Fire destroys Port Vue garage
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March 31, 2025
Flames tores through a Port Vue garage shortly after 3 p.m. Saturday in the 900 block of Romine Avenue. Firefighters from Vigilant Hose Company No. 1 of Port Vue were assisted by Citizen’s Hose Co. No...
Fire damages McKeesport house
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March 31, 2025
Fire broke out inside of a McKeesport home along 31st Street shortly after 6 a.m. Sunday following reports of smoke and flames seen coming from inside the home. Allegheny County dispatch confirmed to ...
Sen. Nick Pisciottano announces grants for EF, City of McKeesport projects
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By MICHAEL RICHTER, mrichter@yourmvi.com 
March 29, 2025
The money is awarded through Pennsylvania’s Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program. State Sen. Nick Pisciottano, D-West Mifflin, announced millions of dollars in grant funding for projects in his di...
Wildfire brought under control
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March 29, 2025
Stockdale firefighters spent nearly three hours Thursday battling a wildland fire rapidly spreading in the area of Sloan Road in Allenport. When firefighters arrived on scene shortly after 5 p.m., the...
Local man sentenced for stabbing attack
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By By RENATTA SIGNORINI TribLive 
March 29, 2025
The incident took place in 2023 at Valley Manor apartments. A Monessen man was sentenced Friday to state prison for stabbing a man at an apartment complex where they lived in 2023. The victim of the a...
Fish fry Friday and bake sale at Epiphany of Our Lord church
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March 29, 2025
Helping serve and take orders at the Epiphany of our Lord Parish fish fry in Monessen, from left, are volunteers Rick Smereczniak, Veronica Kessler, Debbie Genemore, Betty Geis, Sharie Amprim, Kathy B...
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March 29, 2025
The event is set for 6:30 p.m. Sunday. A dozen local men will portray the disciples of Jesus as they gather for “The Last Supper,” as a community event at Greenock United Methodist Church, 1213 Greeno...
Westmoreland County eyes surcharge to tax sale, sheriff’s sale buyers
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By By RICH CHOLODOFSKY TribLive 
March 28, 2025
Properties sold at tax auctions and sheriff sales will be assessed an additional $250 surcharge under a plan likely to be approved this week by Westmoreland County commissioners. The proposed ordinanc...
Split verdict for man accused of dousing ex with hot cooking oil
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March 28, 2025
By PAULA REED WARD TribLive Tasha Lomax suffered second- degree burns over 20% of her body after hot cooking oil spilled down her left side. She claimed her ex-boyfriend, Herkley Fields IV, had doused...
DA Walsh presents donation to substance recovery unit at Penn Highlands
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March 28, 2025
Washington County District Attorney Jason M. Walsh announced Thursday that opioid settlement funds were presented to the Penn Highlands Hospital Substance Recovery Unit. Walsh presented the $20,000 ch...
Adoption of red light cameras slow in Pa. even though they save lives
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By By KATE HUANGPU Spotlight PA 
March 28, 2025
Pennsylvania only allows its biggest cities and a handful of other municipalities to use red light cameras. HARRISBURG — All Pennsylvania municipalities would be allowed to install red light cameras a...
“Fierce and beautiful” theme of new dugout artwork in Washington Township
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March 27, 2025
The latest project by Rostraver Townshipbased artist Chris Galiyas was creating murals for dugout No. 2 at the Washington Township Ballfields, part of the Belle Vernon Area School District. The theme ...
Greased Lightnin’ takes Yough High School stage
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March 27, 2025
Yough Senior High School’s musical “Grease: The School Edition” debuts Friday night. By the MVI The greasers and the pink ladies will take to the Yough Senior High School stage this weekend as the sch...
Charges held for court in Ringgold assault case
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
March 27, 2025
The 18-year-old was charged with aggravated assault for the classroom fight last month. A Ringgold High School student charged with assault following a classroom fight appeared in court Wednesday. Cha...
18TH ANNUAL EGG EGGSTRAVAGANZA
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March 27, 2025
The 18th Egg Eggstravaganza will be held from noon to 4 p.m. April 6 at St. John the Baptist Byzantine Catholic Church Social Hall, 201 E. Main St., Uniontown. Egg artists will display, demonstrate an...
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March 27, 2025
West Mifflin Area School District officials are investigating an alleged hazing incident involving members of the high school baseball team. According to a statement from the district, the incident al...
$1M scratch-off prize won at Foster House II
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
March 26, 2025
The winner hasn’t been identified yet, but a ceremonial check will be presented Thursday. One lucky person who chose to stop at Foster House II for dinner last week is $1 million richer. The Pennsylva...
Driver’s license center draws crowd as Real ID deadline nears
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March 26, 2025
Real ID Days will be held April 7 at several locations, including Belle Vernon. By MEGAN SWIFT TribLive Pennsylvanians flocked to the Lehigh Valley Driver License Center outside Allentown on Monday — ...
HANDS-ON LEARNING AT MCKEESPORT AREA HIGH SCHOOL
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March 26, 2025
Members of the Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers Union, Local 9 Pa., recently joined McKeesport Area High School’s building construction classes, where students participated in hands-on learning wit...
CAR HITS TREE ON ROSTRAVER ROAD
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March 26, 2025
Rostraver Central Fire Department responded to an accident Tuesday morning that resulted in a vehicle getting stuck in a tree in the 1100 block of Rostraver Road. One person was evaluated at the scene...