Politics
August 20, 2025
THE EXPLOSION AT U.S. STEEL’S Clairton Coke Works is one of those massive incidents that require a careful, methodical review. The collapse of the Fern Hollow Bridge occurred Jan. 28, 2022. The final ...
D.C. crime and the Trumpis- bad-but-he’s-right effect
Politics
August 20, 2025
There’s something interesting going on in the continuing controversy over President Donald Trump’s anti-crime initiative in Washington, D.C. When Trump first announced the move, saying crime in the di...
NEW COMMUNITY MURAL IN MCKEESPORT
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August 20, 2025
The Penn State Greater Allegheny Nittany Lion recently stopped by the Mon Valley LaunchBox in downtown McKeesport to meet artist Janel Young (shown at far left with the Nittany Lion) as she worked on ...
Family ties on the Great Allegheny Passage
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August 19, 2025
Kelly Shoemaker of Sutersville, center, enjoys an afternoon ride Monday on the Great Allegheny Passage in West Newton with her mother-in-law, Carol Shoemaker of West Newton, left, and her mother, Chri...
New purpose sought for former elementary school in Donora
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
August 19, 2025
State Sen. Camera Bartolotta toured the facility Monday to help suggest new ideas. Inside the former Donora Elementary Center, the past lingers on every wall. A faded bulletin board still tells studen...
Truck gets trapped in Charleroi sinkhole
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
August 19, 2025
Repairs on part of Seventh Street are expected to continue for several days. A tri-axle truck got stuck in a sinkhole Monday afternoon in Charleroi. The area of Seventh Street and Cherry Alley was blo...
Intense house fire in Donora
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August 19, 2025
Around 11 p.m. Sunday, Donora and Carroll Township firefighters responded to reports of smoke coming from a residence at 25 McKean Ave. Chief Patsy Vince confirmed a working fire and requested crews f...
Residents share concerns over problem properties
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WHITE OAK
By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
August 19, 2025
The borough’s code enforcement will investigate the complaints. White Oak had a packed meeting room for Monday’s council meeting, with residents complaining about dilapidated properties around the bor...
BVA Rotary Club gears up for 5th annual regatta
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August 19, 2025
The fundraising event will be held from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday at the boat launch area of Cedar Creek Park. For the MVI The Belle Vernon Area Rotary Club is ready for its annual Regatta on the Yough...
WCCC receives $500K from Miner family foundation
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August 19, 2025
The donation will be used to provide scholarships for students pursuing careers in health, technology and industrial arts. For the MVI The Robert Miner Family Foundation recently presented the Westmor...
Allegheny County Health Department confirms year’s first human West Nile case
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August 19, 2025
The county has been spraying a low-risk pesticide in problem areas. By TOM DAVIDSON TribLive A Plum resident’s fever, malaise and digestive trouble since mid-July was confirmed to be the first human c...
Rostraver stream project could lead to new park
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
August 19, 2025
The Elks Place property has been an area of flooding over the years. Rostraver Township commissioners unanimously voted Monday to advertise the Elks Place Stream Restoration Project, which could open ...
Who has been busy destroying democracy?
Politics
August 19, 2025
“Destroying democracy” — the latest theme of the left — can be defined in many different ways. How about attempting to destroy constitutional, ancient, and hallowed institutions simply to suit short-t...
Medically assisted suicide is a bad idea
Politics
August 19, 2025
It’s back-to-school time in many parts of the country. Will students be painting coffins in the playgrounds? Will they have field trips to funeral homes for pajama parties? What dark planet have I com...
Around The Valley
August 19, 2025
A man was killed Saturday after a Jeep Wrangler he was driving overturned in Cook Township, according to information released Monday by state police and the Westmoreland County Coroner’s Office. Jason...
Warriors Rock hosts annual patriotic concert honoring veterans
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August 18, 2025
At left, Leonard Cole, a 76-year-old Vietnam veteran, and Bill Fawcett, a 100-year-old World War II veteran, were the first of many who were honored at Saturday’s Warriors Rock hosted by Gary Racan an...
Poll workers are needed for general election
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
August 18, 2025
Thousands of openings are available throughout the local four-county region. Whether you’re in the Allegheny foothills, Westmoreland’s small boroughs or the rural edges of Washington or Fayette County...
New AED placed at Renziehausen Park
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
August 18, 2025
The life-saving device is a gift from Bazylak Memorial Fund and the Aliver Foundation. A new AED provided by the Marsha Bazylak Memorial Fund and the Aliver Foundation was unveiled Sunday at McKeespor...
Clairton Coke Works, site of deadly explosions, stirs both pride and pain
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August 18, 2025
The employees are very aware of the dangers that come with working at the U.S. Steel plant. By JUSTIN VELLUCCI TribLive Brian Doyle remembers the explosion that hurled him to the coke plant’s floor — ...
Local girls express artistic talents with rocks
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
August 18, 2025
Their paintings provide a pleasant surprise for the people who find them. Fun and colorful paintings are turning up on several neighborhood rocks in Elizabeth. Eliza Vickers, who is going into seventh...