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PennWest: Spring 2025 enrollment reflects growth
February 24, 2025
An 18-year-old man was killed Sunday when the dirt bike he was driving went off a South Huntingdon Township road and crashed, according to Westmoreland County Coroner Tim Carson. Donald Leasure became...
I-70 lane restrictions set for Monday in Rostraver
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February 22, 2025
The project is scheduled for completion in October 2027. By the MVI Motorists can expect possible traffic delays Monday as PennDOT announced single-lane restrictions on Interstate 70 eastbound between...
WINTER NIGHT MARKETS AT LIVE! CASINO
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February 22, 2025
Live! Casino Pittsburgh in Hempfield Township announced its continued partnership with the Downtown Greensburg Project to host the Greensburg Night Markets. Held at the casino’s state-of-the-art event...
Red Cross seeks more volunteers in rural areas
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February 22, 2025
In 2024, more than 3,400 volunteers supported the American Red Cross of Greater Pennsylvania. By the MVI The American Red Cross of Greater Pennsylvania is seeking dedicated volunteers in rural communi...
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Westmoreland County store sells $500K winning Cash 5 lottery ticket
February 20, 2025
A McKeesport man has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on a charge of violating a federal firearms law, Acting United States Attorney Troy Rivetti announced Wednesday. The one-count ...
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February 19, 2025
A Fallowfield Township man is accused of sexual assaulting a teenager more than 15 years ago. On Feb. 5, a woman told state police Kenneth Edward Sines, 52, sexually assaulted her “on a number of occa...
Inside Western Pa.’s thriving sword-fighting community
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By By JOANNE KLIMOVICH HARROP TribLive 
February 17, 2025
It simulates the historic form of battle, but it’s made safe for the participants. A sword is the draw. Each participant carries a 48- to 52-inch saber into the former Holy Family Roman Catholic Churc...
TWO CRASHES IN CHARLEROI
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February 17, 2025
Leaders eye workforce, housing, internet projects for improving ‘State of County’
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WESTMORELAND COUNTY
By By JEFF HIMLER TribLive 
February 15, 2025
They shared ideas for reversing the county’s recent population decline. Westmoreland County’s manufacturers generate $1.3 billion in annual wages and account for 22% of that sector in the seven-county...
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
February 15, 2025
Many school districts have decided to abandon the traditional approach. The Belle Vernon Area school board discussed the 2025-2026 program of studies for the high school during Tuesday’s work session,...
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February 13, 2025
Fabric and crafts retailer Joann will close at least 30 stores in Pennsylvania, including most in the region. The embattled retailer, which declared bankruptcy in March 2024 and then again in January,...
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
February 11, 2025
The goal is to make it easier for residents to find information. Charleroi wants to make its website more user-friendly. During an agenda meeting last week, Borough Manager Joe Manning and Council Pre...
Shapiro’s proposed tax rate receives pushback from skill game operators
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By By JEFF HIMLER TribLive 
February 11, 2025
They say the governor’s planned 52% tax would put them out of business. Operators and manufacturers of electronic skill games say they’ve been anticipating Pennsylvania might soon take a tax bite from...
Trial begins in brutal stabbing death
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By By PAULA REED WARD TribLive 
February 11, 2025
Sabr Ellis claims he was defending himself when he killed Anthony Koontz. Nicole Koontz expected her husband to pick her up from work at a Bethel Park bakery on Jan. 21, 2021. But she hadn’t heard fro...
CRIME BRIEF
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February 8, 2025
Allegheny County Sheriff Kevin M. Kraus announced Friday that a North Versailles man, facing a dozen charges of sexually assaulting a young girl, has been taken into custody in Georgia. Ertmon Winston...
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February 7, 2025
A McKeesport man is accused of kicking a female victim in the stomach after dispatch officers could allegedly hear screaming over the phone. Daishawn Smith, 27, is charged with aggravated assault, str...
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
February 7, 2025
They’re named in honor of alumni Dr. Joseph and Nancy Zisk and Dennis E. Wisnosky. PennWest announced two new scholarships Wednesday specifically for students at the California campus. The scholarship...
Police say owners of Mon View Heights stole $580,000, created public nuisance
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By By RENATTA SIGNORINI TribLive 
February 5, 2025
Dozens of property violations were discovered at the West Mifflin housing complex. Three men who own the Mon View Heights housing complex in West Mifflin were charged by police Tuesday with stealing $...
BOOK FAIR IN MONESSEN
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February 5, 2025