U.S. Marshals Arrest Moon Homicide Suspect In West Virginia

A Moon man accused of killing his girlfriend’s ex-boyfriend in September was arrested this morning in Charleston, W. Va. , according to the U.S. Marshals Service. Members of the Fugitive Task Force in Western Pennsylvania and Southern District of West Virginia arrested 28-year-old Jesse Lee Jones, without incident around 7:30 a.m. at a residence in the 1500 block of Jackson Street, the marshals service said today. Jones is charged with the shooting death of 22-year-old Cameron Johnson of Coraopolis around 6:40 p.m. Sept. 23 in the 200 block of Juniper Drive. Police say they found Johnson dead from at least one gunshot wound in a vehicle that had crashed into a tree. Authorities believe the shooting stemmed from a domestic violence incident. County police charged Jones with homicide and other charges and he had been on the run since then.

Five Hospitalized After Collision in Lawrence County

Four people were injured in a collision between a vehicle and a truck Sunday afternoon in Lawrence County. According to police, the vehicle failed to stop at a stop sign on Mt. Herman Church Road in Slippery Rock Township and hit the pickup truck, which was towing a trailer full of Christmas trees. Police say after the collision, the pickup truck rolled on its roof and the trailer traveled about 500 feet down the highway. The vehicle went into a parking lot of a repair shop and hit a school bus that was there to be fixed. According to police, all four people in the vehicle were trapped and were transported to area hospitals. The truck driver was not seriously hurt, but was also hospitalized. Police are investigating.

State Budget Deal Hits A Snag

How Pennsylvania funds it schools is in the balance as it appears a state budget deal could be unraveling. Senate Republicans suggest they can’t get the votes for a sales tax hike to counter an end to school property taxes.