What will Trump’s tariffs ‘liberate’ us from?
Politics
April 5, 2025
I am writing this from the last days of our captivity. Indeed, by the time some of you read this, we will be free. If all goes according to the White House’s plan, April 2 will go down in history as A...
Family grateful for community’s response after fire destroys home
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
April 4, 2025
A fundraiser will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the River House Cafe. A Monessen family has love in their hearts and a lot to be grateful for, in spite of the fire that destroyed their home and mo...
White Oak’s Temple B’Nai Israel prepares to close
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
April 4, 2025
A closing weekend will be held later this month to welcome back former members one last time. After more than 100 years of hosting services and celebrating Jewish heritage in the White Oak area, Templ...
State officials discuss issues affecting firefighters
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
April 4, 2025
Democratic lawmakers sought feedback on problems that local fire departments encounter. State Democratic lawmakers held a joint policy committee discussion Thursday to brainstorm how best to support f...
Mon Valley Home Show set to begin 34th year
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
April 4, 2025
It will run through Sunday at cfsbank Event Center. The 34th annual Mon Valley Home Show officially kicks off today with plenty of exhibits to check out. The event, hosted by Equipment Connection and ...
SPHS receives USA Today top workplace award
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April 4, 2025
Southwestern Pennsylvania Human Services Inc. (SPHS) was recognized as a 2025 Top Workplace by USA Today. The award was presented at the USA Today Top Workplaces 2025 National Awards Summit held in La...
McKeesport Area’s budget proposal keeps taxes steady
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By MICHAEL RICHTER, mrichter@yourmvi.com 
April 4, 2025
A projected $2.6 million deficit will be made up with unassigned funds. McKeesport Area School District’s proposed 2025-26 budget does not include a tax increase for property owners. The tentative bud...
Donora employees to learn more about the legalities of recording
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By KRISTIE LINDEN For the MVI 
April 4, 2025
A class is offered through the Washington County District Attorney’s office. Donora police officers and officials will take a class about what to do when someone is recording them. The class will focu...
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By By RICH CHOLODOFSKY TribLive 
April 4, 2025
A judge will hear arguments next month in a lawsuit that seeks to invalidate a policy requiring GPS tracking of all Westmoreland County government vehicles. Sheriff James Albert challenged the policy,...
Politics
April 4, 2025
WHEN YOU HAVE SOMEPLACE to go and you own a car, your schedule can be in your own hands. You have an appointment at 2 p.m. It’s 2 miles away. Depending on where you are and what traffic is like, you c...
Politics
The curtain
April 4, 2025
To the Editor: I stand accused of being a hater. (Answers and Questions,” MVI, 3/27/2025) I wrote that the Trump/ Musk government wreckers should be sent to Dante’s Ninth Circle of Hell. But for the l...
Taking Trump seriously
Politics
April 4, 2025
resident Trump says he’s “not joking” Pabout possibly running for a third term. But the Constitution clearly forbids such a move. So what’s going on? It’s hard to know what Trump is really thinking. B...
McKeesport Council hears demands for police reform
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By MICHAEL RICHTER, mrichter@yourmvi.com 
April 3, 2025
Residents and activists are outraged over an arrest video that went viral. Residents and activists advocated for police reform before McKeesport council Wednesday following a video that went viral las...
Charleroi council fights over TV
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
April 3, 2025
It has been moved from council chambers to the police department. There’s always a calm before the storm. Though leaders in Charleroi may not always agree, meetings in council chambers have remained r...
‘Titanic: The Musical’ to set sail at McKeesport Area High School
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By MICHAEL RICHTER, mrichter@yourmvi.com 
April 3, 2025
The show, which focuses on actual people from the 1912 tragedy, will be staged today through Saturday. This year’s McKeesport Area High School musical doesn’t take place in a faraway fictional land or...
Cop claims false arrest cost him job with different department
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By By PAULA REED WARD TribLive 
April 3, 2025
A City of Duquesne police officer is suing Rostraver, its former police chief and a detective, claiming they arrested him without probable cause and cost him a job at the Elizabeth Township Police Dep...
South Allegheny community mourns student’s tragic death
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
April 3, 2025
A GoFundMe account has been set up to assist the family of 15-year-old Isaiah Katana. Once a Gladiator, always a Gladiator. The South Allegheny School District is mourning the sudden loss of one of it...
Belle Vernon council OKs Mon River Town program
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
April 3, 2025
The initiative promotes tourism in municipalities along the Mon River. Belle Vernon Council approved a resolution Wednesday to join the Mon River Town program, which provides support for Mon Valley co...
REV. BURKE HELPS PROMOTE READING
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April 3, 2025
The Rev. Tom Burke, pastor of Saints Joachim and Anne Catholic Parish in Elizabeth/Glassport/Liberty Boro, was the guest reader at Mary of Nazareth Catholic School in White Oak as part of the school’s...