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Discussions to continue in Cecil Township homicide case

The Washington County Court calendar indicated a Cecil Township homicide case was likely to be resolved Wednesday afternoon, until First Assistant District Attorney Jason Walsh opened with the words, “Mr. Murray has rejected the plea offer at this time.”David William Murray, 54, of Adams ...

Shale Insight conference puts focus on downstream opportunities in region

PITTSBURGH – For the past several years, the focus of the annual Shale Insight conference has been the increasing production output of natural gas from the Marcellus and Utica shale stratas.On Wednesday, the conference opened at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center before several hundred ...

Washington police investigate stabbing

Washington police are investigating a stabbing at Lincoln Terrace that put a woman in the hospital Tuesday morning.Police said they responded to Washington Hospital for the report of a woman in the emergency room with stab wounds to her side and shoulder. The victim, Princess Makokele, 37, of ...

Tractor-trailer fire closes I-70 near Claysville

Interstate 70 eastbound between the Claysville and Taylorstown exits was closed for more than three hours Tuesday night after a tractor-trailer hauling empty propane tanks caught fire.The rig was near the nine-mile marker about 9:20 p.m. when state police said driver Christopher J. Boggs of ...

Police Beat Sept. 28

BENTLEYVILLEDrug charges: Natasha M. Partee, 30, of 4270 Steubenville Pike, Robinson Township, was charged by state police with possession with intent to deliver and possession of a controlled substance after she allegedly sold heroin to a confidential police informant in a McDonald’s parking ...