Admission cost may rise at Heritage Hill Park Pool
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
April 14, 2026
White Oak council will vote on the proposed increase next week. Potential price increases for admission to Heritage Hill Park Pool in White Oak will be voted on April 20. Following discussions at Mond...
Longtime MASD director honored
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April 14, 2026
McKeesport Area School District officials recognized David Donato for his years of service as a school board member during Thursday’s board meeting. Although there were some times of not serving, alto...
McKeesport, South Allegheny students will tour NFL Draft stage build
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April 14, 2026
Students from 7 schools were selected to interact with the craftsmen and explore careers in carpentry and other trades. By KELLEN STEPLER TribLive Area high school students studying carpentry will get...
TRAFFIC BRIEFS
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Brush Run Road Bridge replacement to start
April 14, 2026
The Pennsylvania Turnpike announced that single lane closures are taking place along state Route 51 in Jefferson Hills Borough. The single lane closures will happen both northbound and southbound from...
Rollover accident in North Charleroi
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April 13, 2026
Area fire departments were called to the scene of a rollover vehicle accident with entrapment Saturday evening on Pennsylvania Avenue near Double M’s pizza in North Charleroi. Lock #4 firefighters arr...
Penn McKee Hotel demolition starts today
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
April 13, 2026
The vacant and deteriorating building was once the center of activity in McKeesport. The Penn McKee Hotel survived the collapse of downtown McKeesport, decades of vacancy and repeated efforts to save ...
Fire hits Glassport apartments
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
April 13, 2026
Two buildings were destroyed as 12 companies fought the blaze for more than five hours. Firefighters were at the scene for hours Sunday after a fire tore through multiple apartment units in Glassport....
Water pollution poster contest winners announced
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
April 13, 2026
It’s an annual tradition at Marion and Rostraver elementary schools. During a work session this month, Rostraver Township commissioners announced the six winners of their annual Municipal Separate Sto...
Positive response for EF mental health services
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
April 13, 2026
The school board will accept a grant this week from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency. The Elizabeth Forward school board discussed a mental health support grant during its workshop...
NASA already has next Artemis flight in its sights
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April 13, 2026
An Artemis III mission has been added to NASA’s docket for next year. HOUSTON (AP) — Never- before-glimpsed views of the moon’s far side. Check. Total solar eclipse gracing the lunar scene. Check. New...
Pa. official who exposed noncitizen voting says threat is exaggerated
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April 13, 2026
Al Schmidt found that 100s of noncitizens had registered to vote and cast ballots in Philadelphia. Still, he says it’s very rare. By CARTER WALKER Votebeat The potential risk of noncitizens illegally ...
Minor injuries reported in EF bus crash
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
April 11, 2026
The accident occurred at 2:30 Friday afternoon on Hayden Boulevard. An Elizabeth Forward School District school bus was involved in a crash with another vehicle Friday afternoon. The incident took pla...
Senior Tea emcee inspires students with Artemis II
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
April 11, 2026
Johnna Pro told the Charleroi Area High School students that they can achieve anything they aspire to do. The room was filled with vintage teacups, floral centerpieces and handmade treats, but the mes...
Celebrating America’s 250th birthday — with cookies
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
April 11, 2026
Cookie Table University will have a patriotic theme this year. The Monongahela Area Historical Society will hold its annual fundraiser and gathering of the wedding cookie table community next weekend....
Fayette City American Legion asks residents to help clean ahead of Memorial Day
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
April 11, 2026
The town will host a parade and other festivities May 25. American Legion Post 484 in Fayette City is asking for help from local residents to clean up the community in preparation for Memorial Day fes...
Local high schools students take part in BotsIQ finals competition
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April 11, 2026
Charleroi Area High School students Naomi Snyder, Abby Yu and Aubrey Kurowsky work on their robot Friday ahead of the BotsIQ Finals Competition 2026 at the PennWest California Convocation Center. Jeff...
Transportation briefs
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April 11, 2026
PennDOT District 12 announced single-lane restrictions in both directions of Interstate 70 between Exit 43 (Route 201 Fayette City) and Exit 46 (Route 51/I-70 Interchange) in Rostraver Township will b...
Gone fishing
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April 10, 2026
Natalia Wilson, 10, of California, reels in her line Thursday afternoon while fishing in Pike Run near California Rotary Park. Jeff Helsel / Mon Valley Independent
Charleroi glass plant memories live on
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It’s been nearly a year since the shocking closing ended a 132-year tradition
By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
April 10, 2026
The old Corning glassworks still stands in Charleroi — empty now, but rooted in the borough since Belgian craftsmen first lit its furnaces in 1893. It survived world wars, the Great Depression, floods...
Democrats grow bolder about removing Trump from office
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April 10, 2026
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s threats to wipe out Iran, “a whole civilization,” ended the restraint that Democrats have mostly practiced when it comes to questions of removing him from of...