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Valley News Dispatch category, Page 657

Hulton Road reopened after truck crashes, dumps load on street
A dump truck lost its brakes and crashed Tuesday on Oakmont’s Hulton Road, closing the busy street to traffic into the evening. The wreck, reported about 1 p.m., closed Hulton between Fifth Street and Allegheny River Boulevard. Oakmont police Chief Mike Ford said no one was injured in the crash....
Tarentum volunteers taking action on abandoned houses
A group of Tarentum residents plans to fan out across the borough Saturday to clean up about a half-dozen abandoned and empty houses overrun by tall grass, overgrown shrubs and unsightly garbage. It’s the first public cleanup effort by the Tarentum Action Committee, a group of about 30 volunteers who...
Highlands student overcomes tragedy to graduate 1 year early
What Kaliah Pratt wanted to do was going to be difficult. Life, or rather, death, made it even harder. Pratt, 16, of Harrison decided she was ready to finish high school, and she embarked on a plan to graduate this year, a year early. “I always had a hard time...
Tensions escalate in New Ken-Arnold contract negotiations
John Pallone, superintendent of the New Kensington-Arnold School District, is accusing a spokesman for its teachers union of violating an agreement to not discuss contract negotiations until a deal is done. The union spokesman, Phil Cope, has made “several inaccurate statements” to the media about the negotiations, Pallone said in...
Cora Lee Cupcakes welcomes customers with desserts everyone can enjoy 
Editor’s note: Building the Valley tells stories of businesses big and small and the employees who make them special. If you know of any standout employees, bosses or companies with a great story to tell, contact reporter Madasyn Czebiniak at mczebiniak@tribweb.com Not all sweets are, well, sweet. Some can be...
Frazer police: 1,029 THC cartridges worth nearly $61K in West Deer man's car
A West Deer man faces drug charges after Frazer police said they found more than 1,000 highly potent THC cartridges with an estimated street value of nearly $62,000 in the back seat of his car during a traffic stop Monday afternoon. Police stopped a car driven by Adam Stephen Viale,...
WW II veteran, 101, throws Memorial Day party in Lower Burrell
Bill Tingle’s ears perked as his daughter called out, “Dad, look, there’s a kid waving to you.” “Thanks for your service!” shouted a young boy with a toothy grin from the backseat of a car driving by along Leechburg Road, minutes after the city’s annual Memorial Day parade came to...
Man escapes Tarentum house fire from 2nd-floor window; 2 pet cats die 
A Tarentum man who escaped flames ripping through his two-story home early Monday with help from police and a neighbor’s ladder was treated for smoke inhalation, officials said. At least two pet cats died in the fire at the duplex on Conroy Way, officials and neighbors said. The sound of...
Kiski Area students documenting the lives of local veterans 
Merle Sober climbed Mt. Fuji while waiting for battle during the Korean War, and James Thomas Simko helped liberate a Nazi concentration camp during World War II when SS soldiers began shooting and burning its prisoners just before the arrival of Simko’s “Fighting 69th” infantry. The stories of Sober of...
Protecting your skin from the sun as easy as ABC
As summer approaches, many people will begin to hit the pools, lakes and trails. But with the outdoor fun comes an increased risk for skin cancer if you don’t properly protect yourself from the sun’s damaging rays. According to the Skin Cancer Foundation, more people are diagnosed with skin cancer...
Aspinwall eatery gets a corner on the comfort food market 
An Aspinwall eatery has cornered the market on the neighborhood restaurant concept. Cornerstone opened in 2009 — commanding the corner of Freeport Road and Eastern Avenue — and celebrated its 10th anniversary in February. According to 2017 figures from the National Restaurant Association, the average life span of a U.S....
New Kensington Donut Connection sells $2M Powerball ticket
A winning Powerball ticket worth $2 million for the May 22 drawing was sold in New Kensington. The ticket with the Power Play option matched all of the five white balls drawn, 07-10-20-44-57, but not the red Powerball 03, to win $2 million. Without the $1 Power Play option, the...
Thunderstorms take down large branch at Prospect Cemetery
Severe thunderstorms that blew through the region Saturday evening took down a large tree branch at Prospect Cemetery in Brackenridge, narrowly missing the cemetery office and nearby headstones. There are only a few headstones in that area and none of them were damaged, said Cindy Homburg, president of the cemetery....
Weather can't dampen respect for Brackenridge's Honor Roll memorial
About 100 people turned out Sunday to join in the Memorial Day observance by the Brackenridge American Legion despite the weather moving the majority of activities inside. The events held at Brackenridge Memorial Park included the rededication of the 54-year-old Honor Roll memorial that had been cleaned and restored after...
Apollo-Ridge students laid wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
The lead up to Memorial Day this month was extra special for some Apollo-Ridge Elementary School students. Under the guidance of teacher Chad Danka, 27 students visited the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery. Three of the students – Julianna Saxion, Caleb Coy and Mackenzie Magness –...
Tarentum man spent decades building relationships with man's best friend 
Editor’s note: This is part of an occasional series that features Alle-Kiski Valley residents and the notable things they do. Most of Fawn Township native Bruce Ringer’s life has gone to the dogs. The Highlands High School grad has owned and operated a doggie daycare and training business in Tarentum...
Tribune-Review earns 22 Golden Quill nominations from Press Club of Western Pa.
Tribune-Review stories about the Tree of Life massacre, the killing of Antwon Rose and compensation programs set up after the clergy sex abuse scandal in Pennsylvania are among the top nominees in this year’s Golden Quill Awards. In all, the Trib garnered 22 nominations for the awards, which are presented...
Leechburg Cemetery Co. seeks assistance with grounds maintenance 
The Leechburg Cemetery Company doesn’t have enough volunteers to maintain the grounds that command a hill off of Pershing and Evergreen roads. Knee-high grass and weeds compete with numerous Memorial Day flags recently placed on tombstones at The Leechburg Cemetery. Volunteer and borough resident Larry Boehm squeezes in time mowing...
Alle-Kiski Valley pools dive into the summer season
Four swimming pools across the Alle-Kiski Valley dive into their summer seasons with Saturday openings. For Springdale Township’s Bouquet Park Pool, it took a successful $20,000 fundraising campaign to make this season happen. Pool officials had been worried they would have to scrap the summer season and file for bankruptcy...
Deer Lakes High School prom 2019
Deer Lakes High School had its prom Friday night. Here is a photo gallery of the highlights....
Armstrong County creates court program to help veterans get back on track 
Armstrong County veterans who are accepted into a new court program after running afoul of the law will be expected to do what they did while in uniform: follow orders and work hard to accomplish a mission. In this case, the mission is for veterans to get their life back...
Burrell School District proposes 2.9% property tax hike
Burrell School District’s $32.5 million preliminary budget for next school year calls for a 2.9% increase in property taxes. If the school board approved the proposed 2.8 mill increase, the owner of a home assessed at $22,500 who currently pays $2,159 in taxes would see their annual bill go up...
New Kensington police step up patrols in area of deadly shooting
New Kensington police have increased patrols in the area of a shooting early Thursday that left a newspaper delivery driver dead. Police Chief Bob Deringer told the Tribune-Review on Friday he had no updates on the investigation into the death of Gregory Smith, 69, of New Kensington. “No new leads,...
Child welfare officials seek foster families in Westmoreland County
The Westmoreland County Children’s Bureau is making a bid to recruit additional foster families as it marks Foster Care Awareness Month. Officials from the bureau are partnering with the SWAN Legal Services Initiative as well as 13 private providers and foster care agencies to host a foster family recruitment event...
Arnold planning to have 10 dilapidated buildings razed
A demolition project planned in Arnold has shifted into gear as the city seeks contract bids. There are 10 abandoned and deteriorated structures the city hopes to tear down. City Redevelopment Director Rick Rayburg said the demolition bids are to be opened May 31 in the city’s redevelopment office. Rayburg...


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