Residents share concerns over problem properties
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WHITE OAK
By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
August 19, 2025
The borough’s code enforcement will investigate the complaints. White Oak had a packed meeting room for Monday’s council meeting, with residents complaining about dilapidated properties around the bor...
BVA Rotary Club gears up for 5th annual regatta
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August 19, 2025
The fundraising event will be held from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday at the boat launch area of Cedar Creek Park. For the MVI The Belle Vernon Area Rotary Club is ready for its annual Regatta on the Yough...
WCCC receives $500K from Miner family foundation
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August 19, 2025
The donation will be used to provide scholarships for students pursuing careers in health, technology and industrial arts. For the MVI The Robert Miner Family Foundation recently presented the Westmor...
Allegheny County Health Department confirms year’s first human West Nile case
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August 19, 2025
The county has been spraying a low-risk pesticide in problem areas. By TOM DAVIDSON TribLive A Plum resident’s fever, malaise and digestive trouble since mid-July was confirmed to be the first human c...
Rostraver stream project could lead to new park
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
August 19, 2025
The Elks Place property has been an area of flooding over the years. Rostraver Township commissioners unanimously voted Monday to advertise the Elks Place Stream Restoration Project, which could open ...
Warriors Rock hosts annual patriotic concert honoring veterans
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August 18, 2025
At left, Leonard Cole, a 76-year-old Vietnam veteran, and Bill Fawcett, a 100-year-old World War II veteran, were the first of many who were honored at Saturday’s Warriors Rock hosted by Gary Racan an...
Poll workers are needed for general election
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
August 18, 2025
Thousands of openings are available throughout the local four-county region. Whether you’re in the Allegheny foothills, Westmoreland’s small boroughs or the rural edges of Washington or Fayette County...
New AED placed at Renziehausen Park
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
August 18, 2025
The life-saving device is a gift from Bazylak Memorial Fund and the Aliver Foundation. A new AED provided by the Marsha Bazylak Memorial Fund and the Aliver Foundation was unveiled Sunday at McKeespor...
Clairton Coke Works, site of deadly explosions, stirs both pride and pain
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August 18, 2025
The employees are very aware of the dangers that come with working at the U.S. Steel plant. By JUSTIN VELLUCCI TribLive Brian Doyle remembers the explosion that hurled him to the coke plant’s floor — ...
Local girls express artistic talents with rocks
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
August 18, 2025
Their paintings provide a pleasant surprise for the people who find them. Fun and colorful paintings are turning up on several neighborhood rocks in Elizabeth. Eliza Vickers, who is going into seventh...
Donora loses beloved building as First United Methodist Church is razed
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
August 16, 2025
The structure has fallen into disrepair since its closing in 2003. First United Methodist Church in Donora has stood silent since closing in June 2003, but this week the stillness gave way to the rumb...
U.S. Steel: Gas valve failure caused fatal blast
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August 16, 2025
The company released its preliminary findings from an investigation into Monday’s explosion that killed two workers. By JACK TROY TribLive U.S. Steel on Friday pinned blame for the deadly explosion Mo...
Trolley Museum presents restored ‘Terrible Trolley’
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August 16, 2025
The Steelers-themed streetcar celebrated the team’s four Super Bowl titles in the 1970s. For the MVI The Pennsylvania Trolley Museum celebrated the restoration of “The Terrible Trolley,” PAT PCC 1713,...
CTE program introduced for protective services
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MCKEESPORT AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT
By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
August 16, 2025
It encourages students to get involved with local first responder agencies. The McKeesport Area school board approved a new Career and Technical Education program Thursday in hopes of encouraging stud...
Concerns arise over lawyer representing Washington County DA in death penalty feud
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August 16, 2025
Jason Walsh said the hiring decision was made by county commissioners. By PAULA REED WARD TribLive Two Pittsburgh lawyers involved in efforts before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to curb the Washingt...
Soccer apparel store opens at Riverside Village Shoppes
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August 16, 2025
Owner Jace Kepich is heavily involved with the Mon Valley soccer community. By MATT PETRAS For the MVI The Riverside Village Shoppes along the Monongahela River in Lower Speers recently added a new sh...
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
August 16, 2025
School supplies will be given away Monday. Back-to-school events in the Elizabeth area will be filled with entertainment, refreshments and more. While the Elizabeth Forward School District won’t resum...
Crews respond to vehicle fire in Webster
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August 16, 2025
Firefighters responded to a vehicle fire Friday evening on Route 906 at Wall Street in Webster. Crews extinguished the fire minutes after arrival, and no injuries were reported. Rostraver Township VFD...
Closing night at International Village
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August 15, 2025
The Pittsburgh Slovak Dancers provided entertainment Thursday during the final night of International Village at Renziehausen Park in McKeesport. See more photos on A4 and in our online photo gallery ...