A judge in Washington County has vacated California Area School Board鈥檚 appointment of a new member last month, ruling the board of directors went beyond the 30-day deadline to make the selection after a resident filed a petition asking the court to make a decision. Board member Diane ...
The Washington County commissioners are considering moving duties from the nonprofit Washington Drug and Alcohol Commission 鈥渋n-house鈥� under the umbrella of its Department of Human Services, although discussions appear to be in the preliminary stages with some pushback over the possible ...
Washington County is expected to be able to recoup $138,000 its finance department mistakenly sent in September to a scammer posing as the construction contractor demolishing the Courthouse Square office building in the city. Solicitor Gary Sweat said during the commissioners鈥� agenda meeting ...
A Donora man was sentenced last month to more than 12 years in prison on federal drug and gun charges following his conviction earlier this year. Tre Robert Goins, 31, was ordered to serve 146 months in prison followed by four years on supervised release during his Oct. 21 sentencing before ...
A judge in Washington County denied petitions from the district attorney asking the court to force the coroner to turn over autopsy reports without charging fees, ruling that it instead is a civil matter and should not be attached to the criminal court, while she also pleaded with the two ...
Peters Township officials have joined the Washington County district attorney in trying to persuade a judge to force Coroner Timothy Warco to hand over autopsy and toxicology reports after he鈥檚 tried in recent weeks to charge police and prosecutors $700 for the records. Township solicitor ...
