Mercer News

A portion of I-80 in Mercer County was closed Thursday morning after a vehicle was found sitting in the median.

An early Sunday morning motorcycle crash in Mercer County claimed the lives of two people in Sugar Grove Township. And last month, another motorcycle crash in Mercer County also left two people dead.

A man formerly of Mercer County is accused of child rape and indecent assault of three young girls over a three-year period.

Shawn Hodge was indicted Thursday on an escape charge and remains in jail on a $150,00 bond.

A Mercer woman faces a charge of aggravated assault after she allegedly stabbed her husband during a fight Tuesday.

Search teams had been looking for the teen since 3:30 p.m. He was found about 15 miles away.

Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett has signed a proclamation designating May as Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month.

Shawn Hodge, 25, allegedly escaped custody at the district court offices in Greenville, took a van while still handcuffed and fled about 11:50 a.m. Thursday.

Pennsylvania State Police said one man died following a head-on crash in Mercer County Friday evening.

Neighbors said the man was able to escape on his own but was taken to the hospital for burns.