New Castle police are asking for the public’s help to find a man who robbed a Dollar General store on Sunday night. Police say the man robbed the store in the 1500 block of Moravia Street at around 7:30 p.m. Investigators say the man came into the store and demanded money from the clerk. Police said the man has a tattoo on the left side of his neck and left the store in a silver Ford-style sedan. Anyone with information should call New Castle police at 724-656-3587.

Two people were flown to the hospital after a motorcycle crash in New Castle late last night. It happened around 10:15 p.m. on Highland Avenue near Park Avenue. The motorcyclist got into a crash with a small SUV. A man and woman were riding the motorcycle at the time of the crash. Both were flown to a local hospital. Further details have not been released at this time.

PennDOT District 11 is announcing guide rail installation work on I-376 (Beaver Valley Expressway) in Beaver County, will continue, Tuesday, April 9 weather permitting. Single-lane restrictions on I-376 will occur between the Beaver Valley Expressway Toll 376 roadway to the Beaver/Midland (Exit 38) interchange according to the following schedule:

• Eastbound – Daily lane restriction from 9 a.m. to 6 a.m. the following day
• Westbound – Daily lane restriction from 7 p.m. to 3 p.m. the following day

Crews  will conduct the work which will continue through early June.

WE HAVE A TRAFFIC ALERT FOR MOTORISTS IN MONACA THIS MORNING. COLONIAL AVENUE BETWEEN ROUTE 51 TO FRONT STREET WILL BE CLOSED FROM NOW UNTIL 3 P-M FRIDAY DUE TO ROAD RESTORATION WORK. DURING THIS TIME, RESIDENTS ARE ASKED TO PLAN THEIR COMMUTE ACCORDINGLY UNTIL THE ROAD IS RE-OPENED. FOR ADDITIONAL UPDATES, PLEASE VISIT THE BOROUGH WEBSITE AT: WWW.MONACAPA.NET.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR TUESDAY, APRIL 9TH, 2019

TODAY – SOME CLOUDS THIS MORNING WILL GIVE WAY TO
GENERALLY SUNNY SKIES FOR THE AFTERNOON.
HIGH – 68.

TONIGHT – MOSTLY CLEAR. LOW – 41.

WEDNESDAY – OVERCAST. HIGH – 55.

Mother pleads no contest in 17-month-old boy’s 2016 death
PITTSBURGH (AP) — A mother accused of killing her 17-month-old son and then sending the boy’s father videos of abuse has pleaded no contest to homicide and attempted homicide charges.
Twenty-four-year-old Christian Clark of McKeesport entered the pleas Monday, the day jury selection was scheduled for her trial. She will face a mandatory life term without possibility of parole.
Allegheny County prosecutors earlier said they would seek the death penalty in the case but rescinded that notification Monday.
Clark charged in the November 2016 death of Andre Price III and was also accused of threatening the life of the boy’s 2-year-old sister.
During hours of angry texts, investigators said, she sent pictures and graphic videos of abuse to the boy’s father, who was charged with child endangerment.
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This story has been corrected to note the defendant’s age is 24 rather than 21.

Kirstjen Nielsen says she continues to support President Donald Trump’s goal of securing the U.S.-Mexico border in her first public remarks since her surprise resignation as Homeland Security secretary. Nielsen told reporters gathered outside her Alexandria, Virginia, home on Monday that she will keep supporting “all efforts to address the humanitarian and security crisis” on the border. Nielsen resigned Sunday and is being replaced by Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Kevin McAleenan.

Two thieves who snatched a statue of a lion from outside a home in a Philadelphia suburb had a change of heart after police posted surveillance video of the heist. The statute was taken from the West Chester residence on Wednesday. But by Friday, police posted a video of the thieves returning it. They also left behind a bouquet of flowers and a card.

A county tourism group is sticking by its decision to hold a meeting at a historic venue in central Pennsylvania, despite an outcry of the locale’s policy banning same-sex weddings. The Star Barn is a premier wedding spot in Elizabethtown, surrounded by farmland, orchards and vineyards in scenic Lancaster County.

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders plans to hold rallies in battleground states this weekend, starting Friday night in the liberal stronghold of Madison, Wisconsin. Sanders announced Monday that he will also hold rallies on Saturday at a community college in Warren, Michigan, and in Pittsburgh on Sunday. His campaign says additional stops in Indiana and Ohio are also planned.