The amount that Washington officials agreed to pay to end a county jail supervisor’s lawsuit against the city remains a secret.A judgment against the city late in August resolved the federal lawsuit that Capt. Wendy J. Harris filed more than a year ago, also naming former city police Officer ...
An appellate court is allowing the lawsuit of a Washington County family that lost a member when two Allegheny County Port Authority police officers shot him to proceed.The Third Circuit court vacated a federal judge’s previous decision to dismiss Bruce Kelley Jr.’s family’s excessive ...
The father of a Canton Township man is suing state police officials in the fatal shooting of his son by a trooper two years ago.The lawsuit, which was filed Monday in federal court, claims the actions of Trooper Chad Weaver and other agency officials resulted needlessly in the Oct. 1, 2017, ...
For Pam Tarr, adding another stone to the garden behind the Washington County Courthouse is cause for reflection rather than celebration.“In 2008, we started with 38 names,” Tarr said. “And as you can see, now, we have over 150 names here. Why? I just don’t understand why.”The name of ...
Planned work on the boiler and sprinkler system in the downtown Washington building the county purchased last month are likely to exceed $100,000.Washington County Commissioners Chairman Larry Maggi acknowledged Thursday that the county is seeking bids for repairs to the boiler in the ...
A North Belle Vernon man was sentenced to 6 to 12 years in state prison on Monday after pleading guilty to charges stemming from heroin, fentanyl and cocaine that police found during a search of his residence and vehicle last year.Washington County Common Pleas Judge Gary Gilman handed down the ...
