Driver rams New Year’s revelers in New Orleans, killing 15; FBI doesn’t believe he acted alone
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January 2, 2025

Driver rams New Year’s revelers in New Orleans, killing 15; FBI doesn’t believe he acted alone

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — An Army veteran driving a pickup truck that bore the flag of the Islam ic State group wrought carnage on New Orleans' raucous New Year's cel - ebration, killing 15 peo - ple as he steered around a police blockade and slammed into revelers be - fore being shot dead by police.

City Mission Thrift Store to close March 14
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City Mission Thrift Store to close March 14
By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
March 3, 2026
The organization announced the decision Monday, saying it’s not providing enough revenue. The City Mission Thrift Store in Monongahela will close later this month, marking another shift in the nonprof...
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Officials respond to online park project comments
By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
March 3, 2026
Commissioner Chris Thoma said it’s a worthwhile endeavor that won’t cost the township any money. Elizabeth Township commissioners addressed some backlash online involving renovations to an area park d...
Fundraiser to aid 4th-grader with lymphoma
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Fundraiser to aid 4th-grader with lymphoma
By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
March 3, 2026
A spaghetti dinner event for Liam Haney will take place March 22 at Black Diamond VFW. The Ringgold School District is rallying behind Liam Haney, a fourth-grade student at Ringgold Elementary School ...
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7 plead guilty in robbery scheme at Pa. rest stops
By By RICH CHOLODOFSKY TribLive 
March 3, 2026
A group of seven men who used a phony lottery win to lure and rob motorists at Pennsylvania service plazas and truck stops pleaded guilty Monday in Westmoreland County. The men — six from Ohio and one...