$1M per homer? $27,000 a point? Sports is loaded with money oddities

By By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer

These were Juan Soto’s numbers in 2024: 41 home runs, 109 RBIs, a .288 batting average. Keep doing that over the next 15 years, and he’ll be making roughly $1.2 million for every home run. Or $467,890 for every RBI. Or $307,229 for every hit.

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Cleanup begins from flooding, storm damage

By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter

September 5, 2026

High water shut down several roads Thursday night, prompting rescue teams to be dispatched. Communities across the Mon Valley and southwestern Pennsylvania were cleaning up Friday after severe storms ...

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Charleroi’s Little Great Race continues to make a big impact

By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter

September 5, 2026

Over the race’s nearly four-decade history, more than $100,000 has been raised for local organizations, scholarships and nonprofits. What began in 1987 as a warm-up for Pittsburgh’s Great Race has gro...

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Property tax hike hasn’t been considered in Monongahela

By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter

September 5, 2026

City officials clarify that it’s far too early to begin that process. City officials say no property tax increase has been proposed for 2027 as Monongahela begins the early stages of its budget proces...

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Three-vehicle crash in North Charleroi

September 5, 2026

Around noon Friday, firefighters from multiple departments responded to a three-vehicle crash in North Charleroi at the intersection near the Charleroi-Monessen bridge. One person was trapped inside o...

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Study: Eviction filing rates drop statewide

September 5, 2026

Allegheny County recorded roughly 13,600 cases in 2025. By MEGAN TROTTER TribLive Where a Pennsylvania renter lives may play a significant role in what happens after an eviction case is filed. A new s...