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...
Politics
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...
Casey concedes to McCormick in Senate race
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November 22, 2024
The concession came Thursday, more than two weeks after Election Day. Staff and wire reports Democratic Sen. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania conceded his reelection bid to Republican David Mc-Cormick on Thu...
Valley model railroad club on track for open houses
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By MICHAEL RICHTER, mrichter@yourmvi.com 
November 22, 2024
The Mid-Mon Valley Model Railroad Club will host its annual open house from 5 to 9 tonight. To join the Mid-Mon Valley Model Railroad Club, one must, of course, have an interest in model railroading, ...
Elizabeth Forward Area Community Chorus to kick off holidays with ‘We Sing Noel’
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
November 22, 2024
Elizabeth Forward Area Community Chorus’ Christmas concert will be tonight, Saturday and Sunday at St. Michael Church in Elizabeth Township. Elizabeth Forward Area Community Chorus (EFACC) will host i...
Charleroi seeking applicants for boards
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
November 22, 2024
Residents can submit letters of interest by Nov. 29 for various commissions in the borough. Charleroi Council is looking for residents who are interested in serving their community. Council is accepti...
Donora budget calls for property tax increase
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
November 22, 2024
Councilman Fred Berestecky voted against the proposed tax hike in the 2025 budget. Property owners in Donora council may see a tax increase next year as council voted on the proposed budget during a s...
Politics
November 22, 2024
THERE ARE PLACES where the cultural mix of a community makes you expect to hear a chorus of different languages. Along the southern border, Spanish makes sense. So might a smattering of Portuguese or ...
This is a test
Politics
November 22, 2024
Asolemn voice used to break into programming on radio and TV and proclaim, “This is a test of the Emergency Broadcast System.” That’s exactly what’s happening today in the political world. Sane voices...
The only missing nominee is Jabba the Hutt
Politics
November 22, 2024
That’s some victory party Donald Trump has thrown for himself down in Florida. The video from Mar-a-Lago resembles the inter-planetary bar scene in “Star Wars,” although none of the great man’s Cabine...
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
November 22, 2024
Anyone who brings a toy donation will receive a free Pyrex measuring glass, while supplies last. The second annual Stuff the Fire Truck Toy Drive will be held in Charleroi on Saturday. From 10 a.m. to...
Glassport council provides updates on borough projects
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By JIM BUSCH For the MVI 
November 22, 2024
The annual Glassport Christmas parade and light-up celebration is set for Nov. 30. Glassport Borough council updated the public on a number of ongoing projects in the community during this week’s busi...
ALMOST TIME FOR HOOPS SEASON
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November 21, 2024
The Frazier High School girls basketball team held practice Wednesday evening to get ready for the upcoming season. Shown are teammates Allie Yauch, Taryn Bateman and Addison Day. Jenn Codeluppi / Mon...
Salvation Army ‘desperately’ needs Red Kettle bell ringers
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
November 21, 2024
The funds raised each year keep each branch’s programs operating for another year. One sign of the holiday season has long been the Salvation Army’s Red Kettle Campaign and bell ringers outside many g...