WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials vowed to “maximize federal law enforcement presence” in the nation’s capital on Monday night after days of violent demonstrations led to fires across Washington and left scores of businesses with broken windows and dozens of police officers injured.
The Tamburitzans will not be coming to Ellwood City in 2020.
HARRISBURG — Lawrence County added no new positive COVID-19 cases or deaths on Monday, the Pa. Department of Health reported.
HARRISBURG (AP) — A primary election like none other in state history awaits Pennsylvania voters Tuesday, when those who have not contributed to the flood of mail-in ballots may encounter new machines designed to improve security by creating a paper record.
A North Hill man accused of raping a 9-year-old girl is in the Lawrence County jail.
Incorporated in 1851 but with records of interments starting a half-century earlier, Greenwood Cemetery is generally recognized as Lawrence County’s oldest public burial ground.
While violence erupted nationwide this weekend over the Minneapolis death of George Floyd, a calm assemblage of more than 100 people in downtown New Castle on Sunday culminated with a peaceful march led by the police.
As hundreds of Shenango Valley residents gathered Sunday afternoon for a peaceful demonstration, protester Prince-Isriel Isriel said they were doing so amid a boiling pot.
FARRELL – State police arrested a man Saturday in connection with the Thursday night stabbing death of a Farrell woman.
Four New Castle individuals and one from Ellwood City were among the 45 people arrested during Saturday's protest in downtown Pittsburgh.
It’s not unusual to see parking lots full of cars at two Union Township shopping centers.
HARRISBURG -- Voters heading to the polls on Tuesday for the state’s two-month delayed primary will experience differences from past years, including multiple COVID-19 related adjustments.
Walmart in Union Township has closed its doors early Sunday evening in keeping with other stores in the chain across the country as a precautionary measure.
About 100 people joined city leaders and police in a peaceful protest and march through downtown New Castle on Sunday afternoon.
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Gov. Tom Wolf on Sunday called violence and looting across Pennsylvania "unacceptable" as he expanded the Commonwealth Response Coordination of the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency.
With protests popping up around the country over the weekend, Ellwood City Mayor Anthony Court is pleading any local protesters to stay peaceful.
HARRISBURG — Lawrence County one more positive COVID-19 case on Sunday, the Pa. Department of Health reported.
The state Treasury has temporarily halted direct deposit payments for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance, and will only issue money by check.
HARRISBURG — The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center got nearly twice the federal stimulus aid of its closest competitors, new numbers show, despite the fact that many of its hospitals are in parts of the state that were not among the hardest hit by the coronavirus.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Hundreds of people gathered in Philadelphia and other Pennsylvania cities to protest the death in Minneapolis of George Floyd, a black man who died after a white officer pressed a knee into his neck.
HARRISBURG — Lawrence County added three more positive COVID-19 cases on Saturday, the Pa. Department of Health reported.
Saturday bus routes are returning for the New Castle Area Transit Authority.
Phil Sunseri, of Sunseri's Barber Shop on North Street, adds an appointment to his book. The 60-year barber said he's booked solid for a week.
Phil Sunseri, of Sunseri's Barber Shop on North Street, cuts the hair of Frosty Fruehstorfer on Friday afternoon.
Phil Sunseri, of Sunseri’s Barber Shop on North Street, cuts the hair of Frosty Fruehstorfer on Friday afternoon.
New Castle resident James Clause lifts Friday evening at Body Structures Fitness in Union Township.
New Castle resident James Clause lifts Friday evening at Body Structures Fitness in Union Township.
A man is in the Lawrence County jail after narcotics officers raided his East Side apartment Friday and found drugs and cash.
Local firefighters helped to remove 26 residents from Carriage Manor Personal Care home Thursday when an air conditioning blower burned up and the building filled with smoke.
Beaches at Moraine State Park continue to be closed to swimming through at least June 5.
An Oak Leaf Gardens man is facing charges after his gun discharged in his second-floor apartment and the bullet entered a downstairs unit.
PITTSBURGH — PennDOT District 11 is planning line painting operations on various roads in Lawrence, Beaver and Allegheny counties next week.
HARRISBURG -- Gov. Tom Wolf announced Friday that 16 more counties will enter into state's the green phase reopening strategy and pledged that state officials plan to reopen schools in the fall.
The PA CareerLink office in New Castle will continue to be closed to the public until further notice.
Jeffrey Gerritt, recipient of the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for editorial writing, has been appointed editor of the New Castle News and Sharon Herald, effective July 13.
New Castle resident James Clause was back lifting at Body Structures Fitness in Westgate Plaza on Friday. Downtown, Frosty Fruehstorfer was able to get a haircut.
It was all part of a return to a bit of normalcy Friday as Lawrence County.
The announcement last week that Lawrence County would move Friday into the green phase of COVID-19 restrictions has prompted some school districts to revisit their graduation plans.
For the better part of the last 16 years, the blue-brick former Penn Power building on the corner of East Washington and Jefferson streets has been a blank canvas for New Castle's next businesses.
Three men are wanted for the alleged assault and robbery of a man at a house in the 300 block of East North Street earlier this month.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The white Minneapolis police officer who pressed his knee into George Floyd’s neck as he begged for air was arrested Friday and charged with murder, and crowds broke overnight curfews imposed to try to stem violent protests over police killings of African Americans that ha…
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Gov. Tom Wolf will lift most of his pandemic restrictions in an additional 16 counties home to nearly 3 million people, including much of the Pittsburgh area, his office said Friday as afflicted Philadelphia also began mapping its way out of the crisis.
Twitter escalated tensions with President Donald Trump on Friday, adding a warning to one of his tweets for the first time and saying he violated the platform’s rules by glorifying violence when he suggested protesters in Minneapolis could be shot.
HARRISBURG — Lawrence County added two new positive COVID-19 case on Friday, the Pa. Department of Health reported on Friday.
There will not be any pumpkins falling from the sky and smashing cars in Conneaut Lake this year.
The third annual Lawrence County Art Show at the courthouse has been delayed until September because of COVID-19 regulations.
The Touch A Truck event, scheduled for June 20 at the Leesburg ECO Presbyterian Church, has been canceled because of coronavirus concerns.
New Castle City Council approved temporary amendments to the city’s Enterprise Zone Revolving Loan Fund to create loan opportunities for businesses suffering from COVID-19-related losses.
Highland Presbyterian Church is re-opening its doors for in-person worship Sunday.
As Lawrence County moves into Gov. Tom Wolf's "green" phase of reopening, restaurants are gearing up to welcome patrons back into their dining areas for the first time in nearly 11 weeks.
