Updated June 26 to reflect correct age. Longtime Donora volunteer firefighter Rhys Taylor died Monday at the age of 24. Taylor, president of the Donora Volunteer Fire Company for the last five years, died as a result of health issues, according to borough Mayor Don Pavelko. “He was a good, ...
Donora council approved a second reading of an ordinance giving the borough code enforcement officer the ability to execute search warrants, but the solicitor has no plans to sign off on them. Council approved the second reading June 13 in a 4-3 vote. Voting in favor were Casey Perrotta, Fred ...
With temperatures expected to hit the high 90s all week and an excessive heat warning in effect until Friday night, cooling shelters have been opened for folks in need of a place to escape the heat. Washington County opened at least 26 cooling shelters, including 12 at local senior ...
Wednesday’s fire that left a family of five homeless and damaged several other houses in Donora has been ruled accidental by the state police fire marshal. A GoFundMe account has been established to assist the family whose home was destroyed Wednesday and later razed. No one was injured, but ...
Firefighters from multiple Mon Valley departments responded to a fire that spread through three houses in Donora Wednesday. Donora Mayor Don Pavelko said the call came in shortly before 4 p.m. for a fire that originated at 133 Thompson Ave. The fire then spread to the houses on each side of ...
A Donora man was arrested Monday night following a shooting in Menallen Township. State police charged Jobe Wright, 30, with felonies of attempted homicide, aggravated assault, burglary, prohibited possession of a firearm and aggravated cruelty to animals. According to the criminal ...
