Valley News Dispatch category, Page 54

Sheetz Inc. has plans to hire more than 440 employees for its 310 stores in Pennsylvania and a total of 1,350 throughout its seven-state footprint, the Altoona-based company said Wednesday. To seek employees in a tight labor market, Sheetz is holding hiring events with on-the-spot interviews at its 310 stores...

Arnold Officer Rob Haus said he recently decided to step down as the city’s top cop and return as patrolman due to compensation and title disputes with the city. “If I’m not going to get paid for the job, I’m not going to do the job,” Haus said Wednesday evening....

A McKeesport man was convicted Wednesday of fatally shooting a New Kensington man after a fight outside a Pittsburgh skate shop and entertainment space. Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Randal B. Todd court found Zahvair Palmer, 23, guilty of third-degree murder in the March 19, 2022, death of Adam Cloud,...

Emergency services were called to the parking lot of the O’Hara GetGo along Freeport Road on Wednesday morning after an armored truck caught fire. Just before 7:40 a.m., drivers and shoppers saw a GardaWorld truck catch fire in the parking. Allegheny County 911 said the scene was cleared around 9:52...

Environmental remediation is underway after about 100 gallons of gasoline spilled into an O’Hara stream Friday from a leaking BP tank nearby, officials at the state Department of Environmental Protection said. Fire crews responded to Fox Chapel Road after several people reported the odor of gasoline near Fox Chapel Plaza....

Travelers on Menk Road in Upper Burrell could get some relief this year, but the extent of that is still being discussed. Township Engineer Michael Moore is preparing bid documents for a pavement overlay and repair project on Menk Road, at the direction of Upper Burrell supervisors. “It’s bad there,”...

It’s lights, camera, action for a group of O’Hara Elementary moviemaking students celebrating the release of their latest student-led short film. The O’Hara Elementary Movie Making Club recently completed a whimsical, Olympic-themed short movie that includes chocolate milk-loving alien cats. At the creative helm of the after-school club is fifth...

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Dobi Catering and Food Services will fry its last piece of chicken Sunday, ending a 63-year run in Allegheny Township’s main commercial corridor. Manager Gary Miller was the catalyst for the closure after he, along with his wife, Nikki, decided to call it quits. “I’ve decided to move on to...

Tom Guzzo can’t stress enough the importance of Penn State New Kensington in his community. But on Thursday, the New Kensington mayor — as well as a handful of other appointed and elected officials — are going to try. In response to the Penn State branch campus possibly closing in...

Residents of Freeport Area School District will learn in May how the school board will address needed improvements at the high school. The school board will choose from two renovation plans, down from nine options they have been pondering for at least two years. A third option would be to...

Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Monday, March 17: Walnut Grill’s Waterworks location closed After 16 years of business, Walnut Grill’s location at The Waterworks near Aspinwall has closed its doors. Owners posted on social media thanking everyone who supported the business over the years....

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Rachel Machen recalls getting a string of online mammogram reminders from her physician’s office and pushing them to the bottom of her to-do list. “I’m young, and I had no family history. I felt so healthy,” said Machen, 44, of Oakmont. “My diagnosis came as a 100% shock.” Machen spent...

A paid EMS Authority to serve Brackenridge, East Deer, Harrison and Tarentum could be in effect by January. That’s the most recent update from an exploratory committee tasked with researching the agency for the past year. Their hope is to solve the local EMS funding crisis that mimics struggles of...

Malinda Urbanic was sitting down to lunch Sunday with her family at home in Acme when they saw debris blowing around in a nearby field. “And I mean it was huge stuff,” she said. The windows on their enclosed front porch shattered. The utility poles in their front yard snapped....

Aspinwall police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a man they say is targeting homeowners that display banners and flags with President Donald Trump’s name. Aspinwall Chief David Nemec confirmed Monday that two separate incidents involving the same male suspect occurred in the fall and most recently on...

The second man convicted of stealing dozens of firearms from a New Kensington gun store in a smash-and-grab robbery last year will serve 2½ years in federal prison. Steyn Sarduy, 19, was sentenced on Monday by U.S. District Judge Nora Barry Fischer as part of a plea agreement in the...

A Blawnox teen wants to bring back a service his residence has not had in about two years. Recycling was eliminated in the garbage contract that council approved in September 2023. Borough Manager Kathy Ulanowicz said the decision came down to economics. The new three-year contract with Waste Management came...

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Sarah Daugherty thinks she would have struggled to provide for her family had it not been for Poppin’ Tags Free Store in West Deer. Daugherty, of Leechburg, said she learned of the store on Facebook years ago and has been able to use it to pick up clothes for her...

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...

There’s a method to the madness in Jacqueline Kowalik’s Lower Burrell basement. Akin to a small bookstore or library, the basement holds four towering bookshelves in the back corner. The reason? Kowalik, 89, says she just can’t stop reading. “I can’t say I never met a book I didn’t like,...

Armstrong County Senior Centers Apollo Wednesday: bingo. Thursday: 10 a.m., free bingo; blood pressure clinic and nutrition program. 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. The center is...

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