Valley News Dispatch category, Page 313

Antwon Rice Sr. of Homewood was shot twice in the head during a crime in April 2020. When he died, his mother, Yolanda White made the difficult decision to donate his kidney and liver through the Center for Organ Recovery & Education (CORE), headquartered in O’Hara. “I didn’t even know...

Unleash the magic broomsticks! The inaugural Witching Hours Night Market is scheduled for the night of Oct. 15 in Vandergrift. Its organizers say more than 70 vendors are booked. The event will be held rain or shine, and Grant Avenue will be closed to vehicle traffic. The market was organized...

On the corner of Western Street and Heuser Way in Tarentum sits a stout red brick building, home to a small church that has stood the test of time. The Bethel AME Church serves a congregation of about 35 members and marked its 105th anniversary this year. “We’re a small...

Publicize your non-profit’s community events, fundraisers and club meetings for free in The Stroller. Send information at least a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com or The Stroller, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15084. Please include a daytime telephone number. Tarentum scarecrow contest taking submissions Tarentum Recreation Board is sponsoring its...

Some lucky birds are about to score colorful new digs, thanks to recent creative artwork by students at Leechburg Area High School. The Birdhouse Project is the latest project from high school art teacher Shayle Prorok. Six students designed and painted birdhouses last month. The houses will be donated to...

A woman from Arnold faces half a dozen felony charges after police accused her of using another woman’s bank account to gamble online and take out a line of credit. Nanci Jane Giuffre, 70, of the 1500 block of Horne Boulevard, was charged with two counts each of felony identity...

West Deer officials have cancelled Sunday’s community festival because of a forecast of bad weather. Parks and Recreation Director Amy Stark made the announcement early Saturday evening during what was scheduled to be the first of a two-day event at Bairdford Park. Township officials feared muddy conditions in the baseball...

Gloria Parobeck alerted everyone on her Brackenridge street that a polka concert was coming to Harrison Hills Park on Saturday. “I wouldn’t have missed this for the world,” Parobeck said. “I even brought my German shepherd, Sunshine, because she’s 100% Polish since she joined the family.” About 100 people lounged...

Beer flowed and brats sizzled Saturday during Vandergrift’s first-ever Bavarian-themed craft fair. Oktoberfest, co-sponsored by Allusion Brewing Co. and the Vandergrift Business Association, transformed portions of Grant and Columbia avenues into a lively celebration complete with authentic German music, dancing and a stein-holding contest. “We’re hoping to do our best...

Hundreds of students from several schools performed at the 75th Alle-Kiski Valley Marching Band Festival on Thursday in Penn Hills. Instrumental tunes of generational hits such as Ike and Tina Turner’s “Proud Mary,” and Hanson’s “MMMBop” to NSYNC’s “Bye Bye Bye” to Backstreet Boys’ “I Want It That Way” and...

Authorities say a Tarentum man wanted for a parole violation was arrested on felony gun and drug charges in New Kensington after narcotics agents say he engaged in a drug transaction last month. Christopher James McClinton, 27, of the 300 block of East Eighth Avenue in Tarentum was charged by...

A Natrona Heights man has been identified by state police as the driver of a car that overturned Thursday on Route 66 and hit a tractor-trailer at the entrance to Sunoco Logistics Partners in Salem Township. Noah E. Bianco, 19, suffered what state police said was a serious injury in...

Publicize your non-profit’s community events, fundraisers and club meetings for free in The Stroller. Send information at least a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com or The Stroller, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15084. Please include a daytime telephone number. NK-Arnold School District to recognize distinguished alumni New Kensington-Arnold School District...

A Springdale home improvement contractor was arrested after a family accused him of taking full payment up front for a project he didn’t finish. Jason Raymond Mager, 46, of the 400 block of Ridge Avenue was charged with two felony counts of home improvement fraud along with counts of theft...

The on-ramp from Delafield Avenue to northbound Route 28 in Aspinwall will close for construction for about two weeks, PennDOT officials announced. The closure is expected to begin at 6 a.m. Monday and last around-the-clock through 5 p.m. Oct. 10. Officials said the closure is necessary to allow crews from...

An Arnold man faces a felony firearms charge after a tip was received about two wanted men being at a house on Victoria Avenue, police said. William Jermain Rodgers, 25, is being held in the Westmoreland County jail after being unable to post a $50,000 bond following his Sept. 14...

An Armstrong County man faces felony charges after being accused of raping a 16-year-old, according to state police. Zachary William Baum, 24, of the 100 block of Belltop Drive in Cadogan Township is charged with felony counts of rape, attempted involuntary deviate sexual intercourse and corruption of a minor along...

There’s just something about a friendly, doe-eyed beagle with its unassuming size and floppy ears that caused Michele Binder to keep the dog breed at her side most of her life. When news broke in July of the rescue of 4,000 beagles in deplorable conditions at a Virginia breeding facility...

Good news keeps rolling in for park-goers in Harrison. The township will receive $70,100 from the state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources for work on its kayak launch parking lot in the Natrona section. The grant covers about half of the $141,000 cost to transform a vacant lot into...

A man was in surgery at a Pittsburgh hospital Friday morning after being shot overnight in Arnold, police Chief Eric Doutt said. The shooting happened around 2:30 a.m. in the 1800 block of Leishman Avenue. Doutt said the man, 43, was shot more than once. He did not know how...

A Sharpsburg native is paying tribute to his hometown with a documentary highlighting an Italian American immigrant who brought over more than just luggage with him from Italy. Pete Ferraro, an Emmy-award winning filmmaker, producer and writer, will premiere his documentary, “il Messarggero” — “The Messenger” — Oct. 1 on...

Police say a man who fled from officers after the stolen car he was driving went over a hillside in Springdale Township was arrested later the same day when he tried to steal another one. Joshua James Short, 20, whose last known address was in Pittsburgh’s Chateau neighborhood, was charged...

Publicize your community events, fundraisers and club meetings for free in The Stroller. Send information at least a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com or The Stroller, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15084. Please include a daytime telephone number. NK Salvation Army to offer holiday assistance, coats The New Kensington Salvation...

Park users in Aspinwall and O’Hara will benefit from a round of state grants aimed at green space upgrades. Sites in both communities will see significant benefits thanks to grants from the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources announced Sept. 7. O’Hara Township will receive $62,500 for development of the...