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Donora to raze condemned McKean Avenue storefront

Donora officials received a judge’s OK Friday to tear down a vacant building described in court papers as posing “an extreme risk to health and safety” of people in the Mon Valley borough.A petition seeking approval of the emergency demolition said 547 McKean Ave.’s ...

County to benefit from $7.5M in state redevelopment grants

Four state development grants totaling $7.5 million are headed to Washington County.The grants, from the Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program, will go to Corelle Brands LLC of Charleroi; Pennsylvania Trolley Museum of Chartiers Township; Transitional Paths to Independent Living (TRPIL) of ...

Donora pair charged in Homeland Security fentanyl investigation

ROSTRAVER – A Donora man and woman were arrested Thursday as a result of a Homeland Security investigation into the delivery of fentanyl through the mail.State police, who also participated in the case, took Christian Bennett Drennan, 37, and Tiffany Jean Beistel, 36, into custody following a ...

Donora personal care home evacuated, possibly abandoned, solicitor says

DONORA – A personal care home was evacuated Saturday in Donora after it appeared that its owner had abandoned the business, the borough solicitor said.Solicitor Steve Toprani said 13 residents were removed from Miller’s Corner Cottage after he received calls expressing concerns about ...

Donora man jailed in stabbing

DONORA – A Donora man has been charged with attempted homicide in connection with a stabbing in his home Monday afternoon.District Judge Mark Wilson sent the suspect, Johnathan Michael Scheffris, 26, to Washington County jail on $100,000 bond on accusations he stabbed Brentt Jones in the ...

Donora woman charged in fatal vehicle crash

A Donora woman was under the influence of alcohol and marijuana last December when the car she was driving collided head-on with another vehicle, killing the other motorist, police allege in court documents.Those findings led Carroll Township police to file homicide by motor vehicle and related ...