Kayak partners on the Yough
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July 7, 2025
Leann Espinosa of Greensburg paddles the final stretch with her 11-month-old West Highland terrier, Sullivan, during a Sunday kayak trip from Smithton to Cedar Creek Park on the Youghiogheny River. Je...
Work continues to move Carroll Township houses
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
July 7, 2025
The original project was halted after failing to meet the township’s setback requirements. Work on two homes in Carroll Township has continued without any new hiccups. Construction of the two homes by...
Inglis’ bill provides for taxation of digital ads
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
July 7, 2025
The West Mifflin lawmaker is one of 28 co-sponsors of the House legislation. Amid negotiations for the 2025-26 state budget, Rep. John Inglis, D-West Mifflin, and other state House colleagues introduc...
Car crashes into Charleroi home
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
July 7, 2025
Nobody was injured in the Sunday afternoon accident, but part of the house was severely damaged. A car crashed into a house in the area of Eighth Street and Prospect Avenue in Charleroi around 2 p.m. ...
Expressway project work scheduled for July
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
July 7, 2025
Construction for the Mon/ Fayette Expressway’s Section 53A1 and Section 53A2 is continuing along this month, according to the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission. The standard work shift is 6 a.m. to 4:3...
Flight 93 Memorial organization seeks up to $500K for 25th observance
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July 7, 2025
Plans include replacing some of the site’s 40 memorial trees that had to be removed. By JOE NAPSHA TribLive Friends of Flight 93 National Memorial has plans for several projects and a fundraising camp...
Michigan’s on the move
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July 7, 2025
PETOSKEY, Mich. — The sun is out, the lake is glistening, the strawberries are bright red and summer-sweet. Golfers and anglers are busy, cyclists are on the move, brats are on the barbecue. This is M...
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July 7, 2025
FOR THE FOURTH STRAIGHT YEAR, Pennsylvania’s elected officials fail to meet constitutional budget deadline. For most Pennsylvanians, the lack of a budget will have few immediate noticeable effects. Bu...
Street fair, fireworks celebrate Fourth of July
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
July 5, 2025
A huge crowd came to Monongahela to enjoy Friday night’s festivities. Hundreds of people packed the streets of Monongahela Friday night for the annual Railroad Street Fair and Fourth of July fireworks...
Man rescued by Charleroi firefighters; fundraiser started for family
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July 5, 2025
A GoFundMe account has been set up for the family that lives in the McKean Avenue home. By the MVI A Charleroi man who suffered burns over nearly 60% of his body was rescued from a house fire Thursday...
St. Andrew’s preparing for Summerfest
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
July 5, 2025
The two-day celebration features entertainment, food and much more. St. Andrew’s Summerfest will show the Mon Valley community how fun faith can be next weekend. The two-day festival offers family-fri...
Furries return to Pittsburgh for 19th Anthrocon
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By By MEGAN SWIFT TribLive 
July 5, 2025
Today’s block party and parade are among the highlights of the event. It’s that time of year — the furries are back in Pittsburgh for Anthrocon. And this July, there’s going to be more attendees than ...
What’s in Trump’s big bill that passed Congress and will soon become law
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July 5, 2025
By KEVIN FREKING AND LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans muscled President Donald Trump’s tax and spending cut bill through the House on Thursday, the final step necessary to g...
Community center feasibility study results awaited
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
July 5, 2025
The borough can pursue grant money once the results are in. A feasibility study for a possible new community center in West Mifflin is set to be finished at the end of July. Creating a recreation cent...
Trump threatening to dump Canada might be the best thing to ever happen to it
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July 5, 2025
Editor’s note: Jonah Goldberg’s column will not appear this week. This is a substitution column by Rachel Marsden. PARIS – The U.S. and Canada have been stuck in a long-term marriage of convenience. B...
ROLLIN’ INTO THE FOURTH OF JULY WEEKEND
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July 3, 2025
Taking advantage of the warm sunshine Wednesday afternoon, Michelle Hamilton of Roscoe, Rayden Eddy, 6, Raegan Eddy, 8, Ryder Eddy, 10, and John Snyder rollerbladed at Mingo Creek County Park to get t...
Charleroi councilman irate over removal of his agenda topic
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
July 3, 2025
Councilman Larry Celaschi accused the council president of overstepping. Tempers flared when a Charleroi councilman realized one of his proposed items for discussion had been removed from the agenda f...