radioNOVO News for New Castle 04-23-2026

Good morning,A Lawrence County man will spend decades behind bars following a deadly bar shooting. Forty-one-year-old Nathan Joseph Fink, of Harmony, has been sentenced to 23 to 80 years in prison. Prosecutors say he opened fire inside Breakers Pub in Ellport Borough last September, killing 57-year-old Crystal Wawrzynski and injuring four others. A judge called the case one of the most senseless he’s seen.In New Castle, a man accused in a hammer attack will head to trial. Charges were held for court against 41-year-old Jason Paul Puhac, who police say repeatedly struck another man near Riverwalk Park. The victim suffered serious injuries. Puhac faces attempted homicide and related charges.And a New Castle woman is heading to federal prison in a drug trafficking case. Thirty-year-old Alexis Donnell was sentenced to two-and-a-half years after pleading guilty to her role in a conspiracy involving fentanyl, heroin, and cocaine moving between Detroit and western Pennsylvania.More News on our radioNOVO App, Codi Gaboff, radioNOVO News — a service of Seven Mountains Media.