Valley News Dispatch category, Page 694

A UPS truck driver is accused of having an open container of alcohol as well as marijuana Friday night when his truck hit three vehicles traveling southbound on Route 28 near the RIDC Park in O’Hara, state police at Kittanning said. Passengers in the vehicles hit by the UPS truck...

“Things like that should not be lost.” That’s what Gene Iagnemma said nearly a decade ago, referring to the historic Owens family cemetery near his Vandergrift home. Driven by an interest in history, Iagnemma worked to preserve not only the cemetery, but also, and most notably, the Casino Theater, which...

A UPS truck driver is accused of having an open container of alcohol as well as marijuana Friday night when his truck hit three vehicles traveling southbound on Route 28 near the RIDC Park in O’Hara, state police at Kittanning said. Passengers in the vehicles hit by the UPS truck...

A 70-year-old New Kensington woman accused of pointing a gun at a man who was walking his dog near her home pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct. In addition to pleading guilty Thursday to the summary offense, Sharon Shirley was required to pay a $25 fine. District Judge Frank J. Pallone...

A Manor Township woman will spend at least 20 years in prison for attacking her husband with a hatchet in 2017. Melanie Sue Snyder, 43, pleaded guilty Friday in Armstrong County Court to a single charge of third-­degree murder for the July 27, 2017, attack in which, police say, she...

Everything appeared to work out Thursday night in Leechburg. When Hannah Bauer smelled smoke in the River Avenue house she shares with Zane Walter, she called 911. Walter said he bought the house at a tax sale last June and was still working on it. Luna, the border collie, smelled...

Beny has a nose for drugs. The 1-year-old Belgian Malinois dog from the Czech Republic — hence only one “n” in his name — and handler Trooper Jason Young are newly assigned to the Kittanning state police station. The state bought the dog for about $8,500 and paid for his...

Tarentum businesses and residents may experience brief water outages over the next two weeks as crews install new water valves throughout the borough. The project of close to $70,000 is being done by Tarentum Public Works crews in conjunction with Meyer Excavating, Inc. According to the borough’s website, installation of...

Students who attend Allegheny Health Network’s Citizens School of Nursing are looking forward to the changes as they prepare to start a new year in a new location. “I think the upgrade is going to be really nice,” said senior Ashley Alcorn, of New Kensington. “I think it’s going to...

A landslide has restricted traffic along a section of Markle Road in Allegheny Township. PennDOT announced Thursday that traffic on Markle Road, between Park Road and Pine Run Road, will be restricted to a single lane controlled by stop signs. PennDOT spokeswoman Valerie Petersen said officials have been monitoring the...

A Homewood woman is accused of using a stolen car to steal merchandise from the Walmart in the Pittsburgh Mills shopping complex. Frazer police charged Janlynn Marie Jordan, 31, with receiving stolen property, retail theft, criminal conspiracy, and traffic violations in connection with the incident at about 6:40 p.m. Wednesday....

The driver of a tractor-trailer truck involved in a fatal crash on Route 28 more than a year ago has been charged. Arther Wells, 70, of Mississippi, is charged with homicide by vehicle, involuntary manslaughter, recklessly endangering another person, reckless driving and following too closely. He remains in the Allegheny...

The former Trinity United Presbyterian Church along Vandergrift’s Franklin Avenue has a new owner who has plans to transform the stately sanctuary into an educational performance programs in the worship area and a children’s indoor play area in the basement. Chloe Kruse, 29, of Vandergrift, bought the building at 262...

A 43-year-old Manor Township woman is scheduled to stand trial in Armstrong County Court on Monday, Jan. 7 for the 2017 hatchet attack and, ultimately, death of her husband. Melanie Sue Snyder is accused of the early morning hatchet attack on her husband, Thomas Snyder, in their small Garretts Run...

A homeless couple pleaded guilty Wednesday to charges related to a meth lab police said they found at a Vandergrift house in October. Tia Charmagne Klazon, 32, of Arnold, and Kiel Thomas Freeman, 32, of Vandergrift, were each sentenced to serve six to 23 months in jail and two years...

A Vandergrift woman was seriously injured when the small pickup she was driving crashed into a school bus in Allegheny Township on Wednesday afternoon, township police said. There were no children on the small bus when the accident occurred at 3:45 p.m. collision along Hyde Park Road near the AutoZone...

A 70-year-old New Kensington woman has been charged with one count of simple assault after police say she pointed a gun at a man who was walking his dog near her home. Larry Alvino told police he was walking his dog along Earl Avenue toward Valley Street when he heard...

An Arnold man who police claim crashed a car into a New Kensington Subway last month is facing several traffic citations, but no criminal charges, according to court records. New Kensington police cited Brandon Tyaire Jackson, 22, with reckless driving, failing to drive at a safe speed, failing to report...

A woman became trapped in a vehicle that went down a ravine and into a creek in Washington Township late Wednesday morning, according to Westmoreland County 911 dispatchers. The incident happened just after 11 a.m. at Ashbaugh Road and Greensburg Road, also known as Route 366. Emergency crews were called...

Tarentum police found a 15-year-old teen who had been missing since early Wednesday morning. Police said in a Facebook post that Kazmir Jones voluntarily left her home just before 2 a.m. Wednesday. She was located and returned home unharmed at about 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. Emily Balser is a Tribune-Review staff...

It’s been more than a year since Joseph and Deborah Wilkoski lost their son to injuries he suffered in a Route 28 crash. Yet, they’re still seeking an explanation as the crash remains under investigation. “I don’t think it’s fair to any family to have to wait a year to...

More than 2,100 people in New Kensington lost power early Tuesday morning after a truck crashed into a utility pole on Freeport Road. Tribune-Review news partner WPXI reports the unidentified driver hit several parked cars around 2:40 a.m. Authorities told WPXI the driver attempted to flee the scene but was...

With 2018 behind us, it’s time to look ahead at some significant Alle-Kiski Valley stories that figure to develop in 2019. Pittsburgh Mills mall The new year will see some new life at the Pittsburgh Mills mall, but it remains to be seen if new owner Mason Asset Management will...

If you plan to drive on the Pennsylvania Turnpike, remember to throw some extra cash in your wallet for the rising toll rates that take effect Sunday . Motorists will pay about 6 percent more to drive the turnpike, whether they pay cash or use the E-ZPass system. The Pennsylvania...