radioNOVO News for New Castle/Youngstown/Butler/Hermitage 08-05-26

Good morning.In Butler County, a twenty-two-year-old Pittsburgh man has been sentenced for his role in a large-scale corrupt organization. Amire McLeod was sentenced to two-and-a-half to five years in state prison, followed by three years of probation, after pleading guilty to felony charges of corrupt organization employment and drug manufacturing and delivery. Investigators say McLeod participated in the criminal ring operated by his father alongside eleven Butler-area co-defendants.Authorities in Erie County are investigating the fatal shooting of a young juvenile in Millcreek. Millcreek police and the Erie County Coroner's Office report the male teenager died at UPMC Hamot from a gunshot wound. The investigation remains active with the District Attorney's office.Over in Youngstown, humane agents with Animal Charity of Ohio rescued over fifteen dogs from a home Monday afternoon. Responders say an elderly couple voluntarily surrendered the pets after becoming overwhelmed. One dog was rescued while in active labor, and veterinarians report both the mother and puppies are in stable condition.And Youngstown police arrested an eighteen-year-old wanted on a felonious assault warrant after responding to reports of shots fired at a party on Robinwood Place.For more news, download the radioNOVO app. I’m Codi Gaboff, radioNOVO News, a service of Seven Mountains Media.