Man pleads guilty in homicide and is sentenced after jury deliberation
De la Mercer, 24, of 322 Halco Drive pleaded guilty to criminal homicide in Lawrence County. He received a nine to 18 year term with 630 days credit, plus several years of probation on drug and theft counts. Drug charges run concurrent to the murder sentence, with ordered forfeitures and funds to the drug task force. Firearms and $637 in seized money also to be forfeited and destroyed.
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de la Mercer
Halco Drive
Lawrence County
Dominick Motto
Mercer
Lawrence
Commonwealth
Canes reach third straight WPIAL final in dominating semifinal
New Castle High School blasts Kiski 77 to 23 in the WPIAL Class AAAA semifinal at North Allegheny to advance to Saturday's title game against Hampton. Malik Hooker leads with 20 points, while Jake McPhatter adds 12 and Drew Allen and Stew Allen 10 each.
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New Castle
Red Hurricane
Kiski
North Allegheny High School
New Castle High
North Allegheny High
A.J. Palumbo Center
Pittsburgh
Hampton
Talbots
North Allegheny
Danes
Malik Hooker
Jake McPhatter
Drew Allen
Stew Allen
County seeks domestic prosecutions grant from federal funding
The Crisis Shelter of Lawrence County seeks a 300000 federal grant from the U S Department of Justice Office of Violence Against Women to fund centralized policing prosecution and judiciary action for sexual assault domestic dating and stalking cases. The funds would support a prosecutor for a domestic violence task force, a sexual assault probation officer and an advocate, with local police memorandums of understanding to guide cross jurisdiction work.
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Crisis Shelter
Lawrence County
U.S. Department of Justice
Office of Violence Against Women
Joshua
Police seek Clark in abduction at wedding reception
North Hill man Justin James Clark, 30, of 130 E Winter Ave, is sought after allegedly assaulting and terrorizing a woman at a wedding reception in Neshannock Township. The 2-year-old was grabbed, and Clark wrestled the keys from the woman at the parking lot. He had threatened to kill her in the past.
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North Hill
Neshannock
Neshannock Township
Justin James Clark
Clark
E. Winter Ave
Laurel District Enrolls Nonresident Children Of Outside Teachers
Five teachers living outside the Laurel School District enroll their children under a new memorandum with the Laurel Education Association. Seven students attend Laurel schools this year, four from Neshannock Township, one from Shenango Township, and two from Butler. Two study at the high school and five at the elementary level. The policy applies only to district teachers and runs parallel to the four year collective bargaining agreement.
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Laurel
Laurel Education Association
Neshannock Township
Shenango Township
Butler
Sandra Hennon
Education Association
Classified Puzzles and Comics Highlight Local Life
A compact page item notes puzzles and light features from classified, daily life notes, and comic strips. It mentions sections C1 through D3 and C4 Life with entries across A6 to A7, including opinion and horoscope columns and sports briefs on B1 to B3.
Obituary for Sister Elizabeth Amabile in Mahanoy City
Sister Elizabeth Amabile, 75, of Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania, has died. The obituary notes her religious role and community, with services and page reference to A5 for details.
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Elizabeth Amabile
Mahanoy City
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Tiffany Wolfe
Canes
Debbie Wachter
New Castle News
Hennon
Ing Cases
Debby Hennon
Lamancusa
Debbie
Deal
John K. Manna
Sharon
East State Street
Sharon, PA
Sharonregional.com
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