Two injured in Coatesville early morning house fire

COATESVILLE — The Bureau of Fire was alerted to a reported house fire in the 500 block of Coates Street, early Monday morning. The initial call was issued at 3:44 a.m, according to the Bureau.  Within minutes Ladder Company 41 arrived and confirmed an active house fire.  Heavy smoke was evident in and around the home with one person trapped.  One victim was located hanging out a third floor window...

Suspected Coatesville shooter turns himself in

Alfred Hogue COATESVILLE — Alfred Hogue, sought in relation to a shooting on Coates Street on June 13, turned himself in to city police Wednesday. He was arraigned by District Justice Grover Koon and remanded to Chester County Prison in lieu of $500,000 bail. 

Two sought in Coatesville shooting

Alfred Hogue, left and Kervin Crawford are being sought by Coatesville Police in relation to a shooting early Monday on Coates Street. COATESVILLE — Police are seeking two men believed to have been involved in the shooting of a teen early Monday on Coates Street. Jay Jackson, 19, was apparently shot in the leg following a dispute with two men sometime around 2 a.m. Monday. Police responded to the...

A neighborhood newly in need of hope

Burned row homes put neighborhood at risk but officials fight with each other, rather than for the city and its people By Mike McGann, Editor, CoatesvilleTimes.com At least eight row homes were damaged in a fire Wednesday and now neighbors wonder whether their close-knit community will ever be the same. COATESVILLE — It might not be the wealthiest neighborhood in the city, but it’s a tightly-knit...