Valley News Dispatch category, Page 471
The Stroller, Aug. 26, 2021: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your club meetings, community events and fundraisers for free in The Stroller. Send information at least a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. Family fun day planned Saturday at Vandergrift church First United Methodist Church, Vandergrift, will sponsor a free family fun day from...
Best friends organize A-K Valley photo shoot to help women feel comfortable in bathing suits
Lucille Gearhart walked with a cane as she made her way down the steps to the Vandergrift pool in Veterans Memorial Park. The 91-year-old donned a green, black and white tankini top and black, skirted bottom. It was time for the bathing suit photo shoot. “I’m doing this for my...
Lower Burrell woman ordered to stand trial on charges stemming from fiery Tarentum Bridge crash
An attorney representing a Lower Burrell woman who crashed her car in a work zone on the closed Tarentum Bridge in June tried to argue Wednesday there was no proof she was drunk at the time of the crash. Brackenridge District Judge Carolyn Bengel didn’t buy defense attorney Tom McKinley’s...
Leechburg Area opens school year, masks optional, with all but a handful of students attending classes in person
Leechburg Area High School Superintendent Tiffany Nix stood outside on campus Wednesday morning, greeting students on the first day of school. “It’s so exciting,” Nix said. “Our students need to be face-to-face, and our teachers need to be with our students.” The district enrolls about 750 students. Nix said only...
Minor fire at apartment building on Freeport Road in Harrison shuts down several busy streets
Firefighters responded en masse Wednesday afternoon when a fire was reported at a two-story apartment building along Freeport Road in Harrison. Sean Jones, fire chief of Citizens Hose Fire Rescue and EMS, said crews initially were called out shortly after 4 p.m. for smoke in an apartment. Firefighters found heavy...
Fugitive wanted on sexual assault charges nabbed in Sharpsburg
A man wanted on two charges of sexually assaulting a minor was apprehended in Sharpsburg on Wednesday, authorities said. Travis Gladish, 38, of Wellsburg, W.Va., was arrested just after 11:15 a.m. after deputies from the Allegheny County Sheriff’s Office were tipped of to his location in the borough. Gladish was...
Police: Arnold man wanted on child endangerment, animal cruelty charges arrested after foot chase
An Arnold man wanted on warrants in connection with child endangerment and animal cruelty cases was arrested Tuesday morning after a foot chase that ended when he stepped on a nail, police said. Court records show Trever Lamar Cue, 27, was charged with child endangerment in April after, police said,...
The Stroller, Aug. 25, 2021: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your club meetings, community events and fundraisers for free in The Stroller. Send information at least a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. Tarentum fire departments to host music, arts and craft beer fest The Tarentum Music, Arts and Craft Beer Fest will be...
Man killed in Pa. Turnpike crash in Monroeville identified by state police
A Fayette County man died Wednesday in a tractor-trailer crash that closed the Pennsylvania Turnpike eastbound for several hours Wednesday in Monroeville, according to state police. David J. Paull, 60, of Uniontown, who was a passenger in the truck, died in the 1:30 p.m. crash that occurred at milepost 54.4...
Wrestling, music, food featured at Citizens Hose fundraiser in Harrison
Professional wrestling, music and food will be featured at a Citizens Hose Fire-Rescue-EMS fundraiser Saturday in Harrison. The event, featuring a show by Keystone State Wrestling Alliance, is scheduled to start with food at 1 p.m., music beginning at 2:30 p.m. and wrestling getting underway at 5 p.m. at the...
Classes underway in Allegheny Valley School District
The school year got underway this week in Allegheny Valley School District, with kindergarten classes starting Tuesday and other grades beginning the day before. The school board voted 7-2 last week to make mask-wearing mandatory in district buildings and on buses. Masks aren’t required during recess, lunch or activities such...
Apollo-Ridge ‘back on track’ for 1st day of school
The first day of school at Apollo-Ridge on Tuesday was about “getting our students back on track with some routine and consistency,” one administrator said. Courtney Anderson, the elementary principal, said the staff will focus on co-teaching and small group work to help strengthen students academically. Students are attending fully...
First Avenue ramps to, from Tarentum Bridge to close for paving
The First Avenue ramps onto and off of the Tarentum Bridge will be closed for much of the day Thursday, Tarentum officials announced. The ramps will be closed from early morning until late afternoon for paving at Ross Street and First Avenue at the foot of the ramps, near the...
Newly crowned Miss Little Italy, Rosalie Casper of Allegheny Township, a pageant natural
Allegheny Township’s Rosalie Casper spent a few weeks working on her stage presence before her debut pageant appearance Sunday at Little Italy Days in Pittsburgh’s Bloomfield neighborhood. That’s all the preparation the 5-year-old needed. Rosalie was named Miss Little Italy in the 4-to-6-year-old division at the region’s largest annual festival...
New Kensington girl survives fall from 3rd-story window
A New Kensington girl survived a 35-to-40-foot fall from an apartment building window Tuesday afternoon. The incident happened in the 600 block of Fifth Avenue around 12:50 p.m., according to a Westmoreland County emergency dispatcher. Police said the girl, whose age was not available, fell from the top window on...
Fox Chapel Area confirms 4 covid-19 cases at high school
On the first day of school for Fox Chapel Area School District, leaders have confirmed four cases of covid-19 among high school students or staff. The covid-19 dashboard on the district website lists an updated number of cases by building each month. Bonnie Berzonski, district coordinator of communications, said the...
Fox Chapel Area welcomes back students for 1st day of classes
More than 4,000 Fox Chapel Area students enjoyed their first day back to school on Tuesday. At Dorseyville Middle School, Principal Jon Nauhaus and Program Principal Laura Miller welcomed students at the school entrance, which was decked out with red, white and black balloons. District Deputy Superintendent David McCommons also...
The Stroller, Aug. 24, 2021: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your club meetings, community events and fundraisers for free in The Stroller. Send information at least a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. St. Joseph HS to welcome Bishop Kulick St. Joseph High School in Harrison will celebrate the Year of St. Joseph with...
Vandergrift’s Casino Theatre receives Westmoreland Cultural Trust art installation
Volunteers installed a wing-themed art installation on the grounds of Vandergrift’s Casino Theatre on Saturday as part of the Wings Across Westmoreland initiative. Vandergrift was the eighth location included in Westmoreland Cultural Trust’s countywide art initiative featuring metal wings inspired by places in various locations in Westmoreland County. “The Casino...
Aspinwall updates fees for traffic violations that had been in place since 1990s
Some fines for traffic violations in Aspinwall will skyrocket about 500% since council’s approval of a new fee scale, one that members said was long overdue. Running a red light in Aspinwall will cost $150, up from $25. Driving the wrong direction on a one-way road will also cost $150,...
The Stroller, Aug. 23, 2021: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your club meetings, community events and fundraisers for free in The Stroller. Send information at least a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. Knead Community Café welcomes donations Knead Community Café, New Kensington, is accepting donations to help the daily operation of the café,...
Apollo woman faces DUI and multiple charges after rolling her car over in Kiski Township
Kiski Township police is pressing multiple charges, including DUI, against an Apollo woman who rolled her car on Saturday night on Sugar Hollow Road. Jamie Fulton, 39, received minor injuries and extricated herself from the severely damaged car, according to police. No other vehicles were involved. Police charged Fulton with...
Community health fair in Tarentum offers up bike helmets, jobs and more
A community health fair on Saturday in Tarentum provided much more than medical testing and pamphlets. About 50 booths lined First Avenue with the road blocked from traffic from Lock Street to Corbet Street. The region’s two major health systems, Allegheny Health Network and UPMC, were on hand with UPMC...
Band Blast at New Kensington thrills crowds with line-up of 11 bands
Band Blast at New Kensington’s Memorial Park was all about the bands, 11 of them, that drew crowds throughout Sunday for more than seven hours of live music. The benefit concert pays for upgrades and projects in the park. The event was sponsored by the New Ken/Arnold Social, which also...
Labor United celebration is back at Northmoreland Park
The 2021 Labor United Celebration in Northmoreland Park is back. “It’s a go,” said Brandon Simpson, the county’s parks and recreation director. Simpson said covid-19 restrictions are not expected to impact the event as they did last year, when the pandemic forced the cancellation of the festival that draws about...
