Lawsuit claims actions by West Mifflin police resulted in man’s death

It alleges Timothy Duc Tho Vong was kept in a holding cell for hours and couldn’t get medical care.

By JULIA BURDELSKI
TribLive

A federal lawsuit filed Monday alleges civil rights violations by West Mifflin and several of its police officers in connection with the death of a man last summer whose family claims he did not receive necessary medical attention while kept in a holding cell for more than nine hours.

Timothy Duc Tho Vong’s head, face and neck were bruised, swollen and cut from a prior ...

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Ringgold budget includes tax hike

By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter

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The 2025-26 budget is nearly $2 million higher than last school year in part due to special education and cyber school costs. Property tax bills will increase in the Ringgold School District. School b...

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West Mifflin approves final budget with tax increase

By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com

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The West Mifflin Area School Board met Wednesday to approve the spending plan for the 2025-26 school year. The West Mifflin Area school board approved its final 2025-26 budget on Wednesday with a 2.67...

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By JACK TROY TribLive

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No MVI print edition today

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Due to the Juneteenth federal holiday today, there will not be a print edition of Thursday’s Mon Valley Independent. There is also no U.S. Postal Service mail delivery or collection today. Subscribers...

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of board seats, keeping U.S. Steel’s production high enough to meet domestic demand and allowing U.S. Steel to pursue trade action against foreign companies for acts like illegal dumping. As for the “...