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Donora man charged in alleged assault

Donora police charged a man Friday for the alleged assault of his girlfriend. Thomas Davin, 68, of Donora, faces felony charges of strangulation and aggravated assault, and misdemeanors of unlawful restraint and simple assault. According to the criminal complaint, the incident occurred around ...

Coroner called to hit-and-run accident in Robinson Township

At least one person died in a hit and run accident in Robinson Township Monday afternoon. According to a Washington County 911 supervisor, the accident occurred at about 3 p.m. on the ramp from Route 22 East to the Southern Beltway. A vehicle hit a pedestrian and kept driving, the supervisor ...

Time personalities

My high school band director (who quit and became a priest) had just been discharged from the Army. He lived by the motto: “If you aren’t at least 15 minutes early, you are late.” I can remember him standing at the door, and if you arrived late, you got paddled. Up until the mid-70ĢƵ, ...

Washington teen restores Hoge Memorial for Eagle Scout project

When Alex WeaverĢƵ Boy Scout troop leader asked if anyone was interested in restoring the Hoge Memorial in Washington, the youth accepted the challenge. “I took it, but didn't expect it to be as much work as it was, but it was doable,” said Weaver, a Scout in Troop 1005 in Washington, ...

Chevy Chase Street has famous ring to it

EditorĢƵ note: This is one in an occasional series about the origin of unusual names of places in Washington, Greene and Fayette counties. A few connections leap to mind when passing Chevy Chase Street in Finleyville: the iconic actor known for his roles in TVĢƵ “Saturday Night Live” ...

Ohio man hit by beer can at Star Lake concert suffers concussions

Since he was hit in the head with a beer can at the Jason Aldean concert and diagnosed with multiple concussions earlier this month, Michael Mollenkopf has experienced worsening symptoms. Mollenkopf said in an interview Friday that Aldean was playing his second song at the Aug. 9 show at The ...