Shopping for school supplies becomes a summer activity as families juggle technology and tariffs

By By ANNE D'INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer

NEW YORK (AP) — Feeling nostalgic for the days when going back to school meant picking out fresh notebooks, pencils and colored markers at a local drugstore or stationary shop? The annual ritual is both easier and more complicated for today’s students.

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Dream Makers award winners honored in Donora

January 20, 2026

Award recipients pose following the Mon Valley Minority Initiatives Group’s inaugural Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dream Makers Award event Monday at Donora Public Library. Seated, from left, are M...

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Second Coen extension granted in Rostraver Township

By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com

January 20, 2026

The company is awaiting permits from PennDOT. Rostraver Township commissioners approved an extension Tuesday for a new Coen Market that is being built in the township. Unanimous approval was granted t...

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Deep freeze descends on Mon Valley

By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter

January 20, 2026

Warming shelters are open as dangerously cold temperatures remain in the forecast for today. A blast of Arctic air moved into Southwestern Pennsylvania on Monday, bringing bitter cold and dangerous wi...

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Officers, juvenile suspects had to be rescued after fleeing over hillside to escape police

By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter

January 20, 2026

Numerous area first responders assisted in the effort, which took more than four hours. Footprints in the snow helped Monessen police track three juveniles who allegedly fled a stolen vehicle and ende...

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Racist viral video is under investigation by state police

By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter

January 20, 2026

A local business owner said a man shouted racial slurs at her in the video. A viral video filled with racial slurs directed to a Charleroi business owner was recorded inside Walmart in Rostraver Towns...

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PennWest says proposed cuts streamline education

January 20, 2026

A decision on whether to adopt the plan is expected to be announced in the next few weeks. By KELLEN STEPLER TribLive Pennsylvania Western University officials say their proposal that slashes dozens o...