Valley News Dispatch category, Page 592
Plum fire victim fears homelessness; fundraising campaign launched
Two weeks after fleeing her burning home in Plum with her three children, Monica Hanner is again worrying about keeping a roof over their heads. The house Hanner shared with her children — ages 15, 12 and 8 — on Emerald Drive in Kellywood Estates was destroyed the morning of...
1, maybe more, bald eagles hatch at Harmar nest
The fuzzy gray head of at least one bald eagle chick was seen by a local photographer documenting the bald eagle nest above Route 28 in Harmar. The parents were seen feeding young in the nest as early as last Friday, April3, said Gina G. Gilmore of Fox Chapel, who...
Work on Millerstown Road slide repair to resume Wednesday
Work to repair a slide on Millerstown Road in Fawn is scheduled to resume on Wednesday. Work on the slide had started Feb. 24, with the expectation of being finished in mid-April. The project was shut down on March 17 in compliance with Gov. Tom Wolf’s order due to the...
Highlands to interview 3 board candidates in virtual meeting
Highlands School Board is scheduled to interview three candidates for a vacant seat on the board Tuesday evening in its first virtual meeting since the covid-19 pandemic shuttered schools. An agenda for the meeting identified the candidates as Nicole Kocon, Autumn Monaghan and Debra Lehew. Lehew, the district’s former special...
Frazer man seeking Libertarian nomination for presidentVideo
Sam Robb is only half-joking when he says he’s running for president of the United States because he was left at home unsupervised. “My wife was out of town, and I’d been joking on and off about running for years,” said Robb, 51, of Frazer, who is seeking the Libertarian...
The Stroller, April 7, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
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...
Harrison police seek owner of lost diamond engagement ring
Harrison police are looking for a woman who will say “I did!” when asked if she lost her diamond engagement ring. Township police have been holding the ring since Feb. 26, police Chief Mike Klein said Monday. Klein said a man found the ring in the parking lot of McDonald’s...
Kiski Area High School grieves online for student killed in ATV crash
As soon as he heard the news, Principal Chad Roland began making a list. Kiski Area High School senior Dominic G. DeFalco, 17, was killed in a rollover ATV crash in Allegheny Township on Sunday. Now, amid a transition to full-scale digital learning and the stress of a global pandemic,...
Harrison police issue warrant for man wanted on strangulation charge
Harrison police are looking for a man accused of punching and choking a woman. Township police charged Peter Paul Dott IV, 27, with strangulation, simple assault and terroristic threats in the incident that allegedly happened in the Natrona area of the township on Friday. On Monday, police Chief Mike Klein...
Tarentum’s Hebe statue does her part by donning colorful face mask
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...
Former Tarentum councilman accused of pistol-whipping man, claims self-defense
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...
Chase Bank in O’Hara set to open as scheduled despite construction delays
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...
The Stroller, April 6, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
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...
Coroner’s office identifies teen killed in Allegheny Township ATV crash
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 explores adding 100 beds if needed to support covid-19 surge
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,...
The Stroller, April 5, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
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...
Lower Burrell restaurant ‘honored to help,’ gives out 700 free meals
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...
Trib finalist in 2 categories for prestigious international journalism competition
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...
Religion Digest: Online worship services in the Alle-Kiski Valley
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...
The Stroller, April 4, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
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...
Woman killed by train in Tarentum identified
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...
Video chats keeping seniors in Pennsylvania nursing facilities connected with families
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...
Lernerville Speedway cancels opening night races
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...
The Stroller, April 3, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
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 to hold virtual meeting to fill school board vacancy
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...
