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Pittsburgh man charged with murder in fatal Menallen Twp. crash

A Pittsburgh man who allegedly caused a fatal two-vehicle crash in Menallen Township last August while under the influence of narcotics has been charged with third-degree murder. James Eugene Temple, 45, had been behind the wheel of a Dodge Ram driving southbound on Route 51 north of Laurel ...

Redstone Township man accused of criminal homicide seeks to suppress evidence

A Redstone Township man accused of fatally shooting a potential business partner wants a judge to suppress recorded jail conversations he had with his wife. Fayette County Assistant Public Defender Ethan Carter argued on Wednesday that anything Norman Pennington’s wife said while they talked ...

East Millsboro man accused of criminal homicide argues rights were violated

The attorney for an East Millsboro man accused of fatally stabbing another man last January argued that his constitutional rights were violated during a police interrogation and anything he said should be suppressed. Fayette County Assistant Public Defender Gregory Kunkel, who represents ...

State police offering $5,000 reward for cold case information

State police are seeking the public’s help in solving a cold case involving human remains found in Donegal Township, and offering a $5,000 reward to anyone who offers information that leads to an arrest. According to a press release posted to Facebook Wednesday, state police continue to ...

Masontown police file charges in 2011 cold-case murder

A “pristine” cigarette butt left at the scene of an unsolved murder in Fayette County has led to police filing a homicide charge against a Merrittstown man. Masontown police charged Frank Timothy Campbell Jr., 37, Wednesday for the murder of 35-year-old Leon Mickens Jr., of Masontown, on ...

District attorney addresses violence in Fayette County

Approaching the midpoint of 2024, Fayette County has already exceeded the number of homicide investigations than at the same point last year. District Attorney Mike Aubele has taken on seven homicide cases during his first five months in office. In 2023 there had been five cases by ...