Charleroi ready to host Veterans Day parade
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
November 8, 2024
It’s the parade’s first time in the Magic City since 2019. The nation’s military will be honored Saturday when American Legion Post 22 in Charleroi hosts the Mon Valley’s annual Veterans Day parade. C...
Suspect found guilty in road rage killing
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November 8, 2024
A jury deliberated for more than two hours before convicting Anthony Hairston of Belle Vernon. By RICH CHOLODOFSKY TribLive A Westmoreland County jury after more than two hours of deliberations Thursd...
Charleroi fire sends woman to hospital, displaces 6 from two apartments
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November 8, 2024
It’s believed to be “a cooking fire that got out of hand.” By JEFF HIMLER TribLive A Charleroi woman was flown to UPMC Mercy hospital in Pittsburgh for medical treatment Thursday evening after first r...
Increased brush fires in the Mon Valley
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
November 8, 2024
Elizabeth Township firefighters have responded to three since the beginning of October. Elizabeth Township Fire Chief Adam Janosko addressed township commissioners this week about fire and flood activ...
NBV will host first luminary fundraiser at Light Up the Night
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
November 8, 2024
They can be purchased for $6 at the event or at nbvpark.com. North Belle Vernon will host its first luminary fundraiser during the annual Light Up the Night event with proceeds going to Community Bank...
Residents of Port Vue concerned about crime
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By JIM BUSCH For the MVI 
November 8, 2024
Council also discussed a proposed budget for next year with no tax hike. A member of the Port Vue Citizens Committee wants council to reinstate its neighborhood crime watch after a recent violent assa...
Vacancy board must consider council opening in Donora
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By KRISTIE LINDEN For the MVI 
November 8, 2024
Any registered voter in the borough can submit an application until Nov. 27 to be part of the board. Donora Council still has a vacancy to fill, and Washington County Court has sent the issue back to ...
Charleroi council to vote on design for new street signs
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
November 8, 2024
Charleroi council will take another step to beautify its downtown and area neighborhoods by purchasing 125 new street signs. During a brief agenda meeting Wednesday, Borough Manager Joe Manning said t...
Biden gets blamed by Harris allies for the vice president’s resounding loss to Trump
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By By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press 
November 8, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden’s name wasn’t on the ballot, but history will likely remember Kamala Harris’ resounding defeat as his loss too. As Democrats pick up the pieces after President-elect Donald...
Valley voters weigh in on Trump’s victory
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
November 7, 2024
Donald Trump received about 74,000 more votes this year than the 3.37 million he garnered in his 2020 loss, according to unofficial results. Donald Trump was elected as the 47th president of the Unite...
Carroll Township neighbors upset over houses being built in Irey Plan
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
November 7, 2024
Residents are upset about the appearance of the houses, the location and whether or not they comply with township codes. It was standing room only at Carroll Township’s monthly meeting Wednesday morni...
McKeesport names new assistant police chief
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By MICHAEL RICHTER, mrichter@yourmvi.com 
November 7, 2024
Josh Alfer was promoted to the second highest position in the city police force. McKeesport announced its new assistant police chief at Wednesday’s council meeting. Josh Alfer, who has worked in the d...
No 2025 garbage rate increase in Rostraver Twp.
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
November 7, 2024
Rostraver Township’s new, in-house refuse collection program will begin Jan. 1 Rostraver Township commissioners set residential garbage collection rates for a new garbage program beginning next year. ...
Turning a new leaf: Monessen students plant trees at school
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
November 7, 2024
The Monessen Shade Tree Commission received grants to purchase the trees for the school district property. On Wednesday, the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy and the Department of Conservation and Nat...
Passengers describe events surrounding 2022 New Year’s shooting
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By By RENATTASIGNORINI TribLive 
November 7, 2024
Testimony continued Wednesday on the second day of a homicide trial for Anthony Hairston, 29, who is accused of killing Holly Vadella. A group of four people heading to a Rostraver bar to continue rin...
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Dark day
November 7, 2024
To the editor: Hey, everyone — no fraud in the presidential election this year — see what happens when the Republicans win? Wow! Thank goodness the Democrats know how democracy works. Kamala gave a gr...
Harris is a tragic casualty of affirmative action
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November 7, 2024
In retrospect, maybe running the DEI (diversity, equity and inclusion) hire for president was not a good idea. On the other hand, President Joe Biden’s revenge plan worked perfectly. As reported by Th...
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November 7, 2024
THE GENERAL ELECTION is over, although the results will not be final until certified by election officials in the four counties that make up the Mon Valley. We move on now knowing the electorate perfo...
McCormick campaign confident it will flip Casey’s U.S. Senate seat to GOP
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By By RYAN DETO TribLive 
November 7, 2024
Dave McCormick, a former hedge fund CEO from Pittsburgh, has a lead of more than 49,000 votes over Casey, a threeterm senator. With no decisive winner called in the tight race for Pennsylvania’s U.S. ...