Official says deal for new airline within reach at Palmer airport
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March 11, 2026
Interest jumped after Spirit Airlines pulled its popular service to Orlando. By RICH CHOLODOFSKY TribLive Negotiations have progressed significantly with one or more commercial airlines to fly from Ar...
McKeesport area students get visit by state police trooper
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March 11, 2026
Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Allan Bernard recently visited students in the Protective Service class at McKeesport Area Technology Center. He talked about what life in the academy was like and th...
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Donora
March 11, 2026
• Robert Lawrence, 38, of Monessen was charged with fleeing or attempting to elude police, driving without a license, driving with a suspended/revoked license, disorderly conduct and evading arrest on...
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Knife confiscated from student
March 10, 2026
Body pulled from Mon River is identified The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office has identified a body found Sunday in the Monongahela River as a 56-year-old man who lived outside of the area. ...
McKeesport firefighters respond to house fire
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March 9, 2026
The McKeesport Fire Department responded to a fire Sunday, rescuing two cats in the process. According to McKeesport Deputy Fire Chief Geno Esken, the department responded to the fire around 11:55 a.m...
Workshop series offered for local entrepreneurs and nonprofit leaders
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
March 9, 2026
The three-part series is being presented by the cfsbank Business Resource Center. Local entrepreneurs and nonprofit leaders looking to sharpen their skills and grow their organizations will have a new...
Saturday storm triggers grass fire
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March 9, 2026
Firefighters were called to the 1300 block of State Road in Monessen Saturday afternoon as a storm knocked down power lines in a field, which led to a gas-fed fire. Fire crews established a safe area ...
Bushy Run celebrates Pa.’s ‘Charter Day’
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March 9, 2026
England’s King Charles II in March 1681 granted a charter to William Penn, marking the state’s official birth. By RENATTA SIGNORINI TribLive Henry Bowden rattled off minute details of William Penn’s l...
No injuries in I-70 crash
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March 9, 2026
Rostraver Township police and firefighters were called to a tractor-trailer crash on Interstate 70 west at Exit 46 early Sunday morning. No injuries were reported. Crews contained a diesel leak from t...
Valley man waives hearing in racist video case
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
March 7, 2026
Michael Todora is accused of confronting shoppers at a local Walmart in December and then posting a video on Facebook. A Speers man charged after allegedly recording a racist confrontation inside the ...
‘Deep negotiations’ for 2nd carrier at Palmer airport
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March 7, 2026
Leaders hope a $22M terminal expansion will lure a new airline. By RICH CHOLODOFSKY TribLive Talks have intensified with a potential second commercial airline to fly out of Arnold Palmer Regional Airp...
Facts to know about daylight saving time
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By By MEGAN SWIFT TribLive 
March 7, 2026
Clocks will be moved ahead again at 2 a.m. Sunday. The countdown is on to “spring ahead” this weekend. Daylight saving time begins Sunday, when clocks move forward from 2 a.m. to 3 a.m., costing peopl...
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March 7, 2026
Meetings in local government this week Here is a look at upcoming government meetings around the Mid-Mon Valley this week. If there’s an item or other event of public interest, we’ll include that belo...
Port Vue discusses restrictions on garbage, snowstorm parking
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March 6, 2026
Some residents objected to the new parking ordinance. By THOMAS LETURGEY For the MVI At the start of Port Vue council’s meeting Wednesday, some residents praised borough workers for keeping roads clea...
West Mifflin Area taking part in feasibility study involving Duquesne
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
March 6, 2026
Anyone connected to the district is invited to submit their responses online. The Pennsylvania Department of Education, in collaboration with the West Mifflin Area School District, is inviting staff m...
Spirit drops Orlando service from Arnold Palmer Airport
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March 6, 2026
Myrtle Beach flights will resume in mid-April. By RICH CHOLODOFSKY TribLive Spirit Airlines is pulling the plug on its long-running Orlando service from Arnold Palmer Regional Airport next month, a mo...
POLICE LOG
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March 6, 2026
• Denver Wayne Black, 27, of Donora was charged with harassment, disorderly conduct and public drunkenness stemming from an alleged incident Feb. 26, court records state. A preliminary hearing before ...
Charleroi Area students are off to see the wizard for spring musical
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
March 5, 2026
Charleroi Area School District students will take their audiences somewhere over the rainbow to the enchanted land of Oz as they stage the perennial classic musical “The Wizard of Oz” this weekend. Wi...
Commissioners to revamp airport authority board
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WESTMORELAND COUNTY
March 5, 2026
Rostraver Township Commissioner Gary Beck Sr. is one of the members who will be replaced. By RICH CHOLODOFSKY TribLive The board that oversees operations at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport in Unity is ...