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April 2, 2026

U.S. and Iraqi officials say kidnapped journalist had been warned of threats

BAGHDAD (AP) — An American journalist who was kidnapped in Baghdad had tried to cross from Syria into Iraq three weeks earlier and was initially turned back, an Iraqi official said Wednesday.

PennDOT plans $200M in improvement projects
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
April 2, 2026
PennDOT on Wednesday announced 31 projects are expected to start during the 2026 construction season. PennDOT District 12 officials announced the state will invest over $200 million to fund bridge and...
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April 2, 2026
Find out what happens at the Donora and McKeesport school board meetings in tomorrow’s MVI.
Straight-line winds damage area properties
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By By RENATTA SIGNORINI TribLive 
April 2, 2026
Scattered damage was reported throughout the area, including West Mifflin, but Leo Street in North Huntingdon seemed to have gotten the worst of it. Frank Kingerski surveys wind damage in his North Hu...
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April 2, 2026
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said U.S. forces will “finish the job” in Iran soon as “core strategic objectives are nearing completion,” offering a full-throated defense of the war Wednesda...
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April 2, 2026
TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Thursday, April 2, the 92nd day of 2026. There are 273 days left in the year. Today in history: On April 2, 2005, John Paul II, the Polish pope born Karol Józef Wojtyła, died...