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
New response plans approved in Rostraver Township
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
May 28, 2025
The action is part of a merger of the township’s fire departments. Rostraver commissioners approved new response plans Tuesday during a special meeting held due to the merger of the Rostraver Central ...
HEARTBREAKING ENDING
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May 28, 2025
Elizabeth Forward pitcher JB Crovak leaves the field as Indiana’s Charlie Manzi approaches home plate after hitting a two-run, walk-off homer in the bottom of the 11th inning to win Tuesday’s WPIAL Cl...
City of McKeesport hosts annual Memorial Day service
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May 28, 2025
Elected officials, city employees, veterans and community members gathered Monday for the annual service honoring Memorial Day. City of McKeesport Mayor’s Office photo
SCENES FROM MEMORIAL DAY 2025
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May 28, 2025
Shown during West Mifflin’s annual Memorial Day service, from left, are state Sen. Nick Pisciottano, D-West Mifflin, Maj. Gen. John R. Pippy, Pennsylvania’s 55th adjutant general and head of the Depar...
Who was ‘shocked’ by Joe Biden’s infirmity?
Politics
May 28, 2025
Here is a basic question about Original Sin, the new book detailing the White House’s attempt to hide former President Joe Biden‘s in-plain-sight mental and physical decline: Why is it having such an ...
Politics
May 28, 2025
To the Editor: Future generations of Pittsburghers will remember this week as a defining moment for the “Steel City.” President Donald Trump announced that U.S. Steel will maintain its headquarters in...
Charleroi memorial honors nurses, corpsmen
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
May 27, 2025
It was unveiled for the first time Monday by the American Legion Riders at a Memorial Day ceremony. On a day to remember our fallen heroes, the Charleroi American Legion Riders unveiled a new memorial...
Fayette City observes Memorial Day
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May 27, 2025
Poppy Queen Ella Marie Davis of Fayette City rides in a 1930 Ford Roadster Hot Rod driven by Gary Tonkavich of Fayette City during Monday’s Memorial Day parade. See more photos on A8. Jeff Helsel / Mo...
BVA budget proposal keeps taxes steady
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
May 27, 2025
The spending plan is balanced and received near-unanimous approval. The Belle Vernon Area school board approved a proposed budget last week for the upcoming school year with no tax increase. Every dir...
Memorial Day observances around the Valley
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May 27, 2025
Mid-Mon Valley Shipmates Darrell Molinari is shown during the two-bell ceremony during Memorial Day services in Monongahela. See more photos on A7. Heather Hart / Mon Valley Independent
Crash closes Charleroi road
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May 27, 2025
A crash on Lincoln Avenue Extension in Charleroi at old Route 71 caused the road to be closed Monday afternoon. Charleroi VFD
MEMORIAL DAY TRIBUTES
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May 27, 2025
Sophia Smith, 11, of Monongahela and Jackson Trilli, 8, of Monessen participate in the wreath-laying ceremony at Sunday’s Memorial Day observance in Donora.  Heather Hart / For the Mon Valley Independ...
Monessen veterans hold annual Memorial Day service
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May 27, 2025
Monessen Magisterial District Judge Wayne Vlasic, a veteran, reads the names of Monessen veterans who died serving the United States from World War I through the Persian Gulf War during Monday’s servi...
Schools to Watch designation renewed
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
May 27, 2025
A ceremony was held Friday to celebrate the honor. Elizabeth Forward Middle School has received the Schools To Watch designation for the fourth time. In 2013, Elizabeth Forward Middle School was desig...
McKeesport man killed in picnic shooting
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May 27, 2025
Brendan Parsons was formerly a star athlete at Clairton High School. By the MVI A McKeesport man was fatally shot Sunday night at a picnic in Clairton, according to authorities. The Allegheny County M...
Crash on I-70 over the weekend in Rostraver
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May 27, 2025
Rostraver Township firefighters and police were called to a multi-vehicle crash Saturday on Interstate 70 west near Exit 41. Two people were transported by Rostraver West Newton Emergency Services to ...
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
May 27, 2025
State Sen. Pat Stefano cited the need to quickly fix power outages. After a powerful windstorm caused extensive and prolonged power outages in southwestern Pennsylvania a few weeks ago, conversations ...