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Donora man pleads guilty in federal drug case

A Donora man pleaded guilty in federal court in Pittsburgh to running a stash house for a cross-country drug trafficking operation.Anthony Davis, 41, pleaded guilty Thursday to one count of possession with intent to deliver cocaine stemming from a Dec. 13 raid at his home carried out by FBI ...

Disbarred Charleroi attorney seeks probation in embezzlement case

A disbarred Charleroi attorney is seeking probation rather than a federal prison sentence for stealing more than $500,000 from a dementia patient and using the money for his personal and business interests.An attorney representing Keith Bassi presented the court a motion Wednesday seeking ...

Charleroi student charged with making threats

A 17-year-old Charleroi student is facing two criminal charges and possible expulsion from school after allegedly writing a violent threat on a school bathroom wall Wednesday.The message, which said “I am shooting the school on March 12th,” was discovered at dismissal time Wednesday on a ...

Federal judges sentence two with Washington County drug connections

Federal judges sentenced a Pittsburgh man and a Greensburg teenager – who both reportedly admitted in court they’d sold drugs that killed two Washington County men – to prison in separate cases stemming from their involvement in dealing opiates.U.S. District Judge Joy Flowers Conti ...

Cook to hold town hall meeting

State Rep. Bud Cook, R-West Pike Run, is inviting concerned citizens from the Belle Vernon Area School District to join him March 8 for an informational town hall meeting. The meeting will be held at the Washington Township Fire Hall, 1314 Axton St., Belle Vernon, beginning at 6 p.m. Cook will ...

Monessen honors Oscar-nominated actress in fitting way

Those who drive west along Interstate 70 near Monessen will find an interesting billboard at the top of a hill near Exit 42-A. In black-and-white letters it reads “One Billboard, One Alumna, One Frances McDormand. Congratulations!”Meant to honor the actress who’s currently in the running ...