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...
Politics
August 26, 2025
IT IS NO SECRET that President Donald Trump does not like mail-in voting. “Tremendous potential for voter fraud, and for whatever reason, doesn’t work out well for Republicans,” he said of it on Twitt...
What is the Democratic alternative to Trump?
Politics
August 26, 2025
The Pavlovian Left goes berserk at the mere prospect of each new Trump initiative. Its escalating reactive venom and hysteria are calibrated to the success of Trump’s latest policy. Yet the new hard-l...
Safe haven in Ohio
Politics
August 26, 2025
“At noon on Thursday, a crowd gathered outside the Wapakoneta Fire Department, their eyes looking at the small but powerful addition to the building: the new Safe Haven Baby Box. With one simple cut o...
Belle Vernon Area Rotary Club hosts annual Regatta on the Yough
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August 25, 2025
 Deb Keefer, co-chair of the Belle Vernon Area Rotary Regatta on the Yough, navigates through the water during Sunday’s event.  See more photos on A2 and in our online photo gallery at www.monvalleyin...
Westmoreland transit authority service cuts aren’t expected
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August 25, 2025
The organization’s executive director said services won’t be affected by the state budget impasse. By RICH CHOLODOFSKY TribLive The ongoing budget stalemate in Harrisburg will have little impact on We...
Donora needs volunteers for anniversary celebration
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
August 25, 2025
The borough will mark 125 years in 2026. Donora is preparing for a historic year in 2026, as the borough will celebrate its 125th anniversary alongside the nation’s 250th. Mayor Don Pavelko said plans...
Keystone may expand collections in White Oak
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
August 25, 2025
Company representatives made a presentation at council’s recent workshop meeting. Representatives from Keystone Collections Group came to White Oak council’s August workshop meeting to discuss the bor...
Vehicle crash in Charleroi
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August 25, 2025
harleroi firefighters responded to an accident Sunday afternoon in the area of Sixth Street and Crest Avenue. No further information was available before press time. Charleroi Fire Department
BVA alters nepotism policy
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
August 25, 2025
The Belle Vernon Area school board approved some changes to its nepotism policy last week. The board voted unanimously to allow the chance to hire someone regardless of their relationship to a board m...
City Park hosts Mon Valley Push
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August 25, 2025
Mon Valley Push performed as part of the free summer concert series Sunday at City Park in Monessen. From left are Steve Ventura on guitar, Stasio Stetar on drums, Steven Rossi on trumpet, Paul Sheppi...
Get acquainted with John Buchan
Politics
August 25, 2025
Sparkling wine flowed, hors d’oeuvres were passed, speeches were given. There were panel discussions, an archives tour, a reception and dinner. I wasn’t there, and you weren’t either. Nor was anyone y...
HEAD OVER HEELS FOR FOOTBALL
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August 23, 2025
Miyah Hill, a sophomore cheerleader at South Allegheny, does a flip during Friday’s game with Ringgold. The high school season got underway last night with most area teams in action. See full coverage...
Couple recreate wedding photos before Donora church demolished
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
August 23, 2025
Judy and Dennis Fowler were married at First United Methodist in 1975. For Judy (Gillingham) and Dennis Fowler, First United Methodist was never just a building — it was the beginning of everything. T...
West Mifflin alumni still making music
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
August 23, 2025
Former orchestra students are back together as the Alumni Chamber Strings. Music will fill the West Mifflin community as school district alumni gather together each month to play their stringed instru...
Pa. rebuffs federal request for voter rolls
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August 23, 2025
The state says sensitive information such as Social Security and driver’s license numbers is off limits to federal officials. By CARTER WALKER Votebeat Pennsylvania told the U.S. Justice Department th...
Husband of Ligonier woman killed by falling branch at park sues city for her death
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By By JEFF HIMLER TribLive 
August 23, 2025
The incident took place prior to game play during the Western PA College Showcase softball camp, a recruiting event in McKeesport’s Renziehausen Park. The husband of a Ligonier woman killed by a falli...
Forecasters see ‘taste of fall’ weather coming next week
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August 23, 2025
The Pittsburgh area is experiencing a hotter-than- normal summer. By JACK TROY TribLive Ready for some heat relief? A “taste of fall” could be on the way, according to the National Weather Service in ...