SUMMER MORNING WALK AT MINGO
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August 19, 2024
Cheri Matsko of Monongahela and Jennifer Turner of California enjoyed a Sunday morning walk at Mingo Creek County Park in Washington County. Jeff Helsel / Mon Valley Independent
Roscoe park dedicated in memory of Sandy Davis
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
August 19, 2024
Roscoe council members, relatives and neighbors attended the dedication ceremony Saturday evening. Sandy Davis had a gleaming smile, sturdy shoulders, a stellar work ethnic and always had a listening ...
How Harrisburg works: What happens if Pa.’s governor steps down
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August 19, 2024
The resignation of Pennsylvania’s governor sets in motion the line of succession, elevating the lieutenant governor and head of the state Senate. Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonpr...
BVA considering policy to manage AI in schools
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
August 19, 2024
School districts are navigating a new world when it comes to technology and the use of artificial intelligence in education. Due to the rise of artificial intelligence (AI), the Belle Vernon Area Scho...
McKeesport Little Theater to participate in Pittsburgh New Works Festival
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By MICHAEL RICHTER, mrichter@yourmvi.com 
August 19, 2024
The Pittsburgh New Works Festival has been dedicated to producing new plays from all over the world for 33 years. McKeesport Little Theater will stage “They-Said, They-Said,” a one-act play written by...
Around The Valley
August 19, 2024
A total of $806.4 million will be awarded through the two programs nationally. By the MVI The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs announced Friday it will award $17,262,269 million in grants to help h...
Politics
August 19, 2024
PEOPLE ARE FASCINATED with finding things that have sunk in water. The wreck of the R.M.S. Titanic in the North Atlantic has been a draw since it sank in 1912, but especially since it was found in 198...
Politics
By By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press 
August 19, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris and running mate Tim Walz embarked on a bus tour in southwestern Pennsylvania on Sunday, hoping to ride a wave of enthusiasm for her can...
Protesting Harris is a pro-Israel move
Politics
August 19, 2024
Having wreaked havoc on college campuses across the country, pro-Palestinian protesters are preparing to take their show of grievance and nihilism to the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. The...
PA CareerLink celebrates opening of Charleroi office
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By MICHAEL RICHTER, mrichter@yourmvi.com 
August 17, 2024
Officials believe the new location is more accessible to the clients it serves. PA CareerLink moved its Mon Valley office from Donora to Charleroi in July in an effort to provide a more convenient loc...
Return to school comes early for some districts
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
August 17, 2024
Most area students will be back in class sometime next week. Students across the Mon Valley are preparing to head back to school. For many of them, the return to class has come more quickly than usual...
Westmoreland County DA unveils courthouse retreat for crime victims
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By RICH CHOLODOFSKY Trib Total Media 
August 17, 2024
Nicole Ziccarelli said the new area is intended to “help their healing.” It was a pre-teen victim of a sexual assault who two years ago made it clear to Westmoreland prosecutors that the sterile court...
Air Force captain getting ready to soar at weekend’s Westmoreland Airshow
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By By RENATTA SIGNORINI Trib Total Media 
August 17, 2024
The event will take place today and Sunday at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport in Unity. Air Force Capt. Melanie “Mach” Kluesner will be hurtling through the sky over Westmoreland County at more than 60...
2 charged in fatal shooting
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
August 17, 2024
One of the suspects was involved in a SWAT standoff in Monongahela this week. Allegheny County Police announced Friday that two men, including one who was arrested after an hours-long SWAT standoff We...
White Oak receives DEP violation notice
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
August 17, 2024
The issue involves worries about the composting facility in the borough. White Oak received notice of a violation from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection regarding the borough’s c...
Monessen police to hold drill at school
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August 17, 2024
By the MVI Monessen police Chief Dave Yuhasz announced the police department will be holding a training drill from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday at Monessen High School. Yuhasz wants to alert residents as t...
Trump turned politics into reality TV. Now Harris is the show to watch
Politics
August 17, 2024
Never has the GOP been more unified, and Donald Trump deserves all the credit. The issue uniting pundits, editorial boards, virtually all Republican politicians, GOP consultants, MAGA warriors and ral...
Around The Valley, Latest News, Main
August 17, 2024
A West Newton man was ordered to serve up to 10 years in prison for a series of crimes over a three-year period that included an assault, threats made against police and the theft of an American flag ...