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Search for missing Monongahela man suspended

Fire departments are unlikely to continue searching the Monongahela River for a man who went missing last week. Monongahela Fire Department Chief Aaron Leezer said they were suspending efforts to locate 26-year-old Shelby Rhodes. Rhodes, of Monongahela, was reported missing Feb. 11. He was ...

Search continues for missing Monongahela man

Crews continued searching along the water in Monongahela over the weekend for a man who has been missing since last week. Numerous local agencies were helping in the search for Shelby Rhodes. Boats equipped with side-scan sonar swept the Monongahela River, the Donora Fire Company said in a ...

New fire chief takes over in Canton Township

Canton Township's new fire chief officially stepped into the role this week. The municipality's board of supervisors hired Dominic Sicchitano in a unanimous vote at a special meeting Jan. 23. Township Manager Stephanie Pettit said Sicchitano received a two-year contract. The Observer-Reporter ...

Two hospitalized after fire at Bentley Tower

Two people were flown to Pittsburgh following a fire at a senior high rise in Bentleyville Monday night. Emergency crews were called just before 9 p.m. to Bentley Tower at 304 Washington St. Dominic Sicchitano, the assistant fire chief for Bentleyville Fire-Rescue, said firefighters arrived to ...

Five hospitalized after explosion at Smith Township plant

When there was an explosion at the plant across the street Thursday night, David Russell and his wife “thought the roof ripped off” of their home. Multiple calls were made to 911 at about 6:15 p.m. Thursday reporting an explosion at Langeloth Metallurgical Co., a metal fabricator located ...

Cecil Township Fire Department cautions of gas-like odor

Cecil Township Fire Department alerted the community Friday afternoon that residents may smell a gas-like odor. According to a post on the department’s Facebook page, crews responded to two reports of the odor on Reissing Road but found no active gas leak or hazard to the public. Washington ...