Longtime veterinarian leaving Elizabeth practice to teach
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
August 6, 2025
Dr. Marybeth Cline founded Riverside Veterinary Hospital in Elizabeth 35 years ago. A change is coming to the Elizabeth area for residents’ furry, feathered and scaly family members. In July, Riversid...
Couple arrested on charges of child endangerment
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
August 6, 2025
A Monessen couple is accused of locking up, beating and starving the man’s 5-year-old child. Charles W. Smitley V, 29, and Colleen Cassidy, 35, of Delaware Avenue, were both charged by Monessen police...
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August 6, 2025
McKeesport police are asking for help to find a missing woman. Timmisha Willis, 40, has not been seen for several weeks. Her father, Timmy Willis, said she was last seen in Harrison Village in McKeesp...
CELEBRATING THE PAST AT THE MCKEESPORT REGIONAL HISTORY & HERITAGE CENTER
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August 6, 2025
The McKeesport Regional History & Heritage Center hosted its grand reopening this weekend where a brand-new 3,500 square foot exhibit space was unveiled. During the celebration, organizers welcomed mu...
Barrage of weekend violence not a bellwether for the region, officials claim
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August 5, 2025
The homicide rate in Allegheny County remains sharply lower than it has been in recent years. By TOM DAVIDSON TribLive The first weekend in August was the most violent weekend of the summer in and aro...
Saints Joachim and Anne Parish Community Festival to kick off
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August 5, 2025
Saints Joachim and Anne Parish Community Festival will be held from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. Thursday and Friday and 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday at St. Eugene Church, 3210 Liberty Way, Liberty Borough. The fo...
McKeesport HBCU VISION awards scholarships, hosts college ‘sendoff’
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August 5, 2025
Denise Sinkler honors McKeesport-area high school graduates who want to further their education at historically Black colleges and universities. By THOMAS LETURGEY For the MVI A McKeesport woman is ma...
Domestic assault suspect shot by city resident after escape attempt, police say
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August 5, 2025
Police are investigating an incident that they said led a McKeesport resident to shoot a man who was attempting to enter his apartment early Monday morning. According to Allegheny County Police, first...
Peach festival and car show at First Presbyterian Church
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August 5, 2025
The First Presbyterian Church of Belle Vernon, 501 Fayette Ave., Rostraver Township, will hold its annual Peach Festival and Classic Car Show from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. There will be food to pur...
IU1 event provides adaptive equipment to local kids
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August 5, 2025
For the MVI Intermediate Unit 1 (IU1) welcomed families, local leaders, and organizational partners to the IU1 Central Office in Coal Center recently for a heartwarming event in partnership with Varie...
Cook introduces bill to block felons from lobbying
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
August 4, 2025
He said it would prevent public officials convicted of serious crimes from using their insider connections. State Rep. Bud Cook, R-West Pike Run Township, announced that he’s introduced legislation th...
Campaign cash already flowing in Pa. ahead of pivotal 2026 midterms
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August 4, 2025
Several close races will help determine which party controls the U.S. House. By TOM FONTAINE TribLive Republican incumbents in Pennsylvania’s congressional delegation outraised their Democratic counte...
Woman charged with false reports regarding abuse of child
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
August 4, 2025
A woman has been charged with providing false reports to police alleging physical and sexual abuse by family and church members against a child dozens of times over the past year. Meghan L. McConville...
Money Matters program empowers local youths with financial literacy
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By By VENASIA SETTLES McKeesport Community Newsroom 
August 2, 2025
The free program is offered through the Boys and Girls Club of Western Pennsylvania. Josiah Murray of McKeesport aspires to be in real estate and buy a home some day, and a program in McKeesport has b...
Bartolotta helps celebrate opening of lymphedema and wound care clinic
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
August 2, 2025
The specialized facility is located in Canonsburg. A woman-owned medical clinic opened Friday in Canonsburg. The Lymphedema & Wound Care Clinic of Southwestern PA is the first of its kind in the regio...
Firefighters called to Nathan Goff Apartments
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August 2, 2025
Area departments responded to a reported structure fire just before 9 a.m. Friday at Nathan Goff Apartments in North Charleroi. Crews found a smell of smoke on two floors. After about 15 minutes, the ...
Two-car crash in Webster
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August 2, 2025
Rostraver Township firefighters and police responded to a twovehicle accident about 3:30 p.m. Friday on Route 906 north in Webster. Occupants were evaluated on scene by Rostraver West Newton Emergency...
Food vendors sought for NBV event
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
August 2, 2025
The celebration of cuisine will take place Aug. 16. North Belle Vernon Community Bank Park just wrapped up an event last weekend, and preparations are already underway for its next celebration. Polka ...
Driver charged with homicide by vehicle in fatal crash
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
August 1, 2025
The crash took place March 14 in Jefferson Hills. A Jefferson Hills man accused of killing a motorcyclist while driving drunk in the borough earlier this year has been charged with homicide by vehicle...
MVP August sponsor of the month
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August 1, 2025
The Mon Valley Paws August sponsor of the month is the St. Vincent de Paul Society in Monessen. Shown, from left, are Annette Russell, Debi Hornbeck, Rebecca Russell, Pat Jackson and Mary Furio-Earl h...