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A Greene County man was charged with more than 20 counts relating to child pornography In December, TikTok made a report to a national tipline after discovering several videos on the account of Jacob Rex, 19, of Crucible, according to his criminal complaint. The reports described four videos, one of which involved a girl appearing to be between 5 and 7, the complaint said. An IP address provided by TikTok led investigators from the Southwest Computer Crime Unit to a home in Crucible, where they executed a search warrant on Friday. Court documents stated Rex declined to speak with police, who recovered a phone in Rex’s bedroom on which they found videos within one of the apps. Rex ...
Washington County offices and courts will be closed Monday due to the winter storm All county buildings, including the courthouse and district courts, will be closed to the public. Employees will work remotely where possible. Essential operations such as the county jail, sheriff's office and ...
CANTON Child sexual abuse material: Dominic James Wright, 31, of Canton Township, was charged Thursday by state police with possession of child sexual abuse material and criminal use of a communication facility. According to the criminal complaint, in July 2019 OneDrive reported that an illicit image had been uploaded to one of its accounts. In February 2020, police served a search warrant at Wright’s home in the 100 block of Dorothy Avenue and seized a laptop that allegedly contained child sexual abuse material. However, Wright had moved out of the residence. Investigators made contact with Wright in March 2025. Police said he admitted to being the owner of the laptop. There is an ...
North Franklin Township has issued a snow emergency from 6 a.m. Sunday until noon Monday. Supervisor Chairman Bob Sabot, who also is the township emergency management coordinator, asked residents to clear the streets of parked vehicles to make it easier for township public service employees to plow and salt roads. "This will be a big storm, and residents need to have patience," Sabot said. “We have good equipment and enough salt to get it done."
The wrestling program at Pitt-Bradford is less than 10 years old, but former Burgettstown standout D.J. Slovick has given all future UPB wrestlers a lofty number to pursue. Slovick, a senior 174-pounder, recently became the first Pitt-Bradford wrestler in school history to win 100 bouts ...
Bryson Lucas led four California basketball players in double figures with 21 points in a 86-75 win at Slippery Rock Saturday afternoon. The Vulcans improved to 10-1 in PSAC play and 13-5 overall. Jordyn Buchanan added 17 points, Brayden Reynolds contributed 14 points and Antoine Arnett ...
Bri Morreale had 14 points and Maddyn Mehl scored 12 to help the Peters Township girls edge Southern Garrett (Md.) 48-44 Saturday afternoon. The Indians (8-9) trailed by one at halftime, but used a 15-7 advantage in the third quarter to take the lead. In other games: The Peters Township ...
I am only 18 months away from turning 80, and truthfully, the way things are going, if seven more of my classmates pass away, I could end up being the valedictorian of my high school class. One thing I’ve consistently observed in life is the ongoing display of consistency that humankind ...
The kitchen may be the heart of a home, but health experts notes it’s also the dirtiest room in the house. According to the National Sanitation Foundation, areas where food is stored and prepared have more fecal contamination and bacteria than other places in a home, like the bathroom. The ...
