Valley News Dispatch category, Page 566

A statue of the Greek goddess Hebe is making a fashionable public health statement at one of the Alle-Kiski Valley’s busiest intersections. The 5-foot, 500-pound statue at the foot of the Tarentum Bridge on the Tarentum side of the Allegheny River is wearing a colorful floral mask with a yellow...

A former Tarentum councilman is accused of pistol-whipping a man during an altercation in Forest County, according to state police. State police arrested Thomas Andrew Grates Jr., 52, of Tarentum, at a camp in Kingsley Township on Friday. On Monday, Grates said he had been defending himself and denied using...

Construction is delayed on a new Chase Bank in O’Hara, but company officials still expect the site to open this fall. The project will sprout along Fox Chapel Road in a heavily-traveled section near Fox Chapel Plaza and the Freeport Road intersection. The bank takes the place of the longtime...

Send information of charitable events to The Stroller Is your company or organization making or collecting equipment for health professionals? Is your club or church going to sponsor a community blood drive? The Stroller will publish information about community drives and collections at Triblive.com. Send information to vndnews@tribweb.com. Small Acts...

A 17-year-old was killed in a rollover ATV crash in Allegheny Township, according to the Westmoreland County Coroner’s Office. Dominic G. DeFalco crashed near his home on the 200 block of McGeary Hollow Road around noon Sunday. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The cause of the crash and...

Allegheny Valley Hospital has enough space within its own walls to support as many as 100 more beds by converting the likes of physical therapy areas and family waiting lounges into clinical units, the hospital’s president said. Should the anticipated spike in covid-19 cases overwhelm the Alle-Kiski Valley’s existing options,...

Send information of charitable events to The Stroller Is your company or organization making or collecting equipment for health professionals? Is your club or church going to sponsor a community blood drive? The Stroller will publish information about community drives and collections at Triblive.com. Send information to vndnews@tribweb.com. Small Acts...

The Villa Ballanca restaurant in Lower Burrell gave out 700 free take-out meals Saturday. The restaurant owners posted an invitation on Facebook that it was serving “to-go” meals between noon and 3 p.m. The invitation read, in part, that the effort was “for those who are in need, trying to...

The Tribune-Review has been named a two-time finalist in a prestigious international journalism competition for its documentary marking the first anniversary of the 2018 attack on the Tree of Life synagogue and an initiative to engage a younger audience through an eSports platform. It was announced late last week that...

The following churches are offering online services. Click on the link to go to the stream. You do not need to have a Facebook account to pull up a business or church Facebook page. Holy Week and Easter services • Christ Our Hope Anglican Church, Harrison, will livestream the following...

Send information of charitable events to The Stroller Is your company or organization making or collecting equipment for health professionals? Is your club or church going to sponsor a community blood drive? The Stroller will publish information about community drives and collections at Triblive.com. Send information to vndnews@tribweb.com. Apollo Borough...

A woman struck and killed by a train Friday night in Tarentum has been identified. Beth Graff, 39, of Tarentum was pronounced dead at the scene along the railroad tracks adjacent to Fifth Avenue, Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office reported Saturday afternoon. An investigation by Allegheny County police found that...

Terry Dobradenka never video-chatted before the coronavirus pandemic. Now, platforms such as FaceTime and Zoom are keeping the 90-year-old retired nurse connected with family members who know her as Gigi. They can’t visit her at Lower Burrell’s Bayberry Place personal care home because of restrictions aimed at preventing the spread...

Dirt-track racing season will have to wait, as the coronavirus outbreak has halted another part of the local sports world. Lernerville Speedway in Sarver canceled its opening-night festivities, which were scheduled for April 24. Test and tune sessions scheduled for April 10 and 17 also were canceled. “With respect to...

Send information of charitable events to The Stroller Is your company or organization making or collecting equipment for health professionals? Is your club or church going to sponsor a community blood drive? The Stroller will publish information about community drives and collections at Triblive.com. Send information to vndnews@tribweb.com. Trinity United...

Highlands School Board will hold a special virtual meeting next week to fill a vacancy on the board, the district said in a legal notice Thursday. The board was previously scheduled to meet in person at 6 p.m. Tuesday in the library at Highlands High School to conduct interviews and...

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The foundation that supports UPMC St. Margaret hospital announced Wednesday that it is offering free hotel room stays to workers afraid of spreading covid-19 to their loved ones by bringing the highly contagious disease home. The temporary housing option, now available to certain employees who may have been exposed to...

Annabella Galiber wasn’t able to celebrate her birthday in typical fashion this week. But with a little help from the community, it still was special. A pink sign outside Casey Davis’ Leechburg home asked passing motorists to toot their horns to help Annabella celebrate her eighth birthday on Monday. And...

Send cancellations to The Stroller The Stroller will publish news of cancellations and events that will still occur in the upcoming days. If your non-profit has to cancel or change an event or is helping members of the public, please send information to The Stroller at vndnews@tribweb.com. Send information of...

Send cancellations to The Stroller The Stroller will publish news of cancellations and events that will still occur in the upcoming days. If your non-profit has to cancel or change an event or is helping members of the public, please send information to The Stroller at vndnews@tribweb.com. Send information of...

Send cancellations to The Stroller The Stroller will publish news of cancellations and events that will still occur in the upcoming days. If your non-profit has to cancel or change an event or is helping members of the public, please send information to The Stroller at vndnews@tribweb.com. Leechburg Food Bank...