Valley News Dispatch category, Page 464

Information about Memorial Day events should be sent as soon as possible to: Carol Pinto-Smith, Valley News Dispatch, 210 Wood St., Tarentum, PA 15084; e-mail cpinto-smith@triblive.com or fax 724-226-4677. Free Pot Love luncheon planned Saturday Cross Roads Community Presbyterian Church free takeout monthly Pot Love Dinner will begin at noon...

A child custody dispute in Harrison turned violent Monday night, with one man being tasered in the face and another getting shot in the groin, according to court records. No one had been charged in connection with the shooting as of Wednesday afternoon, but a New Kensington woman who police...

A bucket truck rolled onto its side Wednesday afternoon and pulled power lines down in Buffalo Township. A Butler County emergency dispatcher said the crash occurred around 4:15 p.m. in the 200 block of Ekastown Road, near Hranica’s Auto Services. No injuries were reported. The road was blocked off in...

When people buy a copy of the Tribune-Review at a McDonald’s restaurant, they’re doing more than buying a newspaper. Since 2000, the Trib has donated 50% of the revenue from newspaper sales at the restaurants to Ronald McDonald House Charities of Pittsburgh and Morgantown. The money helps provide an enjoyable...

E-cigarettes, the trendy smoking alternative which skyrocketed to popularity in recent years, remain a public health crisis, UPMC St. Margaret respiratory physicians warned. Hospital officials are coordinating with the St. Margaret Foundation to host a virtual program to explain the risks. The free session will be at 10 a.m. on...

Changes could be coming to the way O’Hara fills council vacancies. Residents got the chance to weigh in on two proposed changes to the township’s home rule charter during a May 11 council meeting. The discussion of whether to change how council vacancies are filled drew much attention, with several...

A West Deer man who was driving under the influence of marijuana pleaded guilty Wednesday to homicide by vehicle for a 2019 crash that killed his passenger. Carl Keating, 33, will be sentenced by Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Beth A. Lazzara on Aug. 10. She said he is likely...

Vandergrift’s Memorial Day parade is returning after being canceled last year because of the covid-19 pandemic. The Vandergrift Joint Veterans — including the VFW, American Legion and Veterans Honor Guard — will host a half-day program May 31 to remember and honor the sacrifice of American veterans who fought and...

If your organization or community is planning a Memorial Day event, please send the information in as soon as possible to: Carol Pinto-Smith, Valley News Dispatch, 210 Wood St., Tarentum, PA 15084; e-mail cpinto-smith@triblive.com or fax 724-226-4677. Allegheny Valley Association of Churches accepting donations for food bank Donations are welcome...

Multiple people were taken to area hospitals, including one person who was flown to UPMC Presbyterian by helicopter, following a two-vehicle crash Tuesday evening in Gilpin Township, according to emergency officials. The crash was reported shortly after 7 p.m., along Route 66 near Godfrey Road. “We had a two-vehicle accident,...

Gilpin Supervisors appointed resident Steve Senjan to fill a vacant seat on the board Monday evening. “I’d been thinking about it for a while,” Senjan, 40, said Tuesday. “When it came up that they needed someone to fill the position…I decided to step into that position, put my letter in,...

If your organization or community is planning a Memorial Day event, please send the information in as soon as possible to: Carol Pinto-Smith, Valley News Dispatch, 210 Wood St., Tarentum, PA 15084; e-mail cpinto-smith@triblive.com or fax 724-226-4677. Collection to benefit Allegheny Valley Association of Churches Women of the Alle-Kiski Engaging,...

A 30-year-old man was reported in critical condition Monday night after being found shot in the lower torso in Harrison Township, Allegheny County Police said. Police were notified of the shooting in the 400 block of Park Avenue at 7:15 p.m. The department’s homicide unit was called to assist in...

Fox Chapel Area School District residents might pay slightly more in school taxes in 2021-2022 if a proposed $104 million budget is approved in June. The school board on Monday night voted to move ahead with the tentative budget which calls for a tax rate of 20.12 mills, a 1.3%...

After about a year of waiting for lab results, police charged a Pittsburgh man this week with drug delivery resulting in death in connection with the fatal overdose of a Lower Burrell woman. Otis L. Henley, 44, was in the Westmoreland County Prison on charges related to the death of...

A historical treasure in Vandergrift has reopened. Vandergrift Mayor Barbara Turiak said she welcomed the news of the Victorian Vandergrift Museum and Historical Society opening again, after being closed for more than a year because of the pandemic. “It’s a must-visit in Vandergrift,” she said. “The volunteers gave me a...

As Fox Chapel Area High School Community Outreach Director, Rachel Machen’s mission is to show students how to put good into the world. Machen, longtime organizer of the school’s blood drives for Vitalant, didn’t let the covid-19 pandemic thwart her efforts. She arranged blood drives at a nearby Harmar location...

If your organization or community is planning a Memorial Day event, please send the information in as soon as possible to: Carol Pinto-Smith, Valley News Dispatch, 210 Wood St., Tarentum, PA 15084; e-mail cpinto-smith@triblive.com or fax 724-226-4677. Tarentum church collecting used mobility aides Central Presbyterian Church, Tarentum, is collecting canes,...

CNX has awarded a $5,000 grant to reclaim the “burgundy discharge” and boney pile along the Roaring Run Trail in Kiski Township. There is a hint of purple around the boney pile, a major eyesore and a source of pollution for years midway on the 5-mile Roaring Run trail. The...

It’s not usual for residents to complain about potholes. But when Upper Burrell residents recently complained about huge potholes on the Lincoln Beach bridge off of Greensburg Road (Route 366) at Lincoln Boulevard, township officials had to check who exactly owned the span over Pucketa Creek. They knew it wasn’t...

A Leechburg man is charged with assaulting a woman on a sidewalk and inside a residence in Leechburg, according to a criminal complaint. Brad Lee Reidy, 21, was arraigned Wednesday and faces a felony strangulation charge and misdemeanor charges of simple assault and unlawful restraint from an incident Tuesday night....

A fundraiser has raised more than $6,500 for the Leechburg Area Little League to buy a new flagpole, after community members noticed a massive, donated flag was too large for the current pole. The flag — measuring 12 feet by 18 feet — was donated two weeks ago and installed...

A Vandergrift business owner is looking to unseat one of two incumbent Kiski Area School District board members in Region I. Candidates on the May 18 primary ballot are Todd Sterlitz, Kathleen Snyder and Mark Flemm Jr. Two Region I seats are up for reelection. Board members are elected to...

When it comes to determining a superintendent’s salary and benefits packages, school board members consider a variety of factors, including the size of the district, the number of students, the economics of district communities, the administrator’s years of experience and expertise offered by a candidate. “We try to check the...