The theft of packages from porches is on the rise in Washington. “Porch pirates” are thieves who steal packages from porches and doorsteps. According to Washington Detective Jordan Faust, numerous recent reports of the crime have come from the city’s Seventh Ward. The department ...
Longtime Washington mayor, barber and youth baseball enthusiast L. Anthony “Sonny” Spossey died Tuesday at the age of 86. “He was a Washington city-loving man,” said his daughter, Lisa Gorby. “Anything and everything that he could do to make this city better, he was going to try and ...
The city of Washington may be looking into updating its comprehensive plan. Donn Henderson, city administrator, told council at its meeting Monday that contact has been made with the Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) concerning a new plan, since the current plan has not ...
Tribute is being paid to a Washington native who died in World War II by renaming in his honor a bridge that carries Interstate 70 over Jefferson Avenue in the city. The Corporal Frank J. Sworden Memorial Bridge was dedicated Friday in a small ceremony attended by many members of the Sworden ...
Tim Lynch has exceeded expectations throughout his 43 years of life. The Washington man had his first open heart surgery just 10 hours after he was born, a surgery that had never been performed on an infant. His second surgery came at age 7, performed by a world-renowned congenital heart ...
Washington police arrested a man on an attempted homicide and other charges in connection with a shooting Tuesday night that left another man injured. Justice Lamar Walden, 29, of Washington, faces felony charges of attempted homicide, aggravated assault and prohibited possession of a ...
