MMVTA forced to remove Gabe’s bus stop
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
August 1, 2025
The change will take effect Aug. 16 at the insistence of the property owners. A popular bus route in Rostraver Township is about to be discontinued. According to the Mid-Mon Valley Transit Authority, ...
Washington County Agricultural Fair offers preview
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
August 1, 2025
The weeklong celebration of agriculture in the county gets underway Aug. 9. The annual Washington County Agricultural Fair will kick off next week with the theme “Pennsylvania Fairs Cultivating Future...
Center Avenue bridge reopens
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
August 1, 2025
It was closed to traffic in April due to “unstable structural conditions.” The Center Avenue bridge that connects Elizabeth to Forward Township has reopened — right on schedule. On April 15, the bridg...
Driver charged with homicide by vehicle in fatal crash
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
August 1, 2025
The crash took place March 14 in Jefferson Hills. A Jefferson Hills man accused of killing a motorcyclist while driving drunk in the borough earlier this year has been charged with homicide by vehicle...
MVP August sponsor of the month
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August 1, 2025
The Mon Valley Paws August sponsor of the month is the St. Vincent de Paul Society in Monessen. Shown, from left, are Annette Russell, Debi Hornbeck, Rebecca Russell, Pat Jackson and Mary Furio-Earl h...
Health care champion, longtime hospital board chair Heatherington dies at 89
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August 1, 2025
He was a dedicated advocate for communitybased health care. For the MVI The regional health care community is mourning the loss of D. James Heatherington, former chairman of UPMC McKeesport and longti...
Deputy director hired for election bureau
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WESTMORELAND COUNTY
August 1, 2025
Hannah Lindley served more than six years in a similar position in Washington County. By RICH CHOLODOFSKY TribLive For the first time in five years, Westmoreland County has a deputy director of the el...
Red Sand Project sheds light on human trafficking
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
July 31, 2025
The Red Sand Project is an art initiative that uses sidewalk cracks as installations to raise awareness of human trafficking. Human trafficking can take place anywhere and to anyone, and that’s why So...
Pennsylvanians may see higher electric bills this summer — and next
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July 31, 2025
Record-setting usage fueled by heat waves, plus the region’s electrical grid, is behind the increases. Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and p...
Fallowfield Township to step up security during meetings
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
July 31, 2025
The supervisors are also working with the township’s refuse hauler to get trash service issues worked out. Fallowfield Township supervisors decided to increase safety measures for monthly meetings. St...
August Fun Fest features music, food and car show
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July 31, 2025
For the MVI The August Fun Fest will take place 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday at Cedar Creek Park, Rostraver Township. This event is free to the public and offers free parking. There’s something for the wh...
Local youth having ‘Summer’s Best Two Weeks’ at day camp
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
July 31, 2025
Summer’s Best Two Weeks is a Christian sports day camp that is hosted by Lebanon Church in West Mifflin. “God first, others second, and I’m third.” That’s the motto for “Summer’s Best Two Weeks”, a sp...
Road Kings Car Cruise, arts and crafts marketplace returns to Fun Fest
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July 31, 2025
Road Kings Car Cruise The Road Kings Car Club of Greensburg is back again to host the annual August Fun Fest Show Car Cruise. Hundreds of cars are expected for this year’s event and visitors can take ...
Tax office director being let go after one year on the job
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WESTMORELAND COUNTY
July 31, 2025
Commissioners declined to disclose why Sarah Minnick is being ousted. By RICH CHOLODOFSKY TribLive The Westmoreland County commissioners on Tuesday confirmed that they are firing the director of the c...
DA says murder arrest 1st to come from Westmoreland Co. grand jury
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July 31, 2025
A West Brownsville man was charged in March for the fatal shooting of a New Kensington man. By RICH CHOLODOFSKY TribLive Criminal homicide charges filed in connection with the fatal shooting of a man ...
BIKE OUTING AT MINGO CREEK COUNTY PARK
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July 30, 2025
Nick Simon and his daughter, Emma Simon, 11, of Monongahela, ride bikes together Tuesday afternoon at Mingo Creek County Park. They wore matching bright pink shirts representing Emma’s swim team, the ...
Pa. residents warned of new phishing scam
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July 30, 2025
By TAYLOR BROWN Senior Reporter tbrown@yourmvi.com Phishing text messages and email scams impersonating PennDOT, the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, EZ Pass and other transportation- related agencie...
Penn Highlands Healthcare simplifies alert system
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
July 30, 2025
Color codes will be replaced with easier-to-understand language. Penn Highlands Healthcare will implement new standardized medical, facility and security alerts across its hospitals and senior living ...
40th annual Fire Muster set in Monongahela
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
July 30, 2025
It will take place Aug. 17 at the Aquatorium. For the past 40 years, the Tri State Antique Fire Engine Association has worked to preserve and celebrate the deep-rooted history and traditions of the fi...
Rostraver Township Police preparing for Mon Valley Night Out
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
July 30, 2025
First responders from several area communities will meet the public at the DiVirgilio Sports Complex. Rostraver’s annual Mon Valley Night Out will return next week, promising to bring the community an...