WORLD BRIEFLY Harris, Trump squabble over muted mics

The campaigns of Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are arguing in advance of their high-stakes Sept. 10 debate over whether microphones should be muted except for the candidate whose turn it is to speak.

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Former employees shocked by closing of Charleroi glass plant

By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter

September 6, 2024

The long-time business will cease operations by the end of the year. People who built their lives, families and legacies making glass in Charleroi are at a loss for words. One day after Anchor Hocking...

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Sloane pleads guilty in animal cruelty case

By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com

September 6, 2024

She will be on probation for five years under the plea agreement and must resign as Washington County controller. Washington County Controller April Sloane pleaded guilty Thursday to felony aggravated...

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Navigation channel opened through Locks and Dam 3

By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com

September 6, 2024

It’s currently only open to commercial vessels, but full access is being planned by December. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District announced it has officially opened a 100-foot-wide na...

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Glass making is important part of Charleroi’s history

By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter

September 6, 2024

Glass is Charleroi. Built on the foundation of thousands of workers, although the name has changed over the years, Pyrex has deep roots in the Magic City. It started when the Macbeth- Evans Glass Comp...

Former agent with the state AG’s Office accused of stealing $174K

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Former agent with the state AG’s Office accused of stealing $174K

By MICHAEL RICHTER, mrichter@yourmvi.com

September 6, 2024

Brenda Sawyer is charged with stealing $121,000 from the state attorney general’s office and $52,650 from the NAACP chapter in McKeesport. Thursday’s McKeesport Area school board meeting didn’t provid...

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Ex-FOP officer in McKeesport accused of theft

By MICHAEL RICHTER, mrichter@yourmvi.com

September 6, 2024

Joseph Osinski allegedly took more than $1 million for his personal use. A former McKeesport detective and Fraternal Order of Police financial secretary was arrested on charges of stealing more than $...