Suspect pleads guilty to Taylor man's murder
Elijah Obriant Hirth, 21, of East Sutton Street pled guilty to third degree murder in the killing of Jason T. Altman on August 13 outside Altman’s Taylor Township home. He faces 6 to 15 years in a state prison. Evidence cited included IQ testing and witness cooperation issues. The plea followed a family decision after prosecutors weighed difficult testimony and a psychological evaluation.
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Jason T. Altman
Taylor Township
Elijah Obriant Hirth
East Sutton Street
Lawrence County
Court of Common Pleas
J. Craig Cox
Hirth
Altman
Old Chewton Road
Lawrence County YMCA to honor Dr Beth Piccione with 2024 Flannery Salute
Dr Elizabeth Piccione will receive the 2024 Jack and Nancy Flannery Salute Award from the Lawrence County YMCA for leadership and dedication to the community. She has led UPMC Horizon and UPMC Jameson since 2022 and will become head of UPMC Passavant in August.
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Beth Piccione
UPMC
Jameson
Horizon
Elizabeth Piccione
Jack & Nancy Flannery
Lawrence County
YMCA
Jack
Nancy Flannery
Maria McKee
Ing
Piccione
Upmc Horizon
Upmc Jameson
Upmc Passavant
McCandless Township
Allegheny County
Cranberry Township
Butler County
American College of Cardiology
New Castle
FEAR Face Everything and Rise event at New Castle High
A Saturday youth activity promotes optimism and future focus at New Castle High School Field House with a carnival style setup. The free event features bounce houses obstacle courses bumper balls and more, followed by an all star alumni basketball game at 7 p.m co-organized by Marcus Carter and Ralph Blundo to inspire local youth.
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New Castle High School
Allstar
Marcus Carter
Ralph Blundo
New Castle
Carter
Couple recalls birth on Pennsylvania Turnpike
South New Castle residents Sarah and Nick Holmes describe the dramatic birth of their daughter Lottie on March 21 after her water broke at mile marker 18.1 between the Beaver Valley and Cranberry interchanges during a drive from The Midwife Center in Pittsburgh. The account notes she was 10 days overdue and the couple had been at the birth center earlier that day for an examination. The story emphasizes the surreal nature of the event and their plan to tell Lottie her birth tale someday.
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Sarah Holmes
Holmes
Lottie
Pennsylvania Turnpike
Nick
South New Castle Borough
Midwife Center
Pittsburgh
Beaver Valley
Cranberry
Lottie Holmes
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Taylor
Defend
Elijah O. Hirth
Dant
Emily Sanchez-Parodi
Sanchez-Parodi
Larry Keith
Farrell Hospital
Michael Roknick
Herald
New Castle High
Ncnewsonline
N. Mercer St
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