Human remains found

Human remains found

SHENANGO TOWNSHIP, PA.

Authorities are working to identify human remains found shortly after noon Tuesday in a shallow grave on property off Mercer West Middlesex Road (state Route 318) in Shenango Township in Mercer County, Pa.

Sharon, Pa., police Chief Gerald Smith and Shenango Township Police Chief Jason Newton spoke Wednesday night about what they have been calling an “active major crime scene,” according to 21 WFMJ-TV, The Vindicator’s broadcast partner.

Authorities said Smith may have been involved in the investigation because the body might be that of a missing Sharon resident. The remains are from one body, and the death has not yet been labeled a homicide. A press conference is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. today in the Shenango Township Police Department.

Arson at vacant house

YOUNGSTOWN

Fire reports said arson is the cause of a blaze about 2:20 a.m. Wednesday at a vacant 448 W. Evergreen Ave. house. One firefighter was slightly injured but refused treatment, reports said. Reports said when firefighters arrived they found a heavy fire inside the South Side home. The fire was called in by a next-door neighbor, reports said. Damage is listed at $3,000.

Truck in sinkhole

YOUNGSTOWN

A portion of Steel Street at Butler Avenue on the West Side is closed off after a truck fell into a sinkhole.

Fire, police and street department crews were called at about 11:15 a.m. Wednesday. It appears the truck was turning right onto Butler Avenue after traveling south on Steel Street when the pavement gave way.

After altercation, 2 women face charges

GIRARD

Two women face misdemeanor charges after an argument turned physical. Amarae Kornegay, 20, of Youngstown, is charged with assault and Breona Kennedy, 21, of Girard, is charged with disorderly conduct. Both women will be arraigned Aug. 23 in Girard Municipal Court.

Police responded to a fight outside Kennedy’s Church Hill Road home about 10:15 p.m. Sunday. A crowd of about 15 people had gathered to watch the fight and film it with their cellphones, according to a police report. An officer separated the two women, who told police the fight involved punching and biting.

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