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Allegheny County second-degree murder cases in ‘land of the unknown’

An estimated 120-plus inmates serving life sentences from Allegheny County are among groups potentially affected by what one prosecutor calls a new “land of the unknown” in Pennsylvania judicial matters involving second-degree murder. The uncertainty referred to by John Adams, Berks County district attorney and spokesperson for the Pennsylvania District Attorneys Association, follows the state Supreme Court’s declaration earlier this year that sentencing guidelines for those serving mandatory life sentences without parole for second-degree murder are unconstitutional. The court ...

Lawyer resigns from lawsuit against Clearfield County district attorney

The lawyer for a long-haul trucker driver, who has filed a civil rights lawsuit against Clearfield County and District Attorney Ryan P. Sayers for malicious prosecution following a fight that occurred outside a Sandy Township plant nearly three years ago, has resigned from the ...

August solar eclipse to sweep over Spain

For the first time in more than a century, a total solar eclipse is coming to mainland Spain with an even longer encore next summer. Toss in a crescendoing meteor shower and a six-planet parade on the same day, and the heavens will be overflowing with awe. Daytime darkness will descend Aug. ...

Trump to halt strikes on Iran

WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump says he will order American forces to hold off on new strikes against Iran, claiming Mideast allies have reached the parameters of a deal to end the 5-month old war. The emerging deal “would include the Immediate, Complete, and Total OPENING OF THE ...

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Marty Marasco waters the flowers in front of his Monroe Avenue home in Altoona on Thursday afternoon. Mirror photo by Patrick Waksmunski

Lakemont Partnership disputes breach of lease

Recent court filings by the organization that operates Lakemont Park claim the group has not prevented Blair County from inspecting its premises and financial records and that the county never provided information on how the organization supposedly breached its lease. The filing, submitted by ...