Authorities say a Pittsburgh woman has been quarantined after returning from a trip to China. Pat Premick is unable to leave her home for two weeks. Premick says she is shocked that she is being isolated, saying she has no symptoms and was not in Wuhan, the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak.

A Lawrence County man has admitted to distributing crack cocaine in the area. Federal authorities in Pittsburgh say 24 year old DeLaughn Searcy formerly of New Castle pleaded guilty to one count of distribution of 28 grams of crack cocaine. Sentencing has been set for June 3rd. Searcy could get up to 40 years in prison, a five million dollar fine or both. The Lawrence County Drug Task Force was involved in the investigation.

A resident of Beaver Falls, has pleaded guilty in federal court in Pittsburgh on charges of violating federal firearms and narcotics laws. 41 year old Eliezer Rodriguez, pleaded guilty to two counts in U.S. District Court in Pittsburgh. The incident took place in October of 2018. The law provides for a maximum total sentence of not less than five years and up to life in prison, a fine of not more than  $1,250,000, or both. Rodriguez will be sentenced in June.

A Freedom man was sentenced to five years in prison for possessing child pornography. 25-year-old Adam Hosie was also sentenced to five years of supervised release. According to authorities, Hosie possessed images and videos in computer graphic files, the production of which involved the use of minors engaging in sexually explicit conduct, some of whom had not yet attained 12 years of age. The incident took place in July of 2018.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14TH, 2020

 

 

TODAY – SCATTERED SNOW FLURRIES AND SNOW SHOWERS
THIS MORNING. BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY
LATER. HIGH – 22.

TONIGHT – A CLEAR SKY. LOW – 13.

SATURDAY – INTERVALS OF CLOUDS AND SUNSHINE.
HIGH OF AROUND 40.

SUNDAY – CLOUDY SKIES. HIGH – 42.

A last-minute addition to the other 47 resolutions that were passed on Thursday at the Commissioners’ public meeting also got the green light. Matt Drzik has the details:

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is lashing out against former White House chief of staff John Kelly after the ex-adviser came to the defense of a former national security aide who offered key testimony in the impeachment inquiry. Trump says Kelly “can’t keep his mouth shut.” The Republican president’s comments targeting Kelly came after Kelly defended Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, who raised concerns about Trump’s July phone call with Ukraine’s president. That call spurred Trump’s impeachment trial, which ended in an acquittal. The Atlantic magazine reports Kelly said at a public forum Wednesday in New Jersey that Vindman followed his training by raising concerns to his superiors after hearing “questionable” comments from Trump.

NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein’s lawyer is telling jurors that prosecutors in the rape case against him acted like moviemakers and portrayed a world where women aren’t responsible for how they interact with men. Donna Rotunno said in a closing argument Thursday that Weinstein is innocent. She appealed to jurors to ignore outside forces and use what she called their “New York City common sense” in weighing a case seen as a watershed for the #MeToo movement. The jury is scheduled to hear the prosecution closings on Friday. Weinstein is charged with raping a woman in 2013 and forcibly performing oral sex on a different woman in 2006. Weinstein has maintained any sexual encounters were consensual.

An Ambridge man faces a hearing on assault charges. Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano has more. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…

DETROIT (AP) — A Pittsburgh-area official accused of obstructing police at a Detroit hotel has pleaded no contest to disturbing the peace and was placed on probation. The charge is a misdemeanor. Prosecutors say the case could be dismissed if Chelsa Wagner completes the six-month probation without any problems. Wagner is a Democrat and the elected controller in Allegheny County. She was accused of interfering with police as officers tried to remove her husband from the Westin Book Cadillac hotel last March. Hotel staff had called 911 to report that Mosley was unruly during a dispute over registration and a room key.