Epiphany of Our Lord has fiery start to festival
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
August 3, 2024
Three women dressed up in pierogi costumes to reenact the lighting of the Olympic flame. Epiphany of Our Lord Parish had an Olympic-style start to its annual festival Friday night. The festival began ...
Low Mon River water levels spark complaints amid demolition project
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
August 3, 2024
Area residents have posted photos on social media of their boats getting stuck in the mud. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District has been facing criticism as many residents and boaters ...
Monessen son lost when SS Dorchester torpedoed
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STORIES BEHIND THE STARS
August 3, 2024
This story is part of Mon Valley Sons of World War II, a series about our sons who lost their lives in service to our country during the war. By JOHN J. TURANIN For the MVI The torpedo exploded into t...
Shapiro among 6 candidates to be interviewed in VP race
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August 3, 2024
Kamala Harris is expected to announce her decision by early next week. WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris is interviewing a half-dozen potential running mates this weekend ahead of a forma...
Donora to keep traditions alive at Kennywood Day
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By KRISTIE LINDEN For the MVI 
August 3, 2024
Miss Donora, the Man of the Year and Athletes of the Year will be selected at the Aug. 14 celebration. Donora will soon head to Kennywood for the borough’s 97th annual community picnic. The picnic, or...
Politics
August 3, 2024
To the Editor: The most far left liberal senator and now vice president becomes an instant moderate. Kamala, more left than Bernie Sanders, an unapologetic radical left wing socialist, is now being so...
Politics
August 3, 2024
By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON AND AMELIA THOMSON-DEVEAUX Associated Press Most Americans have doubts about the Secret Service’s ability to keep presidential candidates safe after last month’s attempt on form...
Around The Valley
By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
August 3, 2024
Erica Carmen, 37, listed as homeless, was charged with two counts of aggravated assault, resisting arrest, defiant trespasser and public trespasser after an alleged incident Thursday at a McKeesport S...
Charleroi preparing for Little Great Race
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
August 2, 2024
“We’re really proud of the fact that participants include not just serious athletes, but runners and walkers of all ages and skill levels. Most heartening is that we raise money to support the communi...
Donora seeks answers to lost traffic lights
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August 2, 2024
Stop signs are currently in place after a pole that held the lights collapsed last month. By KRISTIE LINDEN For the Mon Valley Independent Late last month, a pole that held two traffic lights over the...
Rodeo is returning to Washington County Agricultural Fair
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WASHINGTON COUNTY AGRICULTURAL FAIR
By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
August 2, 2024
Competitions are slated for 2 and 7 p.m. Aug. 11. Visitors to this year’s Washington County Agricultural Fair will be greeted with new renovations and the return of the popular rodeo. A media preview ...
Pa. appeals court hears ballot arguments
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August 2, 2024
By PAULA REED WARD Trib Total Media A government attorney told an appellate court Thursday that no county elections board in Pennsylvania uses the handwritten date on the outer envelope of mail-in bal...
Nature of the Valley: Pa.’s swallows star of Mother Nature’s flying circus
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NATURE OF THE MON VALLEY
August 2, 2024
By JIM BUSCH For the MVI Childhood was very different when I was growing up in the 1950s and 1960s. In the summer, when school was out of session, I didn’t have a steady stream of electronic images to...
Commissioners reject call for Westmoreland property reassessment
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By RICH CHOLODOFSKY Trib Total Media 
August 2, 2024
It was requested by West Leechburg residents, who claim that current tax rates aren’t equitable throughout the county. Westmoreland commissioners on Thursday conceded the county’s property assessments...
POP UP AND PLAY BRINGS CITY OFFICIALS, KIDS TOGETHER
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August 2, 2024
The Allegheny Intermediate Unit McKeesport Family Center partnered with McKeesport Police for a “Pop Up and Play” summer safety series event at Riverview Playground in McKeesport on Wednesday. Officer...
Around The Valley
By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
August 2, 2024
A Belle Vernon resident entered a guilty plea in federal court on charges of bank robbery and attempted bank robbery. U.S. Attorney Eric G. Olshan said Dylan Adams, 29, pleaded guilty before Chief U.S...
Prison phone calls shouldn’t be source of revenue for counties
Politics
August 2, 2024
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