Destiny Mickens was just 11 years old when her father Leon Mickens, of Masontown, was gunned down near his home. “I will never forget the blood tear that I saw coming down my father’s face that night,” Destiny said. “My family told me I was sitting on the foot of my father’s bed, ...

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 ...

At 96, Louis Watkins Davis of Masontown has lived a full life. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II, opened a small coal mine in Ronco, married the love of his life, and was father to five children, grandfather to nine and great grandfather to 12. But among his many life ...