Route 51 detours set up for bridge beam project
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
August 21, 2024
Installation of the beams will take place from late Friday night through early Monday morning. Bridge beam installation for the next phase of the Route 51 to I-376 Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission’s s...
Lucky Dawgs raises money for cancer charity
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By MATT PETRAS For the MVI 
August 21, 2024
The Chester Foundation offers financial help to cancer patients. Lucky Dawgs Doggie Day Care Center in Forward Township partnered with the Chester Foundation a Mon Valley-based cancer charity, to rais...
North Charleroi updating ordinances
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
August 21, 2024
North Charleroi leaders continue to take a slow but steady approach to update the borough’s book of ordinances. In January, council discussed plans to update its ordinances, a process that began in 20...
Belle Vernon mayor cites need for firefighters
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
August 21, 2024
Belle Vernon Mayor Gerald Jackson talked about the area’s need for more volunteer firefighters at Tuesday’s council meeting. Jackson told council he’s noticed that local volunteer fire departments are...
Cold temps cause fair exhibitors to bundle up while bunking with animals
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August 21, 2024
By JEFF HIMLER Trib Total Media There is strength in numbers — and warmth. That’s something Sophia Bankosh is grateful for this week as she and a handful of friends are camping out overnight together ...
PennWest professor sends students to political conventions
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August 21, 2024
They’re able to attend meetings with party delegates, news outlets and other organizations. By BILL SCHACKNER Trib Total Media Sydney Speicher, a rising senior at Pennsylvania Western University, rode...
Politics
August 21, 2024
WITH THE DEMOCRATIC National Convention in full swing and the Republican convention a month in the rear view mirror, we are in the last leg of what seems like the longest power struggle in history. An...
Democrats praise Biden as they push him out the door
Politics
August 21, 2024
President Joe Biden‘s half-century career in electoral politics came to an end Monday night in Chicago. It wasn’t voluntary. The 81-year-old president had planned for this week to be the moment he acc...
Leaders should prioritize AOMs access under Medicare
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GUEST OP/ED
By By BOB MACEY Allegheny County Councilman 
August 21, 2024
The obesity epidemic has long impacted the United States, and here in Allegheny County, our communities have fared no different. Residents of all ages and backgrounds have been impacted by obesity, an...
Man charged with shooting Parkway West driver in eye
Around The Valley
August 21, 2024
By PAULA REED WARD Trib Total Media A McKeesport man accused of shooting a motorist in the face last month as both drivers merged onto Interstate 376 in Pittsburgh is in custody. Rashawn Hall, 22, was...
BACK TO SCHOOL WITH THE STEELERS
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August 20, 2024
Tycir Jones, 3, of McKeesport was among the first in line Monday to meet Alex Highsmith of the Pittsburgh Steelers during a Back to School Bash at the LaRosa Youth Club in McKeesport. To purchase this...
Sinking house is ‘heartache’ for local couple
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
August 20, 2024
A renovation project gone wrong has led to a string of problems for Rick and Shelly Cameron. Rick and Shelly Cameron of Carroll Township never expected their home of 15 years to collapse right before ...
The Big Twist gives children one last summer celebration before school starts
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
August 20, 2024
The Big Twist bash included backpack giveaways, raffles, prizes, games and ice cream. With students in the Rostraver Township and Elizabeth Township areas heading back to school this week, one busines...
Monessen Lions donate to Monessen Shade Tree Commission
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August 20, 2024
For over 75 years, the Monessen Lions Club has been serving the community by making generous donations and supporting worthy causes and projects. The Monessen Shade Tree Commission received a generous...
Man hospitalized after stabbing in Charleroi
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
August 20, 2024
A Charleroi man is in jail for allegedly stabbing another man with a folding knife Sunday night. Charleroi Regional Police arrested Samuel Junior Marcelin, 25, of McKean Avenue, on charges of aggravat...
Washington County commissioners approve Motorola contract
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
August 20, 2024
Larry Maggi opposed the plan, saying there’s not enough cost information. The Washington County commissioners approved a contract with Motorola to install a new emergency radio system, but the new pro...
Parking dispute taken to North Charleroi council
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
August 20, 2024
Some residents are upset about yellow lines painted on Sheppard Avenue. Parking has always been tight in North Charleroi. A lot of homes in the hilly borough don’t have driveways or detached garages, ...
White Oak residents appeal to council for alley paving
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
August 20, 2024
Residents Barb Harvey and Kathy Peterson addressed White Oak Borough Council Monday to discuss paving the alleyways behind their separate households. Harvey and Peterson said they spoke to council mem...
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August 20, 2024
The grocery store chain said all current stores and employees will be retained. By PATRICK VARINE Trib Total Media Giant Eagle’s GetGo gas stations and convenience stores are being bought by a Canadia...
Democrats honor Biden while pivoting to Harris
News, Politics
August 20, 2024
CHICAGO (AP) — A refreshed Democratic Party gathered Monday night for a valedictory speech from President Joe Biden, whose decision to end his reelection bid released newfound energy with Vice Preside...