Mercer
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Candlelight vigil held to remember Mercer County teen Pauly Likens
In Sharon, a community still reeling and trying to wrap their heads around the loss of 14-year-old Pauly Likens, a transgender girl from Sharon who was murdered and found dismembered earlier this month. The community, pride organizations, family, friends, and state officials attended a candlelight vigil to remember the Mercer...
Local Leaders React To Attempted Assassination
Thousands were on-hand at Saturday’s rally, including many local politicians. Our newsroom spoke with Representative Mike Kelly not long after the shooting happened. “It was a peaceful gathering. A lot of supporters of Trump were here to see the 45th President of the United States. And for whatever somebody thinks they have to destroy the whole gathering,” Kelly said. “We may not all believe the same way or vote the same way. This is not what you do. This is absolutely horrible.”
Fugitive task force offers reward for information on wanted man in Youngstown, New Castle area
The Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force is offering a reward for information that leads to the capture of fugitive Antwon Dawson. The United States Marshals Service wants Dawson for violating his federal supervised release. Dawson is supervised for being a felon in possession of a firearm and distribution of...
Campbell man found guilty of third degree homicide for Farrell shooting death
Following deliberations on Friday, a jury in Mercer County Common Pleas Court found 28-year-old Darrell Harrison guilty of third-degree murder. The Campbell man had been charged with first-degree murder for the April 2023 shooting death of 21-year-old Jayson Burns of Farrell. Mercer County District Attorney Peter Acker tells 21 News...
Can-Am Police-Fire Games Schedule
Daily registration for the Can-Am Police-Fire Games is from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Butler Community College. Competitors are to check in the evening before their events and must be registered before arriving at the event venue. Monday. Bench press weigh-in, 5 to 7 p.m. at Slippery Rock University.
Hubbard woman pleads guilty after stealing opioids from nursing home
A woman recently pleaded guilty in the Trumbull County Common Pleas Court for stealing opioids from a nursing home. Krista Oltmann, 40, of North Main Street in Hubbard, pleaded guilty to an 11-count indictment, charging her with four counts of theft of drugs, four counts illegal processing of drug documents and three counts of forgery.
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