An Elco man who was convicted of sexually abusing a young girl for more than a decade and impregnating her twice when she was a teen was handed what will likely be a life sentence. Jerome Julian Stewart offered no apology to the girl or her family and didn’t acknowledge the abuse when he ...
The new president judge in Washington County is shaking up the judicial assignments a little more than a month after he took the top position in the courthouse. In an order filed Wednesday, President Judge Gary Gilman made several changes to what types of cases each of the seven judges will ...
The candidacy for an Allegheny County man once again attempting a run for U.S. Senate is in jeopardy after hundreds of signatures on his nominating petitions submitted to get on the Republican primary ballot were challenged in Commonwealth Court. Three registered Republicans and their ...
The projects recommended for a piece of the Local Share Account’s casino gambling money are expected to be approved by the Washington County commissioners during Thursday’s voting meeting, with one notable subtraction from the original list. The LSA committee voted last week to recommend ...
More than a month after Fayette County’s commissioners were sworn in to office, the losing candidate from last year’s primary is continuing to challenge the election results and demanding mail-in ballots be recounted. Jon Marietta, who serves as the county’s recorder of deeds and lost ...
An Oakdale man will head to trial on a felony charge that alleges he accepted more than $40,000 for work he failed to do on a Donora home. Donora police charged John McDonald, 33, in November with theft by deception. McDonald appeared before District Judge Mark Wilson Wednesday for his ...
