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Donora votes to include tax hike in tentative 2027 budget

By MICHAEL VINSICK mvinsick@yourmvi.com

November 13, 2026

Council debated reducing police department funding as an option to cut the size of the increase. Donora Council voted unanimously Thursday night to include a 3.5-mill tax hike in its preliminary budge...

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Legal battle continues between EF, insurance company over fire renovation payments

By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com

November 13, 2026

CM Regent contends the new auditorium at the high school didn’t have to be moved and made larger. The ongoing legal battle between Elizabeth Forward School District and its insurance company over paym...

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Fire and explosions destroy construction company

November 13, 2026

Firefighters from multiple departments responded to a commercial structure fire on Wood Street in California Borough Thursday night at Maund Industries. The company, a ready-mix concrete supplier and ...

Officer under review after homophobic slur

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Officer under review after homophobic slur

By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter

November 13, 2026

Council heard complaints about the behavior of teenagers in the city. The employment status of a Monongahela police officer caught on video using a homophobic slur during a confrontation with a teenag...

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District judge to retire after 38 years on bench

November 13, 2026

Richard Olasz explained that health concerns influenced his decision. By THOMAS LETURGEY For the MVI After a nearly 40-year career in public service, Magisterial District Judge Richard D. Olasz will b...

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McKeesport officer recounts 2023 shooting

November 13, 2026

Charles Thomas spent nearly three hours testifying on Thursday, the third day of trial for Johnathan Morris, who’s accused of killing Sean Sluganski. By PAULA REED WARD TribLive McKeesport police Offi...

High school, Sports

Not many changes for Warriors, Leps in rematch

By JEREMY SELLEW

November 13, 2026

The first meeting between Belle Vernon and Elizabeth Forward decided the Interstate Conference championship. Two weeks later, the stakes are even higher. No. 4 Belle Vernon and No. 5 Elizabeth Forward...

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McKeesport gets its second shot at Montour

By By BRENNAN VALLADARES bvalladares@yourmvi.com

November 13, 2026

Since the 2023 WPIAL Class 4A semifinals, McKeesport and Montour have met only once before today’s game. The Tigers won that semifinal matchup, 28-14, to advance to the first of three straight distric...

Sports

G-Force sweeps

November 13, 2026

By the Mon Valley Independent Three G Force boxers were in action at a Nov. 7 boxing show in Ellwood City, and all three came away with victories. At 180 pounds, Ian Maloney faced Van Pribanic of Stee...

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Trojans look to slow down young Bears

By ADAM BREWER MVI SPORTS

November 13, 2026

Every round gets harder in the WPIAL playoffs, no matter the team or classification. After California and Clairton picked up firstround wins last Friday, the two squads will meet in the WPIAL Class 1A...

Obituaries

David ‘Dave’ Francis Heisler – Greensburg, Pa.

November 13, 2026

David “Dave” Francis Heisler, 71, of Greensburg, Pa., passed away on Sunday, Nov. 8, 2026. Dave graduated in 1972 from Belle Ve r n o n Area High School, where he met the love of his life, Mary Ann. H...

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Frank R. Wright – Monessen

November 12, 2026

Frank R. Wright, 91, of Monessen, died on Nov. 6, 2026, at home. He was born on April 7, 1935, to the late John and Fredricka Rams e y Wright. Frank was an engineer for Southwest Railway and worked in...