Leps celebrate seniors with win under the lights
High school, Sports
April 16, 2026

Leps celebrate seniors with win under the lights

By ADAM BREWER MVI SPORTS 

Under the lights at John Di-Virgilio Sports Complex, the Belle Vernon Area softball team honored its five seniors and rallied from an early deficit for a 13-4 win over Oakland Catholic on Wednesday in Section 2-4A play.

Spring is blooming at California Area
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Spring is blooming at California Area
April 16, 2026
Isabella Ehrin (left) and Eli Medve work in the greenhouse at California Area Elementary School on Wednesday morning, preparing plants for the school’s upcoming Mother’s Day hanging basket sale on May...
EF board approves new English arts program despite teacher concerns
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EF board approves new English arts program despite teacher concerns
By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
April 16, 2026
The school board did not unanimously approve the new English language arts program for middle school students. Several Elizabeth Forward teachers abruptly left Wednesday’s school board meeting after d...
Fundraiser set up after car crashes into Fallowfield Township garage
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Fundraiser set up after car crashes into Fallowfield Township garage
By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
April 16, 2026
Frank Rauchfuss’s Garage sustained extensive damage from the March 26 crash. The hole in the back wall of Frank Rauchfuss’s Garage is still covered by tarps, but the longtime Fallowfield Township busi...
Pa. House advances Shapiro’s $53.3B budget
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Pa. House advances Shapiro’s $53.3B budget
By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
April 16, 2026
Last year’s budget impasse dragged on for 135 days, stopping billions of dollars in state funding from flowing to schools, counties and nonprofits across Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania House passed it...
Fire damages McKeesport apartment building
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Fire damages McKeesport apartment building
April 16, 2026
Smoke billowed from an apartment building in McKeesport Wednesday evening as firefighters worked to contain flames that broke out inside. Massive flames and large amounts of white smoke were seen comi...
Local students featured in PennWest California’s production ‘Into the Woods’
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Local students featured in PennWest California’s production ‘Into the Woods’
April 16, 2026
The production debuts 7 p.m. Friday in Steele Hall’s Blaney Theatre. For the MVI Audiences at PennWest California will soon have the opportunity to experience a magical and thought-provoking theatrica...