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By By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent 
November 7, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi will not seek reelection to the U.S. House, bringing to a close her storied career as not only the first woman in the speaker’s office but arguably the m...
‘It will be a nightmare’
Politics
November 7, 2025
The off-year elections this week mark the beginning of a ferocious 12-month battle for control of the House of Representatives, a battle that will have an indelible impact on President Trump’s final t...
Former VP Mike Pence reflects on faith and civility at Duquesne University
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By By LUIS FÁBREGAS TribLive 
November 7, 2025
He addressed current political issues and his actions on Jan. 6, 2021. Long before Mike Pence became one of the country’s most prominent evangelical Christians, he grew up Catholic and even served as ...
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Donora
November 7, 2025
Clairton • Jamie Yarmon Miller, 22, of Clairton was charged with injuring park property, criminal mischief and public drunkenness stemming from an alleged incident Oct. 31, court records state. Donora...
Naomi Outreach honors veterans at annual luncheon
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November 6, 2025
Naomi Outreach hosted its semi-annual luncheon for veterans Wednesday at the Clubhouse Grille at Cedarbrook Golf Course in Rostraver Township. Naomi Outreach was started in the early 1990s by Joni Kel...
Election 2025: Voter turnout spikes across Mon Valley communities
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
November 6, 2025
Tuesday’s contest saw higher turnout statewide than the typical municipal election. Mon Valley voters Tuesday raised the bar for turnout in a municipal election, as highly contested school board races...
Fourth Street Foods seeks buyer to avoid lay offs
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
November 6, 2025
The company announced plans to shut down in early October, citing $80 million of defaulted loans. Fourth Street Foods, a major food manufacturing plant in Fallowfield Township remains operational as i...
Commissioners look to make cuts, end contract with county chamber
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WASHINGTON COUNTY
By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
November 6, 2025
The Washington County Commissioners are expected to vote at 2 p.m. today on the board’s contract with the county chamber of commerce. As budget uncertainty lingers at the state and federal levels, Was...
McKeesport promotes Angert to captain of patrol
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
November 6, 2025
The city has been promoting and hiring new officers for the police force. During Wednesday’s council meeting, McKeesport Mayor Michael Cherepko announced the hiring of a new captain of patrol, continu...
Judge Neuman makes history with state Superior Court win
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November 6, 2025
Democrats Stella Tsai, Brandon Neuman win open seats on Pennsylvania’s Commonwealth and Superior Courts. By KATIE MEYER Spotlight PA HARRISBURG — Democrat Stella Tsai has won a seat on Pennsylvania’s ...
8 new judges will join Allegheny County Common Pleas Court
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November 6, 2025
By PAULA REED WARD TribLive All eight new judges who will take the bench in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court in January are registered Democrats. The top vote-getters, according to county elections...
Area man arrested at W.Va. hotel for domestic assault
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
November 6, 2025
A Buena Vista man was arrested after police responded to a violent domestic assault at a Monongalia County, W.Va., hotel room. Landin Shaffer, 19, of the Elizabeth Township neighborhood, is charged wi...
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November 6, 2025
• Dave Alan Mooers, 39, of Belle Vernon was charged with retail theft stemming from an alleged incident Oct. 30, court records state. • Angela R Beresh, 42, of Belle Vernon was charged with retail the...
Don’t let the Brits read The New York Times
Politics
November 6, 2025
I’ve spent the last 10 days in London, a city I love. History, architecture, museums, tea, the accent — it is perfection. But the Mother Country is slightly retarded on the meaning of the rule of law....
Politics
November 6, 2025
SOMETIMES A DECISION IS AS EASY as a coin toss. The stakes are low. The outcome is variable. Heads, you win. Tails, you lose. No big deal either way. Others may seem easy up front, but a little diggin...
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By By TRÂN NGUYEN Associated Press 
November 6, 2025
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Republicans filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday to block a new U.S. House map that California voters decisively approved at the ballot. Proposition 50, backed by Dem...
Vlasic wins reelection in Monessen magistrate contest
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
November 5, 2025
He captured a six-year term by defeating GOP challenger Jimi Quattro. Magisterial District Judge Wayne Vlasic was reelected Tuesday by a wide margin. Vlasic, a Democrat, was running against Jimi Quatt...
Ellis holds 7-vote lead in Charleroi mayor’s race
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
November 5, 2025
Twelve write-in ballots will determine if she defeats Republican Ernest Merritt. Charleroi voters returned four familiar faces to borough council Tuesday and appeared to elevate one of them — Nancy J....
Supreme Court justices cruise in retention races
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November 5, 2025
All three earned another 10 years on the bench by comfortable margins. By PAULA REED WARD TribLive Voters overwhelmingly chose to retain three Democratic justices on Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court on Tu...
Payne-Harrison, 3 incumbents win in West Mifflin
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
November 5, 2025
Republican Jeffrey Kuzma finished fifth in the council race. Incumbents Anthony J. Olasz, Daniel Davis, Karen Santoro and newcomer Carla Payne-Harrison were the top four vote-getters in Tuesday’s West...