Volunteers keep Renziehausen Park Rose Garden beautiful
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July 29, 2025
Members of the Garden Club of McKeesport would welcome more helpers. By MATT PETRAS For the MVI On a scorchingly hot morning, a tight-knit group of primarily seniors weeded and completed other tasks t...
Charges filed after gun discharges in hotel room
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
July 29, 2025
A Finleyville man has been charged with assault after claiming a firearm accidentally went off inside a hotel room Friday. Raymond Charles Russell Jr., 53, of Hidden Valley Drive is charged with two c...
Arrest made in attempted break-in
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
July 29, 2025
A woman called police after spotting a man outside with a flashlight. A Monessen man is charged with burglary after allegedly attempting to break into a home over the weekend. Brennan Robert Breakwell...
Mother charged after child found hanging out apartment window
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
July 29, 2025
Police got the 3-year-old to go back inside. A Donora woman has been charged after her 3-year-old child was recently found hanging out of the window of an apartment building. Flonise Dorce, 33, of McK...
Occupants rescued in early morning McKeesport fire
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
July 28, 2025
They were asleep when a blaze erupted at their Oakland Street home. Several structure fires occurred in the McKeesport area over the weekend. At approximately 1:38 a.m. Saturday, the McKeesport Fire D...
I-70 ramp repairs will trigger Rostraver nighttime detours
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July 28, 2025
They will begin today in the area where the interstate connects with Route 201. By JEFF HIMLER TribLive Nighttime ramp closures and detours will affect westbound drivers on Interstate 70 at the Fayett...
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
July 28, 2025
Police said Matthew J. Roth lost control of his vehicle on State Route 481. A Blairsville man died early Sunday morning in a vehicle crash in Carroll Township. According to a release from Washington C...
Moose lodge helps present braille flag
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
July 26, 2025
It was given to the VA Hospital’s H.J. Heinz Campus in Pittsburgh. “A burden heavy to one is borne lightly by many.” That is one of the founding principles of the Loyal Order of the Moose, a fraternal...
1 killed, 2 hurt in Route 51 crash
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
July 26, 2025
The accident took place Friday morning in Jefferson Hills. A woman was killed Friday morning in a multiple- vehicle accident on Route 51 in Jefferson Hills. She was identified by the Clairton Voluntee...
MarBill Diamonds & Jewelry to host gemologist
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
July 26, 2025
By Sarah Pellis spellis@yourmvi.com MarBill Diamonds and Jewelry will host a world-renowned gemologist at its store Aug. 5. Located at 1049 Broad Avenue in Rostraver Township, the jewelry store has be...
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July 26, 2025
A GoFundMe account has been set up for Gendie Miller, who was at the park Wednesday to watch her daughter play softball. By the MVI A woman was killed by a falling tree branch Wednesday at Renziehause...
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July 26, 2025
Without explanation, the Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare System has canceled a series of town halls in Western Pennsylvania and Eastern Ohio. The agency broke the news in a bare-bones press rel...
Pet day at sunflower festival
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July 25, 2025
Jake, a golden retriever, takes in the sights and scents among the sunflowers during Pet Day at the Schwirian Farm Sunflower Festival in Forward Township on Thursday. Jeff Helsel / Mon Valley Independ...
Liberty Borough to update 75-year-old fowl ordinance
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July 25, 2025
Mayor Larry Sikorski said one owner of chickens “isn’t playing by the rules.” By THOMAS LETURGEY For the MVI Liberty Borough officials are planning an update of their fowl ordinance. The two-page ordi...
Several churches joining forces for VBS
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
July 25, 2025
It will take place beginning Monday at White Oak Park. Sampson’s Mills Presbyterian Church in White Oak is partnering with several area churches and ministries for its fifth annual Community Vacation ...
Elizabeth VFD gearing up for annual Riverfest
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
July 24, 2025
The event promises food, music, family fun, fireworks and, lots more. Two days full of riverfront fun for the whole family is taking place in downtown Elizabeth Borough this weekend. The annual Elizab...
Games teach life skills at 1790 log house
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July 24, 2025
For the MVI Games to teach necessary life skills to 18th century children will offer fun experiences for families at the Greenock Log House in Elizabeth Township from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday. Bean bag...
B&D Fireworks set for Saturday in Monessen
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
July 23, 2025
The free community event is set for Saturday at the Herman Mihalich Memorial River Launch and Park. The annual Monessen B&D fireworks show is set for this weekend, and owner Buzzy Byron guarantees a l...