Sen. Ward says it’s a ‘scary time’ in politics
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June 17, 2025
She installed more security cameras at her home over the weekend. By TOM FONTAINE TribLive Pennsylvania Senate President Pro Tempore Kim Ward spent part of her Saturday afternoon installing more secur...
Crime briefs: Shots under investigation as glass broken in MMVTA bus shelter
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June 17, 2025
Donora Police and the Washington County Sheriff’s office are investigating multiple reports about shots being fired early Sunday morning near American Legion Post 212. According to Police Chief Neal R...
The rogue’s new gallery of left-wing scoundrels
Politics
June 17, 2025
The entire career of race-baiter Al Sharpton was founded on falsehoods about the Tawana Brawley scam. Nearly everything the left told us about the Trayvon Martin fight was false. The “hands up, don’t ...
The perils of assisted suicide
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June 17, 2025
Better off dead? I don’t think I am.” Liz Carr was accepting an award for her work on a BBC documentary of the same name. She’s an actress and a disability rights activist, who’s been using her platfo...
Downtown Brownsville transformed into movie set
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June 16, 2025
Sean McGhen, assistant location manager, stands Saturday on Market Street in Brownsville, where set crews transformed the block for the filming of a new Milton Hershey biopic. Photos by Jeff Helsel / ...
Brewster confirmed to Liquor Control Board
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
June 16, 2025
The former state senator was confirmed unanimously last week. State Sen. Nick Pisciottano announced recently that former state Sen. Jim Brewster was confirmed to the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board....
Fire hits McKeesport business
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June 16, 2025
Around 3:30 a.m. Sunday, fire officials were called to a fire at Cal’s Cantina Bar & Grille in the 600 block of Eden Park Boulevard in McKeesport. The fire was quickly brought under control and is now...
Weekend vehicle crash in Rostraver
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June 16, 2025
Rostraver Township Fire Department responded to a vehicle accident Saturday in the 4900 block of Route 51 south. Fire crews assisted Rostraver Township police with traffic control while Rostraver West...
Charleroi approves new dumpster restrictions
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
June 16, 2025
The changes were requested by the code enforcement officer. Charleroi has new restrictions in place for the use of dumpsters in the borough. Council unanimously passed a law last week to amend a previ...
EF board gets update on high school construction
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
June 16, 2025
Work can proceed without interruption now that school is out for the summer. There were more discussions about ongoing construction at the high school at Elizabeth Forward school board’s workshop meet...
Flash flooding kills 5 in West Virginia; teams searching for missing people
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By By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press 
June 16, 2025
The Wheeling area received 2.5 to 4 inches of rain in a half hour Saturday night. Flash flooding caused by torrential rains killed five people in northern West Virginia and rescue crews were searching...
Farmers markets provide boost to local economies
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June 16, 2025
Pennsylvania is second in the nation in direct-toconsumer farm sales. By MADISON STOKES and NADIA COMMODORE TribLive Late spring and earlier summer are some of Jennifer Jackson’s favorite times of the...
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June 16, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — Just over a month after Pope Leo XIV became the first U.S.-born pontiff in the history of the Catholic Church, a new poll shows that American Catholics are feeling excited about thei...
Marc Garneau touches the face of God
Politics
June 16, 2025
MONTREAL — There’s been a lot of attention lately on one of the world’s bigmouths and his vision for space flight. It might be more profitable to listen to the thinking of one of the quiet men who kne...
Politics
June 16, 2025
THINK ABOUT GOLF, and your thoughts might gravitate toward warm, sunny climes where people retire to spend their days on the links. There’s a reason for that. Florida has the most golf courses at 1,26...
Crowd packs Chess Park as farmers market returns
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
June 14, 2025
The popular event features food and other items for sale, along with live entertainment. Monongahela had a successful start to its summer farmers market Friday at Chess Park with produce, toys and oth...
Trump clears path for Nippon Steel investment
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June 14, 2025
His executive order mandates that the Japanese steelmaker must comply with a “national security agreement” in its dealings with U.S. Steel. WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday signed an...
Sewer project portion of bridge repair is complete
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
June 14, 2025
PennDOT can now begin structural work on the Center Avenue bridge. The Center Avenue bridge that connects Elizabeth to Forward Township is one step closer to being reopened, as far as Forward Township...
Ciss House of Hope feeding ministry today in White Oak
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June 14, 2025
Althea “Ciss” Warman said no one is turned away. By COLETTE FUNCHES McKeesport Community Newsroom When Althea Warman and her three children, Jamey, George and Dominic Warman, and Jeb Stercula, open th...
West Mifflin Area School District sued by employee
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
June 14, 2025
Sharna Baker alleges discrimination in her job assignments. A West Mifflin Area School District teacher, former principal and resident filed a federal civic action lawsuit against the school district....