O-R Weekend Recap: 5 things you need to know for Monday
Did you have a good weekend? In case you didn’t have time to follow the Observer-Reporter’s coverage of local news over the past few days, we have you covered with a recap of the five most-read stories on our website from Friday through Sunday!
An argument over the recent presidential election in the lobby of a Donora high-rise apartment complex ended with a resident of the building hitting a 69-year-old woman over the head with a chair, police said.
Matthew Pugh, 27, of Donora Towers, 685 Meldon Ave., was arrested Wednesday on a warrant obtained by Donora police on charges of attempted homicide, aggravated assault, simple assault and reckless endangerment.
For more information, click here to read Kathie Warco’s story.
A Charleroi woman was arrested Thursday night on drug and receiving stolen property charges stemming from an investigation by Charleroi Regional police and the Washington County Drug Task Force.
Rachel Marie Behanna, 32, of 417 Meadow Ave., was arrested on charges of possession and possession with intent to deliver heroin, possession of paraphernalia and receiving stolen property. Police said they had her home under surveillance and that she is known to sell narcotics.
Click here to read the full story as reported by Kathie Warco.
An unclaimed winning Pennsylvania Lottery Cash 5 ticket worth $112,500 sold in Washington County will soon expire, according to lottery officials.
The ticket was sold by Giant Eagle, 200 Station St., McDonald, and is one of two tickets that shared a $225,000 jackpot for the December 18, 2015, drawing. It correctly matched all five white balls drawn, which were 6-18-36-39-42.
Click here for more details on the unclaimed lottery ticket.
Two sisters were arrested Wednesday on warrants obtained by Donora police stemming from a confrontation last month at a home on McCrea Avenue.
Chelsea Ann Rush, 23, of 100 Modisette Ave., Donora, is charged with two counts of simple assault and terroristic threats and one count each of endangering the welfare of children and disorderly conduct. Amanda Rush, 31, of 1209 McKean Ave., Charleroi, is charged with endangering the welfare of children, simple assault and disorderly conduct.
Police were called about 12:40 p.m. Nov. 25 to a home at 523 McCrea for a report of two sisters fighting inside the residence in front of six small children. The fight reportedly followed an argument that began when Amanda Rush commented about her 3-year-old nephew, a son of Chelsea Rush, not being disciplined for bad behavior.
Click here to read Kathie Warco’s report.
An Observer-Reporter motor-route carrier was assaulted and robbed as she prepared to deliver newspapers early Wednesday morning.
According to Bridget Vilenica, Observer-Reporter circulation director, the employee was in the office parking lot on South Main Street about 2 a.m. when a white man in a dark jacket with a hood approached her. The man, who had no teeth and was described as 5-foot-6 to 5-foot-8-inches tall, told the carrier his name was Mike and that he had broken down and no one would help him.
For more information on the robbery, click here to read Natalie Reid Miller’s report.