The Washington Opioid Overdose Coalition, formed in 2016 to address Washington County’s opioid crisis, hosted its annual community meeting Wednesday to discuss the organization’s efforts to prevent opioid overdoses, reduce stigma, and provide access to treatment. “Since 2016, we’ve developed strategic plans, and we have had an impact on overdoses resulting in deaths in the […]
Defense attorneys in a Washington County homicide case are moving to disqualify the appointed district attorney amid allegations that he is misusing the death penalty for political gain as he faces a heated election in November. Jason Walsh, who was appointed to fill the position when District Attorney Gene Vittone
The Washington County district attorney s office is seeking the death penalty against a Coal Center man who s accused of stabbing his pregnant girlfriend and brutally killing his neighbor in December.
A Donora woman faces a new charge of conspiracy to commit homicide in the December shooting death of a Fayette County man at her home.
The Washington County district attorneyâs office amended the criminal complaint to include that charge Friday when Kisiah Angellique Thomas appeared for her preliminary hearing before District Judge Mark Wilson, court records show.
Washington County President John F. DiSalle revoked her bond Feb. 8 after new evidence in the case surfaced, including gun residue found on her hands the day Brandon Harrison, 34, of Masontown was shot at her front door, said Jason Walsh, first assistant district attorney in the county.