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July 28, 2026

Parkway East reopens a week ahead of schedule

By By ADAM BABETSKI TribLive 

The Commercial Street Bridge was open for I-376 traffic both ways by 7:30 p.m. Monday.

Cooling Off At Cedar Creek Park
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July 28, 2026
A Rostraver Township resident named Joseph cools off Monday afternoon while floating in the Youghiogheny River at Cedar Creek Park. Jeff Helsel / Mon Valley Independent
California to get cfsbank branch
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July 28, 2026
It will make up for the loss of KeyBank, which will be closing Aug. 28. By the MVI California Borough will not be losing its only bank after all. On Monday, cfsbank announced plans to open a full-serv...
Resignation by Hrach leaves open seat on BVA board
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
July 28, 2026
A replacement is being sought to fill the rest of his term, which expires in 2027. A seat at the Belle Vernon Area school board table is up for grabs after board member William Hrach resigned, citing ...
Seniors in McKeesport celebrate Christmas in July
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By By MEGAN TROTTER TribLive 
July 28, 2026
The Allegheny County Department of Human Services Area Agency on Aging prepared 900 senior care packages. A year after retiring, Carol Soroka moved to McKeesport to help care for her 94-year-old mothe...
New England Road opens as Expressway progress continues
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
July 28, 2026
New England Road is open again following months of closure as several new updates are in progress this week for the Mon/Fayette Expressway. The expressway currently stretches 54 miles from I-68 near M...