Donora News

“The media didn't like that. I knew it could spiral out of control”

U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton began to feel faint in the days after the trial ended for Scooter Libby, and his days of presiding over the high-profile case were over. via O-R Online

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Apple Inc. said Monday its online stores in the U.S. and U.K. are sold out of the iPhone, a sign supplies are being winnowed ahead of the launch of the device's next generation featuring faster Internet surfing ... via PittsburghLIVE.com

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“The people from Webster who don't have all the ... facilities that Donora has can get over here”

James Hibbs and his crew of four suspend themselves under the old steel bridge on a plank for an eight-hour shift, hooked to ropes and cables high above the Monongahela River. via O-R Online

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“If you want to work here and take our money, then you should live here.”

In the last 32 years or so, John Lignelli has been a very influential man - first as a councilman and, for the last 16 years, as mayor. via Http

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“I donate my services at senior centers and have played for the Knights of Columbus”

Edward Sedlar, of Monessen, has two special interests in his life - playing the organ and serving in the Salvation Army. via Http

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“An opportunity came along that I could not pass up, to be honest”

In the wake of Brian Bell's resignation, the borough is once more in the market for an administrator. via Http

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Authorities are asking for help in catching what they are calling a serial bank robber. via ThePittsburghChannel

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The FBI is offering $1,000 to anyone who can help it catch a man who's recently robbed several banks. via Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

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“I guess I will continue to represent him until a new attorney is appointed.”

Washington County has run out of attorneys who are qualified to be appointed to represent a Webster man charged with killing a retired Carroll Township police chief and his wife. via O-R Online

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“But he's been nothing but a major headache since he's been here”

A Donora automotive garage owner who is suing borough officials is expanding his business and moving into the city. via PittsburghLIVE.com

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