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Former Trinity teacher sentenced to at least 18 years in prison

A former Trinity High School teacher was sentenced to 18 to 36 years in state prison on charges he sexually abused two young girls.Washington County Judge Michael J. Lucas imposed the sentence Friday on Thomas F. Kelley Jr., 48, formerly of Somerset Township. Lucas also ordered Kelley to serve ...

Former Cal U., South Fayette football coach sentenced

A former California University of Pennsylvania and South Fayette High School football coach was sentenced Thursday on charges stemming from sexually explicit social media messages he sent to two teenage boys.Allegheny County Judge Alexander Bicket sentenced Patrick Onesko, 28, of Luzerne ...

Driver sentenced in 2015 crash

A Fayette County man was sentenced Tuesday to a total of four years of court-ordered supervision after pleading guilty to charges stemming from his involvement in an accident that badly injured a young woman three years ago in Beallsville.Bruce W. Mayer Jr., 30, of Perryopolis, Fayette County, ...

Smith funeral director pleads guilty to mishandling funds

A former Smith Township funeral director pleaded guilty Friday to charges stemming from allegations she’d commingled clients’ funds with her own and forged a woman’s signature on a document to have insurance money paid to her business.Lynn Sue Taucher, 57, pleaded guilty to charges of ...

Washington County man sentenced to at least 3 1/2 years

A Washington County man accused of molesting three girls in 2016 was sentenced to 3 ½ to 7 years in state prison Monday after he pleaded guilty to charges stemming from those and other allegations.Judge Michael J. Lucas imposed the sentence on James A. Burnsworth, 41, for whom court records ...

Defendant in molestation case allegedly comes to court intoxicated

A Washington County man accused of molesting several girls two years ago is in jail after he was tardy – and allegedly drunk – when he appeared for a court proceeding Friday.Judge Michael J. Lucas revoked the non-monetary bond of James A. Burnsworth, 41, for whom court records list ...