Chesco dentist honored with Mastership by the Academy of General Dentistry
Dr. Stephanie McGann (right) accepts congratulations from Academy of General Dentistry President Hans P. Guter, DDS, FAGD after being awarded her Mastership in July in Las Vegas.
The Academy of General Dentistry (AGD) announced that Dr. Stephanie McGann, DMD of Pocopson received the prestigious Mastership Award during the AGD’s convocation ceremony, a commencement celebration that recognizes AGD...
Chesco Coroner IDs body found in Valley
The Chester County Coroner’s Office has positively identified the skeletal remains recovered from a wooded area in Valley Township on October 29, 2019, as those of Julia Gonzalez, age 22, of Coatesville.
After recovery of the remains, the Coroner’s Office worked with forensic odontologist, John B. Nase, DDS, FAGD, FICD on a postmortem dental examination which identified unique features of the...
DA announces charges in three Chesco slayings
Chester County District Attorney Tom Hogan announced the filing of homicide charges for three separate cases in Chester County, Tuesday.
In a North Coventry case, three defendants are charged with the murder of 17-year old David Doyle, who was shot while trying to protect three children during the robbery of a drug dealer on September 24, 2017.
In a Phoenixville case, defendants Brian Corsey and Robert...
Police make arrest in hate gaffiti
COATESVILLE – City police say they’ve arrested a city man in connection with a series of Neo-Nazi inspired hate graffiti incidents in the city and in neighboring Valley.
George F. Rissell, 24, was taken into custody after police received an anonymous tip via a smart phone app, combined with images from various surveillance cameras near where the incidents took place. With that information,...
Officials denounce Neo-Nazi graffiti in Coatesville, Valley
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
Police are looking for information about who tagged walls, signs, pavement and a car with racist graffiti in Coatesville’s West End and neighboring Valley Township, late Tuesday evening.
According to police, a person or persons spray painted swastikas and racial epithets on walls garage doors and a Mercedes Benz, along with Neo-Nazi/White Supremacists codes. Police...
Car chase ends in crash, arrest
COATESVILLE – City police found themselves in an early morning car chase, Thursday, after reportedly seeing a car reported stolen in neighboring Valley — a chase that ran almost completely across the city and into neighboring Caln township before ending in a two-car crash.
Police said that a city man, Eric Maucher, 28, was seen driving a 2011 Lexus RX 350 that had been reported stolen in Valley...
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...
Aldi opens doors to Coatesville-area supermarket
The new Aldi Supermarket opened in Valley, Thursday, replacing the Bottom Dollar, which closed earlier this year.
VALLEY — The Coatesville region (for those living on the west side of the city in particular) again has a local food store, with Thursday’s opening of Aldi on Lincoln Highway.
The new Aldi — which is an international discount chain — replaces the Bottom Dollar location that had...
No injuries in Valley garage fire
A blaze engulfs a Valley Township garage in the early morning hours, Sunday, Photo by Katie Simmers
VALLEY — A late-night garage fire consumed a pair of cars and had firefighters from six local fire companies working to contain the blaze, early Sunday.
Emergency responders were called to a garage fire a little after midnight early Sunday at 143 Mineral Springs Road in the township.
The fire was...
Utility installation may spur traffic delays
Lanes will be restricted on section of Rt. 30 in Coatesville
PennDOT has roadwork scheduled in the area this coming week.
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) has announced the following roadwork in the area for the upcoming week.
Utility installation is expected to cause lane restriction on Business Rt. 30 in Coatesville between Strode and Hope Avenue from 9 a.m. to 3p.m. Tuesday...
