Charleroi council considers technology improvements
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
March 11, 2025
A plan to create digital billboards in the borough was also discussed. Charleroi council will consider options for technology upgrades inside council chambers and potentially advertising throughout th...
DONATION FOR FARMERS MARKET ENTERTAINMENT
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March 11, 2025
Monongahela Area Revitalization Corp. President George Eckert, at left, is shown presenting a check from the Monongahela Farmers Market to Mark Smith, CEO of the Mon Valley Academy for the Arts, for m...
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By MICHAEL RICHTER, mrichter@yourmvi.com 
March 11, 2025
Nobody was injured during a fire Monday morning in McKeesport, according to fire officials. McKeesport firefighters were called to a duplex on Oxford Drive after reports of a fire. They observed a fir...
MONESSEN FIRE DAMAGES DECK
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March 10, 2025
U.S. Rep. Lee, colleagues reintroduce bill to protect workers’ right to organize
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
March 10, 2025
The bill would add more protections to unions and their elections. U.S. Rep. Summer Lee, D-Swissvale, announced she and several colleagues reintroduced a bill to improve workers’ rights and their righ...
Westmoreland commissioners OK new labor deal
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By By RICH CHOLODOFSKY TribLive 
March 10, 2025
The labor deal was among several actions approved by the county’s salary board last week. Westmoreland commissioners last week ratified a new labor deal for the county’s largest municipal police force...
NEWS BRIEFS
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March 10, 2025
PennDOT announced single-lane restrictions on Interstate 70 in both directions for Tuesday through Thursday from Exit 49 in Smithton to Exit 46B in Rostraver Township. The restrictions will be in plac...
West Mifflin Area ESL program finds success
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March 8, 2025
Six years ago, there were 20-25 ESL students in the district; this year there are 122. For the MVI The West Mifflin Area School District is no different than school districts across the nation that ha...
SHAMROCKS & SHENANIGANS AT LIVE! CASINO
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March 8, 2025
The spirit of St. Patrick’s Day takes center stage at Live! Casino Pittsburgh in Hempfield Township with the launch of Shamrocks and Shenanigans Pop-Up Bar. Located in The Social Club next to Sports &...
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By By RICH CHOLODOFSKY TribLive 
March 8, 2025
They will begin in May with two per week. Direct flights from Arnold Palmer Regional Airport to Fort Lauderdale, Fla., will resume in May, the Westmoreland County Airport Authority announced Friday. S...
West Mifflin unveils community center plans
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
March 7, 2025
The 30-acre project is expected to include a health and wellness center, an amphitheater, a banquet hall and more. West Mifflin Borough Council met Thursday afternoon to announce the next phase of a n...
Police officer commended by neighboring community
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By JIM BUSCH For the MVI 
March 7, 2025
Officer Tyler Hinerman responded to a mutual aid call after shots were fired in Glassport in January. A Port Vue police officer earned accolades from council and a neighboring community’s police chief...
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By By RENATTA SIGNORINI TribLive 
March 7, 2025
With St. Patrick’s Day around the corner, authorities are reminding drivers to not get behind the wheel if they’ve been drinking. They are also reminding motorists to be aware of how prescription medi...
Charleroi Area to stage ‘Hadestown: Teen Edition’
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
March 6, 2025
The set was built and painted entirely by students. A battle of good and evil – all in the name of love – will take center stage this week at Charleroi Area High School. Students are ready to dazzle w...
SA senior soaring high, close to earning private pilot’s license
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
March 6, 2025
South Allegheny High School senior Cody Deliman is one step from earning a private pilot’s license. While high school students usually focus on obtaining their driver’s license, a South Allegheny High...
Team from cfsbank raises money for Special Olympics
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March 6, 2025
For the MVI A team representing cfsbank, headquartered in Charleroi, braved the icy waters at Acrisure Stadium for the recent Special Olympics Pennsylvania Polar Plunge. Team captain Kelly Moore, busi...
SALVATION ARMY MCKEESPORT CORPS HOSTS ANNUAL VOLUNTEER DINNER
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March 5, 2025
The Salvation Army McKeesport Corps hosted its annual Volunteer Appreciation Dinner on Feb. 23 — thanking local churches, community groups and individual volunteers for their assistance. Captains Mone...
APPLE DUMPLING TIME AT BETHESDA CHURCH
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March 4, 2025
Bethesda United Presbyterian Church, 314 Third St., Elizabeth Borough (at the bottom of the Route 51 North off-ramp and across from Dollar General) is holding its advance-order apple dumpling sale. Th...
Session set to explain Real ID
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By MICHAEL RICHTER, mrichter@yourmvi.com 
March 3, 2025
It will take place March 20 at the Turtle Creek Borough Building. State Sen. Nick Pisciottano, D-West Mifflin, will hold an informational session about Real ID March 20. Pisciottano will host the even...