Valley News Dispatch category, Page 114
West Deer eatery La Vite closed
A popular West Deer restaurant has closed without explanation. La Vite Ristorante shuttered its doors Oct. 30 according to social media posts. Joe Voloch, director of operations at No Offseason Sports, where the restaurant was located, confirmed the eatery had closed and said he doesn’t foresee it reopening. “It surprised...
Property tax in Lower Burrell expected to hold for 4th straight year
Property owners in Lower Burrell likely won’t be paying more in city taxes next year. Council approved a proposed budget last week that would set the city’s 2025 millage rate at 24.75 mills, the same rate as this year. It would be the fourth consecutive year without a tax increase,...
Back to the drawing board for a solution to West Leechburg’s property tax inequity
Leechburg Area School District officials are back to square one in their search for a solution to rising property tax rates in West Leechburg. For almost eight months, district officials have been looking for a solution to the tax rates produced by a State Tax Equalization Board formula. The goal,...
The Stroller, Nov. 5, 2024: 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. Free meal distribution planned...
Arnold man pleads guilty to killing pedestrian with car in North Braddock
An Arnold man will serve two to four years in state prison after pleading guilty Monday to homicide by vehicle in a crash that killed a 75-year-old Braddock man. Tyrell Jimmie Knight, 37, was charged in the Nov. 9, 2023 death of Harry Harold King. According to Allegheny County Police,...
Frazer supervisors to consider zoning change to encourage residential development
The Frazer supervisors want to make it easier to develop land near the Pittsburgh Mills mall and the Route 28 corridor through the township. With the mall building foundering, officials say, other development in the area is important. So they’re considering changes to allow for residential construction in the township’s...
Springdale girls soccer — it’s a family affair
Kaylee Aikens felt a sense of déjà vu Thursday night. Her younger sister, Springdale freshman soccer player Tessa Derringer, and her team won the WPIAL championship at Pittsburgh’s Highmark Stadium — a position Aikens was in 15 years ago. “I got really emotional,” said Aikens of Center Township, Beaver County....
Burrell teen gets scholarship for a sport she’s never played
Lilly Householder figured the email she got from the Eastern Michigan University rowing team was a mistake. The Burrell High School girls soccer captain had created an online recruiting account to play soccer at the collegiate level, fulfilling a lifelong dream. She grew up playing soccer with her older sister,...
The Stroller, Nov. 4, 2024: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
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Plum man’s 40th birthday marks milestone for preemie care at Allegheny Valley Hospital
It’s been 40 years since Allegheny Valley Hospital in Harrison cared for its first premature baby. Levi Price already knew that. His 40th birthday was last week. He was that baby. According to his mother, he looked like a baby bird at birth. “He looked like he fell right out...
Scenes from the Valley: Images captured in the Alle-Kiski Valley from Oct. 24-30, 2024
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...
The Stroller, Nov. 3, 2024: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
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Owner of Z!Eats in O’Hara wants to create community gathering spot
Longtime Martin Elementary secretary Kim Greco retired from the New Kensington-Arnold School District and decided downtime wasn’t her style. On a whim, albeit a researched one, Greco purchased the Zoup franchise in Fox Chapel Plaza, near The Waterworks. “I always wanted to own my own business. I thought maybe an...
Organizers of Tarentum’s 2nd chance Halloween: ‘Kids deserved trick-or-treat re-do’
Dawn Wyble doesn’t live in Tarentum, but that didn’t stop her from helping borough children cheated out of trick-or-treating Thursday after a chilling dog mauling. Three pit bulls got loose just before 6 p.m. on Halloween in the area of East Sixth and Seventh avenues at lower Ormond Street. The...
Tarentum dog-attack victim was pinned to her front door
Faith Valasek was setting up for trick-or-treaters on Thursday when she noticed two dogs walking toward her East Sixth Avenue house in Tarentum. “I went up on my front porch to get a chair and I turned around there they were, at my feet,” said Valasek, 69. “I love dogs....
Crews rescue man from 30-foot-ravine in Harrison
A man was rescued Saturday after a medical emergency left him stranded in a 30-foot-deep ravine in Harrison. Emergency crews responded at about 11:15 a.m. to Cherry Bark Drive, off Oak Manor Drive near Harrison Hills Park, for a man stuck about 200 yards in the woods. “He was working...
Game commission releases 500 antlerless tags for new chronic wasting management area in Armstrong
In response to the detection of new deer populations hosting chronic wasting disease, the Pennsylvania Game Commission has issued 500 additional antlerless tags for a newly established hunting area in Armstrong County. Hunters can purchase additional tags for Deer Management Assistance Program unit 7305, roughly 25,000 acres including part or...
The Stroller, Nov. 2, 2024: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
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Allegheny Township car fire snarls rush hour traffic
A car fire backed up rush hour traffic Friday night in Allegheny Township. Westmoreland County 911 officials said it was reported shortly after 5:30 p.m. in the 4000 block of Leechburg Road, between White Cloud and Shearsburg roads. Markle Volunteer Fire Department crews responded and extinguished the fire. Traffic was...
Are pit bulls dangerous or misunderstood?
Pit bulls, often stigmatized as dangerous, are recognized by advocates of the breed as misunderstood, loyal pets whose aggressive reputations are unfounded. People don’t need to be fearful of pit bulls, said Angel Tunstall, owner of Ligonier Paws on Main Street. “These dogs have no voice. We have to be...
In wake of dog attacks, second chance trick-or-treat scheduled in Tarentum
Because of a dog attack that disrupted trick-or-treating in Tarentum on Thursday night, residents are organizing a “Second Chance Trick-Or-Treat.” It will be held from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Saturday at Riverview Memorial Park. It is aimed at families who were affected by the incident in the area of East...
Pit bulls were ‘relentless’ in Halloween evening attack, Tarentum mauling victim says
A pit bull’s teeth punctured Michael Shutack’s flesh to the bone during a Halloween night attack in Tarentum that felt like it lasted forever, he said. Shutack, 60, returned to his East Seventh Avenue home Friday morning after spending the night at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh. He’s sore, battered,...
New environmental field study class at Burrell gets students in the elements
In high school, Chad Clair was told that “he could do so much” by pursuing a career in biology. Now, the second-year Burrell High School teacher is showing — not just telling — his students what those paths could look like. “All the knowledge I gained over the years of...
Deluzio, Mercuri face off for pivotal 17th Congressional District seat
Republican Rob Mercuri, a Pennsylvania state representative, is looking to unseat Democratic U.S. Rep. Chris Deluzio in a pivotal congressional race that could be crucial in determining which party controls the U.S. House. Fox Chapel’s Deluzio, a voting rights attorney and Iraq War veteran, defeated former Ross commissioner Jeremy Shaffer...
Former ATI plant in West Leechburg under new ownership
The site of the former ATI plant in West Leechburg is under new ownership, but its future use remains unknown. The property was sold in September to West Leechburg Holdings LLC, said Kayla Visnovsky, borough secretary and treasurer of West Leechburg. West Leechburg Council members, in a joint statement, expressed...
