Today’s birthdays:

Artist Gerhard Richter is 94. Nobel Prize-winning author J.M. Coetzee is 86. Singer-songwriter Carole King is 84. Actor Joe Pesci is 83. Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz is 83. Author Alice Walker is 82. Actor Mia Farrow is 81. Actor Judith Light is 77. Golf Hall of Famer Sandy Lyle is 68. Writer-producer David Simon (TV: “The Wire”) is 66. Country singer Travis Tritt is 63. Baseball Hall of Famer Vladimir Guerrero is 51. Actor Charlie Day is 50. Actor Zhang Ziyi is 47. Actor Tom Hiddleston is 45. Actor Michael B. Jordan is 39. Actor Rose Leslie is 39. NFL running back Saquon Barkley is 29. Actor Isabella Gomez is 28.

News

Inside the secret text group of U.S. figure skating

February 11, 2026

MILAN (AP) — The text message that popped up on Nathan Chen’s phone underscored the enormity of the moment, its arrival shortly after the American figure skater had won his long-awaited gold medal wit...

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SPORTS SNAPSHOTS

MCKEESPORT AT SOUTH ALLEGHENY – JENN CODELUPPI / MVI SPORTS

February 11, 2026

Around The Valley

BVA school board receives 2024-25 audit report

By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com

February 11, 2026

Cook Farm asked for the district’s assistance with an upcoming 250th anniversary celebration. The Belle Vernon Area school board received a generally positive audit report Tuesday as an accounting fir...

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Why a $193M injection for rural health care in Pa. isn’t easing closure worries

By By MARLEY PARISH Spotlight PA State College

February 11, 2026

The five-year Rural Health Transformation Program is meant to expand and strengthen access to care, but state officials and experts warn the money isn’t enough to fix every problem. BELLEFONTE — The o...

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Porter’s court back in session in Charleroi

By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter

February 11, 2026

The magisterial judge is in a temporary location while his office is being repaired. Court operations for Magisterial District Judge Eric Porter have officially resumed at a temporary location in Char...

Death Notices

POLICE LOG

Donora

February 11, 2026

• Jason J. Nogy, 47, of North Belle Vernon was charged with unsworn falsification to authorities. Driving with a suspended or revoked license and with no vehicle insurance on Jan. 16, court records st...