Drug plan middlemen are facing new oversight push as Pa. pharmacies close
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By By ED MAHON Spotlight PA 
March 9, 2026
The new proposal would also ban ownership of pharmacy licenses by corporate middlemen accused of driving pharmacy closures. HARRISBURG — Some Pennsylvania lawmakers want to give the state’s top prosec...
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March 9, 2026
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McKeesport firefighters respond to house fire
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
March 9, 2026
The McKeesport Fire Department responded to a fire Sunday, rescuing two cats in the process. According to McKeesport Deputy Fire Chief Geno Esken, the department responded to the fire around 11:55 a.m...
BVA claims first PIAA victory since 1998
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By JEREMY SELLEW 
March 9, 2026
Blackhawk is up next after Saturday’s win over Clearfield. For the first time in 28 seasons, the Belle Vernon girls basketball team is moving on in the PIAA playoffs. The Leopards (23-4) put on a rebo...
EF eliminated by Slippery Rock
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PLAYOFF ROUNDUP
By JEREMY SELLEW 
March 9, 2026
Four Warriors fouled out in the 54-46 road loss. Slippery Rock closed Saturdays game with a strong fourth quarter to defeat Elizabeth Forward, 54-46, in a PIAA Class 4A first-round girls matchup. Slip...
PIAA upset ends TJ’s season
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By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
March 9, 2026
Manheim Central used a methodical approach to claim a 43-41 victory. Saturday’s PIAA Class 5A contest between Thomas Jefferson and Manheim Central had the feel of a classic March Madness upset. The vi...
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By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
March 9, 2026
BRADENTON, Fla. — Billy Cook was one of the feel-good stories among Pittsburgh Pirates September call-ups in 2024, as the outfielder made his major-league debut and had five extra-base hits and eight ...
Bettie L. Buzalka – Monongahela
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March 7, 2026
Bettie L. Buzalka, 98, of Monongahela, went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Thursd a y , March 5, 2026, at her home sur rounded by her family. She was born at home on the family fa...
Dotty Jean ‘Jean’ Washowich – White Oak
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March 6, 2026
Dotty Jean “Jean” Washowich, 90, passed away peacefully on March 4, 2026, just days after celebrating her 90th birthday, sur rounded by the f r iends and family who loved her dearly. Jean was born on ...