Crashes reported in Rostraver Township
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January 2, 2026
Rostraver Township police and firefighters responded to this vehicle accident in the 2200 block of Route 906 shortly before 4 p.m. Thursday. The occupants were able to exit the vehicles on their own a...
Crash snarls traffic on Elizabeth Bridge
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January 2, 2026
Elizabeth Borough firefighters and township police were called to this vehicle crash Thursday morning on the northbound side of the Elizabeth bridge. No injuries were reported. Elizabeth Borough VFC
Occupant injured in Glassport accident
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January 2, 2026
At approximately 4:30 Thursday morning, Liberty firefighters started the year by assisting Citizen’s Hose Co. No. 1 of Glassport at a motor vehicle collision where a pole penetrated the passenger comp...
2025: A look back on the year in the Mon Valley
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A deadly explosion, trench collapse, immigration and glass plant closing are among Valley’s top news stories
December 31, 2025
The Mon Valley Independent takes a look back at the year’s most significant stories. By STACY WOLFORD Managing Editor swolford@yourmvi.com As 2025 winds to a close, we’re taking a moment to look back ...
Valley residents’ plans for 2026 aren’t all resolutions
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
December 31, 2025
Many plan to stick with what has been working for them. As the calendar turns, the pressure to reinvent ourselves often turns with it. For some, the new year is about starting over — setting goals, br...
Monongahela budget with tax increase approved
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
December 31, 2025
Councilman Roy Sarver said fiscal responsibility made the hike necessary. The City of Monongahela held an early-morning special meeting Tuesday to take final action on the 2026 budget, which passed by...
Local mayors share plans for 2026
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
December 31, 2025
Monessen’s Ron Mozer and McKeesport’s Michael Cherepko both have a lot on their agendas. With 2026 a few hours away, Mon Valley mayors are hoping the new year will bring a brighter future for their co...
Officials sworn in, including new judge, register of wills
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WESTMORELAND COUNTY
December 31, 2025
By RENATTA SIGNORINI TribLive Judge Harry Smail Jr. knows how well-versed Katie Pecarchik is in the operation of the Westmoreland County Register of Wills Office. As a clerk, she left a lasting impact...
Man arrested after confrontation with police
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
December 31, 2025
A man from El Salvador who was reported missing Sunday in Pittsburgh was charged after police found him wandering along Fellsburg Road in Rostraver Township later that day. Alexander Contreras, 23, is...
Family support at BVA game
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December 31, 2025
Kristen Manley shares a smile with her son, Mason Manley, 12, during halftime of Tuesday’s Belle Vernon Area boys basketball game against Norwin at the Peters Township Tournament at AHN Arena. Mason’s...
Leopards at Holiday Hoopfest
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December 30, 2025
Belle Vernon Area girls basketball team managers Kenzie Sellew, Gracie Martin, Taylor Bergman and Deaulla Lightfoot smile for a photo before the Leopards took on Allderdice during the Cal U Holiday Ho...
High winds leave path of destruction, power outages
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
December 30, 2025
Thousands were left without power in the Mon Valley and surrounding areas. High winds moving through southwestern Pennsylvania on Monday knocked out power to thousands of customers across the Mon Vall...
Forward Township OKs budget in 2-1 vote
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
December 30, 2025
Dave Levdansky, who crafted an alternate version, voted against it. Forward Township supervisors approved the township’s 2026 budget Monday in a 2-1 vote, despite the existence of two competing spendi...
Charleroi gives final approval to 2026 budget
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
December 30, 2025
Charleroi Council unanimously approved the borough’s 2026 spending plan Monday, adopting a $3.87 million budget that holds the real estate tax rate steady at 9.85 mills and avoids any cuts to services...
Salvation Army gets last-minute chance to meet goal
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
December 30, 2025
An anonymous donor is willing to contribute $6,000 if the organization can raise an additional $5,000 by Jan. 10. The Mon Valley Salvation Army got good news over the weekend when an anonymous donor p...
West Mifflin schools celebrate ‘ARTcember’
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
December 30, 2025
The district is making an effort to showcase the artistic talents of its students at every grade level. “ARTcember” is one of the many themes that West Mifflin Area School District has been implementi...
Death of teen struck by car in West Mifflin ruled accidental
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December 30, 2025
A GoFundMe page has been set up for his family. By MEGAN TROTTER TribLive The death of a 13-year-old boy struck by a car in West Mifflin over the weekend has been ruled an accident, the Allegheny Coun...
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Elizabeth Township
December 30, 2025
• Ted Pascaline Honorat, 22, of Charleroi was charged with strangulation, disorderly conduct – engaging in fighting and harassment stemming from an alleged incident Saturday, court records state. • Ch...
White Oak police force growing
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
December 29, 2025
Another new officer was sworn in at this month’s borough council meeting. White Oak is growing its police department one officer at a time. The borough held a special meeting in the middle of October’...