Charleroi softball set for another playoff run
High school, News, Sports
March 12, 2026

Charleroi softball set for another playoff run

By By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports 

Lyla Brunner will return to the mound after overcoming arm issues.

California Area student killed in dirt bike crash
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
March 16, 2026
Police said the 16-year-old struck a fallen tree Friday night while riding near Adamson Stadium. A 16-year-old California Area School District student died early Saturday after crashing an electric di...
Federal funding announced for 15 area projects
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
March 16, 2026
The money includes $1.2 million for the Mon Valley Strategic Blight Removal Project. U.S. Rep. Summer Lee, D-Swissvale, has announced funding for several projects throughout the Mon Valley. Lee said s...
Monessen schools to change from PTA to PTO
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
March 16, 2026
The structure is more localized and doesn’t include a $10 per member fee to the national organization. Monessen City School District approved moving from a PTA to a PTO through its elementary center d...
4 arrested, officer hurt when confrontation breaks out at West Mifflin protest
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By By BRIAN C. RITTMEYER TribLive 
March 16, 2026
Kennywood Boulevard reopened in West Mifflin after an incident between protestors and police there Sunday afternoon. The boulevard had been closed between Hoffman Boulevard and Glenn Street, spanning ...
One person killed in Jefferson Hills house fire
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By By BRIAN C. RITTMEYER TribLive 
March 16, 2026
Pleasant Hills firefighters report water supply issues. One person died in a house fire in Jefferson Hills early Saturday morning. The fire in the 100 block of Frontier Drive was reported shortly afte...
Lugene Bedner – Jacobs Creek
Obituaries
March 16, 2026
Lugene Bedner, 68, of Jacobs Creek, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, March 14, 2026. Born in Monessen, on July 8, 1957, Lugene was the daughter of the late William and Dolores Welsh. Lugene was L...