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Man Found Dead in West Chester Pond

Man Found Dead in West Chester Pond

Martin Philip April 5, 2022

A body recovered from the Union Station Apartments, near the West Chester Walmart, has been identified as 31 year old Alex Enslen. Police were called to the location at around 5 pm, after a person walking near the pond saw a body.  Enslen has been missing...

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Freshman Building Power Outage

Freshman Building Power Outage

Martin Philip February 1, 2022

Monday morning, January 31,  was a crazy time for both West Chester Police and Fire. At around 6:30 AM a car crashed into 5 utility poles on Tylersville Road near Running Deer Drive. The driver fled the scene on foot and was later apprehended by police...

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Police Beat: Third Edition

Police Beat: Third Edition

Martin Philip April 27, 2021

Like any other month, this one was crazy, as a large amount of crime has been going on in and around Butler County. A 3-year-old stabbed by their neighbor, a man was shot to death and left to die in his own driveway, two people died in a fatal crash on...

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Police Beat: Second Edition

Police Beat: Second Edition

Martin Philip April 23, 2021

Another crazy month in the Butler County area! In this edition of Police beat, we cover several crazy incidents. A deputy from Deerfield Township dodges a bullet while performing a welfare check, a Middletown mother drags her son to death while attempting...

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Police Beat

Police Beat

Martin Philip March 8, 2021

It has been a crazy couple of weeks in Butler County.  First, there was a bomb threat in West Chester. Additionally, we had a second SWAT Incident and a police pursuit that went through multiple counties.    On January 30th, 2021 Travis Goad,...

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The Ongoing Construction on I-75

The Ongoing Construction on I-75

Martin Philip February 4, 2021

Orange barrels are a common sight on I-75. In addition, the traffic, the crashes, and the crazy drivers do not make driving on I-75 pleasant at all. But don’t think the construction on this highway nightmare is going to end soon because three projects...

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West Press Tries: Cheerleading

West Press Tries: Cheerleading

Martin Philip December 17, 2020

At many of the sporting events we go to, whether it’s football, basketball, or lacrosse, the cheerleaders will be on the sideline, cheering on the team. As part of West Press Tries, I decided to attend one of the practices. When entering the practice...

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Safe Ways to Have Fun this Halloween

Safe Ways to Have Fun this Halloween

Martin Philip October 13, 2020

The brisk air pushing the scrapping leaves across the tough gravel is what people most think of when Halloween comes to mind. Often, people love to celebrate Halloween by dressing up or going trick-or-treating, but due to COVID-19, Halloween will be different...

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New Type of Interchange and Roundabout Comes to West Chester

Martin Philip September 11, 2020

New Type of Interchange and Roundabout comes to West Chester As many people may know, road construction seems to last for a very long time, and driving through it is also a pain.  This was certainly the case for the Union Center overpass. When it...

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