PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled that a man convicted of third-degree murder in a Thanksgiving Day 2016 crash that killed three people following a police chase can be sentenced to a mandatory life prison term. The Tribune-Review reports that the state’s highest court cited what it called the “clear and unambiguous language” of the statute in siding with an appeals court that ordered a new sentencing hearing for 28-year-old Demetrius Coleman of Homewood, who is serving a 70- to 140-year term. Prosecutors said Coleman reached speeds of 100 mph while fleeing a traffic stop before colliding with a car, killing the driver, his fiancée and their toddler daughter.

ELKVIEW, W.Va. (AP) — Authorities say three people were killed and two others were injured in a Thanksgiving Day crash along Interstate 79 in West Virginia. The vehicle carrying two adults and three children was traveling from Upper Darby, Pennsylvania to Kentucky when the crash occurred Thursday north of Charleston. The Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office says the southbound SUV went off the right side of the roadway and came to rest along a hillside. No other vehicles were believed to be involved. Two female adults and a child were killed. Two other children were transported to a hospital and were in serious condition. The accident remains under investigation.

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(Hopewell Twp., Beaver County, Pa.) Pa State Police in Beaver are reporting that they identified a 2019 Nissan Sentra that had been stolen along Green Garden Road in Hopewell twp., Beaver County,  and attempted to make a traffic stop on that vehicle at 11:52 AM Monday morning, November 21, 2022.
Troopers said that the vehicle wouldn’t stop and a pursuit ensued. The vehicle eventually stopped and a 16-year-old Monaca Juvenile and a 17-yer-old Ambridge Juvenile were taken into custody without and incident. One of the Juveniles was found to be in possession of a fire-arm, Charges are currently pending.

Of all the food being cooked today, depending on who you ask there is sure to be a mix of answers of what the best thanksgiving dish is here in Pennsylvania. Turkey takes the top spot for main course but according to Google searches, green bean casserole is the most popular side dish for the state. Cranberry sauce takes the second spot, followed by mashed potatoes.

NEW YORK (AP) — New York is planning tight security around the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in the wake of mass shootings elsewhere in the U.S. Police said Wednesday that there’s no known, credible threat to the famed event itself. But New York Police Department counterterrorism Chief Martine Materasso says police will deploy additional resources to make sure the festivities are safe. Security measures include heavy weapons teams, explosives detection dogs, a bomb squad, radiological and chemical sensors, drone detection, blocker vehicles and additional cameras on the route.

MONTROSE, Pa. (AP) — A plea hearing has been scheduled for next week in the case of a natural gas driller facing felony charges in Pennsylvania over allegations it polluted a small community’s drinking water. Houston-based Coterra Energy Inc. will appear in Susquehanna County Court on Tuesday. That’s according to online court records. Coterra’s corporate predecessor, Cabot Oil & Gas Corp., was charged with drilling faulty gas wells that leaked flammable methane into residential water supplies in Dimock and surrounding communities. Dimock drew national notoriety after residents were filmed lighting their tap water on fire in the 2010 documentary “Gasland.”

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(North Sewickley Twp., Beaver County, Pa.) For the second time in less than a week vandals have struck a popular Christmas display in North Sewickley Township.

The North Sewickley Township Police Department reported on their Facebook Page that the vandals struck again around 8:00 PM on Thanksgiving Eve.

Home owner Emmett Santillo puts up the display each year at his home on Route 65, Mercer Road, near Stop and Sock. He also raises money through donations from people who stop to look at the display for the Women’s Center of Beaver County.

Chief Becze is asking for the communities help in locating the individual Grinch’s who are responsible for the vandalism. They are hoping someone nearby might have a video camera or doorbell camera that caught something that can help them. Anyone with information is encouraged to call the North Sewickley Police Department at 724-843-8118.

Sharon Rombold  started a GoFundMe to help assist in repairing the damage that the vandals have done.

You can donate if you would like to by going to the link below: https://www.gofundme.com/f/please-help-emmett-fix-all-the-damage?qid=58529113d9aea996affe4264e888a0b6

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(Hopewell Twp., Beaver County, Pa.) The Hopewell Area School Board met on Tuesday Night and approved the retirement of the Junior high school head cook Denise Stevens. Her will retirement will be effective April 14, 2023. She has served the district in that capacity for 40 years
In other business the board approved the hiring of Kamryn Geisler as a special education teacher. She will teach at the junior high school effective December 12, 2022. Reon Nesmith resigned as volunteer junior high school assistant basketball coach, he is being replaced by Ryan Brown  Temporary  employment   acting. high school assistant principal  Nadia Engel was thanked.  by the board  for her service. Dr. Robert Kartychak, the assistant high school principal,  has been serving as Acting Superintendent.. The   new superintendent Jeff  Beltz was hired. earlier this month and begins his duties on December 14, 2022. He is being paid an additional $750.00 a week  during the transition period, November 29 to December 13, 2022..
The board will reorganize on Tuesday, December 6, 2022 at 7 p.m.