Trio charged in apartment assault
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
August 8, 2025
A couple suffered injuries early Thursday during an attempted burglary at Midtown Plaza apartments in McKeesport. Police said they were called to the eighth floor of the apartment building around 1:45...
Groundbreaking marks new Donora site for Centerville Clinics
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
August 7, 2025
CEO Barry Niccolai said the larger facility will be better able to meet the community’s health needs. Centerville Clinics held an official groundbreaking Wednesday at its new Donora location at 570 Ga...
NBV Historical Society to host fundraiser for history book
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
August 7, 2025
The event will take place Aug. 27 at Foster House II. The North Belle Vernon Historical Society has taken on a mission to detail the borough’s history in a book, but it needs the help of Mon Valley re...
Charleroi will pursue funding from restitution in Ha case
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
August 7, 2025
Councilman Larry Celaschi said the borough was harmed by the failure to pay taxes on illegal aliens. A Charleroi councilman thinks the borough should be given financial relief following a judgment aga...
Structure fire in McKeesport
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August 7, 2025
McKeesport firefighters battled a blaze late Tuesday afternoon in the 2600 block of Walnut Street. A second alarm was requested, bringing in off-duty personnel and mutual aid. The crew was able to mak...
Work zone crash in Rostraver Township
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August 7, 2025
Rostraver Township firefighters and police were called to the 900 block of Tyrol Boulevard about 10 a.m. Wednesday after a motorcycle struck equipment in an active work zone. The driver was transporte...
Rivers of Steel artist details how graffiti transforms urban spaces
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By By COLETTE FUNCHES McKeesport Community Newsroom 
August 7, 2025
Scott Brozovich presented a graffiti arts workshop at the Carnegie Free Library in McKeesport. The Carnegie Free Library of McKeesport recently hosted a graffiti arts workshop led by Scott Brozovich, ...
Wildfire smoke mostly missing Western Pa.
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August 7, 2025
The haze is much thicker in other parts of the state. By MEGAN SWIFT TribLive Wildfire smoke has returned to Pennsylvania, but its impact on air quality so far is far less severe than what the region ...
Mon Valley Night Out brings community together
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
August 6, 2025
The annual event promotes closer relationships between first responders and the public. Hundreds of Mon Valley residents gathered with local first responders for Tuesday’s Mon Valley Night Out in Rost...
Weather cooperates as large crowd attends McKeesport’s Night Out
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August 6, 2025
Police Chief Josh Alfer talked about expanding the number of events with the community. By THOMAS LETURGEY For the MVI National Night Out festivities in the Fawcett Plan of McKeesport benefited from b...
Supervisors ban parking in Carroll Township yards
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
August 6, 2025
The action was taken to prevent a buildup of dirt and mud on streets. Carroll Township residents will have to figure out other arrangements if they park in yards surrounding their homes. On Tuesday, s...
Longtime veterinarian leaving Elizabeth practice to teach
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
August 6, 2025
Dr. Marybeth Cline founded Riverside Veterinary Hospital in Elizabeth 35 years ago. A change is coming to the Elizabeth area for residents’ furry, feathered and scaly family members. In July, Riversid...
Couple arrested on charges of child endangerment
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
August 6, 2025
A Monessen couple is accused of locking up, beating and starving the man’s 5-year-old child. Charles W. Smitley V, 29, and Colleen Cassidy, 35, of Delaware Avenue, were both charged by Monessen police...
Budget impasse reaches 36 days, with sides still at odds on several key issues
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August 6, 2025
A proposal to adopt a six-month spending plan is meeting opposition. By TOM FONTAINE TribLive As Pennsylvania’s budget impasse reached 36 days Tuesday, the highest-ranking Republican in the state Sena...
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August 6, 2025
McKeesport police are asking for help to find a missing woman. Timmisha Willis, 40, has not been seen for several weeks. Her father, Timmy Willis, said she was last seen in Harrison Village in McKeesp...
FAMILY PHOTO AT CALIFORNIA AREA’S PICTURE DAY
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August 5, 2025
Photographer Megan Saeli of Brownsville shows a shot on the back of her camera during picture day for the California Area High School football team Monday afternoon at Trojan Field. From left are wate...
Tap Factory owner says Dollar General isn’t buying business
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
August 5, 2025
Rumors of a sale spread throughout the township after the establishment was closed for all of July. Rumors recently circulating about a potential Dollar General being developed at the site of a bar/re...
Elizabeth Twp. approves EF proposal for consolidation
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
August 5, 2025
The measure will likely be necessary to complete Phase 2 of renovations at the high school. Elizabeth Township commissioners approved Elizabeth Forward School District’s consolidation plan during Mond...
Mon River Arts to present ‘Newsies Jr.’
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
August 5, 2025
Young actors will showcase their singing and dancing skills with three weekend performances. Mon River Arts has been preparing all summer for the opening night of “Newsies Jr.,” and they guarantee an ...
Barrage of weekend violence not a bellwether for the region, officials claim
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August 5, 2025
The homicide rate in Allegheny County remains sharply lower than it has been in recent years. By TOM DAVIDSON TribLive The first weekend in August was the most violent weekend of the summer in and aro...