A Warren County Jail inmate has been charged with assisting in Michael Burham's escape from the facility in the early morning hours of July 6. George A. Flasher, 21, was charged with permitting or facilitating an escape and conspiracy to permit or facilitate an escape. Flasher was ...
PITTSFIELD -- Pennsylvania State Police are investigating a theft that occurred in a parking lot across the street from the Kwik Fill near Main Street and Old Pittsfield Road. The incident occurred between 5 p.m. Wednesday and 7 a.m. Thursday involving vehicles belonging to Penn Lines tree service. Multiple pad locks were cut with a Husqvarna chain saw, two hydraulic pole saws, a pair of chaps and tree-climbing gear taken. Anyone with information is asked to call the Warren barracks at 814-728-3600.
A county fire chief was laid to rest Saturday. Pleasant VFD Chief Timothy “TJ” Johnson suffered a heart attack shortly after responding to an EMS call last Monday evening. ”Upon returning to the station approximately an hour later, he complained of indigestion and an upset ...
When Michel Burham escaped from the Warren County Jail, kicking off a 10-day manhunt, a familiar refrain was “how could this possibly happen?” In the months since the escape, county officials have been largely tight-lipped about what happened, how it happened, and what’s been done at ...
County governments will spend the majority of the $1.08 billion in Pennsylvania’s opioid trust. How that spending gets tracked and accounted for is likewise dispersed. A proposed bill, however, would require the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs to publish an annual report on how counties and local governments spend the money. House Bill 1694, sponsored by Rep. Andrew Kuzma, R-Pleasant Hills, aggregates the reports filed to the Pennsylvania Opioid Misuse and Addiction Abatement Trust to give a broad overview. “By reviewing how counties and local governments are putting ...
One of four Powerball with Power Play winning tickets matching four of the five white balls drawn, 16-34-46-55-67, and the red Powerball 14 to win $150,000 was sold in Warren County. Without the $1 Power Play option, the tickets would have been worth $50,000. The Power Play multiplier drawn was three. Country Fair, 161 Pleasant Drive, Warren sold one of the four lucky tickets. The retailer also earned a $500 bonus for selling the ticket. Other $150,000 winners wer sold in Lehigh County, York County and Dauphin County.
