Crash in Elizabeth Borough
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September 5, 2024
Two people were taken to area hospitals following a one-vehicle car crash into a utility pole early Wednesday morning. Elizabeth Borough fire Chief Chad Rager, who was on the scene, said the crash occ...
2-year-old opens fall decoration stand at Rostraver Township farm
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
September 4, 2024
Carson Gillock is on her way to becoming a fifth-generation farmer at Gillock Farms. At just the age of 2, Carson Gillock has officially opened up her own fall decoration stand called “Carson’s Harves...
Fire breaks out on Jefferson Hospital roof
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
September 4, 2024
The blaze was accidentally sparked by construction workers, and some smoke got inside the facility. Emergency crews responded to a construction-related fire on the roof at AHN Jefferson Hospital Tuesd...
Fire tears through abandoned house in Charleroi
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September 4, 2024
Photo by Bentleyville Fire-Rescue Firefighters were called to a structure fire at an abandoned home near the intersection of 10th Street and Oakland Avenue in Charleroi around 3 a.m. Tuesday. When the...
Health issues force Rapp to resign as supervisor
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CARROLL TOWNSHIP
By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
September 4, 2024
He has a long legacy of service in the township after first being elected in 1985. After more than three decades as a supervisor in Carroll Township, Tom Rapp has decided to step down from the positio...
Monessen school board hears report on recommended facility upgrades
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By MICHAEL RICHTER, mrichter@yourmvi.com 
September 4, 2024
ABM Industries, which inspected the district’s buildings, will compile cost estimates. ABM Industries conducted a presentation before the Monessen school board Tuesday regarding potential facility upg...
Pa. observing National Blood Donation Day
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
September 4, 2024
It was declared in response to a nationwide shortage of blood. Gov. Josh Shapiro has declared today National Blood Donation Day, according to the American Red Cross, which invites Pennsylvanians to co...
Hamilton out as register of wills
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By RICH CHOLODOFSKY Trib Total Media 
September 4, 2024
The tumultuous tenure of Westmoreland County Register of Wills Sherry Magretti Hamilton ended Tuesday. Hamilton, 47, of Hempfield, officially walked away from the elected position she has held since J...
LABOR DAY WEEKEND FUN AT RENZIE RIB FEST
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September 3, 2024
The annual Renzie Rib Fest finished up Monday night with music, fireworks, and of course, lots of barbecue ribs and other food. Shown at the TKO Gyros, Fries and More booth, from left, are Jody Goughn...
McKeesport church to hold end-of-summer barbecue
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
September 3, 2024
It will take place Saturday afternoon at Mt. Vernon Community Presbyterian Church on Greenock Buena Vista Road. The end of summer is here, and a McKeesport church is saying goodbye to the season with ...
North Belle Vernon concerned about road damage from heavy loads
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September 3, 2024
By TAYLOR BROWN Senior Reporter tbrown@yourmvi.com North Belle Vernon officials are worried about heavy loads detouring through the borough when work begins at the Arnold City interchange with Interst...
BVA investigates online school threat
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
September 3, 2024
The Belle Vernon Area School District responded last week to an online threat targeted at BVA High School. The threat was made through the social media platform Snapchat, prompting an investigation in...
Family expresses gratitude for help in finding 2-year-old
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
September 3, 2024
Numerous first responders and local residents joined in the search for the missing child last week. The family of a 2-year-old who went missing last week in Allenport offered thanks to first responder...
Nonprofit gives adaptive strollers to 3 families
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September 3, 2024
A Monessen family was one of the recipients from the donations by Variety the Children’s Charity of Pittsburgh. By QUINCEY REESE Trib Total Media Tears filled Melanie Skibicki’s eyes as she sat in the...
Local leaders react to Harris’ opposition of sale of U.S. Steel to a Japanese firm
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By MICHAEL RICHTER, mrichter@yourmvi.com 
September 3, 2024
The vice president campaigned in Pittsburgh on Labor Day alongside President Joe Biden. In a campaign visit to Pittsburgh Monday, Vice President Kamala Harris opposed the pending sale of U.S. Steel to...
PATRIOTIC SERRA FANS
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August 31, 2024
Fans in the Serra Catholic student section wore red, white and blue for Friday’s game against Clairton. To purchase this photo and more from our online photo gallery, go to our website at www. monvall...
New class graduates from Pa. State Police Academy
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
August 31, 2024
Applications for the next round of training are being accepted through Nov. 27. Last week, 59 cadets graduated from the Pennsylvania State Police Academy and will now become state troopers. Five will ...
Overdose Awareness Day mixes tragedy with hope
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By MATT PETRAS For the MVI 
August 31, 2024
An observance was held in Monessen to mark the international event. The Westmoreland Drug and Alcohol Commission hosted an International Overdose Awareness Day event Friday afternoon at the Monessen B...