Politics
By By JILL COLVIN Associated Press 
May 24, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump isn’t known for letting slights pass. Yet for weeks, the famously combative presumptive Republican nominee has sat silently — to the point of sometimes seeming asleep — in...
Donora cemetery short on volunteers to place flags
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By By HALEY MORELAND Trib Total Media 
May 24, 2024
An official from Life Remembered says it’s been an ongoing issue for the past four years. Operators of Mon Valley Memorial Park Cemetery were unable to find enough volunteers to place flags Thursday a...
Rusting barges potential concern in Monessen
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By MICHAEL RICHTER, mrichter@yourmvi.com 
May 24, 2024
The problem was discovered during a site visit conducted Thursday by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers discovered a potential issue with rusting barges during an inspe...
Groundbreaking held for women’s homeless shelter
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WASHINGTON COUNTY
By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
May 24, 2024
City Mission hopes to have the facility in place by the end of 2025. City Mission in Washington held a groundbreaking event and breakfast Thursday for its new 50-bed homeless shelter for women. Roughl...
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
May 24, 2024
A woman was attacked Tuesday outside of Carl J. Spallino funeral home in Charleroi. Lori Mitchell told WPXI she was on “high alert” as she suspected a woman was following her as she walked up to the 8...
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
May 24, 2024
Homicide charges have been filed against a juvenile in connection with the death of an 18-year-old Monongahela resident. Annalaya Wilkerson was fatally shot April 13 in the 500 block of Jolly School R...
Around The Valley
McKeesport
May 23, 2024
• Tiffany Lynn Timmons, 27, of Fayette City was charged with use/possession of drug paraphernalia after an alleged incident Wednesday, court records state. A preliminary hearing before Magisterial Dis...
Around The Valley
By RICH CHOLODOFSKY Trib Total Media 
May 23, 2024
Veterans in Westmoreland County will have a new, larger outpatient medical clinic to serve them by 2026. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs confirmed Thursday a new 33,000-square-foot facility wi...
World News
May 23, 2024
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — A climber from Kenya attempting to scale the world’s highest mountain has been found dead near the summit, officials said Thursday. The body of Cheruiyot Kirui was found on Mou...
The mini-Trumps in their giant suits put on quite a show
Politics
May 23, 2024
The temptation is to raillery. But how to satirize a political movement that appears to see self-parody as the highest form of expression? Costumed as if auditioning for a remake of the Talking Heads ...
Why debates matter
Politics
May 23, 2024
Joe Biden and Donald Trump have agreed to debate twice — on CNN in June, then on ABC in September. Both think they can win, or at least gain an advantage over the other. But both can’t be right. Polit...
Politics
May 23, 2024
IS THE NFL DRAFT coming to Pittsburgh in 2026 really that big a deal? From a financial perspective, it definitely could be. It seems unlikely Pittsburgh will see a Super Bowl on the North Shore anytim...
Trump holds a rally in the South Bronx as he tries to woo his hometown
Politics
May 23, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump campaigned Thursday in one of the most Democratic counties in the nation, holding a rally in the South Bronx as he tries to woo minority voters days befor...
Splashing into pool season
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By Stacy Wolford 
May 23, 2024
The Pine Cove Beach Club and RV Resort in Fallowfield Township is ready to usher in Memorial Day weekend and the unofficial start of summer. The pool will be open to members 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday...
Monongahela Farmers Market set to open for new season
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By By TAYLOR BROWN Senior Reporter 
May 23, 2024
With a new theme each week, the Monongahela Farmers Market will kick off the summer season June 7 at Chess Park. tbrown@yourmvi.com The Monongahela Farmers Market has announced themes for each week of...
Donora Public Library launches ‘NOT Another Lunch and Learn’ series
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By CLOE LOOSZ For the MVI 
May 23, 2024
The weekly series will be held at 1 p.m. today and every Thursday. The Donora Public Library has launched its weekly “NOT Another Lunch and Learn” series, featuring library staff and guest speakers fr...
Glassport officials honor junior council member
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By JIM BUSCH For the MVI 
May 23, 2024
Chazdine Harmon started helping her community when she was 12-yearsold. Glassport Borough Council honored junior council member Chazdine Harmon as she begins her next chapter. During Tuesday’s meeting...