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Obituaries
Amish Man ID'd Following Deadly PA Crash: State Police Amish Man ID'd Following Deadly PA Crash: State Police
Amish Man ID'd Following Deadly PA Crash: State Police A 77-year-old Amish man died after his horse-and-buggy was rear-ended in Western Pennsylvania, authorities say.  Daniel N. Miller of New Wilmington died at the scene of the crash on New Castle Mercer Road in Wilmington Township on Saturday, Feb. 25 at 5:37 p.m., according to a release the following day by the Pennsylvania state police.  A 2016 Ford F-150XLT was being driven south by 29-year-old Michael W Coiro with 28-year-old Tara R. Macri in the passenger seat; the pair were both from New Castle and were unbelted when Coiro slammed into the back of Miller's buggy, PSP explained …

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by Jillian Pikora
Schools
Second Choir Teacher Nabbed For Relationship With Student At PA School Second Choir Teacher Nabbed For Relationship With Student At PA School
Second Choir Teacher Nabbed For Relationship With Student At PA School A second Wilmington Area High School choir teacher in two years has been charged for having a sexual relationship with a student, authorities say. Olivia Lois Ortz, 26, of Hermitage, is accused of having a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old girl who was her student when the relationship began, according to police in New Wilmington. Her husband— also a volunteer teacher in the school's music department— learned about the relationship after finding the conversation on his wife's iPad. He then tipped off the school principal who reported the incident to Childline, according to multiple med…

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Obituaries
Retired PA Police Lieutenant Killed In Hunting Accident, Report Says Retired PA Police Lieutenant Killed In Hunting Accident, Report Says
Retired PA Police Lieutenant Killed In Hunting Accident, Report Says A man was fatally shot while bear hunting on Saturday, according to a report by Erie News Now citing the Pennsylvania Game Commission. The shooting, which was initially called into authorities as a cardiac arrest, happened on Pennsylvania State Game Lands 197 property in Columbus Township, Warren County, just afternoon, according to the outlet.  Gary R. Hunt, 64, of Corry, was pronounced dead at the scene, the outlet says. Hunt's 42-year-old hunting partner was crossing a creek when he fell on his .270 rifle shooting Hunt in the abdomen, according to the report. Hunt was a police lieu…

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by Jillian Pikora