Valley News Dispatch category, Page 98

A portion of Bull Creek Road at the Fawn/Tarentum border near the Route 28 ramp was closed due to a crash Friday evening. Township police Sgt. Kerry Myers said three vehicles collided by the overpass around 7:30 p.m. Two vehicles were towed. One was driven from the scene. No injuries...

The Apollo Zoning Hearing Board has postponed a decision on whether to permit a 45-unit, $18 million affordable housing development on the site of the former Apollo High School. Developer Pivotal Housing Partners is seeking variances to, among other aspects of the project, the minimum lot area per-unit, maximum building...

Leechburg police are asking residents with video surveillance to check their footage after reports of suspects entering unlocked vehicles around 1 a.m. Friday along Wallace and Floral avenues and Second Street. “I had one lady pretty upset,” said Leechburg police Chief Jason Schaeffer. “Her purse was stolen, and she had...

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg made an appearance Friday afternoon at a canvass kickoff for Kamala Harris and local Democrats — Rep. Mandy Steele and U.S. Rep. Chris Deluzio — in Cheswick. Volunteer canvassers gathered at Steele’s campaign headquarters, which is located in a building that used to house...

Springdale officials hope to begin work next year to replace water lines along three streets in the borough. The borough this week was awarded just under $1 million for a replacement project on Orchard, Logan and Moyhend streets, Councilman Dan Copeland said. Springdale also plans on replacing another street’s water...

Harrison officials are moving forward with a storm sewer project that has been deemed a critical concern. The project will target 60-inch pipes along Garfield and Chestnut streets. “Over the years, debris accumulation has reduced the capacity, likely compromising its integrity,” Township Manager Amy Rockwell said. Work is expected to...

It was Round 2 of raids against vape shops in Westmoreland County on Friday morning — this time, in Lower Burrell. Police seized items from three city businesses: Burrell Tobacco and Vape at 3087 Leechburg Road; Discount Vape in the Hillcrest Shopping Center; and a convenience store at 2700 Leechburg...

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Lower Burrell resident Nancy Donaldson handles child care out of her Kenmont Avenue home. In the more than 25 years she has lived there, a school bus has picked up children at the end of her driveway. The pickups of two 7-year-old boys she cares for in the mornings continued...

State narcotics agents are leading an investigation into a man who authorities say led them on a chase Wednesday through New Kensington, Plum and Penn Hills before hitting another vehicle head-on and being caught with nearly $7,000 in cocaine. Matthew Avans McCloud, 34, of New Kensington faces a litany of...

The Leechburg Council chamber was filled to the brim Tuesday night as attendees watched members of the Halloweenburg Council take over for the night. The special council consisted of one mayor and eight council members, all fourth and fifth graders from David Leech Elementary School, who were charged with picking...

With a goal of having a heavier police presence at two Arnold housing complexes, the Westmoreland County Housing Authority has pitched in to help pay police overtime costs. Arnold Mayor Shannon Santucci said the housing authority allocates $20,000 annually to pay city officers to pick up overtime shifts at Arnold...

An afternoon of perseverance and inclusivity is slated Saturday at the Lauri Ann West Community Center in O’Hara. The center, as part of the Sue Golier Memorial Speaker Series, will feature remarks from athlete and Special Olympics Hall of Famer Loretta Claiborne and Dan McCoy, a paralympic gold medalist and...

Several Kiski Area school officials planned to ride with students on one of the district’s bus routes Friday, a day after a bus on that route was involved in a three-vehicle crash at a busy intersection in Allegheny Township. No one was seriously injured in the crash, which happened around...

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The geometric steel shell nestled among the wooded campus of Shady Side Academy in Fox Chapel looks peculiarly out of place. But as construction moves along on the 49,300-square-foot Rockwell Middle School, leaders said the building will fit seamlessly into the school’s transformation of its campus at 423 Fox Chapel...

Everyone had different reasons for filling Aspinwall’s Commercial Avenue in picture-perfect autumn weather Saturday, Oct. 12, during the borough’s annual Fall in the Wall celebration. Fox Chapel resident Jodi Linder watched, with a twinkle in her eye, as granddaughter Alanna gazed at a balloon artist plying their trade. Despite being...

A legendary Italian family known for its specialty food markets is toasting to new beginnings in Aspinwall. Labriola Italian Markets debuted Labriola Winery last month, steps away from its market along Freeport Road. “It’s the beginning of a new era,” said owner Leonard Labriola of Fox Chapel. “This is such...

Aldi will open its store in Allegheny Township on Nov. 7, the ever-expanding supermarket chain has announced, giving shoppers another option in an area thin on grocers. A grand opening ceremony will be held at the store in Hyde Park Plaza before customers are let in at 8:45 a.m. The...

Allegheny Valley school administrators say a new anti-bullying program will build relationships among students and foster a greater sense of belonging at the district’s two schools. Fifth and sixth grade students at Acmetonia Elementary and seventh through 12th graders at Springdale Junior-Senior High School will participate in the Rachel’s Challenge...

Plans for renovations at two Springdale fields — one owned by the borough and the other by the Allegheny Valley School District — are moving forward. Springdale Council awarded a contract of about $580,000 to Harmar-based Panza Landscaping for installation of a retaining wall and sidewalks at Veterans Memorial Field,...

Oakmont Council members are discussing the possibility of adding student representatives to the conversation. Vice President Amanda Pagnotta presented the idea on Oct. 21 at council’s voting meeting. “This has been a year of planning and going back and forth and conversing to try to figure out one, the best...

Another Springdale landmark will soon be demolished — but it’s not a former power plant. Allegheny Valley School District officials set an April 10 demolition deadline for the former Colfax Upper Elementary School. The 64,000-square-foot building served students in the Allegheny Valley School District for more than 90 years before...

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Republican newcomer Gary Lotz will take on Democrat incumbent Mandy Steele for the state House seat representing the 33rd District, which runs from Aspinwall to Harrison. Both candidates have long made their homes in the Alle-Kiski Valley. Lotz, the vice president of Dick Building Co., lives in Harmar. Steele grew...