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Light Up Night highlights & behind the scenes

2009-11-19 00:00:00 EST

NEW CASTLE, Pa.- The 17th Annual Light Up Night Parade brought thousands to the streets of New Castle on Thursday night. WCN televised the parade and fireworks show live, but if you missed it you can catch some highlights�online as well as scan through our 'behind the scenes' multimedia coverage.� Click here to take a look.

Is Old 77 getting too old? (Multimedia Coverage)

2009-11-19 00:00:00 EST

New Wilmington, Pa.- Repairs continue on one of Westminster's oldest landmarks- Old 77. Work crews continue efforts to jack up part of the foundation in a corner of the structure and repair cracks that have formed over the years.� Click here to see images and watch video of the repairs underway at Old 77.

Theatre Westminster Turns 80 (SPECIAL RADIO REPORT)

2009-11-17 00:00:00 EST

NEW WILMINGTON, Pa.-- Dazzling performances continue to be cranked out at Westminster's Beeghly Theatre. Theater students, theater minors, and anyone else interested in theater can participate. But, most people are unaware that the Theatre Westminster wasn't always a set program.� CLICK HERE TO ACCESS OUR ONLINE RADIO REPORT.

Investigation into closed New Castle restaurant fire

2009-11-16 00:00:00 EST

NEW CASTLE, Pa. - A state police fire marshal is investigating a blaze at a recently closed restaurant in New Castle. New Castle firefighters were called to Matty's Diner about 10:30 p.m. Sunday.

Two accused of covering up car crash that left teacher paralyzed

2009-11-14 00:00:00 EST

NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - Two friends have been accused of covering up a car crash that paralyzed a western Pennsylvania school teacher.� New Wilmington area resident Brett Cox, 26-years old, is a paraplegic and still works as a teacher at the Lakeview Area School District.

Westminster College to Host Speaker from Rwanda

2009-11-13 00:00:00 EST

NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - Westminster College will host Paul Rusesabagina to speak on 'Hotel Rwanda: A Lesson Yet to be Learned' Thursday, Nov. 19, at 8 p.m. in Wallace Memorial Chapel. The event is free and open to the public. Rusesabagina was manager of the Sabena Hotel des Milles Collines and Hotel Des Diplomates in Kigali, Rwanda, during the 1994 Rwandan genocide.

New Wilmington looking to hire new police officer

2009-11-12 00:00:00 EST

NEW WILMINGTON, Pa.- New Wilmington's Borough council is hiring a new part-time police officer. During a special meeting on Thursday afternoon, council voted to advertise for a part-time police officer. Council members say this is a new position and no one has left the force. A vote on advertising the new part-time officer position came after a closed-door executive session that lasted for nearly 90 minutes.

Lawrence Co. Boy is the 1 millionth visitor at Pittsburgh Zoo

2009-11-12 00:00:00 EST

PITTSBURGH, Pa-- An 8-year old Lawrence County boy now has a unique claim to fame.� Aaron Adamo was the 1 millionth visitor to the Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium on this week.� Adamo and his family received a lifetime Zoo Membership to mark the occasion on Tuesday.� They also received a shopping spree at the Zoo's gift shops.�

Low turnout for campus H1N1 vaccination clinic

2009-11-11 00:00:00 EST

NEW WILMINGTON, Pa-- The turnout for the campus flu shot clinic for the H1N1 virus shocked Health Center Director Judith Duda. She ordered enough of the prized vaccine for Westminster's student population. The State Health Department sent 1,400 doses to the college. Only 221 students showed up to get the shots last Friday.

Teens wake family from buring house

2009-11-10 00:00:00 EST

SCOTT TOWNSHIP, Pa. -- Two teenage brothers saved the lives of a Scott Township family Monday night when they woke them from their burning home.

Live from New Castle...Light Up Night parade coverage from WCN

2009-11-09 00:00:00 EST

NEW CASTLE, Pa-- Bands, floats and fire trucks will gather in New Castle on November 19 for the 17th Annual Light Up Night Parade and Fireworks Show. The Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce and the Downtown Business Association are busy putting the parade schedule together with nearly 100 units scheduled to participate in the event.

New Castle & Laurel football squads advance in WPIAL playoff action

2009-11-09 00:00:00 EST

NEW CASTLE, Pa-- Football teams fro New Castle and Laurel highs advance in the WPIAL playoffs. The two Lawrence County footgall squads face stiff competition on Friday night.

D-10 high school football playoff brackets

2009-11-08 00:00:00 EST

NEW WILMINGTON, Pa.-- Wilmington's football team travels to Slippery Rock University on Saturday night for the first round of the D-10 Class AA playoffs.

Ten Tenors Christmas Show sells out at Westminster

2009-11-08 00:00:00 EST

NEW WILMINGTON, Pa.- This will be the Australian singing group's third appearance at Westminster. The classically trained vocalists deliver a dynamic mix of opera, jazz, rock, and classic pop that includes musical styles from arias and ABBA to Verdi and Queen.

Some students say no to swine flu shots

2009-11-07 00:00:00 EST

NEW WILMINGTON, Pa.-- Many Westminster students say the don't want the H1N1 vaccine offered for free from the Campus Health Center. That reflects an attitude displayed in a WCN 24/7 web poll-- a poll does not have any scientific weight.� Click here to watch our video coverage.

Route 60 renamed I-376

2009-11-06 00:00:00 EST
WASHINGTON, D.C.-- U.S. Congressman Jason Altmire (D- 4th) announced on Friday that I-376 now officially extends from I-80 in Mercer County south and east 85 miles to the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Monroeville.� That means Route 60 in Lawrence and Mercer counties is now official Interstate 376.

Mercer County shooting leaves one dead, two others injuried

2009-11-06 00:00:00 EST
SHARON, Pa. -- Police say one man died and two others were injuried in a Shooting in Sharon early Friday morning.�� Sharon police said 18-year-old John Hosey, of Sharon, died of a gunshot wound to the torso. The shooting was reported shortly before 2 a.m. Friday.

New Castle arson suspect freed because of mistaken identity

2009-11-06 00:00:00 EST
NEW CASTLE, Pa. - New Castle Police have dropped charges against a man who was arrested with seven others last month on charges they set 12 arson fires in the last two years.

Hounds destroy Gremlins

2009-11-06 00:00:00 EST
KARNS CITY, Pa.- The Greyhounds chewed up the Karn City Gremlins Friday now as revenge for when the Gremlins took out the hounds last season. Wilmington won 55-9 ending the regular season with a 9-1 record.

Live from Grove City College, it's Titan Football on TV!

2009-11-05 00:00:00 EST
GROVE CITY, Pa.-- Westminster College's WCN will go into friendly enemy territory on Saturday afternoon as WCN televises the Titan/Wolverine football game live.� WCN Chief Engineer spent Thursday morning in Grove city checking the network's television feed from Grove City College's football field with technical crews from Armstrong Cable.

V day at Westminster- Vaccinations for H1N1

2009-11-05 00:00:00 EST
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa.- The Campus Health Center rolls out the H1N1 vaccine today for students.

What's that sucking sound in New Wilmington?

2009-11-04 00:00:00 EST
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa.- A humming, sucking sound takes to the streets around New Wilmington this time of year and if you can track down the source you will find it comes from an unusual truck.

Lamancusa elected as Lawrence County's new District Attorney

2009-11-03 00:00:00 EST
NEW CASTLE, Pa.- Former Naval Judge Advocate General and local attorney Joshua Lamancusa is Lawrence County's next District Attorney. Voters elected the Democrat on Tuesday giving him more than 58% of the votes. Only 42% were cast for Republican candidate and local attorney George Freed.

New Wilmington generates sewer improvement money

2009-11-02 00:00:00 EST
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa.- The Borough Council met for its monthly meeting on Monday night and discussed increased borough revenues of more than $400,000 the town now has generated this year.

Suspect remains in jail after Mercer County high speed chase

2009-11-02 00:00:00 EST
SANDY LAKE, Pa. - A 24-year-old Pennsylvania man has been jailed on charges he ran a state trooper off Interstate 79 in Mercer County last week, causing the trooper's police cruiser to roll over several times.

H1N1 vaccine arrives at Westminster

2009-11-02 00:00:00 EST
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa.-- The hard to find H1N1 vaccine reported by the news media to be in short supply across the country has arrived at Westminster College.

Watch Halloween Parade highlights from New Wilmington

2009-10-31 00:00:00 EST
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa.-- Did you miss New Wilmington's Halloween Parade?� Watch our YouTube coverage as the local Kiwanis Club organizes the annual parde for the children of the Borough.� Complete with marching bands and Halloween costumes, the parade capped off the daylight trick or treating in New Wilmington that ran from 2-4 in the afternoon.

Reaction to daylight trick or treating (YouTube Coverage)

2009-10-31 00:00:00 EST
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa.-- You don't need a flashlight to trick or treat in New Wilmington. That's because the Borough holds 'Trick or Treat' hours from 2 to 4 in the afternoon, long before the sun goes down. Click here to watch our YouTube coverage.

Wilmington crushes Slippery Rock

2009-10-30 00:00:00 EST
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa.- The fast foot work of Derrick Burns and Sutton Whiting help propel Wilmington's football squad to another victory Friday night as the Hounds defeated Slippery Rock 40-0. WCN televised the game on Friday night live across the region on Comcast and Amrstrong cable systems.� On Saturday night that telecast goes across Pennsylvania as the Pennsylvania Cable Network picks it up as the network's High School Game of the Week.�

Jeep crashes into Hickory Township home

2009-10-30 00:00:00 EST
HICKORY TOWNSHIP, Pa.- A Grove City woman is recovering from minor injuries after her Jeep Grand Cherokee crashed into a Hickory Township home Friday.� State Police say 24-year old Angela Campagna was heading west on Harlansburg Road when she lost control of her SUV.�

Trooper hurt after high speed chase in Mercer County

2009-10-30 00:00:00 EST
MERCER -- A Pennsylvania state trooper was hospitalized Friday after the Edinboro man he was chasing struck the back of his cruiser, which rolled onto its roof. Trooper James Mason was pulled from his car by other officers. He was taken to St. Elizabeth Health Center in Youngstown, Ohio, for treatment.

Lawrence County District Attorney Race '09

2009-10-30 00:00:00 EST
NEW CASTLE, Pa.-- Election Day 2009 is a big day in Lawrence County for at least two people.

Lawrence County racino developer files for bankruptcy

2009-10-29 00:00:00 EST
HARRISBURG, Pa.- The Indianapolis-based company that is hoping to open a casino and racetrack in western Pennsylvania says its two subsidiaries in the state have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

Eight arrested in New Castle arson spree (video)

2009-10-27 00:00:00 EST
NEW CASTLE, Pa.- Eight New Castle residents face a long list of charges connecting them to a series of arsons that have plagued the city for two years. Investigators say all eight suspects know each other, but did not carry out the arsons as a group.� Watch our online video coverage- click here.

Lawrence Co. man jailed following weekend robberies

2009-10-26 00:00:00 EST
ELLWOOD CITY, Pa.-� State troopers say they have a Lawrence County man in custody following two robberies in Butler County area over the weekend.�� State police say they arrested Shawn Hobel, of Ellwood City,� following a foot chase in Worth Township in Butler County.

Countdown to Election Day: The D.A.'s Race in Lawrence County

2009-10-26 00:00:00 EST
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa.-- The winner of November's election for Lawrence County District Attorney will take over some high profile criminal cases come next January. The most infamous is the Jordan Brown case-- the 12-year old Lawrence County boy charged as an adult for the murder of his dad's pregnant girlfriend.

Turkey season kicks off in Pennsylvania

2009-10-25 00:00:00 EST
NEW WILMINGTON, Lawrence County-- Wild turkeys become the target of hunters in Pennsylvania this weekend. Turkey season runs through November 15. Lawrence County's very own State Wildlife Conservation Officer Jeff Kendall says he has great expectations this hunting season with the number of turkeys out there.

Leaf peeping season comes to a soggy end (SEE IMAGES)

2009-10-24 00:00:00 EST
WILMINGTON TOWNSHIP, Pa.-- Blame it on the rain. The wet weather put a damper on the fall colors peak this weekend in Lawrence and Mercer counties. However, if you were able to drive around the countryside during the week, it was a wonderful display of autumn foliage. Sunshine ignited the scenery with gold, amber, yellow, red and orange leaves.� Check out our fall color slide show shot in parts of New Wilmington along with Wilmington, Washington and Plain Grove townships this week.

Hounds halt Rockets in Titusville

2009-10-23 00:00:00 EST
TITUSVILLE, Pa.- Wilmington's football squad traveled to Titusville on Friday night and the evening fizzled for the Rockets as the Hounds came out on top 35 to 0.

Apple Castle is king of the local apple harvest

2009-10-22 00:00:00 EST
WILMINGTON TOWNSHIP, Pa.- Autumn marks a special time of year for a Westminster alum and Lawrence County native who tends the orchards at a local landmark. Apple Castle owner Lyle Johnston and his family are busy harvesting and selling the season's local apple crop.� Find out more about this family farm with our YouTube coverage.

Stacks of corn stalks

2009-10-22 00:00:00 EST
WILMINGTON TOWNSHIP, Lawrence County--Each autumn in Lawrence and Mercer counties means the mulching and plowing under of corn stalks on most farms, but on the Amish farms in the area you'll find those corn stalks piled neatly into what locals call corn stalk teepees.� Apple Castle owner and local farmer Lyle Johnston tells TR News there's nothing mystical or even old fashioned about those corn stalk teepees.� Johnston says where most farmers discard the old stalks, the Amish see an opportunity to recycle and turn a profit.

New Wilmington schedules Trick or Treat hours

2009-10-21 00:00:00 EST
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa.-� The New Wilmington Borough council has officially set this year's Trick or Treat schedule.� This year children will trick or treat in borough neighborhoods on Halloween, Saturday, October 31.� Last year trick or treating was held on a Thursday to avoid conflicts for families attending the local high school football game.

Paul Anka comes to Westminster

2009-10-20 00:00:00 EST
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa.- The man behind popular songs like 'Puppy Love,' 'Lonely Boy' and 'Put Your Head on My Shoulder' performs at Westminster College on Wednesday night.

New inductees heading to the Titan Sports Hall of Fame this month

2009-10-20 00:00:00 EST
Westminster will induct new members into the Titan Sports Hall of Fame on Saturday, Oct. 24.

Charges dropped in Hermitage High School rape case

2009-10-19 00:00:00 EST
MERCER, Pa.-- The Mercer County District Attorney says he's dropping rape charges against two boys after a third was acquitted in the same incident involving a 14-year old girl at Hickory High School in Hermitage earlier in October.

Amazing 10-acre attraction in Mercer County cornfield (YouTube coverage)

2009-10-18 00:00:00 EST
COOL SPRING TOWNSHIP, Pa-- A couple of Mercer County farmers have an amazing field of dreams for visitors this fall as they carved out a 10-acre corn maze that looks like a pirate ship from an aerial view.� Watch our video coverage.

The great pumpkin auction (YOUTUBE coverage)

2009-10-18 00:00:00 EST
The great pumpkin may be among the harvest of pumpkins that continues to roll in from around Lawrence and Mercer counties and many local Amish growers take their pumpkins to the New Wilmington Produce Auction. There you will find buyers from as far away as North Carolina bidding on fresh from the field pumpkins, gords, cornstalks and other produce.� Click here to watch our YouTube coverage.

Titans Outrun Bethany for Second Straight PAC Win

2009-10-17 00:00:00 EST
BETHANY, W.Va. - The Westminster College football team won a consecutive conference game for the first time since 2003 as the Titans defeated Bethany, 31-28, on the road Saturday in Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) action.

Wilmington shuts out Reynolds

2009-10-16 00:00:00 EST
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa.- Wilmington shut out Reynolds at Greyhound Stadium Friday night with a final score of 64-0.

10/16 UPDATE: H1N1 vaccine should arrive on campus by the end of October

2009-10-16 00:00:00 EST
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa.-- Campus health center officials say they're starting work on organizing efforts for an H1N1 vaccination clinic on campus for the end of October or beginning of November.