Valley News Dispatch category, Page 694
Washington Township burglary suspect remains in jail
A Washington Township man accused of a string of burglaries last year in the township was arrested this week. David Andrew Cavitt, 35, was arrested Wednesday in Beaver County. He was being held in Westmoreland County Prison on Friday after failing to post $100,000 bond. A preliminary hearing before District...
Brackenridge man posts bond on charges of using slur, chasing man with bat
A Brackenridge man who police said yelled racial slurs at another man, chased him with a baseball bat and mooned him last week is free on bond. Eric Todd Clark, 47, was arrested Wednesday and released from the Allegheny County Jail in Pittsburgh on Thursday after posting $10,000 bond, according...
Alle-Kiski Valley first target for ‘reimagining’ Westmoreland County
An initial step in Westmoreland County’s new comprehensive plan will be getting under way in the communities of the Alle-Kiski Valley. County commissioners on Thursday approved a $22,500 yearlong agreement with Susan Hockenberry Coaching and Consulting to begin the process of developing a sub-county regional plan in conjunction with “Reimagining...
Harmar sheet metal union gets $500K for training, renovations
The Sheet Metal Workers Local Union 12 in Harmar plans to make building improvements and buy new training equipment with a $500,000 state grant. “We’re very excited. We’ve been really hoping this would go through,” said Greg Blose, Local 12’s business manager. The Harmar location includes the Local 12 union...
Faithful observe National Day of Prayer in New KensingtonVideo
Nine people joined together in prayer at noon Thursday by the flag pole at the New Kensington municipal building during a National Day of Prayer service. They sang and took turns lifting the nation and region up in prayer, asking for a resurgence in faith in the country and a...
Pittsburgh appraiser to attend ‘What’s It Worth’ fair in Tarentum
If you have something around the house and wonder what it’s worth, appraiser Kurt Shaw will let you know. Shaw, a former art critic at the Tribune-Review for 16 years, will be at the Allegheny-Kiski Valley Heritage Museum’s “What’s It Worth” Appraisal Fair from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday. Shaw...
New Kensington, Arnold police investigating separate suspicious incidents involving children
New Kensington police are investigating the report of a suspicious incident involving a child Thursday — the morning after a child luring attempt was reported in Arnold. An 8-year-old Roy A. Hunt Elementary student told administrators and police that an unknown man made contact with him at a bus stop...
Harmar ordinance would set rules for cell towers, antennas
The Harmar supervisors plan to vote this month on a proposed ordinance that would establish rules for installing wireless antennas and towers for 5G cellular service in township rights of way. Supervisors will hold a public hearing prior to their regular meeting May 16 to receive resident feedback and questions...
Upper, Lower Burrell police get questioned by preschool students
Staffers at Bethel Nursery School in Lower Burrell didn’t want their students to have the wrong idea about police officers. So they asked if some could come for a visit. On Wednesday, 60 students, ages 4 and 5, had the opportunity to ask Lower Burrell and Upper Burrell police officers...
Rally coming up at Mogie’s for 2 Lower Burrell candidates in hotly contested races
With the hotly contested races for the Democratic nomination for Lower Burrell city council and mayor, two of the candidates will hold a rally on Wednesday at Mogie’s Magill Grill. John Andrejcik, who is running for mayor, and Steve Yakopec, the former city solicitor who is running for council, will...
Race to the Moon 5-K on Roaring Run Trail set
The Roaring Run Watershed Association will hold its third annual Race to the Moon 5-K run/walk on July 13. Race proceeds benefit the association, which maintains the Roaring Run Trail and trail head and other projects. Registration fees range from $20 to $30. To sign up, go to RRWA’s website....
West Deer Dog Shelter to hold rabies clinic
The West Deer Dog Shelter will administer rabies vaccines at a clinic this month. The event will run from 2 to 4 p.m. May 25 at the shelter, located behind the township building at 109 East Union Road. All animals must be leashed or caged and be at least three...
State police arrest wanted East Brady man after pursuit
State police arrested an East Brady man after a vehicle and foot pursuit early Thursday in East Franklin. The man’s name and age were not immediately released. State police said they stopped the man for traffic violations at 12:05 a.m. at Hilltop Plaza. They found he was wanted on three...
Lower Burrell’s Anti-Bullying Awareness Day offers free events, picnic
Lower Burrell is offering free public events and information for Anti-Bullying Awareness Day at City Hall and a picnic at Burrell Lake Park on Saturday. The event will take place from 2 to 6 p.m. Nico Pampena, a third-grader who was bullied, will be Lower Burrell Mayor for the Day....
Report of attempted child luring in Arnold under investigation
New Kensington and Arnold police are investigating a report of a child-luring attempt. Authorities said they are looking for an older, white man with a gray beard and a tan car. He is suspected to have attempted to lure children into his vehicle in Arnold on Wednesday. New Kensington police...
Portion of Coxcomb Hill Road (Route 909) in Plum reopens after wires had fallen
Allegheny County dispatchers said the 100 block of Coxcomb Hill Road in Plum was closed for a time Wednesday night due to a tree that fell and knocked down power lines. The incident took place around 7:50 p.m. Wednesday near Blair Auto Sales. By 9 p.m, an Allegheny County 911...
Dump truck driver hospitalized after crashing into pole in Vandergrift
A dump truck driver was hospitalized after his vehicle struck a pole at Sherman Avenue and Second Street in Vandergrift. The crash happened shortly before 4 p.m. Wednesday. Police said the truck was traveling north on Sherman Avenue when it hit the West Penn Power utility pole near Steeltown Smokehouse....
Not 1 but 2 Harmar eaglets have their day in the sun
With temperatures soaring into the 80s Wednesday, both bald eaglets were active and seen at the Harmar nest above Route 28. Gina Gilmore of Fox Chapel captured the young family in photos posted to Facebook on Wednesday. While only the top of a second eaglet’s head had been spotted in...
Don’t spare the blood: Apollo-Ridge looks to realism for mock DUI crashVideo
A mock car crash that included a drunken driver, a dead passenger and other injured parties was the lesson of the day Wednesday at Apollo-Ridge High School. Although mock accident scenes are nothing new, the high school decided to add flair or, rather, blood and make-up for students to look...
Police: Brackenridge man chased man with baseball bat, mooned him
A Brackenridge man is accused of yelling racial slurs at another man before chasing him with a baseball bat and mooning him. The alleged victim told authorities he was walking past the home of Eric Todd Clark, 47, on April 26 when Clark called him a racial slur, Brackenridge police say....
Solo robber hits Vandergrift Dollar General along Franklin Avenue
Vandergrift police are searching for a man who robbed the Dollar General on Franklin Avenue Tuesday night. A clerk was restocking shelves when a tall man walked in. He held his left hand in the pocket of a hooded sweatshirt he was wearing and “acted like he had a gun,”...
Harrison woman suffers minor injuries in 2-vehicle crash in Harrison
A Harrison woman suffered minor injuries Tuesday when the car she was driving collided with a minivan in the township, according to police Chief Mike Klein. The crash happened at about 8:20 a.m. at Freeport Road and Idaho Avenue, between Key Bank and a car wash. Klein said Joanna Williams...
Kittanning man already on Megan’s Law list facing child rape charges
All charges were held to court in a preliminary hearing for a Kittanning man accused of child rape. Dwayne Edward Hawk, 52, is already named on the Megan’s Law list of people convicted of sex offenses. Hawk, a lifetime reporter, is accused of raping a mentally challenged girl. Police allege...
Valley High School grounds to become a plaza dedicated to district’s veterans
The area in front of Valley High School where the Ten Commandments monument once stood is about to become a plaza dedicated to community veterans. John Tamiggi, executive director of the Allegheny Valley Habitat for Humanity, told the New Kensington-Arnold School Board on Thursday night about plans to use the...
Native plants for hummingbirds, butterflies to go on sale at Beechwood Farms
The Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania will open its Native Plant Nursery at Beechwood Farms in Fox Chapel with sales and special bundles of plants to attract butterflies and hummingbirds from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. The nursery will remain open throughout the planting season. For opening day on...
