Sweet victory for Serra Catholic
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May 29, 2025
Members of the Serra Catholic baseball team lift the WPIAL Class 1A championship trophy after defeating Carmichaels, 9-0, Wednesday at EQT Park in Washington. For full coverage of the game see page B1...
McKeesport Area officials investigating missing money
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
May 29, 2025
The investigation comes on the heels of the partnership ending between the district and the Dick’s Sporting Goods Foundation. McKeesport Area School District officials announced that an internal audit...
EF board reviews proposed budget with tax increase
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
May 29, 2025
The school board will vote on the 2025-26 budget next month. Elizabeth Forward School Board met during a special meeting this week to seek more information about the 2025-26 school year budget. During...
BVA votes to terminate employee
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
May 29, 2025
The school board took action during an online special meeting Wednesday night. The Belle Vernon Area School Board met for a brief special meeting Wednesday, which included a motion to terminate an emp...
Ladies of the Grand Army host annual veterans service
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May 29, 2025
Keep their memory alive. The Mon Valley is home to thousands of dedicated and decorated heroes, men and women who honorably served their country, some who never made it home. Sons and daughters of the...
Top graduates named at Belle Vernon Area
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May 29, 2025
Graduation ceremonies are scheduled for 7 p.m. today for 182 graduates. Belle Vernon Area High School will hold its 2025 commencement 7 p.m. today at James Weir Stadium. In the event of inclement weat...
Belle Vernon Area Rotary rebrands to attract new members
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
May 29, 2025
The Rotary includes communities within the Belle Vernon Area and Frazier school districts. They only added one extra word to their club’s name, but members of the newly rebranded Belle Vernon Area Rot...
Gene Kelly Awards honor high school musical theater
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By By ALEXIS PAPALIA TribLive 
May 29, 2025
Elizabeth Forward won in two categories for “Hadestown: Teen Edition.” During his tenure as executive director of Pittsburgh CLO, Charlie Gray steered the creation of the Gene Kelly Awards, which annu...
Charthene Club honors girls of the month
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May 29, 2025
The Charthene Club of Charleroi recently announced three Charleroi Area High School seniors as the last girls of the month for this school year. Fernanda Andrade was named the March Girl of the Month....
Politics
May 29, 2025
RIVERS THAT FLOW through southwestern Pennsylvania are important economic drivers, recreational assets and sources of natural beauty. But they also can be deadly, which means safety must be at the for...
America’s disappointing decline on the world stage
Politics
May 29, 2025
LONDON, England — Once, they loved us. Not everybody, of course. But many millions of people beyond our borders were grateful for our generosity, admired our creativity, envied our freedoms, shared ou...
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By By RICH CHOLODOFSKY TribLive 
May 29, 2025
Democratic and Republican voters in Westmoreland County nominated the same row office candidates to represent their parties in the fall general election. Republican challengers Katie Pecarchik and Joh...
News, Politics
By By CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press 
May 29, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — Elon Musk is leaving his government role as a top adviser to President Donald Trump after spearheading efforts to reduce and overhaul the federal bureaucracy. His departure, announce...
Parade of seniors at South Allegheny
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May 28, 2025
Class of 2025 members Noah Cortes, Josh Nesky, Ava Chizmar and Cody Deliman took part in South Allegheny High School’s annual senior parade Tuesday evening. Led by police and first responders, the par...
Partnership between MASD and Dick’s Sporting Goods ends
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MCKEESPORT AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT
By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
May 28, 2025
The company said it invested more than $13M in the district since 2021. McKeesport Area School District announced Tuesday that its partnership with the Dick’s Sporting Goods Foundation is ending. Dist...
New contract for Charleroi Area teachers
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
May 28, 2025
There are several changes in the 7-year deal, which runs through August 2032. The Charleroi Area Education Association has a new seven-year agreement. The school board unanimously approved the new col...
Elizabeth Twp. thanks junior commissioner for service
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
May 28, 2025
Tyler Duerstein was responsible for several township projects during his year in office. At Elizabeth Township’s May workshop meeting, Junior Commissioner Tyler Duerstein was honored for his service t...
U.S. government has control in Nippon-U.S. Steel deal
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May 28, 2025
Sen. David McCormick explained details of the arrangement Tuesday. HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — U.S. Sen. David McCormick said Tuesday that an arrangement that will allow Japan-based Nippon Steel to invest ...
One injured in Charleroi crash
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May 28, 2025
Charleroi firefighters and police responded to a rollover crash Tuesday morning in the 900 block of Lincoln Avenue. One person was taken to a local hospital. Charleroi VFD