TJ concession stand duty
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August 27, 2025
Corrie Householder and her daughter Mia, a Thomas Jefferson seventh-grader, work the concession stand Tuesday during the boys soccer game against Laurel Highlands. Corrie’s son Owen is a senior captai...
Elizabeth plans stricter parking enforcement
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
August 27, 2025
Council received an update on the Main Street Matters grant application process. Police will begin cracking down on parking violators in Elizabeth Borough, Mayor Barry Boucher said at Tuesday’s counci...
Pennsylvania had trouble keeping power on
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
August 27, 2025
There were 71 “reportable outage events” in 2024, the largest number since the PUC began keeping records. Pennsylvania endured its most unreliable year of electric service in more than three decades, ...
U.S. Steel plant to begin coke removal process
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August 27, 2025
Batteries 13 and 14 at Clairton Coke Works will be inspected to see if they can be repaired. By MICHAEL DIVITTORIO TribLive U.S. Steel officials announced Tuesday they would begin removing coke from t...
Pennsylvania must stop throwing out mail ballots over date errors, court rules
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August 27, 2025
Republicans are considering whether to appeal the decision to the U.S. Supreme Court. HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A federal appeals court on Tuesday ruled that it is unconstitutional for the presidential b...
Local trail council gearing up for annual Yough N’ Roll
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August 27, 2025
The bike rides will be followed by a Party on the Trail at the Boston Trail Access in Elizabeth Township. By the MVI The Mon/Yough Trail Council is inviting the public to its 31st annual Yough N’ Roll...
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
August 27, 2025
With a ban lifted, hunting will be permitted in state forests beginning Sept. 14. After Gov. Josh Shapiro signed historic legislation earlier this year repealing Pennsylvania’s longstanding ban on Sun...
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By By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer 
August 27, 2025
Cracker Barrel said late Tuesday it’s returning to its old logo after critics — including President Donald Trump — protested the company’s plan to modernize. In a post on its website, Cracker Barrel s...
Former police captain to serve 16 years of probation for evidence room theft
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MCKEESPORT
August 27, 2025
Christopher Halaszynski told a judge he has begun turning his life around. By PAULA REED WARD TribLive A former McKeesport police captain will serve 16 years on probation for stealing more than a quar...
Politics
Enough is
August 27, 2025
To the Editor: Every executive order the left doesn’t like they run to a biased petulant judge to hold up the agenda of Trump’s administration. The administration is forced to appeal over and over kno...
Why Kilmar Abrego Garcia is still important
Politics
August 27, 2025
Consider two recent stories about illegal immigration. The first is the continuing saga of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Salvadoran who illegally crossed the border and is charged with human smuggling in ...
New semester at Pennwest California
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August 26, 2025
PennWest California freshmen Kylie Conti of Belle Vernon and Addison Zipko of Washington, Pa., walk to class Monday morning, the first day of the fall semester. Jeff Helsel / Mon Valley Independent
McKeesport Rib Fest offers more than food
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
August 26, 2025
The four-day event features music, fireworks, crafts and a car show. Barbecue and fun are set to end the summer this weekend with an annual tradition in McKeesport. Known for attracting many of the re...
Local officials don’t want Rite Aid buildings to stay vacant very long
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
August 26, 2025
Five Mon Valley locations have been affected as the company goes through bankruptcy proceedings. As Rite Aid Corporation works its way through a second bankruptcy filing in less than five years, the f...
DA Walsh defends use of death penalty
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WASHINGTON COUNTY
August 26, 2025
The district attorney outlined his reasoning Friday in a statement to the state Supreme Court. By PAULA REED WARD TribLive Washington County District Attorney Jason Walsh told the state Supreme Court ...
Donora’s 98th annual Kennywood Day winners announced
Around The Valley, Features
August 26, 2025
Donora’s 98th annual community picnic was held in honor of Terrance Gnora. For the MVI The Donora Smog Commemorative Committee welcomed the 98th annual Donora Kennywood Day community picnic on Aug. 13...
No changes expected to mail-in ballots
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ALLEGHENY COUNTY
August 26, 2025
By JULIA BURDELSKI TribLive Allegheny County officials are expecting to send mail-in ballots for the upcoming general election in the beginning of October, officials said. David Voye, manager of the c...