Pirates fan who fell onto field is former SA football player
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By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
May 2, 2025
Kavan Markwood is in critical condition at a Pittsburgh hospital. The man who fell 21 feet over the Clemente Wall onto the right-field warning track at PNC Park has been identified as Kavan Markwood. ...
Telling Trump the truth
Politics
May 2, 2025
As Donald Trump’s second term hit the 100-day mark, a slew of national polls all reflected his plunging popularity. The Washington Post/ABC survey, for example, gave him an approval rating of 39%, the...
Politics
GUEST OP-ED
May 2, 2025
By WILLIAM M. COTTER President and CEO Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association A developer wants to rezone a public park to allow high-density housing. The local school board weighs a plan to close an elem...
News, Politics
May 2, 2025
Editor’s Note: To commemorate our 9th anniversary, we are republishing our editorial from our first edition, published on May 2, 2016. ON DEC. 31, 2015, when The Valley Independent published its final...
Power restoration from storms could be 5-7 days
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May 1, 2025
Allegheny County was one of the hardest hit areas in the state in terms of power outages that were still affecting about 425,000 customers Wednesday afternoon. By JOE NAPSHA AND BRIAN C. RITTMEYER Tri...
Pa. American Water donates to LaRosa club in memory of Rep. Gergely
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
May 1, 2025
A ceremonial check presentation gathered local elected officials to the McKeesport-based youth club. The late state Rep. Matt Gergely was remembered Wednesday as Pennsylvania American Water donated to...
Fundraiser to benefit Fur All Kittys rescue in West Mifflin
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By By JENNIFER MCCALLA McKeesport Community Newsroom 
May 1, 2025
The West Mifflin-based cat rescue will host a vendor show and flea market Saturday. A male cat that goes by the name “Bulldozer” darted behind a stack of boxes, his eyes wide with uncertainty. Nearby,...
EF students give back at ‘Night of Service’
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
May 1, 2025
Student groups from the middle and high school planned and funded a service project to help local and national causes. Elizabeth Forward High School’s Student Government Association (SGA) hosted its t...
Founders’ Hall Middle School musical, ‘Moana Jr.,’ showcases young talent
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May 1, 2025
The students will stage the musical at the Francis McClure Elementary School auditorium. By SANDY SABOT For the McKeesport Area School District Disney’s “Moana Jr.” is the musical chosen by McKeesport...
No injuries reported at North Belle Vernon apartment fire
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
May 1, 2025
Thanks to the swift response by local firefighters, a fire at a second-floor apartment building in North Belle Vernon was quickly contained. Firefighters were called to the building at 903 Broad Ave.,...
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West Mifflin
May 1, 2025
• Thomas Simmons, 57, of Monessen was charged with DUI stemming from an incident on Feb. 28, court records state. • Tyler James Hall, 30, of Charleroi was charged with terroristic threats with the int...
Fayette City-Washington Township Lions donation
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May 1, 2025
The Fayette City-Washington Township Lions Club continued its ongoing support for the Washington Township Youth Association. The club’s latest donation was major funding for the new playground at the ...
Serra Catholic prom royalty
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May 1, 2025
Serra Catholic High School will celebrate prom festivities on Friday. The new prom king and queen will be crowned during promenade. Here are this year’s senior prom court members, from left, Dylan Kas...
Charleroi Area prom royalty
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May 1, 2025
Charleroi Area HIgh School crowned McKenna Shields as prom queen and Landon Barcus as prom king during Friday’s prom festivities. Jenn Codeluppi / Mon Valley Independent
Macey issues proclamation to Critical Care Transplant Team
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May 1, 2025
Allegheny County Councilman Bob Macey, D-District 9, recently presented a proclamation recognizing the critical care transplant team at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. Submitted
Politics
May 1, 2025
WESTMORELAND COUNTY PRISON’S population has been on the rise. The jail has a capacity of 720. Last week, there were 708 inmates. It isn’t an anomalous spike. The March population averaged 695 inmates....
Prosecute Alejandro Mayorkas for murder
Politics
May 1, 2025
As soon as President Donald Trump left office in 2021, we had to endure four years of liberals concocting preposterous court cases against him, gleefully taking his mug shot (how did that work out?), ...
Intense storm leaves trail of damage
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
April 30, 2025
Several trees were blown over, and power was knocked out in many parts of the Mon Valley. A thunderstorm with extremely high winds left destruction in its path throughout the Mon Valley late Tuesday a...
Monessen home project celebrated
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
April 30, 2025
A ribbon-cutting marked the addition of five modular homes on Motheral Avenue. Block by block, hope is becoming more visible in the neighborhoods of Monessen. Five new modular homes recently built on ...
Drag-racing driver pleads guilty to murder
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By By PAULA REED WARD TribLive 
April 30, 2025
William Soliday was sentenced to 5 1/2 to 12 years in prison for the death of Samantha Kalkbrenner. A man who struck a school van and killed a 15-year-old girl inside while he was drag racing at more ...