Valley News Dispatch category, Page 360

A state trooper responding to an assault complaint charged a Fawn Township man with illegal possession of a firearm after, police said, they found him sitting in a vehicle at a park-and-ride lot with three loaded guns. Zachary John Cervice, 50, of the 3900 block of Ridge Road was charged...

Ernie Clowes heard a familiar sound coming from across the street. He said he thought to himself, “Wow, there must be a neighbor who loves opera like I do. They must be playing it on the radio.” It wasn’t coming over the air waves. The powerful voice was that of...

Although the Allegheny River was closed initially to all boat traffic from the train derailment site in Harmar to Pittsburgh on Thursday, the U.S Coast Guard has significantly shortened the safety zone and will let all boats pass through that river section if they contact the agency. A Norfolk Southern...

Three railroad cars that were leaking a petroleum product after a freight train derailed in Harmar on Thursday afternoon have been secured with “no immediate signs” that it leaked into a nearby stream feeding into the Allegheny River, Norfolk Southern railroad officials said Friday morning. Freeport Road is expected to...

Leechburg’s annual Memorial Day parade will be extra special this year as the borough celebrates the late Mayor Wayne Dobos. This year’s ceremony will begin at 10 a.m. State Rep. Abby Major will be the keynote speaker. Tyler Bollinger will host the ceremony. Other appearances made in the parade will...

Two men from Cambria County face a string of felony charges after state investigators accused them of filing fraudulent insurance claims in 2020 with an agent in Arnold for three vehicles they owned together. Calvin Marcell Booker, 26, and David James Gaida, 23, both of the 400 block of Gallitain...

Burrell senior Dylan Selinger and her independent study project have greened up the Burrell High School campus. Selinger, 18, of Lower Burrell has been busy this school year with an independent internship in sustainability and organic agriculture. Her efforts have yielded tangible results, including landing a $1,000 PPG grant for...

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 15068. Please include a daytime telephone number. Benefit concert planned Sunday in Memorial Park A concert to benefit Steve...

Fox Chapel Area High School teacher Lisa Gibson never fails to be inspired by her students’ creativity. The gifted support facilitator said the teens’ solutions to modern-day dilemmas are innovative and capable. Most recently, a team of her students was named runner-up in the ninth annual state Department of Education...

A specialty food store in Aspinwall is expanding with a new casually-themed cafe. Feast on Brilliant, owned by Patti Danforth, is re-branding itself into a “feast gourmet market and eatery,” Danforth said. “The new cafe side is a warm and inviting family space, which we hope appeals to all ages....

Fox Chapel Area students and staff are yet again required to mask up in school buildings and district transportation, according to an email sent to parents Thursday evening by Superintendent Mary Catherine Reljac. The school district will provide masks for those who do not have one, Reljac said. The superintendent...

Here is the Kiski Area High School Class of 2022: Isaiah Joseph Adams, Adam Robert Altman, Makayla J Anderson, Faith E. Andree, Chloe Mae Arbaugh, Dylan Charles Arner, Serenity Jo Atkinson, Maycee Jayne Auden, Ashlee M. Bair, Aidan Joseph Bardine, Julian Emma Barr, Owen H. Barr, Dylan James Barry, Giovonni...

Here is the Freeport Area High School Class of 2022: Sydney Paige Alter, Allison Kay Arbuckle, Hannah Alexis Bain, Blair Mathew Beck, Abigail Lynn Begenwald, Quinton Alexander Blystone, Lillian Elizabeth Bowersox, Trevor William Braun, Rachel Mae Bricker, Armando Conde Brunck, Justin Anthony Bush, Jacob Daniel Campbell, Blake Anthony Caponi, Daysha...

A Kiski Township man accused of attacking a police officer who went to his house to check whether he was in danger faces a felony charge of aggravated assault. Travis Dewayne Sheaffer, 28, of Old State Road, also faces counts of simple assault, resisting arrest and harassment in connection with...

The father of a 9-year-old New Kensington boy who was found dead May 4 was ordered to stand trial on charges of simple assault and child endangerment that were filed in November. Jean J. Charles, 40, waived his right to a preliminary hearing before District Judge Frank J. Pallone Jr....

Sue Gregory’s favorite photo of her spunky grandmother, Laura Such of Lower Burrell, shows her riveting at Alcoa in New Kensington during World War II just like Rosie the Riveter. Such worked at Alcoa riveting canisters for military supplies like many women who stepped up during World War II to...

When Highlands fourth grader Kendall Walter runs laps around the playground after school, she hums tunes from the hit Broadway show “Hamilton.” “That Lin-Manuel Miranda really keeps me going,” said Kendall, a second-year participant in the elementary school’s Girls on the Run (GOTR) program. Hosted in part by the University...

Kiski Township is demanding that Rosebud Mining fix a road slide on Hilty Road. But the mining company first wants the township to release it from future responsibility to fix the road. Rosebud has used Hilty and other township roads for truck traffic to access its coal mining operations at...

Vandergrift fire officials and volunteers are on a mission to spread fire-safety awareness throughout the borough. Vandergrift Volunteer Fire Department Nos. 1 and 2 launched the “Sound The Alarm” campaign, sponsored by the American Red Cross, to provide free installation on June 4 of up to three smoke detectors in...

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 15068. Please include a daytime telephone number. Lower Burrell Farmers Market to open for summer The Lower Burrell Farmers...

Harmar supervisors are feeling optimistic about a medical equipment manufacturing facility coming to the township. Supervisors voted 4-0, with Supervisor Bob Exler absent, to green light the Madison Acquisitions plan to turn the former Meadows off-track betting site at 1 Anchor Drive into a manufacturing facility for Zoll Medical Corp....

Here is the Plum High School Class of 2022: Lindsey Adams, Hira Adeel, Kenyah Adonai, Beau Aiello, Dylan Akut, Elizabeth Amen, Sydney Anderson, Alexander Arelt, Tyler Atkinson, Trystn Auth, Macey Barritt, Madison Beard, Caleb Bedillion, Jake Bell, Emma Bennethum. Mark Berezanich, Dominic Bergamasco, Amanda Beyer, Kriti Bhandari, Angelo Borrelli, Sofia...

It’s prom season across the Alle-Kiski Valley and residents at Platinum Ridge in Brackenridge celebrated recently with a special night of their own. Residents dressed to the nines for the big event, hosted May 12 on the grounds of the nursing home and rehab center along Broadview Boulevard. “They always...

A multi-stop morning of patriotic tributes is scheduled in Vandergrift and Allegheny Township on Memorial Day. The Vandergrift Joint Veterans, including the American Legion Post 114, Vandergrift VFW 566 and the Vandergrift Veterans Honor Guard, will host a half-day morning program Monday to honor American veterans who fought and died...