RAD money approved for Renzie bandshell
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By MICHAEL RICHTER, mrichter@yourmvi.com 
November 25, 2024
The Allegheny Regional Asset District announced the allocations during a public meeting last week. The City of McKeesport will receive $480,000 for field and bandshell improvements at Renziehausen Par...
MARC rededicates bus stop in memory of Doug Wible
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
November 25, 2024
The community leader and former past president of the Monongahela Area Revitalization Corp. passed away in 2022. The Monongahela Area Revitalization Corp. recently rededicated a Mid Mon Valley Transit...
EF leaders learn about using AI in classrooms
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
November 25, 2024
Elizabeth Forward High School principals updated the school board about new projects and initiatives. Elizabeth Forward School District leaders updated the school board and public about new policies, ...
McKeesport hosts annual Salute to Santa parade
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November 25, 2024
Ladasha Brownfield and Shalay Williams of McKeesport are shown at Saturday’s Salute to Santa parade in downtown McKeesport.
Class is harder line to cross than color
Politics
November 25, 2024
Coretta Scott King can rest easy. She’s earned it. The Civil Rights Movement, which she embodied in the decades after her husband’s assassination, transformed not just the South but the nation. In pay...
Politics
November 25, 2024
IF NIPPON STEEL really wants to buy American, it should start by selling the union on the deal. Right now, the members aren’t buying it. The Japanese company’s $14.9 billion offer to acquire Pittsburg...
Monongahela welcomes holidays with Merry and Bright Night
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By MICHAEL RICHTER, mrichter@yourmvi.com 
November 23, 2024
Despite the rain, a large crowd turned out to see Santa and enjoy the other Christmas activities. The consistent rain didn’t dampen the holiday spirit in Monongahela as the community showed up in drov...
Some water lines will be replaced in Charleroi
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
November 23, 2024
Under a federal mandate, the ABC has started identifying lines to eventually get rid of all its lead pipes. Customers of the Authority of the Borough of Charleroi may have recently gotten a letter in ...
Live! Casino expands gaming and entertainment offerings
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November 23, 2024
The $3 million capital investment marks the Westmoreland County casino’s fourth anniversary. For the MVI In honor of its fourth anniversary, Live! Casino in Hempfield Township unveiled a $3 million ca...
Yough River water level remains low due to dry weather
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November 23, 2024
A submerged bridge has been uncovered, and tires and other trash have been exposed. By PATRICK VARINE TribLive The lack of rainfall statewide has created some unique circumstances. Seawater in the Del...
Valley 1st aids Mon Valley Salvation Army
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
November 23, 2024
The credit union donated more than $1,800, along with supplies and warm clothing for the winter. On Wednesday, the Mon Valley Salvation Army received a donation from Valley 1st Community Federal Credi...
No tax hike in tentative Westmoreland County budget
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WESTMORELAND COUNTY
November 23, 2024
Commissioners plan to revise spending before the final document is approved next month. By JEFF HIMLER TribLive Despite a projected 8% increase in spending next year, Westmoreland County commissioners...
West Penn Power, Columbia Gas rate hikes OK’d
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November 23, 2024
The increases approved by the PUC were smaller than what both companies had requested. By JOE NAPSHA TribLive Customers of West Penn Power Co. will be hit with a rate hike beginning next year and Colu...
Hits & Misses
Politics
November 23, 2024
Congratulations and a big thank you to the organizers and volunteers who staged last night’s Merry & Bright holiday celebration in Monongahela. As usual, the volunteers and organizers found a way to u...
Politics
By By MEG KINNARD Associated Press 
November 23, 2024
MARTIN, Tenn. (AP) — Losing a Cabinet nominee to the confirmation process isn’t unheard of for incoming presidents — including for Donald Trump when he was elected the first time. Matt Gaetz’s decisio...
Around The Valley
November 23, 2024
A drug bust in Charleroi on Friday was the result of a months-long investigation by the Washington County Drug Task Force. Washington County District Attorney Jason M. Walsh announced members of the W...
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By By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press 
November 23, 2024
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his past negotiations with the United States only confirmed Washington’s “unchangeable” hostility toward his country and described his nu...
Time to get ‘merry and bright’ as Monongahela ushers in holiday season
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By MICHAEL RICHTER, mrichter@yourmvi.com 
November 22, 2024
The Monongahela Area Chamber of Commerce welcomes the community to come eat, drink, shop, listen to music and get in the holiday spirit at tonight’s event. Merry and Bright Night will kick off the hol...