http://www.titanradio.net/ Breaking News from Titan Radio: Digital 88.9 en-us Copyright 2009 Westminster College, New Wilmington, PA http://www.westminster.edu/news/rss/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 09:22:50 EST http://www.westminster.edu/student/orgs/radio/images/titan_radio_logo.gif http://www.titanradio.net <img src="http://www.westminster.edu/student/orgs/radio/images/patrickhenry2.jpg" align="right" /> NEW CASTLE, Lawrence County-- A Lawrence County man will spend the next seven to 14 years in prison for setting an explosion in 2006 that ripped through his house and destroyed part of a New Castle neighborhood. <br /> <br /> That blast injured Patrick Henry along with two other ... http://www.westminster.edu/student/orgs/radio/release.cfm?id=1051 2009-01-05 00:00:00 EST <img src="http://www.westminster.edu/student/orgs/radio/images/FIRETRUCKLIGHTS.jpg" align="right" /> UNION TOWNSHIP, Lawrence County-- Union township police confirm the death of a New Castle man after a one car accident Friday night.  Police say 18-year-old Delonte Sercy was a passenger in a car driven by 19-year-old Abron Phillips of Farrell.  According to Union Township Police, the car's ... http://www.westminster.edu/student/orgs/radio/release.cfm?id=1050 2009-01-04 00:00:00 EST <img src="http://www.westminster.edu/student/orgs/radio/images/PSP Cruiser.JPG" align="right" /> FREDONIA, Mercer County-- Mercer County's District Attorney says investigators are treating the case of a 10-year-old girl in critical condition after being shot in the head by her 15-year-old cousin as an accidental shooting.<br /> <br /> State police say the victim and the boy were ... http://www.westminster.edu/student/orgs/radio/release.cfm?id=1049 2009-01-03 00:00:00 EST <img src="http://www.westminster.edu/student/orgs/radio/images/PSP Cruiser.JPG" align="right" /> FREDONIA, Mercer County--  State troopers say a 10-year-old Mercer County girl was accidentally shot by a juvenile relative on New Year's Eve.  Police aren't identifying the victim or child who shot her Wednesday evening. It happened in Deleware Township. The gunshot victim is undergoing treatment ... http://www.westminster.edu/student/orgs/radio/release.cfm?id=1048 2009-01-01 00:00:00 EST <img src="http://www.westminster.edu/student/orgs/radio/images/PA TURNKPIKE 2008.jpg" align="right" /> HARRISBURG-- The new year will bring higher fees on the Pennsylvania Turnpike. The fee hikes go into effecton Sunday, January 4 as most tolls will jump 25 percent. <br /> <br /> Turnpike officials say he most-common cash rate for passenger vehicles will increase from 75 cents to 95 ... http://www.westminster.edu/student/orgs/radio/release.cfm?id=1047 2008-12-31 00:00:00 EST <img src="http://www.westminster.edu/student/orgs/radio/images/Amisht 0808_small.jpg" align="right" /> WILMINGTON TOWNSHIP, Mercer County-- A 19-year old Amish man faces DUI charges after an accident between his horse drawn buggy and a car on Sunday along the Pulaski-Mercer Road. The accident killed the horse. The driver of the car suffered minor injuries. He was treated and released at a local ... http://www.westminster.edu/student/orgs/radio/release.cfm?id=444 2008-12-31 00:00:00 EST <img src="http://www.westminster.edu/student/orgs/radio/images/FIRETRUCKLIGHTS.jpg" align="right" /> NEW CASTLE, Lawrence County-- New Castle police say a 24-year-old man is dead and another is in critical condition at a Pittsburgh hospital following an early Sunday morning shooting at a night club.  Investigators say Armand Giles was shot several times near the Unity Club  just after midnight. ... http://www.westminster.edu/student/orgs/radio/release.cfm?id=1045 2008-12-28 00:00:00 EST <img src="http://www.westminster.edu/student/orgs/radio/images/arrest.jpg" align="right" /> NEW WILMINGTON, Lawrence County-- New Wilmington Police say a 19-year old New Castle man faces charges of terroristic threats, disorderly conduct, harassment and resistant arrest after they rushed to a home East Neshannock Avenue where he allegedly was threatening a family. <br /> <br ... http://www.westminster.edu/student/orgs/radio/release.cfm?id=1046 2008-12-26 00:00:00 EST <img src="http://www.westminster.edu/student/orgs/radio/images/LordoftheRing.jpg" align="right" /> NEW CASTLE, Lawrence County-- Chris Ball of New Castle made Christmas much merrier than expected for a Cincinnati woman who lost her diamond wedding ring five months ago in Pittsburgh's Point State Park. The 11-year old boy found the $10,000 ring while on family outing and worked with his mother ... http://www.westminster.edu/student/orgs/radio/release.cfm?id=1044 2008-12-26 00:00:00 EST <img src="http://www.westminster.edu/student/orgs/radio/images/Westminster Tunnel 3_small.JPG" align="right" /> NEW WILMINGTON, Lawrence County--  Beneath the lower side of the manicured Westminster Quad lies a forgotten passageway.  Buried under the sidewalks and the lawn is a piece of the institution's past that offered a link for the women who once lived in Browne and Ferguson halls.  It's a college ... http://www.westminster.edu/student/orgs/radio/release.cfm?id=547 2008-12-25 00:00:00 EST <img src="http://www.westminster.edu/student/orgs/radio/images/mangerscene.jpg" align="right" /> MERCER, Mercer County--Someone stole Baby Jesus for the second year in a row from a manger display in the yard of a Mercer County family. Walter Mittelstadt says the figurine was stolen sometime Sunday morning from his home in Sandy Creek Township.<br /> <br /> Mittelstadt says he's ... http://www.westminster.edu/student/orgs/radio/release.cfm?id=1043 2008-12-24 00:00:00 EST <img src="http://www.westminster.edu/student/orgs/radio/images/Verelli3_large.png" align="right" /> NEW WILMINGTON, Lawrence County-- The Associated Press has picked Wilmington High School football coach Terry Verrelli as the Pennsylvania high school football coach of the year.  The honor comes after Verrelli lead the Greyhounds to the Class AA state title earlier this month in Hershey. It's ... http://www.westminster.edu/student/orgs/radio/release.cfm?id=1042 2008-12-24 00:00:00 EST <img src="http://www.westminster.edu/student/orgs/radio/images/handcuffMSCA.jpg" align="right" /> SHARON, Mercer County-- A Mercer County man remains in jail on charges he imprisoned and repeatedly beat a woman over several days.  Sharon police say they responded late Saturday to a hang-up call to 911 that came from the home of 39-year-old Jerry Teague.  Police say they found there a ... http://www.westminster.edu/student/orgs/radio/release.cfm?id=1040 2008-12-23 00:00:00 EST <img src="http://www.westminster.edu/student/orgs/radio/images/airpollution2.jpg" align="right" /> NEW CASTLE, Lawrence County-- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says parts of Lawrence County are included in10 areas in southwestern Pennsylvania that  are too sooty.  The EPA notified local leaders in 25 states this week that local air quality has failed federal standards for air ... http://www.westminster.edu/student/orgs/radio/release.cfm?id=1039 2008-12-23 00:00:00 EST <img src="http://www.westminster.edu/student/orgs/radio/images/garbagecontainer.gif" align="right" /> NEW CASTLE, Lawrence County-- New Castle officials are considering dumping the city's recycling program in an attempt to save money.  New Castle City Council members say the cost of running the curbside recycling program outstrips the money it generates. Officials say it costs them more than ... http://www.westminster.edu/student/orgs/radio/release.cfm?id=1041 2008-12-22 00:00:00 EST <img src="http://www.westminster.edu/student/orgs/radio/images/titanbbmens200809.jpg" align="right" /> NEW WILMINGTON, Lawrence County - The Westminster College men's basketball team picked up its first win of the 2008-09 season Saturday afternoon with a 92-80 triumph over visiting Thomas More in a Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) contest.<br /><br /> The Titans improve to 1-9 ... http://www.westminster.edu/student/orgs/radio/release.cfm?id=1038 2008-12-20 00:00:00 EST <img src="http://www.westminster.edu/student/orgs/radio/images/drcindymoro.jpg" align="right" /> ELLWOOD CITY, Lawrence County-- A Lawrence County veterinarian faces charges of taking prescription drugs meant for dogs to taint her boyfriend's vitamins. According to the Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office, 46-year old Dr. Cynthia Maro is accused of criminal conspiracy to acquire a controlled ... http://www.westminster.edu/student/orgs/radio/release.cfm?id=1037 2008-12-19 00:00:00 EST <img src="http://www.westminster.edu/student/orgs/radio/images/chemlab_small.jpg" align="right" /> NEW WILMINGTON, Lawrence County--  Westminster College students in a chemical analysis class have developed a 'Mole Balance,' a potentially patentable product, under the supervision of Dr. Helen Boylan, associate professor of chemistry.<br /> <br /> The 'Mole Balance' is an electronic ... http://www.westminster.edu/student/orgs/radio/release.cfm?id=1036 2008-12-18 00:00:00 EST <img src="http://www.westminster.edu/student/orgs/radio/images/CREDITCARD (1).jpg" align="right" /> The last minute Christmas shopping rush may put many people into credit card debt for years. Consumer credit experts say it's a 'holiday hangover' when it comes time to review your statements. They say holiday gift-buying is all too impulsive and too many people spend more than they have. That's ... http://www.westminster.edu/student/orgs/radio/release.cfm?id=154 2008-12-15 00:00:00 EST <img src="http://www.westminster.edu/student/orgs/radio/images/wilmingtonwins.JPG" align="right" /> HERSHEY, PA-- The Wilmington Area Greyhound football squad claimed the gold medal and state championship trophy in the PIAA Class AA championship Saturday in Hershey after a double overtime victory.  Wilmington defeated Philadelphia's West Catholic High School.  The Hounds pulled out the 35 to 34 ... http://www.westminster.edu/student/orgs/radio/release.cfm?id=1033 2008-12-13 00:00:00 EST <img src="http://www.westminster.edu/student/orgs/radio/images/cityrescuemission.jpg" align="right" /> NEW WILMINGTON, Lawrence County. - Westminster College will collect non-perishable food items and cash donations for the City Rescue Mission Food Bank of New Castle when the Titan men's and women's basketball teams host Thomas More on Saturday, Dec. 20 at the Buzz Ridl Gymnasium.<br ... http://www.westminster.edu/student/orgs/radio/release.cfm?id=1034 2008-12-10 00:00:00 EST <img src="http://www.westminster.edu/student/orgs/radio/images/AmandaConwayFlocking_small.jpg" align="right" /> SCOTT TOWNSHIP, Lawrence County-- For some people, decorating a live Christmas tree with some artificial snow gives it a perfect wintery look. The process is called Christmas tree flocking. One Lawrence County business keeps the crafty tradition of flocking going each season as people pay to have a ... http://www.westminster.edu/student/orgs/radio/release.cfm?id=1032 2008-12-10 00:00:00 EST <img src="http://www.westminster.edu/student/orgs/radio/images/StatePolice1.gif" align="right" /> UNION TOWNSHIP, Lawrence County-- Some 40 officers from Lawrence County's law enforcement agencies and the Pennsylvania State Police teamed up to help needy children for the holidays with a 'Shop with a Cop' program held at the Union Township Wal-Mart on Wednesday.  More than 70 Lawrence County ... http://www.westminster.edu/student/orgs/radio/release.cfm?id=1031 2008-12-10 00:00:00 EST <img src="http://www.westminster.edu/student/orgs/radio/images/Christmasland.jpg" align="right" /> HERMITAGE, Mercer County-- For decades a home and garden store in Hermitage has featured holiday displays that packs in the crowds. <a href='http://www.kraynaks.com/' class='iconlinklg'>Kraynak's</a> creates a Santa Christmas Land with lights, animated characters and dozens of holiday ... http://www.westminster.edu/student/orgs/radio/release.cfm?id=152 2008-12-08 00:00:00 EST <img src="http://www.westminster.edu/student/orgs/radio/images/football.jpg" align="right" /> WEXFORD, Allegheny County-- Mercer County's hope for a state high school football championship ended last night as the Farrell Steelers fell to Clairton 24-21.  Clairton clinched the Western Regional Class A championship and moves on to Hershely for a shot at the state title on Saturday, December ... http://www.westminster.edu/student/orgs/radio/release.cfm?id=1024 2008-12-06 00:00:00 EST <img src="http://www.westminster.edu/student/orgs/radio/images/oldmainwinter.jpg" align="right" /> NEW WILMINGTON, Lawrence County-- The Old Main bell tower rises over the <a href='http://www.westminster.edu/news/pdf/magazine/magazine_24_1.pdf'>Westminster</a> campus and serves as the symbol of Westminster College. The tower houses a set of 42 bells known as a carillon. There are ... http://www.westminster.edu/student/orgs/radio/release.cfm?id=655 2008-12-05 00:00:00 EST <img src="http://www.westminster.edu/student/orgs/radio/images/chucktanner.jpg" align="right" /> NEW CASTLE, Lawrence County-- Former Pittsburgh Pirates manager and Lawrence County native Chuck Tanner tells police a $10,000 ring was stolen when he was in Jameson Memorial Hospital this week for surgery and cancer tests.  New Castle city police confirm they are investigating the theft of the ... http://www.westminster.edu/student/orgs/radio/release.cfm?id=1021 2008-12-04 00:00:00 EST <img src="http://www.westminster.edu/student/orgs/radio/images/thompsonhousea_small.jpg" align="right" /> NEW WILMINGTON, Lawrence County-- Can you imagine a time with no cars and no TUB, a time in which sorority houses populated New Wilmington? Over 60 years ago, Dorothy Pollock walked away from Westminster with the education of a lifetime. But the lure of Westminster drew the 1946 graduate right ... http://www.westminster.edu/student/orgs/radio/release.cfm?id=884 2008-12-04 00:00:00 EST <img src="http://www.westminster.edu/student/orgs/radio/images/gavel2.jpg" align="right" /> PITTSBURGH, Allegheny County-- A  ambulance driver has pleaded guilty for a crash that killed two Mercer County men while she was transporting a patient after she had been drinking. 23-year old Shanea Leigh Climo, of Evans City, pleaded guilty to two counts of involuntary manslaughter and driving ... http://www.westminster.edu/student/orgs/radio/release.cfm?id=1022 2008-12-02 00:00:00 EST <img src="http://www.westminster.edu/student/orgs/radio/images/infocision.jpg" align="right" /> NEW CASTLE, Lawrence County-- New Castle's newest business is now officially open with a ribbon cutting this week for Infocision- a company specializing in telemarketing services in nonprofit fundraising and direct sales. The company hopes to hire more than 100 more people within the next year ... http://www.westminster.edu/student/orgs/radio/release.cfm?id=1019 2008-12-02 00:00:00 EST <img src="http://www.westminster.edu/student/orgs/radio/images/StatePolice1.gif" align="right" /> NEW CASTLE, Lawrence County-- The Pennsylvania State Police say they need the public's help in tracking down the person or persons behind a series of  18 arson fires in New Castle since last summer.  Eight of those fires hit vacant homes in the past three weeks on New Castle's East Side prompting ... http://www.westminster.edu/student/orgs/radio/release.cfm?id=1018 2008-12-02 00:00:00 EST <img src="http://www.westminster.edu/student/orgs/radio/images/yarddecorations.jpg" align="right" /> VILLAGE OF FAYETTE, Lawrence County--  Across the country, people decorate the halls, the yards and the front of homes for the holidays. However, for one rural community in Lawrence County one man outshines all his neighbors. The County Line's Alex Hines introduces us to Bob Shuler who yard ... http://www.westminster.edu/student/orgs/radio/release.cfm?id=1017 2008-12-02 00:00:00 EST <img src="http://www.westminster.edu/student/orgs/radio/images/McKelvey.jpg" align="right" /> NEW YORK-- Westminster alumnus and Monster.com founder and former CEO Andrew McKelvey died Thanksgiving morning in New York after battling pancreatic cancer.  The 74-year old McKelvey was also a philanthropist.  The McKelvey Foundation has supported over 600 students to attend colleges across the ... http://www.westminster.edu/student/orgs/radio/release.cfm?id=1020 2008-12-01 00:00:00 EST <img src="http://www.westminster.edu/student/orgs/radio/images/XmasTreeLighting.jpg" align="right" /> NEW WILMINGTON, Lawrence County-- The Westminster College community gathered for the annual campus Christmas tree lighting on Monday night marking the beginning of the holiday season.  President Richard Dorman welcomed the members of the campus and New Wilmington communities for the annual ... http://www.westminster.edu/student/orgs/radio/release.cfm?id=1016 2008-12-01 00:00:00 EST <img src="http://www.westminster.edu/student/orgs/radio/images/Deerseasongamecommission.jpg" align="right" /> WILMINGTON TOWNSHIP, Lawrence County-- Several area school districts remain closed on Monday extending the Thanksgiving vacation while marking the opening day of Pennsylvania's deer hunting season for guns.  Hundreds of hunters from Lawrence and Mercer counties headed out into the woods early in ... http://www.westminster.edu/student/orgs/radio/release.cfm?id=1014 2008-12-01 00:00:00 EST <img src="http://www.westminster.edu/student/orgs/radio/images/deer.jpg" align="right" /> The State <a href='http://www.pgc.state.pa.us/' class='iconlinklg'>Game Commission</a> says nearly a million hunters take to the woods in Pennsylvania for the beginning of the gun season on deer.  Many hunters take an extended Thanksgiving vacation and most make stops for ammo and ... http://www.westminster.edu/student/orgs/radio/release.cfm?id=160 2008-11-30 00:00:00 EST <img src="http://www.westminster.edu/student/orgs/radio/images/football.jpg" align="right" /> CLARION, Clarion County-- A 31-0 victory over Cameron County sends the Farrell High Steelers to the semifinals in the Class A division of the PIAA playoffs.  The Mercer County-based team will travel to Wexford's North Allegheny High School on Friday where the team will face Clairton.  The winner ... http://www.westminster.edu/student/orgs/radio/release.cfm?id=1015 2008-11-29 00:00:00 EST <img src="http://www.westminster.edu/student/orgs/radio/images/deer.jpg" align="right" /> LAWRENCE COUNTY--The Pennsylvania Game Commission reminds local hunters to stay safe as the Deer Hunting Season begins December 1st.  Lawrence County Wildlife Conservation Officer Jeff Kendall says with the area becoming more developed every year, hunters need to be aware of changes in their ... http://www.westminster.edu/student/orgs/radio/release.cfm?id=990 2008-11-29 00:00:00 EST <img src="http://www.westminster.edu/student/orgs/radio/images/volant.jpg.jpg" align="right" /> VOLANT, Lawrence County-- The holiday shopping rush and media attention on the retail industry and shoppers on Black Friday focus on the traffic jams and crowds descending on Mercer County's <a href='http://www.primeoutlets.com/cntrdefault.asp?cntrid=1024' class='iconlinklg'>Prime ... http://www.westminster.edu/student/orgs/radio/release.cfm?id=194 2008-11-29 00:00:00 EST <img src="http://www.westminster.edu/student/orgs/radio/images/WilmingtonD10Champs08A.jpg" align="right" /> SLIPPERY ROCK, Butler County-- Another victory celebration welcomed Coach Terry Verrelli and the Wilmington Greyhound football squad as they returned to New Wilmington Friday after a 21-19 win at Slippery Rock University over Martinsburg-Central on Friday night.  The Hounds now move on to the next ... http://www.westminster.edu/student/orgs/radio/release.cfm?id=1011 2008-11-28 00:00:00 EST <img src="http://www.westminster.edu/student/orgs/radio/images/PSP Cruiser.JPG" align="right" /> WILMINGTON TOWNSHIP, Lawrence County-- State Police say three Lawrence County men were injured in a traffic accident along Route 956 in Wilmington Township early on Thanksgiving Day morning.  State police have identified the driver as 21-year old Patrick Sean Hughes of Volant.  They say he was ... http://www.westminster.edu/student/orgs/radio/release.cfm?id=1010 2008-11-28 00:00:00 EST <img src="http://www.westminster.edu/student/orgs/radio/images/gurley_small.jpg" align="right" /> WAMPUM, Lawrence County-- State police say a 24-year-old Lawrence County man died in car crash on Thanksgiving morning along Route 18.  Troopers identify the victim as Jeff Gurley of New Castle.  They say he lost control of his car and struck a concrete bridge  Police said Jeff Gurley, of New ... http://www.westminster.edu/student/orgs/radio/release.cfm?id=1009 2008-11-27 00:00:00 EST <img src="http://www.westminster.edu/student/orgs/radio/images/ellwoodcity.jpg" align="right" /> ELLWOOD CITY, Lawrence County-- Ellwood City's African-American police chief will receive a $160,000 settlement in the wake of a racial discrimination case caused by the town's mayor using a racial slur.   Richard McDonald will also step down after 18 months as Ellwood City's chief under the ... http://www.westminster.edu/student/orgs/radio/release.cfm?id=1003 2008-11-26 00:00:00 EST <img src="http://www.westminster.edu/student/orgs/radio/images/dairy and cheese plant.jpg" align="right" /> WILMINGTON TOWNSHIP, Lawrence County-- Two Lawrence County men now face burglary charges for a break-in at the United Farmers dairy plant in Wilmington Township that happened 10 months ago.  State Police say 23 year old Eric Mathew Stoner and 23 year old Chad Richard McConahy will go to court for ... http://www.westminster.edu/student/orgs/radio/release.cfm?id=1004 2008-11-25 00:00:00 EST <img src="http://www.westminster.edu/student/orgs/radio/images/phonr.jpg" align="right" /> NEW WILMINGTON, Lawrence County-- New Wilmington police say a Neshannock Township man faces charges of making threatening telephone calls to a Westminster College student.  Police say 26 year old Richard R. Glass will go to court on December 17 for a preliminary hearing for allegedly stalking and ... http://www.westminster.edu/student/orgs/radio/release.cfm?id=1012 2008-11-24 00:00:00 EST <img src="http://www.westminster.edu/student/orgs/radio/images/fire.jpg" align="right" /> NEW CASTLE, Lawrence County-- New Castle police say arsonist struck again over the weekend in Lawrence County. New Castle firefighters were called to a home on the Lower East Side after someone set fire to a vacant home.  A series of fires vacant houses kept firefighters busy a few weekends ago.  ... http://www.westminster.edu/student/orgs/radio/release.cfm?id=1008 2008-11-24 00:00:00 EST <img src="http://www.westminster.edu/student/orgs/radio/images/j0400209.jpg" align="right" /> SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mercer County-- Store managers and mall officials at the Prime Outlets in Mercer County say they're prepared for a huge crowd to kick off the holiday shopping season at midnight after Thanksgiving.  Outlet stores are prepared of the annual Midnight Bash anticipating a turnout ... http://www.westminster.edu/student/orgs/radio/release.cfm?id=1007 2008-11-24 00:00:00 EST <img src="http://www.westminster.edu/student/orgs/radio/images/deer.jpg" align="right" /> NEW WILMINGTON, Lawrence County-- PennDOT reports the number of deer hit by cars and trucks in Pennsylvania spikes in November prompting officials to alert drivers to the increase risk to drivers and their passengers.  More than 2,000 accidents in 2007 involved deer.   Nearly half of the deer ... http://www.westminster.edu/student/orgs/radio/release.cfm?id=978 2008-11-24 00:00:00 EST <img src="http://www.westminster.edu/student/orgs/radio/images/toysfortots.jpg" align="right" /> MERCER, Mercer County--Mercer County's local Toys for Tots campaign is underway collecting new toys for the area youth. While many families may be struggling this holiday season, Sheri Valimont of the Mercer County TOT Chapter say volunteers plan to reach them thanks to some significant cash ... http://www.westminster.edu/student/orgs/radio/release.cfm?id=1006 2008-11-23 00:00:00 EST <img src="http://www.westminster.edu/student/orgs/radio/images/Compost.jpg" align="right" /> NEW WILMINGTON, Lawrence County-- One Lawrence County man is calling for people to give thanks this holiday season, enjoy their holiday feasts and then compost the the leftovers they end up throwing away.  Westminster College Field Station Director Dr. Clarence Harms urges celebrants to compost the ... http://www.westminster.edu/student/orgs/radio/release.cfm?id=1005 2008-11-23 00:00:00 EST