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A man from Washington was sentenced in federal court in West Virginia Thursday for selling methamphetamine. According to a press release from the U.S. attorney's office in the Northern District of West Virginia, James Thomas Howard was sentenced to 77 months in prison. Howard, 37, sold 32 grams of methamphetamine to someone in Marshall County, West Virginia. According to the release, he is also known as "Jim Tom" and has multiple prior drug convictions.
North Strabane police arrested a driver involved in a head-on collision Thursday afternoon. David Michael Orosz, 29, of Barnesville, Ohio, faces a felony charge of aggravated assault by vehicle, and misdemeanors of reckless endangerment, driving under the influence, possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia. According to the criminal complaint, the accident occurred at about 1:15 p.m. Thursday near the intersection of McClelland Road and Village Drive. Charging documents state that Orosz's vehicle crossed into the other lane and struck a vehicle head-on. Court records do not specify which way either vehicle was traveling. Maryann Conti, the driver of ...
A Washington County man was arrested as part of a four-month, multi-state investigation into drug trafficking. Archie Orison, 53, of the Burgettstown/McDonald area was taken into custody on Thursday, according to a Facebook post from county Sheriff Tony Andronas. The post did not offer details about what Orison is alleged to have done, only that he was “taken into custody for his involvement in the investigation.” Authorities said the investigation dealt with the distribution and trafficking of heroin, cocaine and crack cocaine in Jefferson County in Ohio; in the Washington County municipalities of Mount Pleasant and North Fayette townships, and McDonald; and in Robinson ...
Bentleyville Council voted to reopen its 2026 budget, which calls for a one-mill tax increase. The vote was passed in a 5-1 vote at a special meeting Thursday. Councilwoman Kara Shaw-Dearth cast the negative vote. Councilman Joseph Patress was not in attendance. Mayor Adrian Gordon has 10 days to consider vetoing the new budget. Five votes are needed to override a veto. “I really don’t have too much of a foot to stand on,” Gordon said Friday. “If I voted to veto and made an ordinance up, I’m going to be landslided when it comes to vote time anyway. I’m going to give it the full amount of time before I say anything. I’m going to wait until the 10 days are up until I ...
Emma Blair had 17 points and Peyton Cowell scored 16 to help Waynesburg (8-2, 16-2) win 46-41 and hand Seton LaSalle (9-1, 12-7) its first Class 3A Section 3 loss of the season. The Raiders used a 20-6 advantage in the third quarter to take control. Boys results Avella 74, Summit Academy ...
Led by a career-high 30 points from Bryson Lucas, California claimed a 79-68 win over Pitt-Johnstown (5-8, 11-10) on Saturday. California (12-1, 15-5) has won 14 of its last 15 games and is tied for first place in the PSAC West Standings with Gannon. Lucas scored his 30 points on 12-of-19 ...
By Joe Tuscano Contributing writer McMURRAY – It was difficult to decide what was the most dispiriting loss for Canon-McMillan's wrestling team, the one to Norwin that came within a whisker of being a tremendous win, or the one to Connellsville that knocked the Big Macs out of the WPIAL ...
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 ...
Warm Up with Community & Kindness, a free community dinner, will be held Wednesday, Feb. 4 at 6 p.m. at California United Methodist Church social hall, 227 Third Street, California. For more information, call the church office at 724-938-2270. The Carmichaels Women's Civic Club will meet ...
