Parkesburg News

Law enforcement authorities announced on Thursday afternoon that an arrest had been made in last weeka s double shooting at the Piazza at Schmidts that left two people dead in what police believe was a robbery.

In an emotional interview with police detectives on Tuesday, 17-year-old Isaiah Baldwin allegedly confessed to a litany of crimes, including separate shootings that wounded four people.

Rep. Tom Houghton is a freshman Democrat who represents the 13th House District in Chester County.

Rocco Pirozzi, an Italian immigrant, began with a hoagie shop, then bought the building next door in the mid-1990s and converted it into Rocco & Anna's Ristorante Italiano.

Two people are flown to the hospital after a double shooting in Chester County. It happened just after midnight here in the 400 block of West First Avenue in Parkesburg, that's west of Coatesville.

By NEDRA PICKLER A lobbyist was sentenced Friday to three years probation for destroying evidence about her ties with former Pennsylvania congressman Curt Weldon, who is under FBI investigation.Cecelia Grimes of Parkesburg, Pa., broke down in tears Friday as she apologized in court and said she would take back her actions if she could.

The New Steak: Susan J. Murtagh, of Parkesburg, writes: "When my husband was partially laid off in October, I started creating a Monthly Meal Planner.

Three more suspects were arrested this week in connection with the Feb. 21 home-invasion robbery of a Kinzers man.

A 69-year-old pedestrian died yesterday when he was struck during a multi-vehicle crash at the intersection of Route 10 and Business Route 30 in Chester County, police said.

Five occupants of a horse-drawn buggy were sent to the hospital Monday when their carriage was struck from behind by a car in Paradise Township.

State police arrested a man on drunken-driving charges following an auto crash here early Sunday morning.

WEST FALLOWFIELD a ' An 18-year-old woman was killed in an automobile crash early Sunday morning, state police in Avondale reported.

Two people died on Chester County roads over the weekend, police said. Kayla Steffy, 18, of Christiana, Pa., died as the result of an accident shortly after noon Sunday on Daleville Road in West Fallowfield ...

An 18-year-old Christiana woman died Sunday when she was ejected from a vehicle in Chester County, investigators said.

State police have arrested three brothers from Parkesburg and two Coatesville men who they say burglarized a string of businesses in several counties over the past year.

PARKESBURG a ' A Sadsbury woman whose home was found to be overrun with more than 50 cats during an investigation by the Chester County SPCA has promised to keep her future feline total to no more than three.

Five men, including three brothers, have been charged with burglarizing about 40 businesses in four counties, including Lancaster, during an 11-month crime spree, state police said.

WEST CHESTER a ' A 79-year-old Parkesburg man will serve at least eight years in prison for sexually assaulting his 8-year-old great-granddaughter. The man, whose name is being withheld by the Daily Local News ...

Connecting Harrisburg, PA with Philadelphia, The 104 mile Keystone Corridor is another example of the type of system Amtrak wishes to establish in Florida, with Downtown Jacksonville as a potential hub ...

State police arrested a Parkesburg man after he allegedly took police on a pursuit after troopers attempted to stop him for speeding.