North Belle Vernon holds annual Light up the Night

North Belle Vernon Councilman Jon Wasicek keeps the bonfire going during the holiday celebration at Community Bank Park. Photos by Heather Hart, For the Mon Valley Independent See more photos in our online gallery at www.monvalleyindependent.com

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SALVATION ARMY HOSTS FRIENDSGIVING IN DONORA

November 25, 2025

Salvation Army Capt. Kara Martin serves Walter Stevenson of Monongahela during the organization’s Friendsgiving dinner Monday evening in Donora. Volunteers also delivered 65 meals to residents in the ...

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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...

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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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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...

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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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3 motorcycle club members charged in fatal shooting

By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter

November 25, 2025

Police believe Kenneth Hayman was killed last month in retaliation for a fight he had with a Pagan. Newly unsealed court documents show that weeks of undercover surveillance and intercepted calls on m...