PITTSBURGH – Federal prosecutors in Pittsburgh announced charges against 39 people – many from Washington and parts of the Mon Valley – Wednesday as authorities said they dismantled a large interstate drug-trafficking ring that allegedly brought hundreds of kilos of cocaine into the ...
Investigators allege a former Donora councilman illegally traded cash for customers’ food stamps at the convenience store he owns in the Mon Valley borough.State police charged Jimmie B. Coulter, 63, of McKean Avenue on Friday with four felony counts related to the alleged scheme, during ...
A Monessen woman faces criminal charges for allegedly giving her sick 16-month-old daughter an inappropriate medicine that led to the child’s death.Monessen police charged Ashley Gallatin, 30, Wednesday with involuntary manslaughter and child endangerment in connection with the toddler’s ...
A Washington County jury Wednesday found a retired gym teacher and former wrestling coach not guilty on two charges of simple assault stemming from a fight with his in-laws at a South Strabane Township country club.Jurors deliberated roughly five hours following the two-day trial of Timothy ...
An attorney representing former teacher and wrestling coach Timothy Mousetis, accused of attacking his in-laws at a South Strabane Township golf club late in 2016, said Tuesday he plans to show his client was acting in his own defense.“I can tell you that what is important in this case is who ...
A state prison inmate is accusing Washington police of ignoring state law by failing to provide him with documents he’s sought under the state open-records law.In a petition filed Tuesday, Robert Benney asked the Washington County Court of Common Pleas to order the city police officials to ...