County to establish countywide emergency communications campus
The county's emergency communications system grew from municipal roots to a county operation. Plans envision a campus with training facilities for front line workers including police, firefighters, EMS and EMA coordinators, housed in a 10,475 square foot building with an 8,281 square foot garage on 42 acres. The project, designed by Eckles Architecture and Engineering, with Rien Construction as general contractor, progressed under 91 funding to cover about $1 million in upgraded communications costs.
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LEOC
Mercer
Architects Design Group
Orlando
Florida
Rien Construction
Brookfield
Ohio
McCurley Houston Electric
New Castle
Guys Mechanical Systems
New Sewickley
HVAC
Rabe Environmental Systems
Corry
Cornerstone Construction
Mission Critical Partners
Department of Public Safety
Jeffrey Parish
Tina Marshall
Debbie Henson
Anchorwoman fired over race remarks sues former station
Pittsburgh news anchor Wendy Bell, fired after a Facebook post on a Wilkinsburg shooting, sues WTAE claiming racial discrimination. She says the station fired her because she is white and seeks back pay, punitive damages, and her job. The post described the shooters as young black men with troubled backgrounds.
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Bell
Pittsburgh
Wendy Bell
WTAE
Ms. Bell
Wilkinsburg
Wilmington school district approves tax hike for 2016 17
The Wilmington Area School District passed a budget for 2016 17 with a .69 mill increase raising millage to 15.23 mills. The action increases taxes for Lawrence County residents by about 77 annually, while Mercer County residents see a net decrease due to different assessment methods. The plan totals 20,570,867 dollars, carries a 1.3 million dollar deficit, and leaves 2.5 million in the fund balance.
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Wilmington
Wilmington Area
Jacob Berlin
Robert Curry
Lynn Foltz
Lawrence County
Mercer County
Fire marshal investigates vacant Union Township trailer blaze
The Pennsylvania state police fire marshal is called to probe a vacant trailer fire at 3837 W Washington St Union Township. Fire crews from Union Township and neighboring districts battled the blaze from 2 18 a.m. to 6 30 a.m. The property owner is Victor Sabino of New Castle. Union Township crews reported it a total loss with no injuries.
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Pennsylvania
Union Township
Pat Donofrio
Washington St
Donofrio
Lawrence County Assessment Office
Victor Sabino
New Castle
Pulaski
Mahoning
North Beaver Townships
Pittsburgh man pleads guilty in toddler's shooting death
Harrison Marshman, 31, of Pittsburgh, pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and endangering the welfare of a child in the fatal accidental shooting of his girlfriend's 22 month old son Josiah Taylor. He had removed a magazine from a loaded gun left on a couch, but a live round discharged when the child reached for the weapon a second time. The boy died at Allegheny General Hospital. Sentencing set for September 15.
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Pittsburgh
Western Pennsylvania
Harrison Marshman
Allegheny County
Marshman
Josiah Taylor
Allegheny General Hospital
Lawyers say cookout ambush suspects wrongly jailed
Attorneys Randall McKinney and Casey White represent Cheron Shelton and Robert Thomas. Detectives have named both men suspects in the March 9 Wilkinsburg shootings but have not charged them. White sought to reduce Thomas' bond after a 2013 drug raid case. Shelton's attorney fought to keep him on the case as hearings were delayed awaiting a new judge after arraignment proceedings.
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Pittsburgh
Randall McKinney
Casey White
Cheron Shelton
Robert Thomas
Allegheny County
Wilkinsburg
White
Thomas
Shelton
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Brian R. Mercer
Dan Vogler
Steve Craig
Bob del Signore
James Gagliano
Brenda Stewart
Lawrence County Public Safety
Debbie Wachter
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