Valley News Dispatch category, Page 93
Vandergrift man with suspended license accused of hitting police car and fleeing
A Vandergrift man led police on a high-speed chase in New Kensington on Sunday after having been told by police not to drive his vehicle and later hitting a police car with it, according to arrest papers filed against him. Police charged Cristian Michael Brown, 25, with offenses including a...
Multi-community project finds little blight in West Leechburg
West Leechburg is in better shape than a lot of communities when it comes to blight. In the second phase of a multi-community blight study, the borough has only three properties considered to be blighted. The study is led by the Westmoreland County Planning Department with help from the Westmoreland...
Burrell graduate hands over reins of wellness 5K to current students
A Burrell alumna is passing the baton of coordinating a 5K race to six high school students. Grace Nesko, now a freshman at Shippensburg University, managed the 5K wellness run and walk the past two years at K-9 Officer Derek Kotecki Park in Lower Burrell. The race raises awareness and...
Sharpsburg chili cook-off welcomes new competitors
Sharpsburg Community Library’s Robert “Snakeguy” Habegger Chili Cook-off has a new champ. Ben Maffei of Shaler and his sweet and spicy smoked brisket barbeque chili delighted the taste buds of about 30 taste testers and three judges at the food-themed fundraiser on Feb. 22. The competition took place at the...
The Stroller, March 10, 2025: 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. Follow the Stroller on X at @VNDStroller. Scholarships available to local...
Springdale residents clean up, take in changed landscape following completion of power plant demolition
Springdale is different. The power plant that dominated its sky, serving as a landmark and part of its identity, is gone — mostly. A mass of mangled metal an estimated 35 feet high remains, the rubble left after Saturday’s final demolition of the 13-story boiler house at the Cheswick Generating...
Scenes from the Valley: Images captured in the Alle-Kiski Valley from Feb. 27-March 5, 2025
Here is a weekly look at recent images captured throughout the Alle-Kiski Valley. From major news events to routine gatherings, TribLive’s “Scenes from the Valley” photo package brings to life activities and moments happening in your backyard. To have a photo considered as a “Scenes from the Valley” candidate, please...
Alle-Kiski Valley Senior Citizen Centers calendar: March 9, 2025
Armstrong County Senior Centers Apollo Wednesday: bingo. Thursday: 10 a.m., St. Patrick’s Day party. No bingo. Hours: 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. weekdays. Details: Charlotte at 800-368-1066 or Amy at 724-478-1410. The center is at 707A N. Fifth St., Apollo. Freeport Tuesday and Thursday: bingo. Wednesday: craft workshop. The center...
The Stroller, March 9, 2025: 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. Follow the Stroller on X at @VNDStroller. Drive-thru food distribution set...
Brackenridge councilman steps down after 8 years
John Stanzione is leaving Brackenridge Council but he really doesn’t want to. Stanzione announced he is resigning at Thursday’s council meeting. He said the reason is his family has outgrown his two-bedroom home on Pacific Avenue and he hasn’t been able to find one in the borough that would suit...
Sharpsburg public works department has a new foreman
Sharpsburg officials have hired a Freeport resident and former country club superintendent as their new public works foreman. Council unanimously voted Feb. 27 to ratify the employment of Mark Marshall as the department head. “I was looking for a new adventure in life,” Marshall said after the meeting. He had...
The Stroller, March 8, 2025: 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. Follow the Stroller on X at @VNDStroller. Charity hoops game to...
State lawmakers hope pressure, even legislation, can keep Penn State New Kensington off the chopping block
Alle-Kiski Valley lawmakers are hoping the combination of political pressure — and even legislation — can help keep Penn State New Kensington off the chopping block when the university considers the closure of branch campuses. “I am in the process of putting out a letter to the university president in...
Last of Springdale boiler finally falls; owner says property under sales agreement after cleanup
The final remains of the massive boiler house at the former Cheswick Generating Station was pulled down shortly after 1 p.m. Saturday. Thick dust, including pieces of fiberglass insulation, enveloped the lower Springdale neighborhood adjacent to the property after the building fell. It was the conclusion of a demolition attempt...
Projectiles launched, zombie art composed at annual Shaler Area STEAM competition
Teams from 16 schools applied their knowledge and creativity in a series of challenges Friday during an annual STEAM competition hosted by Shaler Area High School. The competition, which began several years ago with just six schools, features a daylong sequence of science, technology, engineering, art and math trials in...
Pittsburgh Brewing’s St. Patrick’s Day event to feature festivities, parade
The Pittsburgh Brewing Co. is getting ready to paint East Deer green for the second year in a row. The brewery’s Irish City St. Patrick’s Day Celebration will take place Saturday, March 15 at Pittsburgh Brewing, 150 Ferry St. in the township’s Creighton neighborhood. The event is for people 21...
Fence project at Natrona Community Garden strives to keep deer at bay
Bill Godfrey knows that lettuce, peppers and fruit grown in the Natrona Community Garden are vital to feeding residents of the Harrison neighborhood. But that doesn’t include the deer. “There was a total destruction of our garden last year once a herd discovered it and had a gourmet salad buffet,”...
Last defendant in torture death of Oakmont girl is found guilty of 1st-degree murder
In hundreds of text messages between them, the sisters who helped kill the 3-year-old girl referred to her in any number of ways. Ugly. Animal. Crackhead. Ebola. But never once, Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Bruce Beemer noted, did they call her by her name: Bella. “The malice, the wickedness,...
Local groups take financial worries out of prom season
Hidden behind the glitz and glam of dresses, suits, pictures, flowers and all things that makes prom night magical is the realization of how quickly the expenses can add up. For the students and families worried about the cost as prom season approaches, there are groups in the area that...
Company’s proposed move from New Kensington to Plum includes large office building
A New Kensington company didn’t want to look too far away for a new home where it could bring its operations together. In addition to a proposal to build a storage yard and maintenance facility at 1450 Greensburg Road in Plum, once the location of Golf Oasis, Geo-Solutions also plans...
Townhouses proposed at former Methodist church property in Aspinwall
A Fox Chapel developer wants to knock down a former Aspinwall Methodist church and its school to make room for five high-end townhouses. Tony Pompeo Jr., founder of Amena Properties, made his introductory pitch to the borough’s planning commission on Feb. 26 for the future of the old sanctuary and...
Morning Roundup: Seasonal skiing at Boyce Park ending; McKeesport bar shut down after deadly shooting
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Friday, March 7: Seasonal skiing at Boyce Park ending Skiers, snowboarders and tubers: Time is running out to hit the Boyce Park slopes. Allegheny County announced Thursday the roughly three-month regular season at the slopes in Plum will come...
The Stroller, March 7, 2025: 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. Follow the Stroller on X at @VNDStroller. Bowling fundraiser to aid...
Safer schools: Pa. program has intercepted over 120 weapons in schools before they could be used
Thirty-five weapons were intercepted before they could be used to commit acts of violence in Pennsylvania schools last school year, as officials credited the anonymous safety reporting system Safe2Say Something for preventing catastrophes. Since the program’s inception six years ago, at least 123 weapons — including guns and knives —...
Plum residents raise objections to 2nd proposed injection well
The Plum Zoning Hearing Board will reconvene on March 31 as the borough and environmental advocacy group Protect PT expect to wrap up testimony in their case against allowing development of a second injection well at a site along Old Leechburg Road. The board continued the hearing for a third...
