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Voters face weighty choice in ‘Marsy’s Law’ question

Pennsylvania voters in the Nov. 5 election will find 73 words with repercussions that could outlive any of the candidates on the ballot.A referendum proposes adding the rights of crime victims to the state constitution. But as the measure – known as Marsy’s Law – receives strong backing ...

Airport, angry investor wrangle in ongoing lawsuit

Like people scuffling in a tiny cockpit over the controls of a Cessna, the Finleyville Airport board and one of its investors find themselves entangled in a months-long legal dispute over the running of the airport.Attorney Gregg Zegarelli, who represents Tom Riemer – a former commercial ...

Canonsburg man sentenced to additional time in state prison

A Canonsburg man, already serving time in state prison, was sentenced to an additional 15 to 30 years in multiple cases spanning several years and involving allegations he sold heroin and sent his wife a threatening letter while serving another term in state prison.Washington County Common ...

Canton man sentenced to state prison

A Canton Township man was sentenced to state prison Monday, when he pleaded guilty to drug and other charges stemming from a search of his Caldwell Avenue residence last year.Christopher D. Thomas Jr., 25, received the 5 ½- to 11-year sentence when he appeared before Washington County Common ...

Former Washington Hospital patient, husband win $15M in negligence suit

A Charleroi woman and her husband were awarded more than $15 million in a lawsuit they brought against Washington Health System and two doctors who were found to have committed medical errors when they treated her at Washington Hospital six years ago.Washington County Common Pleas Judge Michael ...

Doctor sentenced for role in Suboxone-dealing and fraud scheme

A physician who admitted he signed off on blank prescription forms while he worked for an East Washington-based network of addiction-treatment clinics was sentenced to six months of house arrest Wednesday.Michael Bummer, 40, of Sewickley, was also ordered to serve three years of probation when ...