No one was injured during a fire that damaged the upper part of a house in Donora late Saturday.Officials said the fire was reported before 9 p.m. Everyone inside was able to escape from the building near the junction of Sixth Street and Allen Avenue.Monessen Hilltop Volunteer Fire Company said ...
The Humane Society of the United States has invested hundreds of thousands of dollars to rescue and care for more than 200 neglected animals, mostly cats, that were seized last month from a Donora woman.The cost will increase as the cats, chickens and dogs remain in limbo at an undisclosed ...
DONORA – Animal rescue operations Wednesday in the Mon Valley ended up netting 200 neglected animals, mostly cats, in need of veterinary care.The Humane Society of the United States initially believed it was dealing with about 150 cats in Donora and Monessen at blighted properties under the ...
A Donora woman was arrested Wednesday on animal cruelty charges while the Humane Society of the United States seized more than 100 cats from her home and a nearby dilapidated former church she owns.The society also removed about 20 chickens from the home of Christie Dee Harr, 41, along with a ...
The state police fire marshal is investigating the cause of a fire that heavily damaged a home in Donora Wednesday night.Donora Volunteer Fire Company was sent to the house at 643 McCrea Ave. about 9:30 p.m. when flames were shooting from the roof, it said on social media.Firefighters were on ...
After five years in the funeral industry, <strong>Kate Cheman</strong> wanted to run her own establishment. Then one day last fall, while perusing a newsletter related to her trade, she spied an opportunity in Donora.James A. Rabe Funeral Home, a borough staple for a ...
