Trump numbers show how GOP went wrong on immigration
Politics
October 2, 2024
The Republican Party had something of a nervous breakdown after the 2012 election, when GOP challenger Mitt Romney lost to incumbent President Barack Obama. Some Republicans had convinced themselves t...
Around The Valley
October 2, 2024
Pittsburgh will pay $1 million to support the 2026 NFL Draft, which the city will host. City Council on Tuesday unanimously voted to spend the money despite initial criticism from some members that Ma...
In memory of ‘Moe’
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October 1, 2024
Belle Vernon Area girls soccer coach Tracy Lovett (third from left) joins Ringgold head coach Ed Rosensteel, Shelley Rosensteel and Ringgold assistant coach Keli Rosensteel during a ceremony honoring ...
Charleroi Area High School homecoming royalty
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October 1, 2024
Charleroi Area High School will host homecoming festivities Friday when the Cougars take on Ligonier Valley at Myron Pottios Stadium. This year’s homecoming court members are, from left, Landon Barcus...
Testing of Westmoreland’s 900 voting machines begins
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By By RENATTA SIGNORINI TribLive 
October 1, 2024
Republican committeewoman Cindy Brown of Ligonier Township said she’s often asked about election integrity when talking with voters. On Monday, she was one of four members of the public who went to wa...
KKK material condemned by officials in Charleroi
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
October 1, 2024
A flier was being distributed digitally by a private website in the borough. Charleroi officials were disheartened to learn about racial fliers being digitally circulated in the community over the wee...
Cardinale wraps up long career with Charleroi authority
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
October 1, 2024
He officially retired Sept. 1, but he stayed around to help his replacement adjust to the general manager’s position. Chuck Cardinale has been part of the Authority of the Borough of Charleroi for mos...
Main Street Program’s success draws members from outside Monongahela
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By MICHAEL RICHTER, mrichter@yourmvi.com 
October 1, 2024
One of its new signups is Monessen Councilwoman Karen Cosner, who is seeking ideas for her city. Monessen Councilwoman Karen Cosner recently joined the Monongahela Main Street Program as a way to gene...
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Shifting sympathy to
October 1, 2024
To the Editor: Most Americans have an immigrant origin story. Mine is Croatian. And Charleroi. It is a story with a lesson: Those who now come to America properly in search of a better life deserve th...
October/September surprises!
Politics
October 1, 2024
An October surprise is usually defined as the well-known (and more often left-wing) tactic of manufacturing or unloading a news story right before voting to surprise a rival without allowing them time...
Commissioners tab Sheatler to oversee Controller office
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
October 1, 2024
She replaces April Sloane, whose plea agreement required that she submit her resignation by Monday. On Monday, Washington County Commissioners appointed Deputy Controller Heather Sheatler as superviso...
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NEWS SHORTS
October 1, 2024
Belle Vernon Area School District experienced problems with its phone lines Monday due to storm damage and other connectivity problems. Superintendent Timothy Glasspool said phone-related issues shoul...
A trip back in time at Greenock Log House Days
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September 30, 2024
At Saturday’s Greenock Log House Days, from left, are Linda Bennett, president of Elizabeth Township Historical Society, Carole Durosko of Elizabeth and Debbie Gilbert, vice president of the historica...
3 area organizations receive grants
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By MICHAEL RICHTER, mrichter@yourmvi.com 
September 30, 2024
Glassport’s Vina March Senior Center was given $20,000 for interior and exterior repair work. State Rep. Nick Pisciottano has announced three state grants to local organizations, including $20,000 for...
MVAA mural will honor local music figures
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
September 30, 2024
The images will be posted on the side of the Brownsville building, with an unveiling ceremony set for Nov. 2. Anyone who drove past the Peter J. Daley Cultural Center in Brownsville over the weekend m...
Elizabeth Borough calls for more help from PennDOT
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ELIZABETH
By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
September 30, 2024
An update was also provided on a project involving the Riverwalk. Elizabeth Borough officials talked about several instances at their September meeting in which PennDOT has not been helpful with issue...
Westmoreland farm hosts country music party
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September 30, 2024
Luke Bryan brought his Farm Tour to South Huntingdon on Saturday. By QUINCEY REESE TribLive Thousands of vehicles carrying cowboy boot-clad country music fans descended upon a normally quiet family fa...
Mon River Arts to present ‘Into the Woods’
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
September 30, 2024
The show is being presented in memory of Courtney Harkins, a cast member who died shortly after rehearsals began. Mon River Arts is preparing a production of “Into the Woods” that will take audiences ...
Trump’s Black picks prove even weirder than Vance
Politics
September 30, 2024
Mark Robinson has achieved something I didn’t think was possible: He has shown himself to be a more repulsive, more extreme, more foolish Black Republican candidate than Herschel Walker. That’s quite ...
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By By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press 
September 30, 2024
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Vice President LKamala Harris is set to rally in Las Vegas on Sunday night as both she and Republican Donald Trump continue to make frequent trips to Nevada, looking to gain momentu...