Major Drug Raids in Warren County
Warren – More than $150,000 worth of marijuana and THC products were confiscated during raids in Warren County smoke shops on Tuesday. Local law enforcement and agents from the office of the Pennsylvania Attorney General performed searches of multiple smoke shops in the county for drugs and paraphernalia. The raids are part of a larger investigation that was launched after area schools began reporting a major increase in the number of students being caught with drugs. District Attorney Cody Brown released photographs of dozens of bags and boxes filled with products containing or related to THC.

PA Supreme Court Overrules Felony Murder Law
Harrisburg – On Thursday, Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court ruled that in cases of felony murder, mandatory sentences of life without parole are unconstitutional. In a 6-1 decision, the court gave the legislature 120 days to come up with new sentencing guidelines for Pennsylvania’s felony murder laws after determining that the current law violates Pennsylvania’s State Charter. The decision was made after the court heard the case of a man named Derek Lee; he was sentenced to life without parole when his accomplice in a Pittsburgh robbery killed one of the victims.

Stand for the Silent Monday Morning
Meadville – Alison Duiker, daughter of Lonene Rogers, is planning a peaceful gathering outside of the Crawford County Courthouse on Monday, March 30th. The gathering, dubbed Stand for the Silent, is in honor of her mother, and also survivors of domestic violence and families who have loved ones who are missing or who have been killed. The gathering will take place from 9 – 11 a.m. on Monday morning, during the hearing of her father, Clinton Rogers. Around Thanksgiving last year, Clinton confessed to the murder of Lonene, who had been missing for nearly 45 years.