Valley News Dispatch category, Page 705
New Kensington police find woman who had been reported missing
New Kensington police have located a woman who was reported missing on Thursday. New Kensington police Chief Bob Deringer said Dana Nicole Pfund, 30, was found Friday afternoon by Detective Sgt. Sam Long at a residence along Johnson Street in Lower Burrell. Family members reported her missing on Thursday. “Ms....
Police arrest man accused of robbing Leechburg Sunoco
A man accused of robbing a Leechburg Sunoco and making off with $70 late Tuesday was carrying a newspaper clipping about the robbery when he was arrested. Leechburg Officer in Charge Jason Schaeffer said Travis M. Haun of Leechburg had the news clipping in his back pocket when Schaeffer and...
Feds say budget changes proposed by Trump won’t affect Parks Twp. waste dump cleanup
A proposed change in the 2020 federal budget that would transfer management of a nuclear waste dump cleanup from the Army Corps of Engineers to the Department of Energy isn’t expected to have any effect on the Parks Township project. Currently, the Corps is in charge of cleanup efforts at...
Allegheny-Kiski Valley Heritage Museum to celebrate the American Legion
There are many things people don’t know about the American Legion, but Paul Kennedy hopes to change that. Kennedy, a past vice-commander of American Legion in Western Pennsylvania, will be the guest speaker at The American Legion 100th Anniversary celebration at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Allegheny-Kiski Valley Heritage Museum...
New Kensington water authority hydrant flushing begins soon
The 15,000 water customers of the Municipal Authority of the City of New Kensington could experience low water pressure and discoloration because of hydrant flushing in the coming months. The work will begin Wednesday, March 20, and take place between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, weather permitting....
Armstrong County job fair coming March 28 to Apollo-Ridge
The Armstrong County Counselors Association will hold a career and job fair March 28 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the Apollo-Ridge High School gymnasium in Kiski Township. The event is free and open to the public. Attendees should register on the events tab at PACareerLink.pa.gov Two free job...
Doctors of the future: Pitt students celebrate Match DayVideo
Samuel Brayer stood over a table cluttered with white envelopes, searching for one with his name on it. Inside was a letter that would tell him where he would spend the next several years of his medical career. As the clock struck noon, Brayer, 31, a member of the University...
Penn Hills man wanted by Washington Township picked up on assault charge
A Penn Hills man accused of separate assaults Wednesday was arrested that night in Penn Hills. Daniel R. Recklein, 34, was arrested on charges of simple assault, attempted strangulation and harassment stemming from a case there. Washington Township police allege that Recklein hit a woman there also on Wednesday. He...
Washington Township crash injures woman when car goes over hillside
Washington Township police are investigating a crash Wednesday afternoon on Route 380 in which one car went over a hillside, trapping the driver. Sgt. Jason Montgomery said a Parks Township man driving a pickup crossed in front of a Washington Township woman’s vehicle, and the collision forced her car partway...
Feds bust wife of former Vandergrift High, NFL player in college admissions scandal
The wife of a Vandergrift native and football star who played for Pitt and the San Francisco 49ers is among 50 people charged in the largest college admissions scam ever prosecuted in U.S. history. Marci Palatella, 63, of Hillsborough, Calif., faces mail fraud charges in federal court for her alleged...
Lower Burrell police: Drug-addled man goes on naked rampage
A drug-addled Lower Burrell man accused of robbing and assaulting a woman along Leechburg Road while naked told law enforcement officers to shoot him, police said. Robert E. Brown, 48, told officers, “Just shoot me in the back of the head and end it,” according to a criminal complaint. “In...
Highlands High School band to perform at Grove City College
The Highlands High School concert band will get a chance to show off its skills Friday at Grove City College. The band and its director, Matthew Beresik, were invited to perform at Grove City by Andrew Erb, the college’s director of bands, who was impressed after seeing the band perform...
Medical marijuana evaluation office to open in Kittanning
A new office providing medical marijuana evaluations and certifications is opening in Kittanning. Compassionate Certification Centers, a U.S. medical marijuana healthcare system, is hosting a ribbon cutting ceremony inside The Rehab Centre on Friday morning. The Kittanning facility is located near Armstrong County Memorial Hospital and will provide medical marijuana...
Trib launches ‘Bonus Strip’ reward program for readers
Trib Total Media is partnering with Ad-A-Note to offer readers and advertisers an innovative and rewarding twist on sticky-note advertising. “The Bonus Strip” pilot program will start Thursday in the Valley News Dispatch edition of the Tribune-Review. The Bonus Strip is a 7-inch sticky note on the cover of the...
Savings hefty when Arnold officials switch street light bulbs, power supplier
Arnold officials saw the light on saving money by illuminating streets with LED bulbs, but it just got much brighter. That’s because council on Tuesday approved switching its electrical supplier to a four-year contract with Dynegy Inc., which City Clerk Mario Bellavia said will save the city about $176,000 during...
Leechburg police seeking known suspect accused of robbing Market Street Sunoco
Leechburg police are searching for a borough man who is suspected of robbing the Sunoco store on Market Street on Tuesday night. Police are looking for Travis M. Haun, 36. Leechburg Officer in Charge Jason Schaeffer alleges Haun went into the store at 265 Market St. about 11 p.m. “When...
Bank, Penn State affiliate to offer business tips to Vandergrift businesses on Friday
Vandergrift’s VIP program along with First Commonwealth Bank and Penn State Cooperative will explore financial help and education for the borough and local businesses during a public meeting Friday at the borough building. First Commonwealth and Penn State Extensions’ Smart Growth Program will see if Vandergrift Borough and local businesses...
Apollo-Ridge looks to cut costs, maintain quality through early retirements
Apollo-Ridge School District is offering an early retirement package to teachers with five or more years of experience — a package for which about 80 percent of the district’s nearly 100 teachers would be eligible. “The timing of the offer is to continue our desire to creatively find ways to...
West Deer officials left to wonder about status of airport property
West Deer officials are wondering what the status of the Pittsburgh Northeast Airport is as it appears any development has stopped at the site. Township supervisors said they haven’t received an update recently and worry the owners may not be keeping up with required maintenance, including the inspection and maintenance...
North Apollo hires firm to recover $200,000 in delinquent sewage bills
North Apollo recently agreed to hire AAS Debt Recovery Inc. to pursue payments from residents behind on their sewage bills. Councilman Bill Campbell said some accounts are 10 to 15 years behind and the agency hopes to recover about $200,000. Under the plan, AAS would keep 35 percent of the...
Penn Hills man headed to court on charges in Lower Burrell man’s fatal overdose
A Penn Hills man is headed to court on charges he provided the drugs that killed a Lower Burrell man last summer. Christopher Krishawn Napper, 24, of Penn Hills faces a charge of drug delivery resulting in death. He is accused of providing the combination of heroin and fentanyl police...
Burrell students get high-tech homework assignment from electronics maker
Talk about your homework. Burrell High School students took home a robotic arm, a 3D printer and a heavy assignment from a visit to a Harrison circuit board producer. Tuesday’s visit to EPD Electronics by 14 Burrell students wasn’t your typical field trip and, according to school administrators and students,...
‘Disturbing’ James Bond Facebook meme spurs Highlands to ax would-be security firm
Highlands School District officials say “disturbing” Facebook posts were the impetus for the district to rescind its contract with a school security firm. Days after the board approved a contract with Olympia Security Group in mid-February, “various people in the community” alerted substitute Superintendent Monique Mawhinney and other officials to...
Allegheny Township approves money for Tredway Trail expansion
Allegheny Township is set to begin the next leg of the Wynn and Clara Tredway Trail. Supervisors awarded a $249,000 contract to A. Folino Construction of Oakmont to build the 1.5-mile extension from underneath the Freeport Bridge toward the junction of the Kiski and Allegheny rivers. Work is expected to...
Section of Hulton Road on Penn Hills-Plum border to close Wednesday
A section of Hulton Road on the border of Penn Hills and Plum is scheduled to be closed from Wednesday to Friday. Beginning early Wednesday, Hulton Road will close to all traffic between Michael Drive and Iowa Street so crews can locate underground utility lines in advance of a project...
