Stockdale firefighters get $10K grant from State Farm
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
November 11, 2024
This is the first year for the company’s Good Neighbor Firefighter Safety Program. Stockdale Fire Department has received a $10,000 grant to help serve area communities through a new program from Stat...
Rostraver police set fundraising event for Santa Cop program
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
November 11, 2024
Foster House II will host the festivities Dec. 2. The Rostraver Township Police Department will host a fundraiser next month for its annual Santa Cop program. The event will take place from 5 p.m. to ...
Elizabeth Twp. public works department recognized
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
November 11, 2024
The department was honored in the township’s latest newsletter. The public works department in Elizabeth Township was honored last week for its service to the area. Commissioner Chris Thoma presented ...
SA school celebrates veterans
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
November 9, 2024
About 45 of them showed up for the annual event held in their honor. Local veterans were met with bright smiles and applause Friday morning at South Allegheny Elementary School. In celebration of Vete...
Huge brush fire breaks out in Fallowfield Twp.
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
November 9, 2024
Several departments were called to the scene as the fire spread over 20 acres. Excessively dry conditions led to a massive brush fire Friday in Fallowfield Township, with firefighters responding from ...
Quick thinking prevents dog from drowning in pool
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
November 9, 2024
The Miller family got help from neighbors in rescuing Clyde, a 160-pound mastiff. A Fallowfield Township family had a scare Thursday when their four-legged friend accidentally fell into their pool. Gl...
Charleroi schools evacuated over gas leak concerns
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
November 9, 2024
The odor was determined to be a result of Friday’s weather conditions. The Charleroi Area School District campus was temporarily evacuated Friday morning as a precaution due to a smell of natural gas....
Full STEAM ahead: Young Scholars put science, technology skills to the test
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By JIM BUSCH For the MVI 
November 9, 2024
The Young Scholars of Greater Allegheny is a charter school that features a dual focus on science, technology, engineering, arts and math and world languages. The Young Scholars of Greater Allegheny (...
Veterans Day parade, services set in Valley
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November 9, 2024
Numerous events are planned to mark Veterans Day around the Mon Valley and Pittsburgh area. Here is a look at some events scheduled to commemorate Veterans Day: Veterans Day service set in Monongahela...
Penn Highlands Mon Valley to host 38th annual Light-Up Night
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November 9, 2024
Penn Highlands Mon Valley invites the community to its annual Light-up Night to watch as holiday lights illuminate the campus. By the MVI Penn Highlands Mon Valley will kick off the holiday season dur...
NAOMI OUTREACH HONORS VETERANS WITH LUNCHEON
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November 8, 2024
Naomi Outreach hosted its annual luncheon for veterans Wednesday in the Clubhouse Grille at Cedarbrook Golf Course in Rostraver Township. Guest speaker was John Hepple of the Rostraver Township Histor...
McCormick tops Casey in Pa. Senate contest
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November 8, 2024
The Associated Press and other outlets called the race Thursday, but Casey refuses to concede. By RYAN DETO TribLive Republican businessman David McCormick has won an upset in Pennsylvania’s U.S. Sena...
Pa. American Water displays upgrades in Elrama plant tour
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By MICHAEL RICHTER, mrichter@yourmvi.com 
November 8, 2024
A new clarifying tank and valve house were part of the look inside the plant. Pennsylvania American Water showed off $45 million in upgrades at its E.H. Aldrich Treatment Plant in Elrama with a guided...
Charleroi ready to host Veterans Day parade
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
November 8, 2024
It’s the parade’s first time in the Magic City since 2019. The nation’s military will be honored Saturday when American Legion Post 22 in Charleroi hosts the Mon Valley’s annual Veterans Day parade. C...
Suspect found guilty in road rage killing
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November 8, 2024
A jury deliberated for more than two hours before convicting Anthony Hairston of Belle Vernon. By RICH CHOLODOFSKY TribLive A Westmoreland County jury after more than two hours of deliberations Thursd...
Charleroi fire sends woman to hospital, displaces 6 from two apartments
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November 8, 2024
It’s believed to be “a cooking fire that got out of hand.” By JEFF HIMLER TribLive A Charleroi woman was flown to UPMC Mercy hospital in Pittsburgh for medical treatment Thursday evening after first r...
Increased brush fires in the Mon Valley
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
November 8, 2024
Elizabeth Township firefighters have responded to three since the beginning of October. Elizabeth Township Fire Chief Adam Janosko addressed township commissioners this week about fire and flood activ...
NBV will host first luminary fundraiser at Light Up the Night
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
November 8, 2024
They can be purchased for $6 at the event or at nbvpark.com. North Belle Vernon will host its first luminary fundraiser during the annual Light Up the Night event with proceeds going to Community Bank...
Residents of Port Vue concerned about crime
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By JIM BUSCH For the MVI 
November 8, 2024
Council also discussed a proposed budget for next year with no tax hike. A member of the Port Vue Citizens Committee wants council to reinstate its neighborhood crime watch after a recent violent assa...
Vacancy board must consider council opening in Donora
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By KRISTIE LINDEN For the MVI 
November 8, 2024
Any registered voter in the borough can submit an application until Nov. 27 to be part of the board. Donora Council still has a vacancy to fill, and Washington County Court has sent the issue back to ...