Suspect pleads in infant death case in Lawrence Co
Christopher Lee Kennedy 41 of Wampum entered a no contest plea before a homicide trial in Lawrence County Common Pleas Court Judge J. Craig Cox. He pleaded to criminal conspiracy to commit third degree murder and guilty to one count of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse with a person younger than 16. He is accused of strangling the newborn and encasing the body in cement in a safe and faces multiple sex offense charges linked to a relationship with the mother since she was 13. A jury was selected, with eight women and four men, including seven teachers.
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Christopher Lee Kennedy
Lawrence County
Cox
John Bongivengo
Jonathan Miller
Bongivengo
Downtown traffic upgrades eyed after council caucus
Mayor Chris Frye outlined proposed transportation projects at a Tuesday caucus. The Enterprise Park multimodal grant would fund improvements to ease tractor trailer congestion at Croton Avenue and East Washington Street while discussions explored removing downtown parking meters to boost business, with revenue loss concerns and Act 47 considerations.
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New Castle
Chris Frye
City Council
Enterprise Park
Croton Avenue
East Washington Street
Grove Street
Moravia Street
Frye
MaryAnne
Gavrile
Columbus Inner Belt
Tom Smith
Penndot
Pete Sirianni
Court Hower
DON Services
Prayer vigil honors two murdered neighbors as survivor recovers
More than 40 friends and relatives gathered at 1017 1019 Dewey Ave for a second vigil remembering Margaret Kahrer 81 and Johnny Micco 78 murdered May 12 while Kevin Ross 54 survived a shotgun wound. Louis Vincent Esposito 59, son of Kahrer and duplex tenant, is jailed charged with the killings and with wounding Ross. Community organizers Brandi Dattilo Ford and Melissa Colaluca led the effort to support Ross and raise funds. Micco family members attended expressing gratitude for neighbor support.
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Dewey Ave
Margaret Kahrer
Johnny Micco
Kevin Ross
Kahrer
Micco
Ross
Louis Vincent Esposito
Brandi Dattilo Ford
Melissa Colaluca
Pennsylvania House advances election bill despite veto threat
The state House approved House Bill 1300 110-91, a wide range update seen by Democrats as voter suppression. Gov. Tom Wolf warned he would veto the measure if it reaches his desk, calling it not election reform. Republicans control both chambers as the bill moves to the Senate.
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Tom Wolf
Wolf
Congress
State Senate
General Assembly
Margo Davidson
Delaware County
State Government Committee
Donald Trump
Seth Grove
York County
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Elvera Richey
Ann Marie Rapone
Marilyn Casacchia
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