Western Pa. residents react to call for cancer warnings on alcohol
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By By JOANNE KLIMOVICH HARROP TribLive 
January 6, 2025
The U.S. surgeon general made that recommendation Friday. On Friday, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy said that because alcohol is a leading cause of cancer, warning labels should be on all alcoholic...
Devastation, relief expressed as Biden blocks U.S. Steel sale
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January 4, 2025
Area residents hold differing views on the impact the move will have on the local economy. By JACK TROY and QUINCEY REESE TribLive It takes a mixture of alcohol, dish soap and standard cleaner to remo...
PETA offers reward for info on abandoned puppies
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
January 4, 2025
They were discovered last week outside Giant Eagle in White Oak. A national organization is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information related to two young adult female miniature pinschers foun...
Young actors to present ‘Finding Nemo Jr.’
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MCKEESPORT LITTLE THEATER
By MICHAEL RICHTER, mrichter@yourmvi.com 
January 4, 2025
It’s a music-filled stage version of the popular Pixar film. The McKeesport Little Theater is preparing to take audiences on an underwater journey with some familiar Pixar characters in Disney’s “Find...
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
January 4, 2025
Government business could be put on hold until March if Tom DeRosa and Dave Levdansky can’t agree on a vacancy board appointee. A vacancy meeting scheduled for Monday morning in Forward Township has b...
Charleroi police receive MX908 to help identify dangerous substances
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
January 4, 2025
Washington County District Attorney Jason Walsh provided it through grant funding. Washington County District Attorney Jason Walsh has given Charleroi Regional Police a state-of-the-art piece of equip...
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By KRISTIE LINDEN For the MVI 
January 4, 2025
Council plans to appoint Steve Grcich to fill a spot on its vacancy board. Donora will hold a vacancy board meeting after next Thursday’s regular council session to appoint a new council member. There...
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
January 4, 2025
The national event was created to help communities put aside their differences following an election. Charleroi will have something to look forward to today with its own “Love Anyway Feast.” After Ele...
SUPPORTING THE LEOPARDS
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January 3, 2025
A few Belle Vernon Area Middle School basketball players stopped by Thursday’s girls varsity game to cheer on the Leopards against Elizabeth Forward. The group includes Gracie Martin, Hadley Steinhoff...
Rostraver Township fire departments to merge
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
January 3, 2025
The plans were revealed in an annual report from Rostraver Central FD. Rostraver Township may soon have one combined fire department. Rostraver Central Fire Department released a report last week that...
Biden reportedly decides to block sale of U.S. Steel
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January 3, 2025
A formal announcement from the White House could be made today. By the MVI President Joe Biden will block Nippon Steel’s proposed purchase of U.S. Steel, the Washington Post reported late Thursday nig...
Valley feeling health effects of norovirus
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
January 3, 2025
The stomach ailment has been plaguing several parts of the country since late November. An uptick in cases of the norovirus has made the holidays a bit less merry for Mon Valley residents who have con...
Family finally receives settlement after home collapse
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
January 3, 2025
The Camerons plan to start rebuilding at the same site in Carroll Township. Back in March, the Cameron family never expected their Carroll Township home of 15 years to collapse before their eyes. They...
DRAWING A CROWD
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West Mifflin cheerleader Izia Love (center, front row) is joined by fans who came to watch the girls basketball team play against McKeesport on Thursday evening. Jeff Helsel / Mon Valley Independent
January 3, 2025
West Mifflin cheerleader Izia Love (center, front row) is joined by fans who came to watch the girls basketball team play against McKeesport on Thursday evening. Jeff Helsel / Mon Valley Independent
Allegheny, Westmoreland counties celebrate the first babies of 2025
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By By JOE NAPSHA TribLive 
January 3, 2025
William, Genesis, Shiloh, Luka and Mila were all born shortly after midnight. William Sido Scott was born 10 seconds after midnight Wednesday to become the first birth of 2025 in the Pittsburgh area. ...
Donora considers adding lieutenant position to its police department
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By KRISTIE LINDEN For the MVI 
January 3, 2025
The borough may run into contractual issues due to an arbitrator’s ruling from decades ago. Donora council members debated reinstating the position of lieutenant to the borough’s police department Thu...
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January 3, 2025
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The highly decorated Army soldier inside a Tesla Cybertruck packed with fireworks that exploded outside Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas shot himself in the head just before det...
Politics
By By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press 
January 3, 2025
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Jenniffer González Colón was sworn in Thursday as Puerto Rico’s new governor as the island prepared for a normally ebullient ceremony overshadowed by widespread anger over...