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Washington woman convicted of murdering newborn will get hearing

A Washington woman serving a life sentence for the first-degree murder of her newborn daughter will have yet another day in court.Superior Court vacated an earlier ruling under the Post-Conviction Relief Act for Jessica Chappel Rizor, 40, of Washington, who is serving a life sentence in the ...

Court cases

Numerous people recently appeared in Washington County Court on criminal charges. Among those appearing before Judge Gary Gilman were:<strong>Dashawn Ellis Whitaker,</strong> 23, 133 Charles St., Washington; simple possession; charged April 20, 2016; sentence – 12 ...

Police Beat Nov. 14

<h2>BURGETTSTOWN</h2><strong>Warrant arrest:</strong> Marcus Sean Kramer, 20, of Westland, was taken into custody early Wednesday on a bench warrant at a home on Center Avenue, Burgettstown. McDonald police assisted the Washington County ...

Two charged with racing on Mt. Pleasant road

Mount Pleasant Township police have charged two men who were reportedly racing each other last month on roads around the Fort Cherry School campus.Frederick William Markovitz, 34, of 24 Walnut St., Ellsworth, and Brandon Lavarr Raineri, 38, of 601 Marple Ave., Canonsburg, are charged with ...

Old photos stir memories

I was sifting through old photos the other day, trying to find some that were appropriate for use at my dad’s upcoming memorial service when I suddenly got lost in a vacuum of old memories. My dad was not fond of his picture being taken, so I had to dig way back to find enough quality ...

Buckingham – 60 years

Ralph and Martha Buckingham of Scenery Hill will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary with a family vacation to Wintergreen Resort in Virginia.Mr. and Mrs. Buckingham were married November 16, 1957, in Scenery Hill United Methodist Church.Their children are Carol (Paul) Craig of Halifax and ...