This Thanksgiving, several organizations and local businesses are pitching in to make sure those in need do not go hungry. Though the federal government has reopened, the delay in SNAP benefits for November could be leaving many families in the lurch as the holiday approaches. Below are ...
Lithium-ion batteries have become ubiquitous in how products are powered – from cellphones to power tools to electric vehicles. However, they do pose a fire risk under certain circumstances. Jim Dahle, the director of safety and risk management for Pennsylvania Western University’s ...
Taxes should remain steady in Donora next year. Council approved advertising a $2,711,000 budget for 2026 that keeps the tax rate at 9 mills. The millage breakdown is a general tax rate of 8.625 mills, fire tax of 0.125 mills, recreation tax of 0.219 mills and library tax of 0.031 mills. ...
A Donora man was sentenced last month to more than 12 years in prison on federal drug and gun charges following his conviction earlier this year. Tre Robert Goins, 31, was ordered to serve 146 months in prison followed by four years on supervised release during his Oct. 21 sentencing before ...
A judge in Washington County denied petitions from the district attorney asking the court to force the coroner to turn over autopsy reports without charging fees, ruling that it instead is a civil matter and should not be attached to the criminal court, while she also pleaded with the two ...
Peters Township officials have joined the Washington County district attorney in trying to persuade a judge to force Coroner Timothy Warco to hand over autopsy and toxicology reports after he’s tried in recent weeks to charge police and prosecutors $700 for the records. Township solicitor ...
