Politics
July 30, 2025
IN TWO YEARS, THERE WILL BE NO Nittany Lions on the Penn State campuses in New Kensington or Fayette County. What will be there remains to be seen. In May, Penn State trustees voted to follow the reco...
Politics
Who is really deranged?
July 30, 2025
To the Editor: Do you remember when late night TV shows were fun and rarely bashed Democrats or Republicans? Hosts Johnny Carson, Jay Leno, David Letterman all made late night a fun experience for eve...
Trump’s religious rhetoric clashes with Canada’s secular politics
Politics
July 30, 2025
By LUIS ANDRES HENAO AND DAVID CRARY Associated Press MONTREAL (AP) — Throughout his new term, starting with his inaugural address, President Donald Trump has said he was “saved by God” to make Americ...
EF band camp marches into action
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July 29, 2025
Elizabeth Forward sophomore Maura Crawford practices marching drills Monday afternoon during the first day of band camp on the field beside the middle school. Band members simulated holding instrument...
Portions of Allegheny County achieve new air quality milestones
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July 29, 2025
Environmental groups say the region is still far away from healthy air. By MEGAN TROTTER TribLive The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that parts of Allegheny County have made significan...
Elizabeth Township commissioners ‘misinformed’ on pump station costs
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
July 29, 2025
Questions about the status of the Lovedale pump station project in Elizabeth Township were raised at the commissioners’ recent workshop meeting. During July’s regular meeting, commissioners passed a m...
Commissioners discuss traffic complaints due to road work
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ROSTRAVER TOWNSHIP
By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
July 29, 2025
Projects along I-70 and Route 51 are creating huge backups in the township. At Monday’s work session, Rostraver Township commissioners discussed complaints they’ve received regarding road work taking ...
Tropical oasis to be theme of Epiphany of our Lord festival
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
July 29, 2025
The two-day event will end with an outdoor Mass Saturday night. Those who stop by the Epiphany of our Lord Summer Festival in Monessen will be on island time this weekend. The festival will be held Fr...
Volunteers keep Renziehausen Park Rose Garden beautiful
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July 29, 2025
Members of the Garden Club of McKeesport would welcome more helpers. By MATT PETRAS For the MVI On a scorchingly hot morning, a tight-knit group of primarily seniors weeded and completed other tasks t...
Charges filed after gun discharges in hotel room
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
July 29, 2025
A Finleyville man has been charged with assault after claiming a firearm accidentally went off inside a hotel room Friday. Raymond Charles Russell Jr., 53, of Hidden Valley Drive is charged with two c...
Arrest made in attempted break-in
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
July 29, 2025
A woman called police after spotting a man outside with a flashlight. A Monessen man is charged with burglary after allegedly attempting to break into a home over the weekend. Brennan Robert Breakwell...
Mother charged after child found hanging out apartment window
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
July 29, 2025
Police got the 3-year-old to go back inside. A Donora woman has been charged after her 3-year-old child was recently found hanging out of the window of an apartment building. Flonise Dorce, 33, of McK...
Politics
July 29, 2025
IN THE NATIONWIDE ATMOSPHERE of heightened scrutiny on the performance of law enforcement officers, a bill that would expand body camera use by special agents with the office of attorney general, rang...
Revenge or justice?
Politics
July 29, 2025
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard just released a trove of apparently once-classified documents — with promises of much more to follow. The new material describes the role of the Obama a...
Summertime prayer
Politics
July 29, 2025
ANigerian priest was giving a weekday sermon at a suburban church in New Jersey, urging us to stop and make time for prayer and quiet contemplation. The priest knew what a countercultural thing he was...
Watery fun at Port Vue Fun to be a Kid Day
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July 28, 2025
Wyatt Hutskow, 7, of Elizabeth plays in the spray provided by the Port Vue Volunteer Fire Department at the 29th annual Fun To Be A Kid Day held Sunday in Port Vue. He attended the event with his sist...
Local lawmakers support expanded body camera use
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
July 28, 2025
Camera Bartolotta and Pat Stefano were among the sponsors of the legislation in the state Senate. A bill that would that would expand body camera use among law enforcement to increase accountability a...
Occupants rescued in early morning McKeesport fire
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
July 28, 2025
They were asleep when a blaze erupted at their Oakland Street home. Several structure fires occurred in the McKeesport area over the weekend. At approximately 1:38 a.m. Saturday, the McKeesport Fire D...
Groups forming to plan futures for closing Penn State campuses
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July 28, 2025
The Fayette and New Kensington branches are among seven that will be shutting down after the Spring 2027 semester. By KELLEN STEPLER and NATHAN FERRARO TribLive Officials in Fayette and Westmoreland c...