Valley News Dispatch category, Page 47
Elderly woman freed from beneath car at Lower Burrell Manor
An elderly woman was flown to a trauma center Wednesday evening after she was pinned underneath a car in Lower Burrell. Lower Burrell Co. 3 Chief Brennan Sites said crews were dispatched at 6:28 p.m. for reports of a woman trapped under a car at Lower Burrell Manor, 200 Sylvan...
Police: 19-year-old arrested following wild police chase; stolen guns, drugs recovered
A 19-year-old Hollidaysburg man is behind bars after he led police on a high-speed chase from New Kensington into Murrysville early Thursday morning. Jerome Micha McClung faces 19 charges, among them aggravated assault, DUI, receiving stolen property, endangering the welfare of children, reckless endangerment, fleeing from an officer, causing an...
Leechburg Area School District reaches new contract with teacher’s union
After five months of negotiations, Leechburg Area School District staff members have agreed on a new five-year contract with the district. Superintendent David Keibler said that while negotiations ran smoothly for the most part, healthcare was the most widely discussed issue. According to Keibler, the district saw a large jump...
Upper Burrell tech center to coordinate expanded international technology pilot program
Pittsburgh-based Arconic Technology Center is bringing enhanced international technology to its metal manufacturing company. Arconic and Icelandic metal analysis company DTE are expanding their collaboration, which began last October. An Arconic facility in North America will serve as a pilot location for DTE’s molten metal composition analysis system. That location,...
Kevin and Lori Schoch named majors of New Kensington Salvation Army
The New Kensington Salvation Army has new leadership. Kevin and Lori Schoch took over as majors of the New Kensington Salvation Army, 255 Third St., last week. The Schochs, married 40 years, said they look forward to learning more about the New Kensington community. “We’ll spend a lot of time...
Aspinwall Zoning Hearing Board to receive plans for proposed townhouses at former church site
Plans for five high-end townhouses at a former Methodist Church site in Aspinwall are moving forward. Planning commissioners voted 7-0 June 15 to push the proposed development by Amena Properties founder Tony Pompeo Jr. on to the zoning hearing board. Vice Chairman Robert Scott was absent. The earliest that the...
Building the Valley: Spokes bike shop is back, this time in Vandergrift
Tim Carson is all about positive energy, good vibes and high vibrations — but most of all, bikes. “The glory of bicycles, for me, (is) it has always been a stress reducer,” he said, standing next to a workbench covered in tools and bike parts. “I always say: Bikes change...
Fox Chapel area Eagle Scout hopefuls turn to nature for top scout honor
A pair of Fox Chapel area Eagle Scout hopefuls are seeking the highest honor in scouts through nature projects. Josh Lowe, who recently graduated from Fox Chapel Area High School, is in the process of digging an estimated 310-foot connector trail down a hillside by Shady Side Academy’s Country Day...
The Stroller, July 3, 2025: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your non-profit’s community events, fundraisers and club meetings for free in The Stroller. Send information at least two weeks in advance to vndnews@triblive.com or The Stroller, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15084. Please include a daytime telephone number. Follow the Stroller on X at @VNDStroller. Independence Day celebration planned...
Upper Burrell goes back to the drawing board on rules for injection wells
Upper Burrell residents on Wednesday asked supervisors to consider more stringent rules for injection wells. Township supervisors were considering a proposal regulating and outlining rules for injection wells that would allow them as a conditional use in industrial-zoned areas of Upper Burrell only. During the hourlong hearing Wednesday, residents asked...
Traffic tangles ahead: Upcoming Tarentum Bridge project to last 3 years
It’ll be a long three years for Tarentum Bridge motorists once the span’s $97.5 million rehab project gets underway late next year or in early 2027. A portion of the work will require a full closure, with much of the traffic likely rerouted through East Deer to New Kensington. “We...
New Kensington constable accused of impersonating a police officer, hiding guns
New Kensington-based constable Herman Staple II is charged with several misdemeanors after being accused of impersonating a police officer and later concealing guns from police in violation of a protection from abuse order. Officers in New Kensington pulled over Staple in mid-May for driving what appeared to be a police...
Oakmont leaders consider Bird Town membership
Bird Town may be taking flight in Oakmont. During Oakmont Council’s planning meeting July 1, Nick Stahlman, community conservation coordinator for the Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania, spoke to council members about what becoming a Bird Town means. Chris Kubiak, education director for the Audubon Society, has been working with...
Riverview School Board passes budget with 2.23% tax increase
Riverview School District property taxpayers will see a 2.23% tax increase next school year. After months of debate between school board members, a $28.45 million budget was approved in a 5-3 vote. School Directors Anthony Paris, Stefani Garibay and Bridget Seery voted against the budget. Board member Roger Pogoda was...
New Kensington man sentenced to jail in drug, threat cases
A New Kensington man was sentenced to state prison Monday in connection with six cases, including one in which he was accused of assaulting a woman with a gun in 2024. Jadrian R. Wade, 31, was ordered to spend 2 1/2 to eight years behind bars, according to a court...
Upper Burrell raid leads to prison sentences for 2
Two people were sentenced to state prison terms Tuesday in connection with drugs, a gun and other evidence found during a 2022 police search of a home in Upper Burrell, according to court orders. Brittany Nicole Robinson, 35, previously of Upper Burrell, was sentenced to five to 10 years. Djuan...
The Stroller, July 2, 2025: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
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Harrison police get less-lethal weapons to deal with increasing crises
Harrison police are responding to more mental health crises than ever before. Since 2012, the number of calls dealing with noncompliant people has increased more than 500%, Chief Brian Turack said. Officers responded to 16 such calls in 2012 and 98 in 2023. “It’s not all mental health; it’s anywhere...
New Kensington man, fugitive since February, arrested in Pittsburgh, faces new gun charges
A New Kensington man wanted on multiple warrants now faces additional gun charges after being taken into custody Tuesday by the Allegheny County Sheriff’s deputies. William Rodgers, 28, has been a fugitive since February when he walked out of Renewal Center halfway house on Boulevard of the Allies in Downtown...
Freeport Area School District final budget includes tax hikes
The Freeport Area School Board raised taxes as much as the state would allow in June, meaning most property owners will owe at least $100 more over the course of the 2025-26 academic year. The main reason for the hike: A $55 million overhaul of the high school that will...
Upper Burrell man, Dennis Praniewicz, knew how to make the most of life
There was only one Dennis Praniewicz. Whether it was riding a jon boat or motorcycle, making tomato moonshine, or shenanigans from sleepwalking, Praniewicz lived a life as funny and wild as it was caring and passionate, his family said. “The stories we could tell,” said Trudy Praniewicz, Dennis’ wife of...
Flooding reported in Vandergrift, Apollo elsewhere in the region
Sia Fouse knew something was up when one of her employees walked up from the first level of her business, The Sia Center in Vandergrift, at around 11:45 a.m. Tuesday. “I said, ‘Why does it look like something’s wrong?’” said Fouse, owner of the Wallace Street event venue and indoor...
Canceled: Music festival on tap for Lower Burrell; summer music series continues
A Lower Burrell music festival planned this month has been called off. The city’s parks and recreation commission announced Wednesday that the Kick it at Kotecki music festival, planned for July 12 at K-9 Officer Derek Kotecki Memorial Park, has been canceled. “This decision was not made lightly because we...
The Stroller, July 1, 2025: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
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Randi Shank appointed as New Kensington controller
New Kensington Council on Monday appointed Randi Shank as the city’s controller. The move is part of a chain reaction of sorts in the city’s government: Shank, 66, takes over the position from John Zavadak. Zavadak was New Kensington’s controller for nearly 24 years and, on June 2, was appointed...
