2nd driver guilty in fatal Serra Catholic van crash
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By By PAULA REED WARD TribLive 
May 23, 2025
A judge found no proof of racing in the 2023 accident that killed Samantha Kalkbrenner. Andrew Voigt vehemently denied that he and another driver were racing across the Mansfield Bridge in Dravosburg ...
Penn State trustees vote to shut down 7 branches
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May 23, 2025
As expected, the Greater Allegheny campus in McKeesport will stay open. By KELLEN STEPLER TribLive Penn State’s New Kensington and Fayette campuses — as well as five other branch campuses statewide — ...
Monessen council discusses police collaboration with county SWAT
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
May 23, 2025
An incident that occurred earlier this year prompted police to request it. Monessen City Council approved the first reading of an ordinance Thursday that would allow city police to participate in the ...
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May 23, 2025
IF YOU DON’T VOTE, YOU CAN’T COMPLAIN. We’ve all heard this saying before, but never has it rung so true than for Tuesday’s primary election. Despite beginning the process to elect local leaders who w...
Morally wrong and politically suicidal
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May 23, 2025
Sen. Josh Hawley is a deeply conservative and decidedly ambitious Republican from Missouri who hopes to run for president. In an extraordinary essay for The New York Times, he broke sharply from Donal...
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Animal neglect charges filed
May 23, 2025
A McKeesport woman allegedly made a disturbance in a bar while leaving her child outside in a car on Monday. Shatera Austin, 38, was charged with endangering the welfare of children, recklessly endang...
Balloon release held in memory of 12-year-old drowning victim
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
May 22, 2025
Rontae Lester tragically died Saturday while swimming in the Monongahela River with friends. Grief-stricken relatives, school friends, teachers, and members of the Ringgold community gathered at the D...
West Mifflin to take action on revised animal ordinance
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
May 22, 2025
Several residents have addressed council about large dogs being a nuisance on Castle Drive. West Mifflin Borough Council asked Solicitor Phil DiLucente and other attorneys to work on a new animal ordi...
Nippon Steel boosts investment for proposed U.S. Steel deal
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May 22, 2025
The saga over the acquisition of U.S. Steel has dragged on for 17 months. Wire reports Nippon Steel Corp. has bolstered its pledge to invest in United States Steel Corp. in the event that President Do...
Municipal roundup: Election Day results from Valley communities
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May 22, 2025
The winners will move on to the Nov. 4 general election. By the MVI This year’s primary election featured a large number of uncontested races throughout the Mon Valley, including a fair amount of race...
McKeesport Area prom royalty
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May 22, 2025
McKeesport Area High School will host prom tonight at the Omni William Penn. The promenade begins at 5:30 p.m., weather permitting. This year’s prom court king and queen nominees are: Deshea Davis, Co...
NBV’s new grants committee is paying off for the borough
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
May 22, 2025
Councilwoman Karen Jones has been leading the committee, with several helpers, to bring money to the borough. More grant dollars will hopefully be coming to North Belle Vernon soon. Since council crea...
Frazier High School Class of 2025
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May 22, 2025
Frazier High School in Perryopolis will host commencement at 7 p.m. June 6 in the Frazier High School auditorium. Members of the Class of 2025 are, bottom row, from left, senior class officers, Claire...
Clairton Elementary School to stage ‘101 Dalmations KIDS’
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May 22, 2025
Show times are 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. today at the Clairton Education Center. By the MVI Thanks to Disney Musicals in Schools and a grant from Music Theater International, Clairton Elementary School recei...
Trial begins for 2nd drag-racing driver in crash that killed Serra Catholic student
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By By PAULA REED WARD TribLive 
May 22, 2025
Andrew Voigt chose to have a nonjury trial. One witness testified the SUV passing him on the ramp to the Mansfield Bridge was moving so fast, it fishtailed and almost struck him. Another told the judg...
Suspect in Rostraver homicide back in Pa.
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May 22, 2025
TribLive The man suspected in a Rostraver woman’s shooting death is back in Pennsylvania after being extradited from Florida. Dorian C. Jeri-Greene, 39, was denied bail Wednesday. He is charged with h...
Cops seek answers in shooting outside UPMC McKeesport
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May 22, 2025
By JUSTIN VELLUCCI TribLive A man who police say was shot outside a McKeesport hospital by the driver of a car he was trying to get into remained hospitalized Wednesday in critical condition. Alleghen...
Politics
May 22, 2025
NIPPON STEEL IS PUTTING MORE MONEY on the table. But will it matter? The nearly $15 billion elephant in the room is the Japanese company’s offer to acquire Pittsburgh-based U.S. Steel. It’s a deal tha...