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A Fayette County man is one of nearly two dozen people who have been sentenced to lengthy prison terms for their roles in a multi-state drug trafficking ring that led to their indictment in northern West Virginia more than two years ago. James Elli was sentenced Wednesday by Chief U.S. District Judge Thomas S. Kleeh to serve 79 months in prison after pleading guilty last year to one federal charge for the drug trafficking operation that stretched from Philadelphia to Detroit. Elli, 43, of Point Marion, pleaded guilty Dec. 18 at the federal courthouse in Clarksburg, W.Va., to one count of possession with intent to deliver methamphetamine for his role in the trafficking scheme in June ...
An overturned tractor-trailer shut down Interstate 70 in western Washington County for more than three hours Thursday. State police were called to the crash in Donegal Township near the Claysville exit shortly before 10 a.m. that required the eastbound lanes of the interstate to be closed. No serious injuries were reported, but it took more than three hours to remove the wreckage from the highway, police said. The identity of the tractor-trailer’s driver or how the crash occurred was not immediately released.
Charges were filed against two Washington residents who allegedly tried to kill two people in Connellsville after a deal to buy guns fell through. Austin Garrett, 24, and Tyler Crowe, 20, both face charges of attempted homicide, aggravated assault, criminal mischief, and conspiracy to commit ...
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District announced a comprehensive feasibility study on the Chartiers Creek watershed, which will produce a range of project recommendations to control flooding across the region by the end of the year. More than 30 local elected officials and ...
South Strabane supervisors again discussed two long-awaited ordinances relating to data center development in the township following a testy public comment period. More than 45 township residents attended the Tuesday night meeting, with several calling for immediate action from the board of ...
The first step toward Pennsylvania having separate high school playoffs for public and private schools was taken Wednesday when the state House advanced legislation allowing the PIAA to split the two into different postseason systems. The passage of House Bill 41 allows the PIAA, the governing ...
Maddie Ray allowed only one run over five innings pitched and struck out six as Trinity earned an 8-2 win over Canon-McMillan in a nonsection softball game on Thursday. The Hillers (16-3) extended their winning streak to seven games. Ray yielded only three hits and walked one. Nina ...
California had only one hit on the day, but it was a big one, an RBI triple by Landon Abercrombie in the third inning as California defeated Brownsville 3-1 in a nonsection game. Weston Monticelli scored Abercrombie on a groundout for the second run and the Trojans (9-6) added another run in ...
Periodically, a news story comes across my iPad that I just can’t stop thinking about. This story started like this: “On February 21 police officers were dispatched to a bar.” That opening line drew me in almost as fast as “A Florida man ..." “The caller was the bartender,” and ...
Kara Martin loved arranging flowers, but were it not for her former employer, she may never have become a florist. The Lemont Furnace woman worked as an administrator at Nickman’s Home Center for 20 years. The owner Ed Nickman - an entrepreneur himself - had a knack for recognizing that ...
