Valley News Dispatch category, Page 274
Faces of the Valley: Allegheny Township native parlays passion for computers into 20-year web show stint
Building an internet show with more than 200 episodes has been a lengthy process for Tim Klanica, but it’s a journey he is proud to have undertaken. Launched from humble beginnings, Klanica’s “LoudMouthTim” web show is celebrating its 20th year of programming. His web show can be found on loudmouthtim.com,...
Springdale pet clinic employee accused of stealing drugs, money, gift cards faces felony charges
State narcotics agents accused an employee at a veterinary clinic in Springdale of stealing drugs, cash and gift cards from the company and her co-workers. Heidi E. Schumacher, 42, of Orchard Street in Shaler was charged with seven counts of prohibited acts and a count of forgery, which are all...
The Stroller, May 14, 2023: 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. Movie night to feature historical Leechburg films The Leechburg Area Museum...
Civil War reenactors aim to bring local history to life at Allegheny-Kiski Valley Heritage Museum in Tarentum
Donning a U.S. military uniform designed to look like what soldiers wore during the Civil War, David Harkleroad said he wanted to bring history to life. That’s why he and other reenactors with the 78th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Company F from Freeport on Saturday were wearing Civil War-style uniforms and...
Burtner House needs volunteers to keep history alive
The desire to maintain one of the oldest homes in Allegheny County remains strong for volunteers at the Burtner House in Harrison, but the hearty work is a lot to shoulder for the aging group. A handful of do-gooders at the Burtner House Restoration Society are tasked with mowing the...
Fulfilling a dream: Allegheny Township man, 94, relishes 4-month world cruiseVideo
Merle Sober of Allegheny Township knows how to “seas” the day. Actually, 111 of them. Sober, 94, recently completed an unaccompanied cruise around the world that took him to every continent except Antarctica. “I had to go all the way — go big,” Sober said during an interview at the...
Election Day: What you need to know
Tuesday is Election Day. Allegheny County’s more than 890,000 and Westmoreland County’s more than 243,000 registered voters will head to the polls to nominate candidates for state judge, county offices including county execitive, county council, commissioner, judge and sheriff, as well as school boards, local city and borough councils and...
Allegheny, Westmoreland, Alle-Kiski Valley races to watch in Tuesday’s primary
Voters will go to the polls Tuesday with a slew of political races on the ballot. Allegheny County will be picking a Democratic nominee in a six-candidate race for county executive, while the county’s longtime district attorney is facing possibly his toughest primary challenge in more than two decades. There...
West Deer man accused by trooper of driving with suspended license, transporting drugs ordered to trial
A West Deer man was ordered to stand trial on drug and other charges after a state trooper accused him of driving with a license suspended for DUI and having heroin and crack in his car. Troy Allen Cyphert, 58, of the 1000 block of Mueller Street was charged with...
CLO Construction Center for the Arts in Springdale plays a lead role in theater productions
Some of the physical sets that audiences see on theater stages here and across the country began inside the Pittsburgh CLO’s Construction Center for the Arts in Springdale. More than 50 musical theater sets, ranging from classics such as “1776,” “The Sound of Music” and “Annie” to blockbusters “Mary Poppins”...
The Stroller, May 13, 2023: 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. HOPE Center shares summer wish list The Alle-Kiski Area HOPE Center,...
New Harrison Hills exhibit showcases ‘Native Americans of the Allegheny Valley’
A small-scale replica of a Native American longhouse sits among artist Robert Griffing’s depictions of 17th-century life in a new display at the Harrison Hills Environmental Learning Center. “If you have ever wondered what life was like in our locale before it was densely populated by European settlers, the new...
Kids still got to touch trucks, sit in some, on Saturday despite rain in Harrison
The Harrison Township Recreation Board held its fourth annual touch-a-truck event Saturday at Highlands High School in Harrison. Many types of trucks, emergency vehicles, construction vehicles, were scheduled to appear on what turned out to be a rainy morning....
Doctor testifies New Kensington child was physically, sexually abused
A pediatrician who examined Mikel Fetterman just days after he was hospitalized with serious head injuries in March 2020 testified Friday the child was the victim of physical abuse and potentially a sexual assault. Dr. Jennifer Clarke works at a hospital in New York, but three years ago, she was...
New Kensington police nab man suspected of assaulting child at an Easter egg hunt; drug charges added
New Kensington police investigating an attempted burglary early Thursday arrested a man who was wanted on a warrant and charged him with drug possession after an officer spotted him sitting in a running car nearby. Deron Shaquille Hinton, 30, of Pittsburgh’s Allentown neighborhood was charged with two felony counts of...
Oakmont man guilty of 3rd-degree murder in 3-year-old daughter’s death
An Oakmont man was convicted of third-degree murder in the starvation death of his daughter. Bella Seachrist, 3, died June 9, 2020, after she became unresponsive and was taken to UPMC St. Margaret hospital near Aspinwall. In addition to the homicide charge, Jose Salazar-Ortiz Sr., 32, was found guilty of aggravated...
Girardi, Karaica seek Lower Valley district judge seat
For the first time in more than 20 years, the Lower Valley magisterial district will have a new judge. Mitchell Karaica, 50, of Springdale, and Michael Girardi, 37, of Cheswick, are seeking the seat currently held by David Sosovicka. Sosovicka is not seeking reelection to instead pursue senior judge status....
Army Corps announces upper Allegheny River lock openings for boaters
Locks on the upper Allegheny River will be open during specific dates and times this summer, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District announced Friday. The corps will provide locking services to recreational boaters through a partnership with the Allegheny River Development Corp. Allegheny River locks six through nine...
Apollo man accused of tackling, strangling woman during argument ordered to stand trial
An Apollo man accused of tackling a woman and strangling her during an argument has been ordered to stand trial. Joseph Kipling Norris, 38, of the 300 block of South Fourth Street was charged with a felony count of strangulation along with simple assault, criminal mischief and harassment. Norris waived...
Kiski Township supervisor candidate’s Only Fans page sparks criminal investigation
Only Fans strikes again. A candidate for Kiski Township supervisor is the latest person forced to contend with leaked news that she has a page on the social media site featuring racy photos of herself. But it might not be supervisor candidate Brittany Hilliard who ends up paying the price...
The Stroller, May 12, 2023: 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. Free gardening program offered in New Kensington Penn State Master Gardeners...
New Kensington schedules public hearing on motorcycle club’s use of building
A public hearing is scheduled on a motorcycle club’s request to use a building in a residential area of New Kensington as its clubhouse. City council will hold the hearing Monday, May 22. The Vultures Motorcycle Club goes into the hearing already fighting an uphill battle. The city’s planning commission...
Blawnox Memorial Day plans set
Blawnox will have a parade and service on Memorial Day that one official believes will be its biggest ever. “This is probably the biggest parade that we have,” Mayor Anthony Gross said. “It’s a very big town event. It’s always exciting. It’s become more exciting because year by year we’re...
Westmoreland approves $12 million finance package for New Kensington-Arnold development
The Westmoreland County commissioners on Thursday approved a $12 million financial package to support construction of a manufacturing development that straddles New Kensington and Arnold. The commissioners will allocate $1 million from the county’s covid-relief funds and another $3 million from the Westmoreland County Industrial Development Corp. The money will...
Springdale planners recommend residential rezoning for former Cheswick Generating Station property
The Springdale Planning Commission on Wednesday recommended the former Cheswick Generating Station be rezoned for residential use, despite the property owner’s claims that doing so would make the property unusable. The three-member commission — which serves as an advisory board to borough council — recommended the parcels north of Pittsburgh...
