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Area gas prices surge above $4.20 per gallon

April 4, 2026

The cost of fuel is now 74 cents higher than it was a year ago. By QUINCEY REESE TribLive Western Pennsylvanians felt a pinch at the pumps this week as some local gas stations offered fuel at $4.19 pe...

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McKeesport Housing Authority director retires

By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com

April 4, 2026

Steve Bucklew will be replaced by longtime MHA Deputy Director Diane Raible. Longtime McKeesport Housing Authority Director Steve Bucklew has retired from his position, after more than 30 years, handi...

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Walking Stations of the Cross

April 4, 2026

The Rev. Levi Hartle leads participants, including Guy Flament of Monongahela (carrying the cross), during the Walking Stations of the Cross on Good Friday at Chess Park in Monongahela. The annual pro...

Mon City’s highest-ranking WWII officer died a hero

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STORIES BEHIND THE STARS

Mon City’s highest-ranking WWII officer died a hero

April 4, 2026

This story is part of Mon Valley Sons of World War II, a series about our sons who lost their lives in service to our country during the war. By JOHN J. TURANIN For the MVI Monongahela High School’s p...

Around The Valley, Latest News, Main

Rock of the Redeemer holds Easter basket drive

By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com

April 4, 2026

It follows a successful Angel Tree campaign in December. The Rock of the Redeemer in Elizabeth Township provided more than 65 Easter baskets for area children this year. The one-year-old nonprofit org...

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Mon Valley Independent Easter Coloring Contest Winners

April 4, 2026

The winners of the Mon Valley Independent’s annual Easter Coloring Contest are, from left, Mia Galiffa of Donora, Aubrey Kinney of Rostraver Township and Jackson Trilli of Monessen. MVI

High school, Sports

Leps give Andrisko win over Trojans

By JEREMY SELLEW

April 4, 2026

Maddox Ceccarelli tossed a three-hit shutout to lead Belle Vernon to a 10-0 win over California. When Taylor Andrisko was coaching the California baseball team, there would be a group of students in t...

MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports

Pirates’ Griffin, 19, looks more than ready

April 4, 2026

PITTSBURGH (AP) — All of the emotions were there, from joy to jitters and everything in between. Well, almost everything. The one thing Konnor Griffin didn’t feel when the Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop...

NCAA, Sports

Auriemma, Staley get heated after Gamecocks end Huskies’ streak

April 4, 2026

PHOENIX (AP) — UConn’s Geno Auriemma was not a happy man. With the officiating. With his team’s performance. With South Carolina coach Dawn Staley. The Huskies coach ripped into the officiating crew d...

Yough beats Lig. Valley to extend winning streak to 6

High school, Sports

HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP

Yough beats Lig. Valley to extend winning streak to 6

By JEREMY SELLEW

April 4, 2026

Yough used a six-run fifth inning to break open a scoreless game and roll past Ligonier Valley, 7-2, in Section 1-3A play Friday. The Lady Cougars (7-2, 2-0) were quiet through the first four innings ...

Obituaries

Daniel R. Blair – Belle Vernon, Washington Township

April 4, 2026

Daniel R. Blair, 79, of Belle Vernon, Washington Township, passed away Wednesday, April 1, 2026, at Mon Valley Care Center, Carroll Township. Born Nov. 24, 1946, in North Charleroi, he was the son of ...

Obituaries

Donald ‘Dudy’ DuCarme Sr. – Monongahela

April 4, 2026

Donald “Dudy” DuCarme Sr., 67, of Monongahela, passed away on April 2, 2026, at his son’s home in Scott dale. He was born Dec. 14, 1958, in New Eagle, son of the late Jules L. and Isabelle Fetkenhour ...