West Mifflin Area school board approves financial move
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
August 15, 2025
Money will be transferred from three accounts into the district’s capital projects fund. The West Mifflin Area school board voted unanimously Thursday to remove money from three district bank accounts...
Man sues bar, driver over brother’s death in DUI crash
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August 15, 2025
John Wobrak was killed in a March 14 accident in Jefferson Hills. By PAULA REED WARD TribLive The brother of a motorcyclist killed in Jefferson Hills in March by an allegedly drunken driver is suing t...
West Mifflin considers tax relief for firefighters
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By By THOMAS LETURGEY For the MVI 
August 15, 2025
Details of the proposal are still being worked out with area departments. West Mifflin officials are considering a tax credit for volunteer firefighters who own property in the borough. The borough ha...
SCENES FROM INTERNATIONAL VILLAGE IN MCKEESPORT
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August 15, 2025
Hunter Holtzman, 14 months, of McKeesport held on tightly to her balloon as International Village wrapped up Thursday at Renziehausen Park. Hunter Holtzman, 14 months, of McKeesport held on tightly to...
14TH QUARTERMASTER FAMILY PICNIC IN MONESSEN
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August 15, 2025
The Greensburg-based 14th Quartermaster Co. recently celebrated its post-annual training family day picnic at Spc. Anthony Eric Madison Sr. Veterans Memorial Park in Monessen. The unit continues to ho...
Donora High School Class of 1965 celebrates 60-year class reunion
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August 15, 2025
For the MVI Classmates of Donora High School Class of 1965 celebrated its 60-year reunion at St. Spyridon Hellenic Center in Monessen. The Class of 1964, along with John Kerekes (their student teacher...
Charleroi council OKs TV purchases
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
August 14, 2025
Council is also considering audio visual upgrades for council chambers. Tempers were a lot cooler this time around as Charleroi council discussed and voted on replacing the large television that was r...
Warriors Rock returning to Monongahela Saturday
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
August 14, 2025
The performance honors veterans through music and videos. The Monongahela Aquatorium will echo with music, memories, and gratitude this Saturday evening as the nationally touring Warriors Rock concert...
71st Westmoreland Fair welcomes new attractions
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August 14, 2025
There will be free attractions all nine days, including Areli Equine performing western horse stunts and the Buffalo Beal’s Petting Zoo. By KAITLYN HUGHES TribLive As cases of the bird flu increased o...
SCENES FROM INTERNATIONAL VILLAGE IN MCKEESPORT
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August 14, 2025
Shown enjoying International Village on Wednesday in Renzie Park are McKeesport family members, from left, Marissa Durst, Paetyn Durst, Aria Bey, 1, Marmar Bey, 4, and Adrian Bey, 2.
Monessen Police welcomes community to Night Out
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
August 13, 2025
First responders and area businesses were on hand for Tuesday evening’s event. Monessen Night Out was celebrated Tuesday evening with local first responders in attendance to welcome kids and families ...
6 pets killed as fire hits Fallowfield Township home
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
August 13, 2025
Firefighters reported heavy damage to the interior of the structure. A Fallowfield Township family lost six pets in a Tuesday afternoon fire. Shortly after 1 p.m., emergency calls began flooding the 9...
Forward Twp. contracts with Pro Waste Services to handle garbage pick-up
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
August 13, 2025
Trash collection will take place every Wednesday beginning in October. For nearly three decades, garbage day in Forward Township came with a quiet certainty: trash disappeared from the curb, and no on...
Clairton plant has history of serious accidents
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August 12, 2025
Two people were injured in a February explosion. By TOM DAVIDSON TribLive Coke is the fuel used to generate the 2,912-degree heat needed to melt iron ore to make steel. Making coke requires coal to be...
Summertime fun at peach festival and car show
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August 12, 2025
The First Presbyterian Church of Belle Vernon, 501 Fayette Ave., Rostraver Township, hosted its annual Peach Festival and Classic Car Show on Saturday. Funds raised from this event support the ongoing...
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Fire strikes home in Monongahela
August 12, 2025
5-year-old with autism found dead in McKeesport The body of a missing child with autism was discovered in a river near McKeesport on Monday, according to WPXI. Five-year-old Malik Patterson had been r...
West Mifflin Area board to address financial matters before school begins
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
August 11, 2025
Items on Thursday’s agenda include the purchase of 200 laptops. The West Mifflin Area school board will vote on several projects and financial items Thursday before the new school year starts Aug. 20....
Single-lane restrictions will continue on I-70
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
August 11, 2025
PennDOT announced that single-lane restrictions on I-70 in Rostraver Township will continue this week, depending on weather conditions. The lane restrictions will allow work crews to complete barrier ...
Art and history merge in Westmoreland’s Liberty Bell replica at museum of art
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August 11, 2025
The county’s contribution to the Bells Across PA campaign was unveiled Sunday morning. By MEGAN TROTTER TribLive At the Westmoreland Museum of American Art on Sunday morning, an artist-designed replic...