Candidates hope to replace Macey in District 9 seat
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ALLEGHENY COUNTY COUNCIL
By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
May 14, 2025
For the first time in nearly 20 years, District 9 residents will have new representation on Allegheny County Council. Incumbent Bob Macey, the longest-serving member of the current council, announced ...
Bill to sell legal marijuana through state stores rejected by GOP-led panel
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By By KATE HUANGPU Spotlight PA 
May 14, 2025
A leading Republican supporter of legal marijuana said the proposal would shut out the private sector and create logistical challenges. HARRISBURG — A Pennsylvania Senate panel has rejected a bill adv...
Band of Brothers
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May 13, 2025
The brothers of several players showed up to cheer for Belle Vernon Area’s softball team during Monday’s WPIAL playoff game at Peters Township. They are Stephen Crawford (sister Lily), Logan Beech (Ta...
McKeesport Area superintendent asks for LSA grant help
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WHITE OAK
By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
May 13, 2025
Donald MacFann made his first visit to council since being hired in January. McKeesport Area School District Superintendent Donald MacFann attended Monday’s workshop meeting in White Oak to introduce ...
Quattro challenges Vlasic in judicial race
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Primary Election Preview
By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
May 13, 2025
Both candidates crossfiled and will appear on the GOP and Democratic tickets. First-term Magisterial District Judge Wayne Vlasic is being challenged by Jimi Quattro for the Monessen-based judicial sea...
Four candidates for Forward Township seat
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Primary Election Preview
By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
May 13, 2025
Two Democrats and two Republicans are on the May 20 primary ballot. The ballot is as crowded as it has ever been in the race for a spot on the Forward Township board of supervisors. In the running for...
Car crashes in North Belle Vernon
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May 13, 2025
A crash took place shortly after 4 p.m. Monday in the 900 block of Broad Avenue in North Belle Vernon. One vehicle rolled over, and part of a utility pole was sheared off. One male was transported to ...
Avenue of Flags raised in West Newton
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May 12, 2025
Richard Delong of West Newton Volunteer Fire Company and Patty Evans of West Newton helped set up the annual Avenue of Flags at West Newton Cemetery. Each flag is given by a family member in honor of ...
Elizabeth Township police receive accreditation
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
May 12, 2025
The designation will remain in effect for the next three years. The Elizabeth Township Police Department has become an accredited law enforcement agency. Chief Ken Honick announced at this month’s com...
Another case of whooping cough at BVA
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
May 12, 2025
Superintendent Timothy Glasspool released a statement for district parents and guardians. Belle Vernon Area School District announced Friday that one of its elementary schools had another case of whoo...
Two area bladder cancer survivors turn their journey into a lifeline for others
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May 12, 2025
The annual Walk to End Bladder Cancer will take place May 31 in North Park. By JOANNE KLIMOVICH HARROP TribLive Bill Russell and Jim Rieker are survivors. Both diagnosed with bladder cancer, the men h...
Monessen students honored, inspired
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
May 10, 2025
Members of the Monessen Beyond Grad Program were urged to aim high for their future. The banquet hall at St. Vincent de Paul in Monessen was filled with smiles Friday night. Nearly 50 Monessen High Sc...
Prom Promise Expo for BVA
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May 10, 2025
Belle Vernon Area High School student Lucas Judy, wearing goggles to simulate the effects of impaired driving, veers off course and hits traffic cones while navigating a course Friday with Rostraver T...
Mother seeks answers 10 years after son’s murder
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
May 10, 2025
The 2015 killing of Drew Molinari at Minniti Motorsports in Rostraver Township remains unsolved. Not a day goes by that Dawn Dutchko-Dunlop doesn’t think of her son, Drew Molinari. Each Mother’s Day, ...
U.S. Steel seeking exemption from Biden-era emissions regulations
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By JACK TROY TribLive 
May 10, 2025
Numerous companies are appealing to President Trump regarding provisions of the Clean Air Act. U.S. Steel is among the industrial polluters seeking exemptions to Biden-era requirements to reduce emiss...
Vintage items available at Whistle Stop Antique Mall
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By MATT PETRAS For the MVI 
May 10, 2025
The New Eagle business has been booming since it opened in February. In the 1970s, Larry Kumpf bought property in New Eagle. For about 40 years, a large building at 205 Main St., housed a hearing aid ...
Celebrating extraordinary women this Mother’s Day
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May 10, 2025
By STACY WOLFORD swolford@yourmvi.com As we celebrate Mother’s Day tomorrow, we honor the women who shaped us, nurtured us, taught us and showed us what life and love are about. As each year flies by,...
Monstrous creations at South Allegheny
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May 9, 2025
High school senior Makayah Bova poses with 3-year-old Natalya Lockhart during Thursday morning’s “Monsters to Life” event at South Allegheny Elementary School. Natalya holds the hand-sewn stuffed anim...
Kennywood announces return of Steel Curtain
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By By JOANNE KLIMOVICH HARROP TribLive 
May 9, 2025
A ribbon-cutting ceremony will take place May 24. The Steel Curtain roller coaster is almost done with its rehab and is set to return to action. After more than a year’s closure, Kennywood officials a...
New Donora pavilion to honor Towler
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
May 9, 2025
He was an NFL star with the Rams in the 1950s after being a standout at Donora High School. Donora council approved several motions Thursday regarding a new pavilion that will be built at the Donora P...