Valley News Dispatch category, Page 672

Homeowners have insurance, and so should renters, says Dave Buono, a consumer liaison for the Pennsylvania Insurance Department. Renters need to know that their landlord or property owner’s insurance won’t cover their belongings in situations such as a fire, leaving them to pay to replace everything that is lost. Most...

Helping to save a New Kensington woman from her burning home may have reignited Wayne Erb’s interest in being a volunteer firefighter. Erb, 53, has been a member of New Kensington No. 4’s fire hall since 1987. But because of work and family, he hasn’t been responding to fires for...

For at least two of the survivors of a fire that destroyed a house in New Kensington about a week ago the experience, sadly, was deja vu. One lost a brother in a fire three decades ago. Another lost a home to a fire about 10 years ago. Kaylene Keener...

World War II veteran Emilio Saldari, 94, was surprised with a Springdale High School diploma during his induction into the Allegheny Valley Alumni Hall of Fame on Saturday. Saldari, of Springdale Township, never got to graduate because he was drafted in 1943. A group of students prepared the surprise and...

Nalinda Wickramasinghe and his 8-year-old son, Thesath, traveled about 150 miles to celebrate the Sri Lankan New Year in Harrison on Sunday. The family comes from Cleveland to attend the celebration each year at the Pittsburgh Buddhist Center to keep the traditions alive for the children and relish in the...

Arnold officials will wait to get some input from the state’s dog warden before deciding who will be the city’s dog catcher. Council discussed awarding a contract for the service to Hoffman Kennels, which is the animal control service used by the majority of communities in the Alle-Kiski Valley. But...

Authorities could find no sign of a capsized boat that was reported Saturday morning by a motorist crossing the Laneville Bridge in Freeport, an Armstrong County 911 dispatcher said. The report came in at 9:34 a.m. The sighting was in Buffalo Creek near its confluence with the Allegheny River, the...

The Vandergrift Public Library won a free Science in the Summer program from GlaxoSmithKline for children to be enrolled in a four-day program at the library taught by educators from the Carnegie Science Center. The four-day program, running during the week of June 10-13, will be open to all children...

A Cadogan woman is accused of selling cocaine in Armstrong County. Shana Lee Warcholak, 30, of First Street, is accused of selling two packages of powdered cocaine this month in the Ford City area. County detectives say Warcholak contacted a person who is an informant for the county drug task...

Tarentum electric crews were working Friday afternoon to find the cause of a power outage affecting several parts of the borough, according to borough Manager Michael Nestico. Nestico provided an update on the situation shortly before 4 p.m. He had been made aware of the outage around 1:30 p.m. Tarentum...

Allegheny Valley Hospital has been recognized for its care of stroke patients. The Harrison hospital earned an advanced certification for primary stroke centers from The Joint Commission, the hospital announced Friday. This is the first time the hospital has received the certification, Allegheny Health Network spokeswoman Stephanie Waite said. Founded...

East Deer will borrow $100,000 from Allegheny County to pay for its share of grants for several projects. More than half the money — $53,000 — will pay for East Deer’s share of relocating a waterline last year to accommodate the Rapid Bridge Replacement project on Freeport Road over Crawford...

More Route 28 construction is scheduled in East Deer through Monday afternoon. PennDOT said the the single-lane restrictions on northbound Route 28 will happen at the bridge over Bailies Run Road from 7 p.m. today through 2 p.m. Monday, weather permitting. Crews will conduct approach slab work. The overall $34.34...

Riverview School District officials may cut programs and increase taxes to close a projected $530,000 shortfall in next school year’s budget. District Business Manager Tammy Good recently delivered a 2019-20 preliminary budget update earlier this month. It is posted under the business office tab of the district’s website, rsd.k12.pa.us. Estimated...

Harmar’s zoning hearing board decided Thursday to deny Feeding the Flock’s request to move into a former church and run a house of worship and food pantry. The nonprofit organization had hoped to move into the former Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses building at 490 Nixon Road. The zoning officer...

The planned project to demolish 10 abandoned houses in Arnold could begin by the end of the month. Community Development Director Rick Rayburg hopes to take the first step, advertising for contract bids, to take place by the end of April or beginning of May. Rayburg has started the city’s...

Lower Burrell Recycling Day — only for typical household items — is set for April 27. The event will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. behind city hall at 2800 Bethel St. Residents can drop off a number of recyclable items including: Motor oil, automatic transmission fluid, kerosene,...

The father of a Harrison man accused of killing a New Kensington police officer in 2017 admitted he sent messages to a witness in his son’s case, a Westmoreland County detective testified Thursday. Gregory P. Baucum Jr., 48, of Pittsburgh’s Homewood neighborhood is charged with felony witness intimidation and retaliation...

The Kiski Area School District wants to add dinner to the meals it serves students. The school board is expected within the next two months to approve applying for a federal program that pays for dinners or snacks for students who stay for after-school activities, according to Superintendent Tim Scott....