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Donora man charged in fatal shooting at Allegheny County bar

A Donora man was arrested over the weekend after a shooting at an Allegheny County bar killed one man and injured another. Jacob Snyder, 26, is charged by Allegheny County Police with homicide, attempted homicide and aggravated assault. Snyder is accused in court documents of shooting and ...

Commissioners present $119,000 for veterans memorial in Donora

DONORA – For Tom Delsandro, Wednesday was a great day in Donora and a special group of former borough residents. The Washington County commissioners visited the borough that day to present a ceremonial check for $119,000 to help rebuild the AP Delsandro Veterans Memorial, at the intersection ...

Donora native named director of Pitt’s Healthy Home Lab

A Donora native has been named director of the University of Pittsburgh’s Healthy Home Lab (HHL). Pamela Toto, an occupational therapist with expertise in gerontology, will head up the HHL, a living laboratory in the university’s Oakland neighborhood where researchers are designing and ...

Second victim in fatal Carroll Township crash identified

Second victim in fatal Carroll Township crash identified The Washington County coroner on Friday identified the second victim in a deadly crash in Carroll Township this week. According to a news release issued by Tim Warco, Linda Blanker, 81, of Venetia, was driving north on Route 837 near ...

Oakdale man headed to trial for failure to perform contracted work

An Oakdale man will head to trial on a felony charge that alleges he accepted more than $40,000 for work he failed to do on a Donora home. Donora police charged John McDonald, 33, in November with theft by deception. McDonald appeared before District Judge Mark Wilson Wednesday for his ...

Donora man accused of sexual assault of juveniles

A Donora man is facing several charges related to accusations he sexually assaulted two juveniles. Donora police charged Herbert Spencer Espanol Jr. on Wednesday in two separate cases with felonies of rape of a child, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, endangering the welfare of children ...