A 12-year-old boy died Saturday while swimming with friends in the Monongahela River. Divers found Rontae Lester, of Donora, on the riverbed at about 3:30 p.m., according to a report from Washington County Coroner Timothy Warco. According to Warco, one of Lester’s friends called 911 at ...
A new pavilion being built at Palmer Park in Donora will be named in honor of “Deacon” Dan Towler, who played in the NFL in the 1950s. Council unanimously approved the motion to name the pavilion after the former football star at Thursday’s meeting. Council President Cindy Brice said ...
Donora police arrested a woman Monday in connection to a robbery that occurred in the borough last week. Bobbie Lea Odenthal, 43, faces felony charges of robbery and aggravated assault. Court records do not list Odenthal’s address. According to the criminal complaint, at about 11:50 p.m. ...
The state attorney general’s office arrested a Donora man Wednesday after finding large amounts of suspected heroin at his home. Devon Johnson-Brown, 35, faces felony charges of possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute and prohibited possession of a firearm. According ...
The vacancy on Donora council is back in the hands of the borough. In October, council had asked Washington County Court to fill the vacancy created by Tom Thompson’s resignation in September. Former councilman Gilbert Szakal was the lone applicant for the vacancy, but he was denied by a ...
Donora police charged a man Wednesday after he was accused of assaulting his girlfriend. Samuel Valle, 20, of Monessen, faces felony charges of aggravated assault and strangulation. According to the criminal complaint, at about 2:30 p.m. Monday police were called to an apartment in the 500 ...
