Spirit of Blue awards NBV police safety equipment
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By By TAYLOR BROWN Senior Reporting tbrown@yourmvi.com 
February 26, 2026
The wearable Guardian Angel devices provide 360-degree illumination and feature multiple lighting modes. The North Belle Vernon Police Department received new safety equipment aimed at improving offic...
Judge weighs evidence of past violence in Valley homicide case
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February 26, 2026
Robert Chaplin is accused of fatally shooting Estela Rivera Vazquez in the couple’s Rostraver home. By RICH CHOLODOFSKY TribLive Prosecutors say a Westmoreland County jury should hear evidence that a ...
2 charged in animal abuse, neglect case
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February 26, 2026
By the MVI Two women are accused of leaving a small dog alone in an unfurnished, deplorable and unheated Rostraver Township apartment with no food or water for at least two weeks, leading to the dog b...
Crash in Forward Township
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February 26, 2026
Firefighters and police were called to a crash in the 5100 block of Hayden Boulevard in Forward Township Wednesday evening. Rostraver Township firefighters extricated the occupant from the vehicle. Th...
Police charge ex-worker with lewd behavior in restaurant
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February 26, 2026
By MEGAN SWIFT TribLive West Mifflin police have charged a former Denny’s employee with exposing himself to three customers while he worked at the restaurant. Zachary Hiles, 29, of Lincoln Place, is f...
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Rostraver Township
February 26, 2026
• Randy Rosak, 48, of McKeesport was charged with theft by unlawful taking, receiving stolen property, theft of secondary metal, criminal mischief and prohibited acts stemming from an alleged incident...
Memorial service set for local unit killed in Gulf War
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February 25, 2026
The 13 members of the 14th Quartermaster Detachment died in Saudi Arabia in 1991. By JOE NAPSHA TribLive A memorial service is planned this morning at the U.S. Army Reserve Center in Hempfield in memo...
McKeesport firefighter promoted
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February 25, 2026
City of McKeesport firefighter Bruce T. Snyir was promoted to a full-time position after serving for nine years with the department as a part-timer. He is shown getting sworn in to the position by McK...
Valley man sentenced for 2022 Rostraver Township home shooting
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February 25, 2026
Tre Robert Goins, 31, pleaded guilty to aggravated assault and weapons charges. By RICH CHOLODOFSKY TribLive A Donora man was ordered to serve up to eight years in state prison for firing shots at a R...
Traffic Briefs
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February 25, 2026
I-70 lane restrictions start today in Rostraver Township PennDOT District 12 announced that single- lane restrictions are scheduled on Interstate 70 between Exit 44 (Arnold City) and Exit 49 (Smithton...
Breeze Airways will begin nonstop Myrtle Beach flights
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February 25, 2026
The company announced that the new service will be available July 3. By COLIN WILLIAMS TribLive Pittsburgh International Airport continues to expand its roster of destinations. The latest addition com...
U.S. Steel secures permit to construct $100M slag recycler
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February 24, 2026
By JACK TROY TribLive U.S. Steel announced Monday it secured permission from the Allegheny County Health Department to build a $100 million slag recycler at the Edgar Thomson Works. A critical air qua...
Pa. Trolley Museum recognized in USA Today competition
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
February 23, 2026
It received a Readers Choice Award as Best Small-Town Museum. The Pennsylvania Trolley Museum has been named the Best Small-Town Museum in USA Today’s annual 10 Best Readers Choice Awards. The Feb. 18...
BVA High School gas line rupture leads to in-person cancellation
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
February 23, 2026
Remote learning days will be conducted through Wednesday. The Belle Vernon Area School District announced Sunday that a gas line issue would lead to the cancellation of in-person classes until Wednesd...
Bill would require local workers to be hired for construction projects
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
February 23, 2026
State Sen. Devlin Robinson held a public hearing on the proposal last month in Carnegie. At least half of the workers on major public construction projects in Pennsylvania could be required to come fr...
Vehicle crash upended in Charleroi
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February 23, 2026
Charleroi firefighters and Charleroi Regional Police responded to the 700 block of Seventh Street early Sunday morning for a two-vehicle accident with entrapment, with one vehicle on its side. Firefig...
Car crashes on I-70 in Rostraver
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February 23, 2026
MAWT water system improvements set to begin Monday
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WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP
February 21, 2026
By the MVI Washington Township Municipal Authority Manager Jan Amoroso announced that work will begin on the first phase of the $5.6 million water system improvements grant awarded to MAWT. The waterl...
Fish fry season kicks off in Fallowfield Township
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February 21, 2026
Fallowfield Township volunteer firefighters Cathy Boyle, Christian Popelas and Gavin Pendo hold up fish sandwiches and fries during Friday’s fish fry. Jenn Codeluppi / Mon Valley Independent