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Cellphone fines for drivers begin today
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Cellphone fines for drivers begin today
By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
June 5, 2026
Police have been limited to warnings under Paul Miller’s Law for the past year. Starting today, police can begin issuing fines to anyone caught holding their cellphones while driving. Paul Miller’s La...
Music returns to Plum Street as summer concert series begins
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Music returns to Plum Street as summer concert series begins
By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
June 5, 2026
Shows in Elizabeth are set for every Thursday through the end of August. Residents of Elizabeth Borough and the surrounding area flocked to Plum Street with their lawn chairs Thursday night as the ann...
Class of 2026 graduates at California
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Class of 2026 graduates at California
June 5, 2026
Haley Tabron of Roscoe participates in commencement ceremonies with the rest of the Class of 2026 Thursday evening at California Area High School. See more photos in our online photo gallery at www.mo...
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Pigs, dogs and cats removed from condemned property
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Pigs, dogs and cats removed from condemned property
June 5, 2026
A public nuisance charge has been filed against owner Wendi Kraemer. By the MVI Rostraver Township police and animal rescue officials returned to a rat-infested property Thursday afternoon to serve an...
Davanzo eyes $250 checks for all Pa. families
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Davanzo eyes $250 checks for all Pa. families
June 5, 2026
By the MVI Connecting inflation relief with America’s 250th birthday celebration, state Rep. Eric Davanzo, R-Smithton announced a proposal to offer $250 birthday checks to Pennsylvania families. “July...
Animals rescued from Belle Vernon property
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Animals rescued from Belle Vernon property
By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
June 5, 2026
Police say dozens of dogs and two cats were at the Belle Vernon residence. More than 60 dogs and cats were rescued Thursday after they were found living in deplorable conditions in Fayette County. As ...
Sports
Warriors’ season ends with 10-3 defeat
High school, Sports
Warriors’ season ends with 10-3 defeat
By JEREMY SELLEW 
June 5, 2026
District 10 champion Harbor Creek led 5-0 after two innings and added a grand slam in the fourth. In their PIAA first-round game, the Elizabeth Forward softball team got off to a quick start. Thursday...
Everett scores two in 6th inning to eliminate Bearcats
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Everett scores two in 6th inning to eliminate Bearcats
By By CODI WEYANT For MVI Sports 
June 5, 2026
Bentworth’s remarkable season came to an unexpected end Thursday afternoon. After building an early two-run lead, the WPIAL Class 2A champion Bearcats struggled to capitalize on opportunities and watc...
Jaguars gets some payback, advance to state semifinal
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Jaguars gets some payback, advance to state semifinal
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
June 5, 2026
Thomas Jefferson avenged a WPIAL semifinal loss to the Indians. Thomas Jefferson got its revenge. Just two weeks after watching North Hills erase a threerun lead in a heartbreaking WPIAL semifinal los...
BV Post 484 scores five in 7th, holds off Charleroi
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BV Post 484 scores five in 7th, holds off Charleroi
By JACK HVOZDIK MVI Sports 
June 5, 2026
Belle Vernon Post 484 saved its best for last. Trailing by two runs entering the seventh inning, Belle Vernon erupted for five runs in its final at-bat and then held off a late Charleroi rally to earn...
Obituaries
Robert L. ‘Bob’ Kepics – Monongahela
Obituaries
Robert L. ‘Bob’ Kepics – Monongahela
June 5, 2026
Robert L. “Bob” Kepics, 69, of Monongahela, passed on Monday, June 1, 2026, at Jefferson Hospital. He was born Dec. 10, 1956, in New Eagle, son of the late John and Mary Kepics. He was the beloved hus...
Loretta Lee Gornick – Dec. 2, 1937-May 27, 2026
Obituaries
Loretta Lee Gornick – Dec. 2, 1937-May 27, 2026
June 5, 2026
It is with a mixture of sorrow and celebration that we announce the passing of Loretta Lee Gornick, a beloved wife, cherished teacher and dev oted friend, who ent ered into eternal rest on May 27, 202...