Why exactly did they destroy the border?
Opinion, Politics
February 24, 2026
Why would any president destroy the U.S. southern border? The Left typically “pounces” on anyone daring to suggest that the Biden administration had green-lighted illegal immigration to gain new const...
From dabblers to day traders, individual investors’ impact on Wall Street grows
Business
By By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer 
February 24, 2026
LOS ANGELES (AP) — For years, individual investors were dismissed by some on Wall Street as “dumb money.” That typically referred to those prone to trading on hype, or chasing trends rather than compa...
PennWest lagging behind IUP, Slippery Rock in enrollment gains
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February 23, 2026
The university saw a 2.64% decline across its three campuses last fall. By KELLEN STEPLER TribLive A simple glance at the headlines paints a drastically different picture among the three Western Penns...
West Newton Bridge: ‘Gateway to a new beginning’
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February 23, 2026
An open house was held Thursday to explain the estimated $20M project. By JOE NAPSHA TribLive West Newton residents Wednesday expressed their appreciation for the state’s plans to construct a temporar...
Mozer working on strategic partnership agreement
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MONESSEN
By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
February 23, 2026
The free program would help the city set a road map for its future. Monessen Mayor Ron Mozer recently announced that the city is in the process of forming a strategic foresight partnership with an int...
Pa. Trolley Museum recognized in USA Today competition
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
February 23, 2026
It received a Readers Choice Award as Best Small-Town Museum. The Pennsylvania Trolley Museum has been named the Best Small-Town Museum in USA Today’s annual 10 Best Readers Choice Awards. The Feb. 18...
BVA High School gas line rupture leads to in-person cancellation
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
February 23, 2026
Remote learning days will be conducted through Wednesday. The Belle Vernon Area School District announced Sunday that a gas line issue would lead to the cancellation of in-person classes until Wednesd...
Bill would require local workers to be hired for construction projects
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
February 23, 2026
State Sen. Devlin Robinson held a public hearing on the proposal last month in Carnegie. At least half of the workers on major public construction projects in Pennsylvania could be required to come fr...
Vehicle crash upended in Charleroi
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February 23, 2026
Charleroi firefighters and Charleroi Regional Police responded to the 700 block of Seventh Street early Sunday morning for a two-vehicle accident with entrapment, with one vehicle on its side. Firefig...
Car crashes on I-70 in Rostraver
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February 23, 2026
Region largely escapes heavy nor’easter snow
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February 23, 2026
By PATRICK VARINE TribLive As it turns out, ol’ Punxsutawney Phil may have been onto something when he forecast six more weeks of winter earlier this month. After a brief warm spell, snow was back, to...
Latest News, World News
February 23, 2026
Nearly 2 million soldiers have been killed, wounded or gone missing during the conflict. By The Associated Press When Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine surpassed 1,418 days last month, it offici...
Opinion, Politics
February 23, 2026
PENNSYLVANIA LAWMAKERS are embroiled in the annual dance in balancing our collective checkbook — the state budget. At the same time, the Keystone State is offering a tax exemption to data center devel...
Opinion, Politics
By By STEVE PEOPLES AP National Political Writer 
February 23, 2026
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. (AP) — Over and over, the Republicans and former Republicans who gathered just outside Washington this weekend warned that President Donald Trump and his allies in Congress are te...
Politics
By By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer 
February 23, 2026
NEW YORK (AP) — JPMorgan Chase acknowledged for the first time that it closed the bank accounts of President Donald Trump and several of his businesses in the political and legal aftermath of the Jan....
Grant will bring advanced weather station to Charleroi
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
February 21, 2026
Teacher Eric Selva hopes it will spark curiosity that may expand students’ career options. Soon, students at Charleroi Area School District won’t just be checking the weather. They’ll be forecasting i...
Lawsuit claims Nippon failed to avert fatal Clairton blast
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February 21, 2026
The complaint alleges employees were stationed above a blast zone. By PAULA REED WARD TribLive A lawsuit filed by the sister of a man killed in an explosion at Clairton Coke Works last summer alleges ...
Our Black Rose offers comfort to families after suicide
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
February 21, 2026
Elizabeth Township is getting involved with the program through its junior commissioner. Elizabeth Township Junior Commissioner Brendan Stroschein plans to work with Our Black Rose to bring resources ...
MAWT water system improvements set to begin Monday
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WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP
February 21, 2026
By the MVI Washington Township Municipal Authority Manager Jan Amoroso announced that work will begin on the first phase of the $5.6 million water system improvements grant awarded to MAWT. The waterl...