Rocky Bleier nominated for Salute to Service Award

By By CHRIS ADAMSKI Trib Total Media

Pittsburgh Steelers legend Rocky Bleier is the team’s nominee for the NFL’s Salute to Service Award, the team announced Friday.

A running back on the Super Steelers’ four-time Super Bowl champions of the 1970s, Bleier’s story is familiar to Steelers fans but no less inspirational to those who tell it and hear it.

A year after Bleier was drafted by the Steelers in 1968, he was drafted into the Army to fight in the Vietnam War. He would end up wounded in combat when a platoon Bleier was a pa...

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Donora’s end of summer bash celebrates 125 years

September 21, 2026

Donora held its End of Summer Bash on Saturday to celebrate the borough’s 125th birthday. Claire Hoffman, 4, of Allison rides a pony named Rikki, led by Jessica Reno of Franklin. See more photos fro...

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Mon Valley communities benefit from LSA Statewide grant program

By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter

September 21, 2026

More than 30 projects in the local four-county area received funding. More than $8.2 million in state gaming revenue will help fund road and sewer improvements, new municipal equipment, park upgrades ...

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Two-vehicle crash causes property damage in Charleroi

September 21, 2026

Two vehicles collided between Third Street and Fallowfield Avenue in Charleroi at approximately 9:30 p.m. Sunday, with one of them crashing into a building’s outside steps. Charleroi Fire Department w...

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Ashmore eyes growth, outreach at Holy Resurrection

By MICHAEL VINSICK mvinsick@yourmvi.com

September 21, 2026

He took over as acting rector at the Belle Vernon orthodox church three months ago. Rev. Evan Ashmore, the new rector at Holy Resurrection Orthodox Church in Belle Vernon had a unique past prior to pu...

Residents urged to submit damage reports after Sunday’s rainfall

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Residents urged to submit damage reports after Sunday’s rainfall

By MICHAEL VINSICK mvinsick@yourmvi.com

September 21, 2026

After another round of heavy rain hit the area Sunday, Washington County Emergency Management is urging residents, businesses and municipalities to report any new storm-related damage as quickly as po...

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Kennywood’s Phantom Fall Fest offers spooky fun for visitors

By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com

September 21, 2026

The Halloween-themed event has added a few new attractions this year. Fall is around the corner in the Mon Valley and Kennywood Park in West Mifflin. Kennywood gates have creaked open once again as Ph...