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City man charged with selling meth

A Warren man faces four felony charges after allegedly selling drugs to two undercover informants. Joshua E. Young, 44, of Warren was charged Thursday with two counts of manufacture, delivery or possession with intent to manufacture or deliver, two counts of third-degree felony criminal use of a communication facility and two counts of misdemeanor intentional possession of a controlled substance by a person not registered by Warren police. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, the investigation involved both the Warren Police Department and a task force member from the ...

In some cases, it’s easy being green

Several years ago, I interned at an outdoor school in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains of California. Like much of California, it tended to be dry for most of the year, with a somewhat wetter late winter and early spring. While there, I spent most of my time as an educator leading ...

Youngsville Life: Alumni luncheon is July 14

Editor’s Note: Please email community news to Colette Nelson at Colettenel.ypl@gmail.com by Wednesday of each week to be included in the Youngsville News section of the Saturday paper. COMMUNITY NEWS – St. Francis Episcopal Church, 343 East Main St., Youngsville, will host a Taize prayer service at 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays. The quiet, contemplative gatherings offer an opportunity for prayer and reflection. For more information call Vicar Joe McGarry at 814-723-9360. – The Youngsville High School Alumni will be holding their “Alumni Lunch” on Tuesday, July 14, from noon to 3 ...

Court decision forces change to second-degree murder sentencing

A state lawmaker is proposing legislation that would rewrite the state’s second-degree murder sentencing laws after the state Supreme Court ruled earlier this year that the state’s existing law is unconstitutional. In Commonwealth v. Lee, the state Supreme Court struck down mandatory ...