Coatesville volunteers celebrate Make A Difference Day:
By Lauren Parker- Gill, Staff Writer, The Times
COATESVILLE – More than 100 volunteers, including children, equipped with rakes, trash bags, shovels, mums and gallons of paint, donated their time to clean up local parks in Coatesville for the nation’s largest community service day, Make A Difference Day.
Clue sought in Valley double slaying
VALLEY — Local law enforcement is seeking clues to who shot and killed two Coatesville men as they sat in a minivan, Saturday evening on Nichols Avenue, Chester County District Attorney Tom Hogan said.
Township police responded to a report of shots fired just after 7 p.m. Saturday evening and found Clayton Woodward, Jr., 32, and Terrance Craig-White (a/k/a “Science” and “Syence...
Update: Fifth slaying suspect turns himself in
Tyler Adams
COATESVILLE — City Police said Tuesday afternoon that Tyler Adams turned himself into city police this afternoon.
Adams, 16, had been wanted in connection with the fatal shooting of Juan Antonio Jiminez on Oct. 4. Four others charged in the slaying have been taken into custody: Dajon Rowe, 17, Steven Adams, 17 (Tyler Adams’ brother); Demetrius Joseph, 21 and Chris Mansfield,...
Five charged in Coatesville slaying
First homicide in nearly three years in city during robbery gone wrong
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
Dajon Rowe
COATESVILLE — Five men have been charged in the fatal shooting of another man during a robbery gone wrong early Sunday, Chester County District Attorney Tom Hogan said, Monday. Four of the five charged are in custody, with the fifth being sought by authorities.
The killing was the...
Youngs lead Coatesville past MLK, 42-14
PHILADELPHIA — Senior quarterback Jordan Young threw for two scores and ran for two more to lead Coatesville past Martin Luther King Jr. Friday night, 42-14.
Chesco Commissioners invest additional $2 million in Coatesville initiatives
Parking, new senior center, transportation & retail to shape ‘Coatesville Gateway’
COATESVILLE – Yesterday, at the city’s Gateway Park, county leadership, area elected officials, nonprofit agencies and members of the community gathered to hear a special announcement regarding Chester County’s latest investment in Coatesville development initiatives. Chester County Commissioners...
Backpack event connects the needy with the caring
Almost 1,400 students in need get back to school supplies, bags
By Lauren Parker-Gill, Staff Writer, The Times
Jane Johnson, a member of the committee for the Back to School event and a board member of the Bridge Academy and Community Center, helped students choose their backpacks filled with school supplies Friday at Scott Middle School. Photo courtesy of Coatesville Back to School: Prepare for Success...
Authorities seek answer on burned dog in Coatesville
Chester County SPCA’s Humane Society Police officer, Kelsey Beam inspects a Coatesville dumpster where the charred body of a dog was discovered this week.
COATESVILLE — Local authorities want to know who left the charred remains of a dog in a city dumpster this week.
The Chester County SPCA (CCSPCA) said Thursday that it is currently seeking information with regard to the burned body of a dog found...
Huston Foundation to return to Coatesville
Huston Foundation CEO Charles L. Huston, III at The Lukens Executive Office Building. After four decades away from the city, the foundation will return to Coatesville in September.
COATESVILLE — The Huston Foundation announced this week that it would be returning to the city this fall after more than four decades away from the city.
The Foundation was originally formed on December 27, 1957 in the...
Coatesville woman shot on Pennsylvania Ave.
COATESVILLE — A city woman was shot Monday afternoon on Pennsylvania Avenue and police took a city man into custody almost immediately following the incident.
Police said that they were called to a domestic dispute with a report of a shooting and found Ashley Johnson lying in the middle of Pennsylvania Avenue, bleeding from an apparent gunshot wound. Bystanders indicated to police that the alleged...
