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February 9, 2026

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.

A taste of summer at the Monongahela Farmers Market
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A taste of summer at the Monongahela Farmers Market
June 13, 2026
From left, Hank Crompton, 6, Penelope Frost, 3, and Luke Crompton, 4, all of Monongahela, enjoy ice cream cones from Sweets by Mrs. C during the Monongahela Farmers Market Friday afternoon at Chess Pa...
Donora ponders future of elementary center
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Donora ponders future of elementary center
By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
June 13, 2026
More repairs are needed to the roof of the building, which has been vacant since 2011. More than a decade after closing its doors to students, the Donora Elementary Center continues to challenge borou...
Death of woman released from ICE custody is ruled homicide
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Death of woman released from ICE custody is ruled homicide
June 13, 2026
Daphy Michel, 31, of Charleroi died of hypothermia after being discovered at a Pittsburgh bus shelter in early March. By JAMES ENGEL TribLive The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office says the de...
Kid’s Fishing Derby today at Renzie Park
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Kid’s Fishing Derby today at Renzie Park
June 13, 2026
Lake Emilie in Renzie Park, McKeesport, is stocked and ready for today’s kids’ fishing derby. The annual event takes place from 8 a.m. to noon. Kids 15 and younger are invited to fish with their famil...
Photographic pioneer and McKeesport native Duane Michals dies
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Photographic pioneer and McKeesport native Duane Michals dies
June 13, 2026
His long career in the field was inspired by his experiences as a high school student in McKeesport. By KYLE NELSON For the MVI Throughout a career spanning nearly seven decades, Duane Michals became ...