Valley News Dispatch category, Page 10
Aspinwall eyes Brilliant Avenue realignment to provide safer access to Allegheny RiverTrail Park
A project to realign Brilliant Avenue in Aspinwall with the entrance to Allegheny RiverTrail Park is expected to improve safety and ease navigation along one of the borough’s busiest and most challenging corridors, authorities said. Mayor Scott Zimmermann said the $3.9 million construction will fix a long-standing “wonky” entrance to...
Scrap fire briefly sends smoke plume above Tarentum
A scrap fire in Tarentum briefly billowed plumes of black smoke above the Allegheny River on Tuesday afternoon near the Tarentum Bridge. The blaze, reported just before 3 p.m., appeared to be in a metal scrap yard owned by PJ Greco Sons Inc. Fire crews extinguished most of it within...
Free smoke alarms available to New Kensington residents
The New Kensington Fire Department once again will collaborate with the American Red Cross to install free smoke alarms in houses across the city this month after success from the same initiative four years ago. In 2022, the department and Red Cross volunteers installed about 400 smoke alarms as part...
The Stroller, April 7, 2026: 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. New support center opens...
New self-care, wellness studio 1st of its kind in Fox Chapel areaVideo
High school sweethearts Dan and Erika Scherling are using advanced technology to provide optimal wellness and health at their new business venture focused on self-care. The Ross residents opened Degree Wellness Fox Chapel on March 21 in Indiana Township. It’s one of two Degree Wellness locations in Pennsylvania — the...
Volunteers replace 10 invasive trees with native ones along Freeport Road in Blawnox
Blawnox is looking a little greener with the help of multiple volunteers and the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy. The nonprofit environmental agency partnered with the borough for a tree planting through TreeVitalize on April 2. TreeVitalize is a community tree planting program. It’s a joint project of Allegheny County Parks, the...
Immigrant rights marchers continue through Westmoreland County on journey to ICE facility
A small caravan of backpack-clad immigrant rights advocates pushed through Westmoreland County Monday on their way to an ICE detention facility in Clearfield County. Jaime Martinez, executive director of Pittsburgh-based Frontline Dignity, is making the 8-day, roughly 130-mile journey to Moshannon Valley Processing Center in an effort to draw attention...
Building the Valley: New Kensington’s Catoris Candies celebrates 100 years of treats
In the production room at New Kensington’s Catoris Candies, owner John Gentile flipped through a small, yellowed notepad of candy recipes. Most of the scribbled instructions have been followed since the shop’s opening 100 years ago, he said. Still, Gentile often takes creative liberties in developing new sweets, especially variations...
Organizers search for host families for Freeport International Baseball Invitational
Youth baseball players from around the world will gather for a tournament in Freeport in July, but organizers say the visitors need a place to stay. The organizers of the annual Freeport International Baseball Invitational are searching for local families to host traveling players. The families will be responsible for...
The Stroller, April 6, 2026: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
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Vandergrift native returns to Westmoreland as Bushy Run museum manager
Kiski Area graduate Sarah Mihelic, Bushy Run Battlefield’s latest museum manager, was failing her sixth grade history class when her teacher assigned her an extra credit opportunity at Washington Township’s Fort Hand. Mihelic visited the Westmoreland County historical site for a Revolutionary War battle reenactment — camera, notebook and pen...
Free ‘Birds of Prey’ program aims to ‘inspire curiosity of our own backyards’
Chris Kubiak is willing to bet that time spent outdoors can provide more wonder than social media scrolling. “Everyone has screens galore these days,” said Kubiak, director of education for Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania. “Putting the phones down and connecting with nature always makes me want to do it...
O’Hara considers mandating safety boxes at commercial, industrial, multifamily buildings
O’Hara officials are considering an ordinance mandating commercial, industrial and multifamily facilities provide quick emergency access for first responders to their facilities. A Knox Box is a small, wall-mounted safe that holds building keys that fire departments could use to gain access so they wouldn’t have to force their way...
Foxwall EMS invites people to annual Run for the Hill of It fundraiser
Endurance will be on full display during an annual fundraiser that challenges runners to scale one of the steepest hills in Allegheny County. Registration is open for the Run for the Hill of It, scheduled for April 26 in Aspinwall. The course begins at the borough building and ends at...
New Kensington couple, dog rescued from fire after neighbor sees smoke, wakes them
Two New Kensington residents and an Arnold firefighter were hurt in a fire that did severe damage to a home in the city’s Valley Heights section Sunday morning. The fire at 791 Kennedy Ave. was reported about 8:30 a.m., New Kensington fire Chief Ed Saliba said. According to Saliba, an...
The Stroller, April 5, 2026: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
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Construction continues on New Kensington industrial park
The view from the New Kensington Bridge will look a bit different come year’s end. Since the Regional Industrial Development Corp. and the Westmoreland County Industrial Corp. bought the New Kensington Advanced Manufacturing Park along the Allegheny River, the site, known for its brick buildings with missing windows, has been...
Easter Bunny, and a real bunny, make appearances at egg hunt in Upper Burrell’s Lincoln Beach neighborhood
Residents made a day of an Easter egg hunt in Upper Burrell’s Lincoln Beach neighborhood on Saturday. Festivities were organized by Community Revitalization Mission of Service, a nonprofit serving the Lincoln Beach community. Treasurer Julianne Vilca said it had been years since there was an Easter egg hunt in the...
ICE says 13 arrested at PennDOT drivers’ license center in Armstrong County
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested 13 people Friday at a PennDOT driver’s license center near Kittanning, according to the Department of Homeland Security. Jason Koontz, a DHS spokesman, said ICE was called by East Franklin police after “concerned citizens reported an abnormally large amount of individuals” outside the...
Here are the planned stops for immigrant rights activist’s 8-day walk to ICE detention center
Jaime Martinez’s eight-day walk from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in Pittsburgh’s South Side to the agency’s detention center in Clearfield County will take him through Monroeville, Apollo and Indiana. The march envisioned by Martinez, executive director of immigrant advocacy group Frontline Dignity, will start about 8 a.m....
Freeport Kiwanis Easter egg hunt draws hundreds of children to Freeport Community Park
It didn’t take long for hundreds of kids to pick up thousands of plastic eggs scattered around Freeport Community Park on Saturday morning. The Freeport Kiwanis Club held its annual Easter egg hunt, with the help of the Key Club at Freeport High School. Children carrying baskets and bags were...
Alle-Kiski Senior Citizen News: March 28, 2026
Armstrong County Senior Centers Apollo Thursday: 10 a.m., Jimmy Swogger puppet show; Easter celebration. Hours: 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. weekdays. Details: Charlotte at 800-368-1066 or Amy at 724-478-1410. The center is at 707A N. Fifth St., Apollo. Freeport Tuesday: blood pressure health program. The center is at 102 Fifth...
The Stroller, April 4, 2026: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
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First United Methodist Church of Leechburg observes Good Friday with its annual outdoor service
As part of its Holy Week services, The First United Methodist Church of Leechburg held its annual Good Friday Crosswalk on Friday. The Rev. James Arter led a procession from the front of the church on Main Street pulling a wagon carrying small wooden crosses through town. The crosses were...
Pittsburgh Brewing creates beer made with DNA from Immaculate Reception football
Ever wanted to drink in some football history? Some folks will be able to do just that — literally — in light of the NFL Draft coming to Pittsburgh this month. Partnering with Pittsburgh Brewing Co., Nemacolin Resort is offering a special pilsner, The Divinity Draft, which will be available...
