Around The Valley, Features
January 13, 2026
• Ernest E. Jobes Post 212 American Legion, Donora, meeting, at the post, 513 Meldon Ave., Donora, 6 p.m. • Eucharistic Adoration, St. Andrew the Apostle Parish, Monongahela site, 722 W. Main St., 6 t...
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Sweater/hoodie sale at thrift store
January 13, 2026
Long Branch Community Grange, 210 Chestnut St., Coal Center, is holding “souper” day sales each Tuesday and Wednesday this month and in February. Featured today will be potato, chicken dumplings, corn...
Around The Valley
January 13, 2026
Rolling closures on Interstate 70 eastbound are scheduled for today and Wednesday as road work continues between the Arnold City and Smithton exits. PennDOT announced there will be single- lane restri...
Mon River search in Donora called ‘unfounded’
Around The Valley, Latest News, Main
January 12, 2026
Firefighters responded to a person in distress call Sunday that prompted a river search. Donora firefighters conducted the rescue search of the Monongahela River that was later determined to be unfoun...
Mon Valley Academy for the Arts leaders selected for Community Service Award
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
January 12, 2026
Annette Buffer and SueAnne Antonucci will receive the honor from the Brownsville Area Ministerial Association. Two longtime leaders of the Mon Valley Academy for the Arts will be recognized later this...
Elizabeth Township discusses response to heavy snow
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
January 12, 2026
Township officials handled three significant snowfalls in December. Elizabeth Township’s Public Works Supervisor Tom Methven updated commissioners at a recent meeting about how the township handled a ...
Area rescue dogs selected for national Puppy Bowl
Around The Valley, Latest News
January 12, 2026
The event will be shown on several channels on Super Bowl Sunday. By MEGAN TROTTER TribLive Four of Pittsburgh’s newest athletes have that dawg in them — literally. Next month, two pups from Tarentum-...
Elizabeth Township’s R-Place celebrates 35 years
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
January 10, 2026
Operated by Rus and Kim Svec, the restaurant provides catering services and hosts parties. Why fuss … call Chef Rus. For the past 35 years , that’s been the slogan for R-Place Event Venue, Restaurant,...
Rostraver Township’s new tax collector sworn in
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
January 10, 2026
Jody Spedaliere was elected in November. New Rostraver Township tax collector Jody Spedaliere was officially sworn into office this week after being elected in November. Spedaliere, who defeated incum...
Around The Valley, Politics
January 10, 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...
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Donora
January 10, 2026
• Cory Hannen, 37, of Charleroi was charged with use/ possession of drug paraphernalia stemming from an alleged incident on Dec. 25, 2025, court records state. • Krysta Garove, 35, of Donora was charg...
Jury finds Monessen parents not guilty of child endangerment
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January 9, 2026
They were acquitted on two felony charges. By RICH CHOLODOFSKY TribLive Felicia Dugan embraced a friend and sobbed Thursday afternoon outside a Westmoreland County courtroom after a jury found her and...
City man gets 2 life sentences for murders
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January 9, 2026
Relatives mourn a mother and the “very kind and gentle soul” whose lives were cut short. By JUSTIN VELLUCCI TribLive Pennsylvania state law required an Allegheny County judge Wednesday to sentence a M...
‘Long overdue’: Tenaska power plant faces hearing on emissions, monitoring
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January 9, 2026
A Feb. 4 session will address the Smithton-area facility’s air and water permits. By JOE NAPSHA TribLive From his Mendon Road horse farm, Eric Metz watches white clouds billow daily from the 940-megaw...
Hotel tax revenues doled out to help promote tourism
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WESTMORELAND COUNTY
January 9, 2026
The $632,000 is the most ever awarded, and it’s 15% more than was handed out a year ago. By RICH CHOLODOFSKY TribLive Dwight Brown knows that word of mouth isn’t enough to sustain business growth. Bro...
Firefighters, police respond to Charleroi crash
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January 9, 2026
A single-vehicle accident occurred Thursday at Lincoln Avenue extension in Charleroi. The road reopened later Thursday evening. The Charleroi Fire Department cleaned up hazards following the crash, an...
Elizabeth Township elected officials sworn in for ’26
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
January 8, 2026
Commissioners held their annual reorganization meeting earlier this week. Elizabeth Township held its reorganization meeting Monday ahead of its regular monthly meeting to swear in some familiar faces...
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
January 8, 2026
Two people suffered life-threatening injuries after being attacked by their dog in an Elizabeth Township home. According to police Chief Ken Honick, police and EMS were called to the home at around 9:...
Allegheny County health officials blast new federal childhood vaccine guidelines
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January 8, 2026
By JACK TROY TribLive Allegheny County health authorities on Wednesday rejected the federal government’s new childhood vaccine guidelines, promising to stick with the science on immunization practices...