Counting zero fire deaths in Chester County for 2019, the 2020 Fire Prevention Week theme is kitchen safety.
A Chester County Mag. District Judge is charged with felony theft after a grand jury said he misused campaign money to gamble in 3 states.
Pandemic unemployment fraud schemes garnered tens of thousands for Chester County and state inmates, prosecutors said.
A West Chester University student charged with arson and other serious felonies had 9 total charges against her dropped Monday.
A West Grove man is charged with Reckless Endangerment and DUI he was stopped for driving erratically, say police.
West Chester police are looking for two young people they say removed a political banner from the porch of borough home.
Little Friends Daycare closed in 2010 when police investigated reports of child sexual misconduct; this week a man went on trial.
Delco Council and West Chester Police have assured the public that 911 services are operational again.
Zeeke and Moose were chosen because they are short, powerful and easy for the dogs to understand.
State police are searching for a man who shot out another driver's window on Sept. 9, then fled in a silver Audi.
Police said surveillance video led them to two men who stole a Chevy Impala from a parking lot in New Garden Township.
A judge sentenced a West Chester drug dealer to 6 ½ years for selling hundreds of deadly fentanyl pills imprinted to pass for oxycodone.
A woman told police a man approached her car at a stoplight, made sexual remarks, and tried to open her door as she rolled up the window.
Among those with million-dollar bail set by a Lancaster judge is a WCU student who protested a fatal shooting the coroner said was homicide.
A man charged in July with manufacture and delivery of drugs was released on bail, but police say he then retaliated against a witness.
Police say a burglar came in through an unlocked window in a first floor apartment on Downingtown Pike Tuesday or Wednesday.
A United Blood Nation gang affiliate was sentenced to 25-50 years for 2017-18 robbery, assault, and shooting crimes in Chester County.
The court must see evidence, showing whether or not 2 state constables guarding the Mariner East 2 pipeline committed crimes, says judge.
A sentence of 20-40 years was handed to a man who pled guilty to zip-tying a family, holding them at gunpoint, and making off with money.
A 2018 bar stabbing ended in a guilty verdict for aggravated assault Thursday, by a Chester County jury.
Police released video of a man walking naked on Lacy Street on Aug. 24 in West Chester, as department tries to identify him.
Police rushed to the top floor of a parking garage when a man was reported standing on a ledge, threatening to jump, in West Chester.
A fatal shooting in Coatesville brought a murder charge, after police officers apprehended a suspect without further violence.
The pandemic has poured water on many fire company fund raising events for Malvern, Phoenixville and other departments
Charged with felonies of possessing and selling controlled substances, the man was released on $25,000 unsecured bail.
Neighbor tips led police to a stash of drugs and cash, and a stolen Ruger 9mm.
Travel was not safe on Tuesday in Chesco as trees and poles fell into roadways, power went out, and Malvern cancelled its council meeting.
A contractor is accused of committing more than $500K in home improvement fraud. Two victims are in Chester County.
A fire certification training on hold during the shutdown is back on track, with precautions.
The Chester County DA's Office calls for watchful eyes on kids in communities.
The black bear walked into a trap that was baited with donuts, officials said.
"An appalling example of deep and structural inequity in our society at large." West Chester leaders addressed the killing of George Floyd.
Officials were able to track the stolen delivery van using its GPS signal, police said.
Honoring hardworking EMS personnel
Police arrived at shared home to find the mother laying face down in a pool of blood, and her daughter holding a large knife, the DA said.
April 12-18 celebrates those who respond to emergency calls, dispatch emergency professionals and equipment, and provide life-saving help
An employee at a senior living facility in Chester County called in multiple bomb threats and threatened to shoot staff, the DA said.
A retirement facility in West Goshen was evacuated over the weekend after a bomb threat, police said.
The DA noted "an extreme risk of additional violence," and praised the work of officers who handled the standoff.
A former pastor convicted of sex crimes tried to pay someone to kill the judge that sentenced him, as well as another pastor, police said.