Oct 18, 2018 3 min read

Washington County is restricting the Nov. 6 electronics collection at the Washington Mall to only Washington County residents. Volunteers will check ID for proof of residency. There will be long wait times and temporary closures of the event when the site reaches capacity. Police will provide support. The event is from 2 to 5 p.m.

Items to be collected include computer monitors, towers and bases; mice, keyboards and speakers; notebook computers; printers; televisions; Freon appliances, fluorescent tubes and CFL bulbs and most household appliances. Most items are collected for free.

There is a limit of one television her car. Damaged or dismantled TVs will have a $50 handling charge. Freon appliances will have a $15 Freon removal charge.

For more information, call the Washington County Planning Commission at 724-228-6811 or visit www.co.washington.pa.us/planning.

Medical director pleads guilty

PITTSBURGH – The medical director for a Bridgeville Suboxone clinic entered a guilty plea in federal court to unlawfully distributing controlled substances.

Mark R. Foster, 71, of 202 Village Place, Wexford, pleaded guilty this week to three counts before U.S. District Judge Nora Barry Fischer.

In connection with the guilty plea, the court was advised that co-defendant Terry Brown owned and operated Cherry Way, a Suboxone clinic in Bridgeville, and that Foster was a medical director at Cherry Way.

Suboxone is used to treat adults who are addicted to either prescribed or illegal opioids.

Prosecutors alleged that Brown and Foster conspired to create and submit unlawful prescriptions for Suboxone; Adderall, which is used to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder; and Percocet, a painkiller; and then unlawfully dispensed the drugs to Brown and others.

Coroner: New Castle deaths were homicides

NEW CASTLE – A Western Pennsylvania county coroner said a man, a woman and her 10-year-old daughter were all killed by gunshot wounds in a New Castle home.

The Lawrence County coroner’s office ruled the deaths of 31-year-old Nichole Pumphrey, 10-year-old Amariah Emery and 31-year-old Lawrence Cannon all homicides. Officials said the woman was shot twice and the other victims were each shot once.

Chief Robert Salem of the New Castle police department told reporters four other children were found in the home after officers were called shortly after 8:30?a.m. Tuesday. All were interviewed and then released to relatives.

The New Castle Area School District said counseling services are being made available to students. No arrests have been reported.

Judge Fischer scheduled sentencing for March.