Delta jet flips upside down on snowy Toronto runway
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February 18, 2025
By MICHAEL CASEY and JIM MORRIS Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — A Delta Air Lines jet flipped on its roof while landing Monday at Toronto’s Pearson Airport, but all 80 people on board survived and tho...
Praying for the order of love
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February 18, 2025
Donald Trump has gotten the commentariat to speak Latin. That probably wasn’t on your predictions list for the second Trump administration. And yet, comments Vice President JD Vance made on the order ...
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February 18, 2025
JOANN IS CLOSING. The crafting and fabric retailer announced it was shuttering about 500 stores nationwide. Of those, at least 30 are in Pennsylvania and there are many throughout the Southwestern Pen...
Mike Pence emerges as one of the few Republicans willing to challenge Trump
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By By JILL COLVIN Associated Press 
February 18, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — His group spent nearly $1 million on ads opposing Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Donald Trump’s pick to lead the nation’s health agencies. He’s delivering speeches urging the president to st...
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By By ALAN SUDERMAN AP Business Writer 
February 18, 2025
Donald Trump has leaned into his unofficial role as the “ crypto president “ in ways that can both help the crypto industry and enrich himself and his family. Once a skeptic of cryptocurrencies, Trump...
Expressway work continues through cold, snow
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
February 17, 2025
Construction is scheduled this week on Sections 53A1 and 53A2. Construction on the Mon/Fayette Expressway’s Section 53A1 and Section 53A2 will continue this week, according to the Pennsylvania Turnpik...
Area fire departments receive grants
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
February 17, 2025
Recipients were announced Thursday by the Pennsylvania Fire Commissioner. Local first responders have received support to help the communities they serve. On Thursday, the State Fire Commissioner rele...
BVA responds to student’s online school threat
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
February 17, 2025
Superintendent Timothy Glasspool sent out a letter to families about the incident. Belle Vernon Area School District addressed an incident regarding an online school threat that occurred Saturday duri...
Valley deals with variety of winter weather
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By MICHAEL RICHTER, mrichter@yourmvi.com 
February 17, 2025
Heavy rainfall turned to snow Sunday afternoon, and high winds mixed in to create challenging travel conditions. A mix of snow, rain and high winds created slick road conditions Sunday in the Mon Vall...
Inside Western Pa.’s thriving sword-fighting community
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By By JOANNE KLIMOVICH HARROP TribLive 
February 17, 2025
It simulates the historic form of battle, but it’s made safe for the participants. A sword is the draw. Each participant carries a 48- to 52-inch saber into the former Holy Family Roman Catholic Churc...
Huge weekend for ‘Captain America’
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By By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer 
February 17, 2025
The latest Marvel superhero film reached $88.5M in ticket sales. “Captain America: Brave New World” infused some blockbuster cash into the North American box office, bringing in $88.5 million in ticke...
TWO CRASHES IN CHARLEROI
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February 17, 2025
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By MICHAEL RICHTER, mrichter@yourmvi.com 
February 15, 2025
The garden will be located at Mounds Park in the former playground area. Monongahela plans to develop a community garden at Mounds Park. Michelle DeSantis, the project’s director, announced the commun...
Pesi inspires Charleroi actors
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
February 15, 2025
The former Cougar has carved out a professional acting career, with more than 50 film and TV roles. Charleroi Area theater students got some helpful advice from a famous actor who returned home to pop...
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ELIZABETH FORWARD SCHOOL DISTRICT
By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
February 15, 2025
School board members received an update on Phase 1 and Phase 2 of the project. Elizabeth Forward school board discussed the progress of Phase 1 and 2 of the high school renovation project at Wednesday...
Leaders eye workforce, housing, internet projects for improving ‘State of County’
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WESTMORELAND COUNTY
By By JEFF HIMLER TribLive 
February 15, 2025
They shared ideas for reversing the county’s recent population decline. Westmoreland County’s manufacturers generate $1.3 billion in annual wages and account for 22% of that sector in the seven-county...
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
February 15, 2025
Many school districts have decided to abandon the traditional approach. The Belle Vernon Area school board discussed the 2025-2026 program of studies for the high school during Tuesday’s work session,...