8 backcountry skiers found dead and 1 still missing after Calif. avalanche
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February 19, 2026

8 backcountry skiers found dead and 1 still missing after Calif. avalanche

TRUCKEE, Calif. (AP) — Crews found the bodies of eight backcountry skiers near California’s Lake Tahoe and were searching for one more after they were caught in an avalanche, the nation’s deadliest in nearly half a century, authorities said Wednesday.

Consolidation addressed at BVA town hall
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
April 21, 2026
The session with school district leaders attracted roughly 50 people in person and another 114 online. Around 50 residents and parents in the Belle Vernon Area School District attended a town hall Mon...
Death of Haitian immigrant still an unsettling mystery 7 weeks later
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By By SOPHIA LUCENTE Pittsburgh?s Public Source 
April 21, 2026
Daphy Michel was found dead in early March, shortly after being released from ICE custody. Pittsburgh’s Public Source is an independent nonprofit newsroom serving the Pittsburgh region. Sign up for ou...
White Oak, South Versailles combine for joint venture
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
April 21, 2026
The boroughs will work together in developing projects for the future. White Oak announced a joint project with South Versailles during Monday’s council meeting. The project, which has been in the wor...
WALK A MILE IN HER SHOES
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April 21, 2026
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April 21, 2026
Don’t miss the latest from Donora and Belle Vernon in Wednesday’s Mon Valley Independent.