Valley News Dispatch category, Page 703
Verdict in Frazer woman’s trial for murder not expected until next week
A Frazer woman accused of killing her husband will have to wait until next week to learn her fate . Allegheny County Judge Jill Rangos, who heard the case against Teresa M. Drum of Crawford Run Road as a non-jury trial, said Thursday she will hand down a verdict on...
Police say New Kensington man shot during struggle with masked gunman
A New Kensington man was shot twice Wednesday when he struggled with a masked man who held a gun to his girlfriend’s head, police said. The shooting happened about 8:30 p.m. in the 800 block of Anderson Street. New Kensington police Chief Bob Deringer said the man, 36, told police...
Lower Burrell man accused of naked assault released on bond
A man police say assaulted and robbed a woman while he was naked earlier this month is set to appear in court next week. Robert E. Brown, 48, of Lower Burrell, was released on $5,000 unsecured bond after being arraigned this week by District Judge Cheryl J. Peck-Yakopec in Allegheny...
Route 28 improvements, bridges, landslides all on PennDOT’s to-do list for 2019Video
The Route 28 improvement project is front and center among the $310 million worth of road improvements PennDOT plans in the Alle-Kiski Valley for the coming construction season. That figure represents what PennDOT spokesman Steve Cowan called the “total amount of investment” PennDOT has in store for this year ....
Harrison hosting ‘Too Toxic to Trash’ recycling collections in April
Editor’s note: Due to incorrect information provided by the township, this report has been updated to correct the rates for CRT TVs and monitors and paint. Registration is open for Harrison’s “Too Toxic to Trash” recycling collection events for household hazardous and electronic waste in April. The township is holding...
Man accused in New Kensington drug delivery death caught in Missouri
Federal marshals on Wednesday arrested a Springfield, Mo., man accused of selling and delivering the drugs that police allege killed a New Kensington woman last year. Matthew Covey, 47, is one of three men accused of providing drugs containing heroin and fentanyl that police say killed Shanelle Waugh, 40, on...
PennDOT to present plans for Kiski Township bridge replacement
A seven-mile detour is expected to be in place when PennDOT replaces a bridge on Kiski Township’s Shady Plain Road in three years. Project plans will be on display during meetings April 16 at the township building. The public meeting for residents will be from 6 to 7 p.m. It...
Free Narcan training in Lower Burrell
Lower Burrell will offer a free Narcan training and education to the public at 6 p.m., April 9, at city hall. The Westmoreland County Drug Task Force will present an opioid addiction education forum, including training on how to administer naloxone, also known as Narcan, which reverses the effect of...
Kiski Area hires first out-of-district food services manager
The Kiski Area School District is outsourcing management of its food services department for the first time. The school board awarded a contract to Nutrition Inc. to manage the district’s food services. The contract, which Business Manager Peggy Gillespie said must also be approved by the state Department of Education,...
More water project change orders irk Springdale councilmen
Another costly change order for Springdale’s water system renovation project prompted two councilmen to put the heat on the project’s engineer — again. Councilmen Frank Forbes and Mike Ziencik questioned project engineer Kevin Szakelyhidi, of Bankson Engineers, this week about a change order of more than $24,000 council was being...
2 injured in Parks Township car crash
A two-vehicle crash in Armstrong County sent two people to the hospital late Wednesday afternoon, officials said. Emergency dispatchers received a report of the crash near Stitts Run and Dime roads in Parks Township shortly after 5:30 p.m., an Armstrong County 911 shift commander said. As of 6 p.m., a...
Witness: Gunshot residue ‘inconclusive’ for Frazer woman charged in husband’s death
Closing arguments are scheduled Thursday morning in Allegheny County Court for a Frazer woman accused of killing her husband two years ago after they argued about money and her having burned a casserole. Teresa Drum, 40, is charged with the Feb. 27, 2017, homicide of her husband, Dennis Drum Sr.,...
Arnold woman who missed court date related to New Kensington cop killing turns herself in
It turns out, an Arnold woman likely wasn’t on the lam when she failed to appear in court for a hearing earlier this week. She just didn’t know when she was supposed to be in court. Lisa Harrington, 33, told a judge she believed her hearing on Monday had been...
It’s official: Jason Schaeffer is Leechburg’s new police chief
A police chief is only as good as the community that stands behind him. That’s what Leechburg’s new highest ranking officer says. “People that are willing to report things and talk to the police … I think that’s a really good thing for the community,” police Chief Jason Schaeffer said...
Leechburg police to get new uniform patches
Leechburg’s seven police officers will be receiving new patches for their uniforms. “Ever since I can remember, the patch and the uniforms have stayed the same here,” said newly appointed police Chief Jason Schaeffer. “Everybody wanted a change.” The words “Police” and “Leechburg” stretch across the top of the patch....
Springdale students’ empty dishes raise money for food bankVideo
Springdale Junior-Senior High School students got a chance to give back to their teachers and their community on Wednesday with their annual Empty Dish Luncheon. The event, formerly called the Empty Bowl Luncheon, was expanded this year to include mugs and other dishes. The school’s art class created the mugs....
Harrison loses chairmen of planning, recreation boards
Harrison will be seeking new members for its recreation board and planning commission after the heads of both submitted their resignations. Jason Paulovich is resigning from the planning commission, while Joshua Nulph is stepping down from the township’s recreation board. Paulovich, 43, said he is leaving the five-member planning commission...
Highlands hires appraiser to determine value of Fawn school eyed for closure
The Highlands School District is going to find out how much its former elementary school in Fawn is worth. The school board has hired Integra Realty Resources to prepare an appraisal of the Highlands Support Center, formerly Fawn Primary Center. The district will pay the Pittsburgh firm $2,400 for its...
Trib’s Bonus Strip winner revealed for March 14
The first winner of the Trib’s Bonus Strip program has been selected, and the lucky reader will walk away with a 50-inch TV. The person with the winning number — A06631 — should call 800-724-8746 to claim the prize. The Bonus Strip kicked off last week to provide readers of...
Frazer woman confronted with inconsistencies during second day of murder trial
A Frazer woman accused of the 2017 homicide of her husband was confronted Tuesday by angry words from Allegheny County detectives. The accusations and terse words were on a videotape shown on the second day of Teresa Drum’s trial on charges of murdering her husband. Prosecutors said the tapes show...
New turn restrictions in effect near Riverview High School, Oakmont Bakery
Oakmont police and Riverview School District officials said new turning restrictions along Hulton Road by the high school are making a positive impact on traffic. “It’s been much better,” police Chief Michael Ford said Tuesday. “The school is happy with all enforcement efforts.” Westbound motorists on Hulton Road who are...
Residents of Vandergrift high-rise report ‘sewage-cicles,’ other plumbing problems
Residents of McMurtry Towers in Vandergrift sent a petition to the Westmoreland County Housing Authority demanding that it do a better job of cleaning up a sewage-line break last month that reportedly formed “sewage-cicles” on the building’s front porch. The sewage break in a second-floor apartment Feb. 8 caused raw...
Allegheny Angler in Tarentum to offer discounts, food at grand reopening
In the run-up to the opening of trout season next month, Allegheny Angler in Tarentum will hold its grand reopening Saturday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. The longtime bait-and-tackle shop at 200 Ross St., rallied back after a fire closed it for more than four months. Although the business...
Deer Lakes School Board meeting postponed
The Deer Lakes School Board meeting scheduled for Tuesday night has been postponed. The meeting will now be held 7 p.m. March 26 in the high school library, 163 East Union Road in West Deer....
18 Harrison roads on list for township’s 2019 road resurfacing program
Harrison is planning to resurface 18 roads this year. The township is seeking bids for the work. Bids are due to the township’s engineer, NIRA Consulting Engineers, by 4 p.m. Tuesday, March 26. The township is expecting the work to cost about $350,000, according to the bid advertisement. Roads included...
