Coatesville AFJROTC keeps making its mark on the community
Students perform more than 1,100 hours of community service
By Lauren Parker- Gill, News Editor, The Times
AFJROCT cadets took many academic trips during the 2015-2016 school year — one included a tour of the Dover Air Force Base. Credit: AFJROTC.
CALN – Not long ago, the Coatesville Area High School’s Air Force Junior ROTC program was on the chopping block due to budget cuts, but the...
Coatesville man slain in Lancaster
CHRISTIANA — A Coatesville man was shot to death Friday, following an altercation.
State Police said that Julius Dale, 26, was shot to death following a dispute with a Christiana man, Lucas Newman, a little after 6 p.m. Friday evening. Newman was ultimately taken into custody and faces charges related to the incident — but officials said they were waiting for toxicology reports before determining...
Red Raider Rumble brings players, communities together
Teams from around Chester County and from as far away as Harlem N.Y. at initial event
By Lauren Parker- Gill, News Editor, The Times
The first-ever Red Raider Rumble brought lacrosse teams from around the region and as far away as New York City to partipate in a day competition, fun and sportsmanship. After a very close and exciting game, these players from Coatesville and Harlem came together for...
Update: Arrests made in Olive Street shootings
Coatesville Police Chief Jack Laufer addresses a media briefing by city officials on Thursday night’s shooting that saw three men wounded — and two arrests.
COATESVILLE — Three city men suffered what police called “non life threatening” wounds following an exchange of gunfire at Olive Street and South 5th Avenue, early Thursday evening, leaving two of the men shot facing criminal...
Police seek info on city break in
COATESVILLE — Police are seeking information about a burglary that was apparently stopped in the middle when a city homeowner returned to her Walnut Street home, Wednesday.
Police said a woman reported returning home after taking her children to school just after 9 a.m. Wednesday and discovered a man in her home. The woman reportedly told police that the man grabbed her by the throat and attempted...
Man nabbed in alleged toddler kidnapping
Police say this image shows Larry Sample taking a Coatesville toddle from his mother on April 17. The child was recovered safely in Tredyffrin on April 20.
COATESVILLE — Police were able track and recover after a three-day, county-wide search, a two-year-old child allegedly kidnapped by his mother’s boyfriend.
Larry Sample was spotted by Tredyffrin Police in his car, headed northbound of US-202...
Coatesville native keeps the Navy’s newest helicopters flying
Chris Kennedy, a 2005 Coatesville Area high School graduate, serves as an aviation electrician’s mate with the “Grandmasters” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 46.
MAYPORT, Fla. – A 2005 Coatesville Area High School graduate and local native is serving with a U.S. Navy helicopter squadron that flies the Navy’s newest and most technologically-advanced helicopter.
Petty Officer...
Fuel City Cafe opening ‘perks’ things up in Coatesville
High-end coffee comes to city in downtown
By Lauren Parker- Gill, Staff Writer, The Times
Fuel City Cafe owners Nicole Catanese and David Long (center) were surrounded by the support of the Coatesville community and the Western Chester County Chamber of Commerce for the ribbon cutting ceremony that welcomed their new business to Coatesville Tuesday.
COATESVILLE – Western Chester County Chamber of...
Man slain in Coatesville robbery
COATESVILLE — A Philadelphia man attending Lincoln University was shot to death Saturday night after he and a companion were robbed by three masked men, city police said.
Christopher Robinson, 22, was reported killed at South Fifth Avenue and Olive Street during an alleged robbery. A city man, Evander Wilson, 24, is charged with coordinating a conspiracy to rob Robinson and another man. Authorities...
Huntzinger named to lead Coatesville development
Sonia Huntzinger
WEST CHESTER — The Chester County Board of Commissioners, members of Coatesville Area Partners for Progress (CAPP), and Coatesville representatives of CAPP’s 2nd Century Alliance initiative announced the appointment of Sonia Huntzinger, CEcD, as economic development administrator for the City of Coatesville, Friday.
Huntzinger’s appointment is the result of the agreement last...
