The Washington County commissioners agreed to hire special counsel to represent District Attorney Jason Walsh in the petition filed against him with the state Supreme Court, and will pay the Philadelphia-based attorney nearly $500 per hour, although most of it will be covered by the county’s ...
A boil water advisory has been issued for 310 customers of Pennsylvania American Water near Avella. The advisory was issued Saturday morning due to a water main break. The notice applies to customers in portions of Cross Creek, Independence and Jefferson townships, and West Middletown. To ...
A hearing later this year will determine if a man sentenced for death of killing and raping a 12-year-old girl in Greene County was intellectually disabled. If defense attorneys can prove Jeffrey Martin, 67, was, a judge could convert his death sentence to life in prison. Martin, originally ...
After more than two decades as police chief of Perryopolis, Roger Beadling is hanging it up. Beadling, who became the borough’s police chief in April 2001, retired at the end of July. Although he’ll miss the job, he decided it was time to enjoy his golden years. “I’m going to be 67 ...
The admission by Coroner Timothy Warco that he filed a fraudulent death certificate with the state Department of Health – allegedly at the behest of District Attorney Jason Walsh – will likely have legal “reverberations” for past and future homicide cases in Washington County, according ...
A spate of complaints stemming from reckless behavior by youths riding electric bikes has prompted Canonsburg to crack down on their use in the borough. Mayor Dave Rhome said he was fielding complaints about teens on the bikes weaving in and out of traffic, popping wheelies on state roads and ...
