Coatesville High School seniors continue Prom Parade tradition

Over 500 students attended Coatesville’s Hollywood-style red carpet event By Lauren Parker- Gill, News Editor, The Times Continuing the unique tradition that dates back to the early 1980s, Coatesville Area High School Seniors began their prom night with a parade on campus. CALN – As the gray skies cleared and the sun began to shine, seniors from the Coatesville Area High School eagerly gathered...

Girls LAX takes off in new Coatesville league

Girls 5 to 15 get chance to learn fast-growing sport By Lauren Parker-Gill, News Editor, The Times The Coatesville Youth Lacrosse Lady Raiders took the city by storm with girls from ages 5 – 15 in the Coatesville Area School District participating in its inaugural season. Credit: Coatesville Youth Lacrosse COATESVILLE – As the sport of lacrosse has been gaining popularity across the nation...

Griffin honored for achievement at Providence College

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Lauren M. Griffin, a resident of Coatesville, who was awarded a bachelor’s degree during Providence College commencement ceremonies held on May 15, 2016, was recently honored for her academic achievements. She was a finance and economics double major. Griffin received the award for being the student with the highest academic record in economics, as well as the Santander Bank...

Coatesville AFJROTC keeps making its mark on the community

Students perform more than 1,100 hours of community service By Lauren Parker- Gill, News Editor, The Times  AFJROCT cadets took many academic trips during the 2015-2016 school year — one included a tour of the Dover Air Force Base. Credit: AFJROTC. CALN – Not long ago, the Coatesville Area High School’s Air Force Junior ROTC program was on the chopping block due to budget cuts, but the...

Coatesville man slain in Lancaster

CHRISTIANA — A Coatesville man was shot to death Friday, following an altercation. State Police said that Julius Dale, 26, was shot to death following a dispute with a Christiana man, Lucas Newman, a little after 6 p.m. Friday evening. Newman was ultimately taken into custody and faces charges related to the incident — but officials said they were waiting for toxicology reports before determining...

Red Raider Rumble brings players, communities together

Teams from around Chester County and from as far away as Harlem N.Y. at initial event By Lauren Parker- Gill, News Editor, The Times The first-ever Red Raider Rumble brought lacrosse teams from around the region and as far away as New York City to partipate in a day competition, fun and sportsmanship. After a very close and exciting game, these players from Coatesville and Harlem came together for...

Update: Arrests made in Olive Street shootings

  Coatesville Police Chief Jack Laufer addresses a media briefing by city officials on Thursday night’s shooting that saw three men wounded — and two arrests. COATESVILLE — Three city men suffered what police called “non life threatening” wounds following an exchange of gunfire at Olive Street and South 5th Avenue, early Thursday evening, leaving two of the men shot facing...

Police seek info on city break in

COATESVILLE — Police are seeking information about a burglary that was apparently stopped in the middle when a city homeowner returned to her Walnut Street home, Wednesday. Police said a woman reported returning home after taking her children to school just after 9 a.m. Wednesday and discovered a man in her home. The woman reportedly told police that the man grabbed her by the throat and attempted...

Man nabbed in alleged toddler kidnapping

Police say this image shows Larry Sample taking a Coatesville toddle from his mother on April 17. The child was recovered safely in Tredyffrin on April 20. COATESVILLE — Police were able track and recover after a three-day, county-wide search, a two-year-old child allegedly kidnapped by his mother’s boyfriend. Larry Sample was spotted by Tredyffrin Police in his car, headed northbound of US-202...

Coatesville native keeps the Navy’s newest helicopters flying

Chris Kennedy, a 2005 Coatesville Area high School graduate, serves as an aviation electrician’s mate with the “Grandmasters” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 46. MAYPORT, Fla. – A 2005 Coatesville Area High School graduate and local native is serving with a U.S. Navy helicopter squadron that flies the Navy’s newest and most technologically-advanced helicopter. Petty Officer...