EF honored as Apple Distinguished School District
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
September 20, 2024
Representatives from the company visited the district to see how their products are being used. Elizabeth Forward is among 17 districts in the country to receive recognition as an Apple Distinguished ...
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McKeesport
September 18, 2024
• Amy L. Vernon, 54, of West Newton was charged with indecent exposure, disorderly conduct and public drunkenness stemming from an alleged incident Aug. 25, court records state. A preliminary hearing ...
Woman names husband as culprit in her killing
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By By JUSTIN VELLUCCI TribLive 
September 17, 2024
Police were able to talk to Tammy Cox before she died of a gunshot wound. At 5:06 a.m. Saturday, a McKeesport man called 911 and told police someone outside had shot his wife. When police arrived at h...
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September 17, 2024
An Elizabeth Township man is accused of leaving empty stamp bags of suspected heroin and other drug paraphernalia in the presence of a juvenile at his apartment. Brett J. Faychak, 53, of Virginia Aven...
Allegheny County to offer ballot-return sites and satellite voting for election
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September 10, 2024
By PAULA REED WARD TribLive The Allegheny County Board of Elections on Monday approved 10 ballot-return sites and five satellite voting centers for November’s election. The board, which includes Alleg...
So long… for awhile
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IT’S ETCHED IN STONE
September 5, 2024
Last week’s column, which had the fictitious Higgins family of Omaha, Neb., bidding a fond farewell to our Mid-Mon Valley was also a time for, yours truly, to bid you a sort of farewell. I’m going to ...
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By By PATRICK VARINE Trib Total Media 
September 4, 2024
Police said witnesses also provided information that incriminated 17-yearold Daemond Artemus. A McKeesport teenager has been arrested and charged with a fatal shooting Monday in the city. Allegheny Co...
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September 4, 2024
By the MVI A McKeesport man was indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on a charge of violating a federal firearms law, U.S. Attorney Eric G. Olshan announced Tuesday. The one-count indictment...
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September 3, 2024
One man was killed and two others were injured in a shooting in Clairton early Sunday morning, according to Allegheny County police. Officers from local and county police departments found a group of ...
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September 3, 2024
A teen is charged with homicide after a fatal shooting Monday morning in the middle of McKeesport’s Lysle Boulevard. The Allegheny County Police Department said first responders found 22-yearold Dylan...
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State police,
August 30, 2024
• Kevin Hamilton, 62, of McKeesport was charged with three counts of prohibited acts and disorderly conduct after an alleged incident Tuesday, court records state. A preliminary hearing before Magiste...
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
August 30, 2024
A McKeesport man is accused of raping a young child multiple times after a ChildLine referral was filed June 18. Erick Scott Hermann, 36, was charged with rape, involuntary sexual intercourse, aggrava...
CRIME BRIEF
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August 29, 2024
A Pittsburgh man wanted in connection with an assault at the end of May in McKeesport has been taken into custody. Allegheny County Sheriff Kevin M. Kraus announced 37-year-old Ramone Thomas has been ...
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WESTMORELAND COUNTY
By RICH CHOLODOFSKY Trib Total Media 
August 28, 2024
Several county residents requested the change, but it’s unlikely to happen by November. The Westmoreland County commissioners were urged Tuesday to abandon touch-screen computerized voting at the poll...
Teen appeals sentence for classmate’s fatal shooting
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By RICH CHOLODOFSKY Trib Total Media 
August 27, 2024
Terry Newton’s appeal claims his sentence of at least eight years in prison is an “abuse of discretion.” A Monessen teen convicted in the killing of a 16-year-old classmate in 2022 claims in an appeal...
Monongahela library director wants facility to serve the community
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By MATT PETRAS For the MVI 
August 27, 2024
Amanda Gabeletto promotes reading — and everything else the library has to offer. “I’ll tell you something that really made my heart swell up,” said Amanda Gabeletto, the director for the Monongahela ...
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
August 27, 2024
The Red Cross says there’s an urgent need for blood due to a nationwide shortage. Blood banks are running low the supply they need to save lives. According to the American Red Cross, there continues t...
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August 24, 2024
PennDOT District 12 is announcing that single-lane restrictions on I-70 eastbound and westbound are scheduled for Monday and Tuesday between Exit 49 (Smithton) and Exits 46A/46B (Route 51) in Rostrave...
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By JIM BUSCH For the MVI 
August 23, 2024
The South Allegheny School Board filled numerous positions throughout the district. South Allegheny School Superintendent David Mc-Donald is excited for the start of the new school year. Students in t...