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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
July 24, 2024
The event will be held Thursday at the River House Cafe, which will donate 10% of its profits from food sales that day. Charleroi’s annual Stuff the Bus event will look a bit different this year. The ...
Residents sought to help monitor pollution
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By MICHAEL RICHTER, mrichter@yourmvi.com 
July 24, 2024
Protect PT will provide air monitors to anyone living near the Westmoreland Sanitary Landfill or the Monessen coke plant. An environmental nonprofit is seeking residents who live near the Monessen cok...
Local groups discuss green future for McKeesport
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By JIM BUSCH For the MVI 
July 24, 2024
Western Pennsylvania Conservancy, Urbankind Institute and the Audubon Society are joining city officials in the effort. The vision of a greener McKeesport took a step forward Monday evening in the bas...
Third annual Mon Valley Night Out set for Aug. 6
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
July 24, 2024
Valley residents can meet police officers, firefighters and EMTs from throughout the area. Rostraver Township police will host the third annual Mon Valley Night Out Aug. 6 at the DiVirgilio Recreation...
Elizabeth may seek grant for riverscape upgrades
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
July 24, 2024
Council discussed several options for the area at Tuesday’s meeting. Elizabeth Borough Manager Scott Craighead discussed with council members Tuesday the possibility of using a boating infrastructure ...
Davis promotes afterschool programs in McKeesport visit
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By MICHAEL RICHTER, mrichter@yourmvi.com 
July 23, 2024
The lieutenant governor returned to the LaRosa Youth Club, where he spent much of his childhood. Lt. Gov. Austin Davis returned to McKeesport Monday to tout the state budget’s $11.5 million investment...
Valley voters react to Biden’s decision to end reelection bid
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
July 23, 2024
Their views on Vice President Kamala Harris’ candidacy vary by party. On the heels of President Joe Biden announcing his exit from the presidential election Sunday, local voters on both sides of the p...
RWNES involved with Yellow Dot Program
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
July 23, 2024
A dot on the rear window of a vehicle alerts first responders about vital health information. Rostraver West Newton Emergency Services has partnered with the Highway Safety Network to offer a program ...
Saints Joachim & Anne Parish preparing for annual festival
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By NYA O'NEAL noneal@yourmvi.com 
July 23, 2024
The Aug. 1-3 celebration will be the first for the Rev. Tom Burke. Saints Joachim and Anne Parish is preparing for its annual summer community festival. The decades-long tradition will have three days...
Bendel family to host annual softball event for memorial fund
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
July 23, 2024
Games will take place Sunday in Elizabeth from 8:30 a.m. until dark. The Bendel family will host the 18th annual Jacob William Bendel Memorial Softball Tournament on Sunday to remember Jacob Bendel an...
Job fair planned as Amazon seeks warehouse workers
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July 23, 2024
By JOE NAPSHA Trib Total Media Amazon is ramping up hiring at its New Stanton warehouse this month and is planning to place 600 employees at the site by the end of the year. The e-commerce giant began...
FIRE AT ABANDONED CHURCH IN BROWNSVILLE
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July 22, 2024
A fire ravaged the former First Baptist Church on Market Street in Brownsville Sunday. Fayette County dispatchers say emergency crews were called to the scene at around 3:35 p.m., according to WPXI. N...
Veterans celebrated at Warriors Rock concert
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By MATT PETRAS For the MVI 
July 22, 2024
The annual tribute show honors the military and first responders. Hundreds gathered Sunday evening at the Monongahela Aquatorium Warriors Rock concert to honor Mon Valley- area veterans with live musi...
Rep. Gergely’s happy hour bill signed into law
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By MICHAEL RICHTER, mrichter@yourmvi.com 
July 22, 2024
It allows bars and restaurants to designate 24 happy hours each week and reapply for outdoor seating permits. Pennsylvanians will soon enjoy more happy hours and outdoor dining after Gov. Josh Shapiro...
Biden drops out of presidential race
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July 22, 2024
He endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris, but the nomination will be decided at the convention in August. WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 race for the White House on Sund...
With AI, jets and police, Paris is securing the Olympics
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July 22, 2024
PARIS (AP) — A year ago, the head of the Paris Olympics boldly declared that France’s capital would be “ the safest place in the world “ when the Games open this Friday. Tony Estanguet’s confident for...
Rockin’ opening for Summerfest
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By MICHAEL RICHTER, mrichter@yourmvi.com 
July 20, 2024
Six Gun Sally entertained the crowd on the first night of the festival in Monongahela. Hundreds flocked to opening night of Summerfest for food, games and rocking tunes Friday at St. Andrew the Apostl...
Hunt for U-Boat ends with Monessen’s first WWII casualty
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By By JOHN J. TURANIN For the MVI 
July 20, 2024
This story is part of Mon Valley Sons of World War II, a series about our sons who lost their lives in service to our country during the war. By April 1942, German U-boats had already sunk more than 1...
Chill Fire Music and Arts Festival debuts
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By MATT PETRAS For the MVI 
July 20, 2024
Created by New Eagle native Allan Howard, it will continue today at Tubby Hall Park. The Chill Fire Music and Arts Festival, organized by New Eagle native Allan Howard to spotlight positivity and crea...