Rural pharmacy owners say it’s getting harder to stay open
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By By DEVI SHASTRI AP Health Writer 
June 10, 2024
Financial pressures are putting them in an increasingly tough position. Basin Pharmacy fills more than prescriptions in rural northern Wyoming. It’s also the key health care access point for the town ...
McKeesport resident marks 100th birthday
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By NYA O'NEAL noneal@yourmvi.com 
June 8, 2024
Betty Cummings says having good friends is the secret to a long life. A resident at the Community Life Center in McKeesport was celebrated this week for becoming a centenarian. Elizabeth “Betty” Cummi...
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
June 8, 2024
Sessions will be held June 27 and July 25 at City Park in Monessen. If your child is interested in ponies and agriculture, Penn State Extension and Monessen Councilwoman Karen Cosner will be hosting a...
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
June 4, 2024
Several township streets and a parking lot were paved in 2023. Carroll Township’s 2023 paving project has come to a close. During a business meeting Tuesday, supervisors Ken Hillman, Gary Lenzi and Th...
Area woman among fatalities as 9 are shot at hookah bar
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By By JUSTIN VELLUCCI Trib Total Media 
June 3, 2024
Police said the Penn Hills establishment was operating without a license. A Penn Hills hookah bar where nine people were shot over the weekend, two fatally, was operating without a liquor license, aut...
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June 3, 2024
By BILL SCHACKNER and MICHAEL DIVITTORIO Trib Total Media A barricaded, pro-Palestinian encampment continued Monday outside the University of Pittsburgh’s Cathedral of Learning and protesters continue...
Plan a budget-friendly picnic date in the great outdoors
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June 2, 2024
There are many unique sites worth visiting in Western Pennsylvania. By JOYCE HANZ Trib Total Media Nothing screams summer like a scenic alfresco picnic. Take your sweetie on a “datecation” outdoors fo...
Mammoth Fest draws faithful, builds crafter business
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By By RENATTA SIGNORINI Trib Total Media 
June 2, 2024
Events like Mammoth Fest give local crafters doing something they love a way to share their products with the masses. Oftentimes, a buyer at a small, local event turns into a loyal customer. “We do ge...
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May 30, 2024
With many courses available, there is an abundance of opportunities for personal and professional growth. For the MVI The summer Westmoreland County Community College continuing education schedule fea...
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Glassport
May 29, 2024
• Theresa Shawn Manning, 48, of California, was charged with resisting arrest, false identification to law enforcement, false reports, disorderly conduct and evading arrest stemming from an alleged in...
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
May 28, 2024
A McKeesport resident has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on a charge of violating federal gun laws. The one-count indictment named Jared Abraham Ogrosky, 26, as the sole defendant...
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By By RYAN DETO Trib Total Media 
May 24, 2024
Nine Allegheny County council members hosted a public hearing this week to gather input on what a reassessment might entail. Allegheny County could be on a collision course with a countywide property ...
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McKeesport
May 23, 2024
• Tiffany Lynn Timmons, 27, of Fayette City was charged with use/possession of drug paraphernalia after an alleged incident Wednesday, court records state. A preliminary hearing before Magisterial Dis...
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By RICH CHOLODOFSKY Trib Total Media 
May 23, 2024
Veterans in Westmoreland County will have a new, larger outpatient medical clinic to serve them by 2026. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs confirmed Thursday a new 33,000-square-foot facility wi...
Pleasant Hills Middle School students recognized by school board
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May 22, 2024
For the MVI Nearly 30 Pleasant Hills Middle School students were recognized by the West Jefferson Hills School District Board for a variety of academic, artistic and athletic achievements during Tuesd...
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BVA elementary student accused of smoking marijuana
May 21, 2024
Most California Area students operated on a flexible instruction schedule on Tuesday after a water main break. Seniors were not required to log in to their Google classes, and some of their activities...