Trump’s changing course on Strait of Hormuz strategy raises questions about war preparation
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March 23, 2026

Trump’s changing course on Strait of Hormuz strategy raises questions about war preparation

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — At war with Iran, President Donald Trump is cycling through an increasingly desperate list of options as he searches for a solution to the crisis in the Strait of Hormuz. He is jumping from calls to secure the waterway through diplomatic means to lifting sanctions and now escalating to a direct threat against civilian infrastructure in the Islamic Republic.

4 Yough students killed in car crash
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4 Yough students killed in car crash
March 23, 2026
Online fundraisers have been set up to aid the victims’ families. By JAMES ENGEL AND BRIAN C. RITTMEYER TribLive Mourners gathered Sunday at an impromptu creekside memorial in Sewickley Township to ho...
Missing man’s body discovered near Mon River
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Missing man’s body discovered near Mon River
By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
March 23, 2026
Shelby Rhodes hadn’t been seen since the early morning hours of Feb. 6. The body of a Monongahela man missing since Feb. 6 was found Saturday near the Monongahela River in Forward Township. The Allegh...
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State offering free help with taxes
By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
March 23, 2026
Department of Revenue officials will visit senior centers Wednesday in Clairton and Thursday in McKeesport. Some Mon Valley residents will soon have an opportunity to get free, in-person help filing s...
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March 23, 2026
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Welcome to allergy season — Here’s how to protect yourself
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Welcome to allergy season — Here’s how to protect yourself
March 23, 2026
ATLANTA (AP) — Allergy season can be miserable for tens of millions of Americans when trees, grass, and other pollens cause runny noses, itchy eyes, coughing and sneezing. Where you live, what you’re ...