NBA, Sports
May 7, 2025

OKC’s Sam Presti is NBA Executive of the Year

By By TIM REYNOLDS AP 

Sam Presti of the Oklahoma City Thunder was announced Tuesday as the NBA’s executive of the year, the reward for building that team into a juggernaut that won a leaguebest 68 games this season.

It is Presti’s first time winning the award and the first time since 1994 that the franchise — which was then called the Seattle SuperSonics — had its top executive voted as the winner. Bob Whitsitt won it that season.

Presti, the Thunder’s executive vice president and general manager, got 10 firs...

Clairton cuts ribbon on new library
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Clairton cuts ribbon on new library
By By THOMAS LETURGEY For the MVI 
September 28, 2026
Lt. Gov. Austin Davis was among the speakers at Friday’s ceremony. After a several-year project to help improve downtown, local, county and state officials as well as about 100 residents turned out Fr...
Worker dies in accident at Cleveland-Cliffs coke plant in Monessen
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Worker dies in accident at Cleveland-Cliffs coke plant in Monessen
By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
September 28, 2026
The victim was identified as 53-year-old Jeffrey Smith of Newell. A Newell man was killed Sunday after becoming pinned between two door machines while working at the Cleveland-Cliffs coke plant in Mon...
Two Expressway sections set to open in November
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Two Expressway sections set to open in November
By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
September 28, 2026
Work on other portions of the project is continuing. Sections 53A1 and 53A2 of the Mon/Fayette Expressway are now scheduled to open in late November. According to construction engineers in the Pennsyl...
City man charged with sexual assault of juvenile
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City man charged with sexual assault of juvenile
By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
September 28, 2026
Fifty-three charges were filed against Joshua Rioux of Monessen for the alleged attacks over two years. A Monessen man is being held without bail on 53 charges after police said he sexually assaulted ...
7 local schools get funds to provide fruits, vegetables
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7 local schools get funds to provide fruits, vegetables
By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
September 28, 2026
The federal Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program promotes healthy eating. Seven Mon Valley-area schools and learning centers will share more than $192,000 in federal funding to provide fresh fruits and v...