
Pennsyl
Vania
Tom Wolfe
Wolfe
Wolf
Tri-State
Maryland State Line
American Red Cross
Chicago
Selkirk
New York
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