Politics
August 1, 2024
WE CANNOT ACCEPT ANTISEMITISM. It shouldn’t happen in America. It shouldn’t happen in Pennsylvania. It cannot happen in Pittsburgh. In every other place in the country and the state, antisemitism is a...
Politics
August 1, 2024
By MATT BROWN AND MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Donald Trump falsely suggested Kamala Harris had misled voters about her race as the former president appeared before the National A...
State DDAP secretary visits Monessen
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By MICHAEL RICHTER, mrichter@yourmvi.com 
July 31, 2024
Dr. Latika Davis-Jones took part in a roundtable discussion at St. Vincent de Paul and observed a session about teen drug use at the Monessen Family Center. Pennsylvania Department of Drug and Alcohol...
Valley residents urged to monitor air quality at Protect PT meeting
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
July 31, 2024
Representatives from Protect PT, a Penn Township-based environmental nonprofit, held an information session Tuesday at Monessen Public Library to discuss types of pollution as well as ways for residen...
Board set to hire new principal at BVA High School
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
July 31, 2024
Zachary Just is expected to be approved at today’s special meeting. The Belle Vernon Area school board will hold a special meeting today to hire a new principal for BVA High School. The meeting comes ...
Sewage plan OK’d for Coen Market in Carroll Township
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CARROLL TOWNSHIP
By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
July 31, 2024
It’s the latest step for the company’s new location. During a brief meeting Tuesday, Carroll Township Planning Commission gave its approval to the sewage planning module for Coen Market — a simple for...
Fresh start offered for men battling addiction
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July 31, 2024
First Step Recovery Homes in McKeesport promotes a “holistic approach” to getting clean. By VICKIE BABYAK McKeesport Community Newsroom Many years ago, Keith Giles from Duquesne was a young man in a d...
Politics
By By RYAN DETO Trib Total Media 
July 31, 2024
Vice President Kamala Harris will not seek a ban on natural gas drilling, or fracking, if elected, according to a statement from her campaign. “She would not ban fracking,” the Harris campaign said in...
Politics
July 31, 2024
IF YOU HAVE A MAILBOX, you may have gotten a postcard advertisement from U.S. Steel. If you watch television, you may have seen a commercial about Nippon Steel. If you spend time online, you may have ...
Kamala Harris and DEI
Politics
July 31, 2024
Ahandful of Republicans have referred to Vice President Kamala Harris, now the presumptive Democratic nominee for president, as a “DEI (diversity, equity and inclusion), hire.” They were essentially s...
Politics
By By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press 
July 31, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump seems to be backing away from his earlier commitment to debate Vice President Kamala Harris, questioning the value of a meetup and saying he “probably” will debate but he ...
Sunflower Festival wilts amid drought conditions
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
July 30, 2024
The annual event at Schwirian Farm had to be canceled as farmers throughout the region fight to save their crops. A dry summer has led to headaches for local farmers who are feeling the heat as they s...
Firefighters battle two intense overnight blazes
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
July 30, 2024
Fires destroyed a vacant house in Fallowfield Township and caused a man to be taken to a hospital in Nottingham Township. Several Mon Valley fire departments remained on the scene of an intense struct...
New marketing blitz pressures government to OK U.S. Steel sale
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July 30, 2024
The company is hoping to sway public opinion in favor of the purchase. By JACK TROY Trib Total Media U.S. Steel is banking on public pressure to push through a $14.9 billion acquisition by Nippon Stee...
Suspect in fatal Rostraver Township crash on I-70 waives hearing
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By MICHAEL RICHTER, mrichter@yourmvi.com 
July 30, 2024
Jacob Posey is accused of driving 118 mph in the March 16 accident. A Fayette City man accused of driving more than twice the speed limit on Interstate 70 and causing a crash that resulted in the deat...
Olympic spirit at Epiphany of Our Lord festival
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
July 30, 2024
Attendees are urged to wear red, white & blue to honor Team USA. Epiphany of Our Lord Parish in Monessen will celebrate Team USA at this year’s festival, which will be taking place at the same time as...
Man charged with drug delivery resulting in woman’s death
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By By RENATTA SIGNORINI Trib Total Media 
July 30, 2024
A Monessen man is accused by state police of connecting a Youngwood woman to a dose of drugs last year that proved to be fatal. Troopers said James M. Cillo Jr., 31, met with Jennifer Vukovich on Marc...
Around The Valley
July 30, 2024
A man is behind bars after state police said he repeatedly beat a dog in South Huntingdon and recorded videos of the abuse. Zachary Robert Hixson, 30, is charged with neglect and two counts of aggrava...
Women of the world, take over
Politics
July 30, 2024
When I was editor of National Review Online, I had a rule: Never post pictures of Nancy Pelosi or Hillary Clinton looking bad. I’m not a fan of their politics, but most of us have our moments when we ...