Halco Drive resident faces gun charges
Maurice Perkins Jr. 24 of 367 Halco Drive is jailed in Lawrence County on gun violations and related charges after a traffic stop in New Castle. Police say a loaded handgun was found near Halco Drive and a K 9 tracked a fleeing passenger before Perkins was identified and arrested. He has a prior felony and is on the housing authority no trespass list.
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West Side
Lawrence County
Maurice Perkins Jr
Halco Drive
Jerry G. Cartwright
New Castle
Champ
Lawrence County Housing Authority
Perkins
Housing Authority
Shenango OKs Board Member Resignation and Staff Changes
Shenango Area School Board accepted the resignation of Gary Senko as a board member noting he is moving out of the district. The panel also endorsed Merle Glass for a three year term on the Western Intermediate Unit IV Board starting July 1, 2016. Patricia Marino resigned as family consumer science teacher and Kaitlyn Shuster and Tim White received coach status changes for girls softball with White paid at 2046 dollars.
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Gary Senko
Shenango Area School Board
Senko
Michael Schreck
Merle Glass
Midwestern Intermediate Unit IV Board of Directors
Patricia Marino
Kaitlyn Schuster
Tim White
Wampum Man Wounded After Washington Township Crash
Wampum resident Robert C. Hairhoger, 27, was flown to St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital after a late Tuesday crash on Route 208 in Washington Township. He was listed in satisfactory condition. police charged him with a lane violation. Volant Fire Department and Medevac Ambulance assisted at the scene as his car was towed.
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Youngstown
Robert C. Hairhoger
Washington Township
Tree
St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital
Volant Fire Department
Medevac
Hairhoger
Police charge woman in assault in New Castle
A Youngstown woman Shelbie Jean Gregory, 54, was charged with simple assault and harassment after an incident on Halco Drive. An officer in a marked patrol car observed Gregory approach, throw a drink, and punch the other woman several times around 7 p.m. Monday. Officers separated them and filed charges. a summons will be mailed.
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Youngstown
West Side
New Castle
Shelbie Jean Gregory
Halco Drive
Gregory
Budget impasse threatens Pennsylvania schools and finances
Democratic lawmakers face a bind over a budget that may pass with their support but risks a Wolf veto. Schools have borrowed billions and run up millions in interest as aid remains frozen, with districts like Aliquippa, New Castle, and Wyalusing warning of closures or money shortfalls if no deal emerges. Experts urge stronger funding and tax solutions beyond stalled plans, noting pension costs and gas tax issues amplify the funding crisis.
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Senate
House
Bryan Barbin
D-Cambria County
Barbin
Eugene DePasquale
DePasquale
Wyalusing
Bradford County
Pennsylvania School Board Association
Aliquippa
Beaver County
New Castle
John Sarandrea
Sarandrea
Wolf
Susan Spicka
Education Voters of Pennsylvania
Joe Bard
Pennsylvania Association of Rural and Small Schools
Pennsylvania
Bard
Jfinnerty
Cnhi.com
Inmate Officer Cohen Suspended After Death Inquiry
The facility confirms Cohen, hired August 2012 as a correctional officer, was suspended after he surrendered to police following an interview at New Castle police station. He cited a disciplinary issue over an inmate death as motive, while officials noted possible pre disciplinary conferences but could not confirm specifics. The last inmate death at Mercer State Correctional Institution occurred about three months ago with no signs of foul play.
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Cohen
New Castle
Lincoln
Crimi
Nal
William Woods
Mercer State Correctional Institution
Woods
Mercer Corrections Officer Hired in 2012 Linked to Shooting Death
A criminal complaint states Cohen, a Mercer State Correctional Institution officer since August 2012, fired a shot at Higgins during an argument outside a residence after intervening in a dispute with a woman. Witnesses said Cohen drew his gun after Higgins advanced, causing Higgins to fall with a single chest wound.
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Michelle Wagner
Mercer State Correctional Institution
Cohen
Higgins
Lincoln Avenue
Hig
Russell Noga
Heritage Valley Hospital
Beaver
Noga
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Nucnewsonline
Lawrence A. Fazioli
David R. Shober
Lawrence County Family Medicine
Rhiannon Hill
Crnp
Wilmington Road
Mohawk School
Bessemer
Gins
Necnewsonline
Upmc Horizon
Magee Womens Hospital
UPMC
Upmchorizon.com
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