West Chester and the Goshens — your local wire.
West Chester and the Goshens — your local wire.
Latest reporting from the Public Safety desk.
Latest reporting from the Public Safety desk.
Latest reporting from the Public Safety desk.
Public Safety
Warren Evan Reynolds, 64, a former New Garden Township supervisor, was sentenced Aug. 22 to 17.5–35 years in state prison for sexually abusing a child over four years beginning in 1999, with Chester County Judge Bret Binder also designating him a sexually violent predator.
Public Safety
Warren Evan Reynolds, 64, a former New Garden Township supervisor, was sentenced Aug. 22 to 17.5–35 years in state prison for sexually abusing a child over four years beginning in 1999, with Chester County Judge Bret Binder also designating him a sexually violent predator.
Public Safety
A new PennEnvironment report found E. coli above EPA no-swim thresholds in Brandywine Creek on at least one of five sampling days in 2024-2025, raising health concerns for West Chester-area kayakers, tubers and swimmers as the borough faces a stormwater funding gap.
Public Safety
Eastbound U.S. 30 (Exton Bypass) closes fully tonight, Monday, Aug. 24, from 8:30 p.m. to 5 a.m. for sinkhole remediation paving, with detours via Quarry Road, Lancaster Avenue and Route 100; a Lancaster Avenue lane closure follows starting Tuesday.
Public Safety
Chester County health inspectors cited Jaco Juice & Taco at 8 W. Gay St. in West Chester for eight code violations on Aug. 19, including refrigeration units running 6 to 10 degrees above the 41-degree limit, which forced food disposal during the inspection.
Public Safety
West Goshen Township has replaced 1,700 feet of stormwater pipe in Fresh Meadows, awarded a streambank restoration contract on Basin Road, and is pursuing county and state grants for sewer work in the Chatwood and Oakhill neighborhoods.
Public Safety
Chester County law enforcement warns that major routes through the region carry human trafficking activity, with local officials and faith groups urging West Chester-area residents to report suspected cases.
Public Safety
Chester County health inspectors found juvenile and adult cockroaches still active at La Rancherita Mexican Taqueria, 323 E. Gay St. in West Chester, during an Aug. 14 follow-up inspection, two days after a fogging treatment failed to eliminate the infestation.
Public Safety
Three West Chester food-service businesses passed Chester County Health Department inspections on Aug. 12 with no violations, while five establishments in Phoenixville, Malvern, Exton, Berwyn and East Whiteland were cited for temperature, sanitation and equipment problems.
Public Safety
The Chester County District Attorney's Office and Westtown-East Goshen Regional Police ruled the Aug. 7 Summit House shooting a suicide, closing the criminal investigation; the 9-year-old girl wounded in the incident continues to recover.
Public Safety
Tyler Humphreys, 24, a former Sharon Hill police officer and Chester County resident, was sentenced Wednesday at the courthouse in West Chester to 9 to 20 years in prison for sexually assaulting three minors in East Whiteland and Charlestown between 2014 and 2022.
Public Safety
A 78-year-old West Chester man was charged with a misdemeanor after New Castle County police found him inside a Wilmington-area spa during a July 15 human trafficking raid that rescued three women allegedly forced into labor and sexual servitude.
Public Safety
Aqua Pennsylvania will install PFAS treatment systems at the Hollow Run Well serving West Goshen and West Whiteland townships, funded by a $13.5 million PENNVEST financing package, with construction expected by fall 2027.
Public Safety
PennDOT and more than 80 law enforcement agencies will conduct aggressive driving enforcement on U.S. 1 in Chester County and four neighboring counties starting Friday, July 24, as part of a statewide campaign running through Aug. 16.
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