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Four charged in scheme to fire drug-filled arrow into Fayette jail

A failed attempt to smuggle drugs into the Fayette County jail with a crossbow arrow has led to Uniontown police filing criminal charges Monday against four individuals. Staff at the jail discovered the arrow June 6 near the southeast wall of the facility. According to the criminal ...

Luzerne Township child shoots self after finding gun

A 5-year-old boy was grazed by a bullet Monday morning after playing with an unsecured firearm Fayette County District Attorney Michael Aubele said police were called at about 6:40 a.m. to 1033 Penncraft Road in Luzerne Township. According to Aubele, the boy found a pistol in his mother鈥檚 ...

Driver in fatal Washington shooting sentenced to 17 to 34 years in prison

The man behind the wheel during a Washington drive-by shooting that killed a woman sitting on her porch will spend the next 17 to 34 years in a state penitentiary. Brandon Ronald Allen, 34, of Washington, appeared before Washington County Judge Valarie Costanzo for his sentencing Friday ...

Driver won鈥檛 be charged in crash that killed Washington teen

The family of a teenager who died after being struck by a vehicle in April is disappointed after Washington police closed the investigation without filing criminal charges against the driver. Johnathan Gillespie, 15, of Washington, was riding his dirt bike when he was hit by a car April 14 at ...

Donora man charged in vehicular assault

Donora police charged a borough man accused of striking another man with his vehicle in February. Jerome Ryan Hem Lee, 49, of Donora, faces felony charges of aggravated assault by vehicle and accidents involving death or personal injury. According to the criminal complaint, at about 4:40 a.m. ...

Enforcement of cellphone ban begins next week

Starting next week, police officers will be able to pull over drivers who are on their cellphones for any purpose. June 5 begins the 鈥渆nforcement period鈥 of Paul Miller鈥檚 Law, according to Rocco Gagliardi, spokesperson for state police Troop B. For the next year, police officers can stop ...