Around The Valley, News
November 20, 2025

POLICE LOG

Elizabeth

• Danielle Kemp, 35, of Farmington, was charged with resisting arrest/other law enforcement, use/possession of drug paraphernalia, false identification to a law enforcement officer and intentional possession of a controlled substance by a person not registered stemming from an alleged incident on Nov. 7, court records state.

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No tax hike in proposed 2026 budget
By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
November 25, 2025
Total spending increases from $4.6M to $4.97M in the proposal, which must be adopted by Dec. 31. Relief for homeowners is on the table again next year. At Monday’s meeting, Monessen council voted to a...
Repair work begins on collapsed trench
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Repair work begins on collapsed trench
By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
November 25, 2025
A five-hour rescue effort took place after the Aug. 28 incident on McKean Avenue in Charleroi. Nearly three months after a trench collapse shut down a busy stretch of McKean Avenue and triggered one o...
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Donora board denies zoning request for drug rehab house
By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
November 25, 2025
Kelly Macheska of Country Community Living was hoping to put it in a residential neighborhood. The Donora zoning board announced Monday that it has denied a variance request for a proposed drug rehabi...
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WEDNESDAY
November 25, 2025
Don’t miss the latest from Elizabeth Borough in Wednesday’s Mon Valley Independent.
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Pittsburgh airport braces for spike in holiday travel
By By JUSTIN VELLUCCI TribLive 
November 25, 2025
Thanksgiving travel is expected to increase 10% over last year. Around 300,000 travelers are expected to fly in and out of Pittsburgh International Airport in the next six days, as the anticipated sur...