Impact caught on camera as car strikes Port Vue home
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
June 25, 2024
No serious injuries were reported, but the house was badly damaged. A car crashed into a Port Vue home Tuesday, leaving a large hole and completely damaging the front end of the vehicle. According to ...
Fatal accident sparks discussion of hazardous intersection
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ELIZABETH BOROUGH
By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
June 25, 2024
Sara Hammell called for action after her cousin was killed in a June 1 motorcycle crash. Sara Hammell spoke to Elizabeth Borough council Tuesday about the need for a stop sign at a dangerous intersect...
Big education fight stands in the way of a Pa. budget deal
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By By STEPHEN CARUSO Spotlight PA 
June 26, 2024
With the deadline approaching, lawmakers have found common ground on taxes, permitting and college. But they’re far from a deal on basic education funding. HARRISBURG — How much money to spend on Penn...
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By KRISTIE LINDEN For the MVI 
June 25, 2024
Dale Shawley Jr. was fined $750 and given 30 days to turn in the required paperwork. A member of Donora’s Zoning Hearing Board has been found guilty of failing to comply with the Public Official and E...
SNIPS AND SNEAKERS
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June 25, 2024
Hairstylist Lorenzo Altobelli, owner of LA Fades in Belle Vernon, gives a trim to Kash Ward, 6, of Monessen at the Snips and Sneakers event Monday morning at The Full Potential Project building in Mon...
BVA school board approves 2024-25 budget
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June 25, 2024
Taxes will remain at their current level in the new spending plan. By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com The Belle Vernon Area school board gave final approval Monday to a new budget for the 2024-25 s...
Moorer to appear at festival
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By MICHAEL RICHTER, mrichter@yourmvi.com 
June 24, 2024
The former boxing champ will be honored Saturday at Monessen Community Day. Michael Moorer’s International Boxing Hall of Fame induction came as a surprise to the southpaw who grew up in Monessen. “I ...
Natural gas impact fee checks smaller this year
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
June 24, 2024
Lower energy prices and the presence of more wells in the state contributed to the decline. Checks distributed to Mon Valley communities — and hundreds of others across the state — from Marcellus Shal...
Boston Hollow Road to be closed for two months
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
June 24, 2024
The closure is necessary so crews can replace a block wall in the area. Boston Hollow Road in Elizabeth Township will be closed starting Monday for about two months due to crews from PennDOT and A. Li...
Glassport to hold blood drive in honor of teen recovering from brain tumor
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By JIM BUSCH For the MVI 
June 24, 2024
Jasiah Jones’ family wants to replenish the blood that was used to save his life. “It was like a punch in the gut!” That’s how Casey Jones felt when she was told that her 12-year-old son had cancer. T...
Westmoreland increases capacity at reopened juvenile detention center
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By RICH CHOLODOFSKY Trib Total Media 
June 24, 2024
The Westmoreland County juvenile detention center in Hempfield has hired enough staff to double its capacity three months after a limited reopening in March, officials announced Monday. The detention ...
Aquatorium concert series gets off to hot start
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June 24, 2024
Despite uncomfortable conditions, hundreds of people turned out for two days of music. By MATT PETRAS For the MVI Muggy weather didn’t stop The Commonheart frontman Clinton Clegg from grooving around ...
Charleroi Area budget contains tax increase
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
June 24, 2024
Administrators say it’s necessary to balance the budget without job cuts. Property owners in the Charleroi Area School District will see a slight rise in their taxes next year. On Thursday, school boa...
County fines U.S. Steel nearly $80K in latest round of pollution penalties
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June 24, 2024
By JUSTIN VELLUCCI Trib Total Media The Allegheny County Health Department on Thursday fined U.S. Steel nearly $80,000 for air pollution the department said its Clairton Coke Works created in the firs...
Carroll Township’s quality of life bill cuts red tape
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CARROLL TOWNSHIP
By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
June 24, 2024
Township officials say it will be easier to deal with absentee landlords. Carroll Township’s new quality of life ordinance will help supervisors get properties cleaned up in the township without so mu...
Pisciottano, Innamorato push for green energy bill
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By MICHAEL RICHTER, mrichter@yourmvi.com 
June 23, 2024
The PROSPER Act promises sustainable energy jobs for areas with high unemployment in natural resources & mining sectors. Allegheny County Executive Sara Innamorato expressed support for legislation sp...
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ELIZABETH FORWARD SCHOOL DISTRICT
By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
June 24, 2024
The school board will search for replacement coaches before officially accepting them. Elizabeth Forward school board voted Wednesday to deny the resignations of two middle school soccer coaches until...
Roscoe legion welcomes Fallen Heroes Memorial
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
June 22, 2024
The tribute to those who lost their lives in the War on Terror will be displayed until noon Monday. With the sun shining down and engines roaring, Roscoe American Legion riders and friends proudly esc...
MVI staff captures 2024 Keystone Press Awards
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June 22, 2024
More than 2,660 entries were submitted in the annual statewide contest. By the MVI The Mon Valley Independent earned three Keystone Press Awards in the 2024 Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association’s annual...