Duke still stinging from not getting into playoff
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July 23, 2026

Duke still stinging from not getting into playoff

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — SMU coach Rhett Lashlee went out of his way Friday to congratulate Duke on winning the 2025 Atlantic Coast Conference championship, adding that the Blue Devils should have made the College Football Playoff over Sun Belt champion James Madison.

Ballpark Companion
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July 23, 2026
Rosie, a Labrador retriever, sits with owner Beth Ciocco of Peters Township as they watch Wednesday evening’s Daily News League playoff game between Aul Bat Co. and Allegheny Vision at Baker Park in U...
Area woman sent to prison for embezzling $1.1M
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Area woman sent to prison for embezzling $1.1M
By By PAULA REED WARD TribLive 
July 23, 2026
Tracey Smith, who served as head of finance in four different companies, pleaded guilty to bank fraud. Tracey Smith, a chief financial officer, was already facing federal charges for embezzling tens o...
Caregiver Connection offers help in dealing with substance abuse issues
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Caregiver Connection offers help in dealing with substance abuse issues
By MICHAEL VINSICK mvinsick@yourmvi.com 
July 23, 2026
It points Pa. residents toward resources that can provide hope for affected loved ones. Gov. Josh Shapiro is collaborating with the Pennsylvania Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs to release a ne...
Pet emu killed by dogs in McKeesport
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Pet emu killed by dogs in McKeesport
By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
July 23, 2026
The owners have several birds that they use for a breeding program. A McKeesport family’s 3-year-old pet emu was killed Tuesday in an attack by pit bulls, according to police. The emu, named Queen Bar...
Pa. lawmakers up transparency for data centers; $2B tax exemption left untouched
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Pa. lawmakers up transparency for data centers; $2B tax exemption left untouched
By By KATE HUANGPU Spotlight PA 
July 23, 2026
Environmentalists say the one data center proposal that became law, an energy use reporting requirement, is not substantive. HARRISBURG — Despite a flurry of proposals to regulate data centers in the ...
Updates provided on road work, winter salt supplies
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Updates provided on road work, winter salt supplies
By By THOMAS LETURGEY For the MVI 
July 23, 2026
Some of the 850 tons of road salt that the borough ordered was recently delivered. West Mifflin Public Works Director Anthony DiCenzo said at Tuesday’s meeting that weather has pushed back road millin...