Duquesne Light rates up 10% as statewide price hikes begin
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November 26, 2025
By MEGAN TROTTER TribLive Pennsylvania residents should brace for higher electric bills next month as temperatures drop and energy supply prices rise. Beginning Dec. 1, the Pennsylvania Public Utility...
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GUEST COLUMN
November 26, 2025
Editor’s note, this column is part of a series about Don Pavelko’s recent trip to Pilsen in the Czech Republic for the 80th Anniversary Liberation Festival and honoring the three men from Donora who t...
Elizabeth Borough budget to be available for review
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
November 26, 2025
Taxes hold steady in the tentative spending plan. Elizabeth residents will have at least 30 days to review the borough’s tentative budget for 2026 before a final vote is taken. The spending plan, whic...
Tractor-trailer carrying food condiments overturns on I-70
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November 26, 2025
A tractor-trailer hauling fast food condiments lost control and overturned on Interstate 70 west in Rostraver Township about 2:30 a.m. Tuesday. The driver, who was confined, was extricated through the...
Salvation Army hosts Friendsgiving in Donora
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November 25, 2025
Salvation Army Capt. Kara Martin serves Walter Stevenson of Monongahela during the organization’s Friendsgiving dinner Monday evening in Donora. Volunteers also delivered 65 meals to residents in the ...
No tax hike in proposed 2026 budget
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
November 25, 2025
Total spending increases from $4.6M to $4.97M in the proposal, which must be adopted by Dec. 31. Relief for homeowners is on the table again next year. At Monday’s meeting, Monessen council voted to a...
Repair work begins on collapsed trench in Charleroi
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
November 25, 2025
A five-hour rescue effort took place after the Aug. 28 incident on McKean Avenue in Charleroi. Nearly three months after a trench collapse shut down a busy stretch of McKean Avenue and triggered one o...
Elizabeth lights up for the holidays
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November 25, 2025
Santa and Mrs. Claus were escorted to their sleigh by one of the organizers, Chrissy Pudleiner, during Light-up Elizabeth on Sunday. Families were able to take carriage rides during the evening’s fest...
3 motorcycle club members charged in fatal White Oak shooting
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
November 25, 2025
Police believe Kenneth Hayman was killed last month in retaliation for a fight he had with a Pagan. Newly unsealed court documents show that weeks of undercover surveillance and intercepted calls on m...
Donora board denies zoning request for recovery house
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
November 25, 2025
Kelly Macheska of Country Community Living was hoping to put it in a residential neighborhood. The Donora zoning board announced Monday that it has denied a variance request for a proposed drug rehabi...
EF elementary school students collect food for the community
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
November 25, 2025
“Warrior Bucks,” which they received as a reward for good behavior, were put toward helping people in need. Several Elizabeth Forward students from Greenock and Mount Vernon Elementary schools partici...
CAL Charter School provides holiday meals for 10 families
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November 25, 2025
The Thanksgiving meal program is one of several initiatives designed to support CAL families beyond the classroom. For the MVI California Academy of Learning (CAL Charter School) provided complete Tha...
Pittsburgh airport braces for spike in holiday travel
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November 25, 2025
Thanksgiving travel is expected to increase 10% over last year. By JUSTIN VELLUCCI TribLive Around 300,000 travelers are expected to fly in and out of Pittsburgh International Airport in the next six ...
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November 25, 2025
A Donora man is accused of choking his wife in front of their 4-year-old daughter. Wesley Van Miller, 35, was charged with strangulation, intimidating a witness, terroristic threats with intent to ter...
Decking the halls and dinner tables
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November 25, 2025
For the third year, Deck the Halls Dinner Drive volunteers provided the Free Store 15062 in Monessen with 15 complete Thanksgiving meals. The store held a raffle and the winners picked up their meals ...
Bears celebrate 15th WPIAL championship
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November 24, 2025
The Clairton Bears celebrate their program’s 15th championship, second all-time in WPIAL history, after beating Laurel 8-6 Saturday in the Class 1A championship game at Acrisure Stadium. See our game ...
Stockdale ‘sparkles’ to usher in the holidays
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
November 24, 2025
The second annual event brought the small Washington County community together. Friends and neighbors gathered in Stockdale for another successful Stockdale Sparkle holiday kick-off celebration Sunday...
What Pa.’s $50.1 billion budget does for rural hospitals, communities
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November 24, 2025
The $50.1 billion state budget maintains previous spending on rural hospitals and boosts Medicaid programs, but advocates say it doesn’t fix every challenge to accessing care. By MARLEY PARISH Spotlig...
No tax increase in Elizabeth Township’s proposed budget
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
November 24, 2025
Commissioners warned a tax increase could be coming in the future due to increased costs. Elizabeth Township property owners are not expected to have a tax increase next year. The township commissione...
60th annual Salute to Santa parade held in McKeesport
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November 24, 2025
The 60th annual Salute to Santa parade was held Saturday in McKeesport. Among the participants were the junior cast members of the McKeesport Little Theater production of “Shrek the Musical Jr.” See m...