Sex offender Vocature sentenced to four to eight years
Todd Alan Vocature, 54, of Lowellville Ohio and New Castle Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty to attempt to commit statutory sexual assault and to failure to comply with sex offender registration and address verification. He received four to eight years in a state facility plus two years probation, to run concurrently with time served credits, and must pay costs, have no contact with the victim, supply a DNA sample, and undergo treatment. The judge waived a separate sexual predator hearing. he is to be evaluated for Megan's Law compliance upon release.
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Todd Alan Vocature
Lowellville
Ohio
South Jefferson Street
New Castle
Facili
Dominick Motto
Vocature
Motto
Lawrence County
Bureau of Correc
Almon S. Burke Jr
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Bond Cut For Ellwood City Shooting Suspect
Jessica Lynn Jackson 29 of 124 S Wayne St had bond reduced from 100000 to 5000 by District Judge David B Rishel. She waived a preliminary hearing in Lawrence County Central Court and was released after posting bail. She faces counts of criminal attempt at homicide aggravated assault providing false information to law enforcement simple assault and reckless endangerment tied to a July 20 triple shooting that killed Thomas Lee Everett Paris and injured Rashund Smith.
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Ellwood City
David B. Rishel
Jessica Lynn Jackson
S. Wayne St
Jackson
Lawrence County Central Court
Rashund Smith
New Castle
Thomas Lee Everett Paris
Highland Park
Mich
Smith
Paris
Walnut Ridge
Loop Street
Penn Power seeks rate increase in Pennsylvania
Penn Power a unit of FirstEnergy Corp seeks a new rate plan with the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission. Residential bills would rise to 117.15 from 104.76 for 1000 kilowatt hours, an 11.8 percent increase. Commercial bills for 40 kilowatts 250 hours would also rise under the proposal.
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Penn Power
FirstEnergy Corp
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
Reality duo from New Castle renewed for Fat N Furious second season
The Discovery Channel has renewed Fat N Furious Rolling Thunder for a second season, featuring New Castle residents Steve McGranahan and Andy Pivarnik with local partners Tommy Christmas and Chuck Konitz. Filming centers on Christmas Automotive in Boardman and the crew’s Fowler, Ohio race shop.
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New Castle
Discovery Channel
Steve McGranahan
Andy Pivarnik
McGranahan
Redneck
Pivarnik
Youngstown Area
Tommy Christmas
Chuck Konitz
Christmas Automotive
Boardman
Christmas Automo
Mercer charge against Yauger dropped in state court
Grove City former Midwestern Intermediate Unit IV director Cecelia H. Yauger, 56, had state charges dropped after pleading guilty to a federal theft charge involving more than 70000 using the unit’s American Express card. Mercer County judge nolle pressed the charges to avoid double jeopardy. Sentencing in federal court set for November 14, potential penalties up to 10 years or 250000 fine. Federal agencies led the probe.
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Grove City
Obituaries for Delio Ferrucci Jarratt Roberts Soriano
Ralph D. Delio aged 85 of New Wilmington William S Ferrucci Sr aged 83 of West Pittsburg Louis H Jarratt aged 91 of Zelienople McClenton Roberts aged 91 of New Castle Eugene A Soriano aged 92 obituary notices appear See Page A5 for full details and funeral information.
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Ralph D. Delio
New Wilmington
William S. Ferrucci Sr
West Pittsburg
Louis H. Jarratt
Zelienople
McClenton Roberts
New Castle
Eugene A. Soriano
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Hermitage Diagnostic and Imaging Center
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Physician Services
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