City police seeking information on Monday fight
Investigators believe it ended with shooting or stabbing of Downingtown man
Coatesville police are seeking information about a large fight that may have preceded the possible shooting and stabbing of a 23-year-old man on Monday evening.
Officers said they were dispatched to a report that shots had been fired on South Sixth Avenue at 7:19 p.m. Monday; however, the only evidence of that was blood found...
Commissioners ‘Road Show’ a big hit
More than 100 people attend Commissioners meeting in So. Coatesville
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
The Chester County Commissioners honored those involved with a series of Western Chester County planning and growth initiatives — sparked in part by the Western Chester County Chamber of Commerce as well as the creation of Council of Governments — Coatesville, the boroughs of Atglen, Parkesburg,...
Blaze destroys East Fallowfield ranch home
Fire also sent two firefighters to hospital with minor injuries, officials said
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
The Modena Fire Company was one of multiple departments that responded Wednesday evening to a fire at an East Fallowfield Township residence.
A fast-moving, accidental fire that destroyed an East Fallowfield Township home Wednesday night also sent two firefighters to the...
23-year-old Coatesville man shot in arm
Police said injury Monday evening not life-threatening
Coatesville officers were dispatched for a shots-fired call on South Sixth Avenue at 7:19 p.m. Monday, Cpl. Guy Bruchstein reported. Officers were not able to locate a scene, but did find blood in the 500 block of Olive Street, police said.
About a half-hour later, Brandywine Hospital advised police that Dashawn London, 23, had come in with a non-life-threatening...
Wealth of art events this week in West Chester
Art Association will Paint the Town, leading up to Gallery Walk
Artists from the Chester County Art Association are participating in the Second Annual Paint the Town Event, which will run through Friday, culminating in a show and sale.
The Chester County Art Association is holding its Second Annual Paint the Town Event this week in downtown West Chester.
Painters will be set up throughout the borough...
Longtime foster parent charged with molesting 2 girls
Chester County D.A. urging other potential victims to come forward
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Leroy Mitchell, a longtime foster parent and corrections officer, is accused of molesting two young girls.
A longtime foster parent has been charged with molesting two children, ages 9 and under, in his care, Chester County District Attorney Tom Hogan said Tuesday.
Leroy Mitchell,...
Police: Driver who stopped to avoid crash gets rear-ended
Atglen woman cited for following too closely
A two-vehicle crash occurred May 28 at 6:37 a.m. on the Rt. 30 Bypass in Caln Township, state police from the Embreeville barracks reported.
Police said the crash occurred as a Coatesville woman, who sustained a minor injury, was forced to stop her 2012 Hyundai Accent in the eastbound lane, east of Rt. 322, because a crash occurred in front of her. Police...
County’s Veterans Court celebrates graduate
Program offers rigorous, diversionary treatment tailored to military
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Chester County Senior Court Judge Thomas G. Gavin (left), who oversees the county’s Veterans Court, congratulates its newest graduate, Louis A. Freda II.
A 30-year-old Chester County Marine was admittedly operating on a short fuse on Nov. 13, 2010 – the day he ended up with...
Bridge Academy mural captures city’s past, present, and future
Academy unveils culmination of 30 weeks of students’ teamwork and learning
By Kyle Carrozza, Staff Writer, The Times
Students pull down the curtain to reveal their finished mural. The painting was designed and painted by Bridge Academy students with help from the Art Partners Studio.
Art is always more than just art. At its best, art captures consciousness, the present that the artists exist...
Police: Mother sideswipes construction vehicle
Rt. 30 Bypass crash causes non-life-threatening injuries, massive traffic backups
A two-vehicle accident, which closed a stretch of the eastbound Rt. 30 Bypass for nearly four hours Monday and caused massive traffic backups, occurred about 12:45 p.m., West Whiteland Township Police said.
Police said an eastbound Chevy Tahoe struck a construction vehicle on the shoulder of the bypass. The construction...
