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By JIM BUSCH For the MVI 
August 23, 2024
Glassport’s inaugural Community Day is set for Saturday at Honor Roll Park. Work on the new Glassport police station is progressing on schedule. During a council meeting this week, Councilwoman Amy Na...
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Woman arrested for drunk driving with infant in car
August 23, 2024
A 65-year-old Donora man was killed in a crash in Menallen Township, Fayette County. The crash happened at around 10 p.m. Tuesday on Route 51 near Laurel Hill Road. The victim was identified as John H...
Remembering my best man Ken Wiltz
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IT’S ETCHED IN STONE
August 22, 2024
There is very little, if anything, I can offer concerning my dear friend, Kenny Wiltz, that has not already been so eloquently expressed by this newspaper’s Taylor Brown and Jeff Oliver. Yet, because ...
Man charged with shooting Parkway West driver in eye
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August 21, 2024
By PAULA REED WARD Trib Total Media A McKeesport man accused of shooting a motorist in the face last month as both drivers merged onto Interstate 376 in Pittsburgh is in custody. Rashawn Hall, 22, was...
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August 19, 2024
A total of $806.4 million will be awarded through the two programs nationally. By the MVI The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs announced Friday it will award $17,262,269 million in grants to help h...
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August 17, 2024
A West Newton man was ordered to serve up to 10 years in prison for a series of crimes over a three-year period that included an assault, threats made against police and the theft of an American flag ...
70th Westmoreland Fair will begin today
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August 16, 2024
The weeklong event takes place in Mt. Pleasant Township. By PATRICK VARINE Trib Total Media On a sun-drenched afternoon early this week, it was relatively quiet at the Westmoreland Fairgrounds. The hu...
Penn Highlands to host ‘All-Star Evening’ celebration
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August 16, 2024
The event is set for 5 to 8 p.m. Sept. 21 at the PennWest California Convocation Center. By the MVI Penn Highlands Connellsville and Penn Highlands Mon Valley invite the community to attend an All-Sta...
Standoff suspect charged with multiple felonies
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
August 16, 2024
Bail was denied for Emmanuel Houghton, who is considered to be a threat to public safety. A 19-year-old man who was involved in a long police standoff Wednesday in Monongahela has been charged with mu...
CRIME BRIEF
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August 16, 2024
A McKeesport man is in custody following a pursuit that began in Beltzhoover and ended on Banksville Road in Pittsburgh, according to Allegheny County Sheriff Kevin M. Kraus. A deputy attempted to ini...
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August 15, 2024
A woman pleaded guilty to lesser charges Wednesday in a case brought after she was accused of running over her boyfriend with a car at a Hempfield home last year. Cassidy Christi Colbert, 30, of East ...
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State police, Belle Vernon
August 14, 2024
• Mark Stadterman, 64, of Yukon was charged with intent to possess a controlled substance after an alleged incident Aug. 1, court records state. A preliminary hearing before Magisterial District Judge...
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August 10, 2024
Single-lane restrictions on Interstate 70 eastbound and westbound are scheduled for Monday and Tuesday in Rostraver Township. PennDOT District 12 said restrictions will be in place on Exit 49 (Smithto...
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August 9, 2024
A Duquesne woman is accused of pointing a gun and a taser at two McKeesport residents after an ongoing issue turned violent. Katlyn Sands, 31, of Duquesne was charged with two counts of terroristic th...
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
August 7, 2024
A McKeesport man is accused of terrorizing a property owner when his daughter refused to leave after she was evicted from her residence. Marcus Carswell, 54, of McKeesport was charged with persons not...
Reports: Kennywood parent company exploring sale of U.S. holdings
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By By JOE NAPSHA Trib Total Media 
August 6, 2024
Western Pennsylvania’s landmark amusement and water parks — Kennywood in West Mifflin, Sandcastle Water Park in West Homestead and Idlewild & Soak Zone in Ligonier Township — may be up for sale as par...
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August 6, 2024
Monessen police are investigating an armed robbery over the weekend at Eastgate Sunoco. Police said they were informed by Westmoreland County 911 around 3:47 a.m. Saturday that an employee had reporte...
Western Pa. disability consortium spotlights intersection of race, disability
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By By SHAYLAH BROWN Trib Total Media 
August 6, 2024
The Western Pennsylvania Disability History and Action Consortium is expanding its advocacy efforts within the disabled community, while also delving into the history of people of color with disabilit...
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
August 3, 2024
Erica Carmen, 37, listed as homeless, was charged with two counts of aggravated assault, resisting arrest, defiant trespasser and public trespasser after an alleged incident Thursday at a McKeesport S...
Commissioners reject call for Westmoreland property reassessment
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By RICH CHOLODOFSKY Trib Total Media 
August 2, 2024
It was requested by West Leechburg residents, who claim that current tax rates aren’t equitable throughout the county. Westmoreland commissioners on Thursday conceded the county’s property assessments...