Rt. 340 to close weekdays for two-week repair

Route 340 (Bondsville Road) is scheduled to close weekdays between Edges Mill Road and East Kings Highway in Caln Township, Chester County, beginning, Wednesday, May 18, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) said today.  The closure will be in effect Mondays through Fridays from 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM through Wednesday, June 1.  During construction, Route 340 (Bondsville Road) motorists...

Police kickoff increased seatbelt enforcement

Eighty-seven municipal police departments across southeast Pennsylvania and Pennsylvania State Police will conduct seat belt enforcement activities as part of a statewide Click It Or Ticket mobilization which runs from May 16 through June 5, and will include the Memorial holiday weekend. Municipal police departments from Bucks, Chester, Delaware and Montgomery counties will focus on roadways with...

Man stabbed to death in Coatesville, suspect charged

COATESVILLE – A city man was stabbed to death in the early morning hours Wednesday on East Diamond Street and another city man faces murder charges after a dispute turned violent. Police said that Grayling Chambless, 55, was found dead of an apparent stab wound on the 300 block of East Diamond Street. Andre Smith, 35, police said, was discovered in the immediate area with a broken ankle, reportedly...