911 outages still under investigation
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July 15, 2025
PEMA is suggesting residents save their county 911 center’s 10-digit nonemergency number on cellphones. By BRIAN C. RITTMEYER TribLive Pennsylvania’s 911 system is again functioning normally. Late Fri...
Police: Stabbing prompted by attack from partly naked man
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July 15, 2025
By JUSTIN VELLUCCI TribLive An Indianapolis man remained in jail Monday after police say he disrobed from the waist down at a McKeesport bus stop in a manic state, shouted racial slurs and attacked tw...
Politics
July 15, 2025
To the Editor: Those of us on the Right keep winning and those on the Left keep on complaining and trying to obstruct anything and everything the Trump administration tries to do. Gas prices continue ...
The roots of leftist rage
Politics
July 15, 2025
Across the political left, from orthodox Democrats to Antifa in the streets, the opposition to President Donald Trump has lost its collective mind. The House minority leader and now self-styled tough ...
Get thee to a nunnery!
Politics
July 15, 2025
feel the nuns have been expecting “I us. They knew our last nerve would disappear at some point.” This quote comes from a piece in the online publication Vice: “Gen Z Women Are Booking Convents Instea...
Politics
July 15, 2025
RISING WATERS THREATENED. Alerts were issued. Girl Scouts were evacuated. It might sound like the story of the flash floods in Texas, where 27 people were killed at a Christian girls camp by the sudde...
Fun for all at St. Andrew’s Summerfest
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July 14, 2025
St. Andrew the Apostle’s SummerFest took place Saturday afternoon at Parish Park in Monongahela. At left, Cordelia Witlatch performs with The Dance Co By Lori of New Eagle. At right, Carlie Cameron, 5...
12th annual Block Party, Bike Run and Car Show held in Belle Vernon
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July 14, 2025
The 12th Annual Belle Vernon Block Party, Bike Run and Car Show was held Saturday afternoon Broad Avenue in North Belle Vernon was closed from Vine to Grant Street as vendors, food trucks, and vintage...
Charleroi transferring cash to get better interest rate
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
July 14, 2025
The borough will move a portion of the first payment it received from the sale of sewer lines in 2023. Leaders in Charleroi have agreed to transfer $500,000 from their 2023 deal with the Authority of ...
New interchange to be introduced on Route 51
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
July 14, 2025
Traffic will be routed onto the Diverging Diamond Interchange early Tuesday. Traffic will be introduced Tuesday to the new Diverging Diamond Interchange on Route 51 in Rostraver Township, weather perm...
White Oak addressing blight
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
July 14, 2025
The borough is taking action on several condemned properties. The removal of blight and properties that do not follow code is moving forward in White Oak. Council voted in March to move forward with t...
Medicaid cuts could ‘devastate’ access to care in rural Pa.
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July 14, 2025
State officials estimate 310,000 Pennsylvanians will lose Medicaid coverage and anticipate strain at health facilities caused by federal budget cuts. By MARLEY PARISH Spotlight PA State College BELLEF...
Goughnour introduces legislation for pre-mixed cocktails on tap
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
July 14, 2025
It received unanimous approval from the House Liquor Control Committee. Last week, state Rep. Dan Goughnour introduced legislation that would allow for pre-mixed cocktails on tap. Pennsylvania law cur...
Area man appeals life prison term for rape, child murders
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July 14, 2025
By RICH CHOLODOFSKY TribLive A judge abused his discretion by reimposing a life prison sentence for a Monessen man convicted of raping of a young mother and murdering her children in 1973, his attorne...
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July 14, 2025
A second person suffered cuts to his arm in the McKeesport fracas. By BRIAN C. RITTMEYER TribLive A man described as “irate” was stabbed and a second person suffered cuts during an incident at the McK...
Politics
July 14, 2025
WHEN GOVERNMENT NEEDS more money, it has a few options. There are fees: a cost for a driver’s license or a hunting license or a copy of your birth certificate. There are fines, although this should ne...
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By By ANGELA CHARLTON Associated Press 
July 14, 2025
PARIS (AP) — The European Union will suspend retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods scheduled to take effect Monday in hopes of reaching a trade deal with the Trump administration by the end of the month. ...
America’s periodic reckoning begins
Politics
July 14, 2025
Now begins the runup to an important marker in our national life, one that will spark contemplation and controversy. The 250th anniversary of American independence — a year from this month — comes at ...
Opa! Huge crowd for St. Spyridon festival
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
July 12, 2025
Food is only part of the attraction at the annual Greek celebration. St. Spyridon Greek Orthodox Church of Monessen drew another huge crowd Friday for its annual “Savor the Flavors of Greece” food fes...
Mon Valley Paws to hold first Pet Memorial Mile
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
July 12, 2025
The event will take place this morning at the DiVirgilio Sports Complex in Rostraver Township. Mon Valley Paws will hold a Pet Memorial Mile today in honor of those who have lost their beloved pets. T...