Cook farm recognized with bicentennial farm designation
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
January 22, 2026
The Washington Township farm was one of four in the state designated a Bicentennial Farm during the Pennsylvania Farm Show. As America prepares to mark its grand bicentennial, a local farm with its ow...
Charleroi holds public hearing on abandoning portion of 9th St.
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
January 22, 2026
The hearing focused on Ninth Street between McKean Avenue and Railroad Way. Charleroi Borough Council held a public hearing Wednesday to consider the possible abandonment of a portion of Ninth Street....
Glassport approves new trash hauler
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By By THOMAS LETURGEY For the MVI 
January 22, 2026
Council approved a contract with Fayette Waste to provide trash collection in the borough. Glassport will have a new trash company, as council accepted a bid from Fayette Waste of $17 per month for ho...
2-vehicle crash in Fallowfield Township
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January 22, 2026
Fallowfield Township firefighters and state police were called to a two-vehicle crash on old Route Old 71 near Fox Stop Road early Wednesday evening. Rostraver/West Newton Emergency Service and PennDO...
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January 22, 2026
Chlorine leak reported at Monongahela sewage plant Monongahela firefighters and the Washington County Hazardous Materials Team were called to the Monongahela Sewage plant at 1:30 Wednesday for a leaki...
Trump backs down on Greenland, and cancels tariff threat
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January 22, 2026
DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday scrapped the tariffs that he threatened to impose on eight European nations to press for U.S. control over Greenland, pulling a dramatic r...
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January 22, 2026
• Breanna Bennett, 26, of Monongahela was charged with simple assault and harassment stemming from an alleged incident on Sunday, court records state.
Minnesota and the battle to cripple ICE
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January 22, 2026
You’ve seen videos of Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers struggling to apprehend illegal immigrants in Minneapolis and elsewhere around the country. Many of those immigrants have criminal re...
Saints Joachim and Anne Parish celebrate First Reconciliation
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January 22, 2026
Nineteen second-graders from Saints Joachim and Anne Catholic Parish Religious Education program celebrated their First Reconciliation on Jan. 17 at the Queen of the Rosary Campus in Glassport. The Re...
Opinion, Politics
January 22, 2026
To the Editor: The pictures coming out of Minneapolis are awful. ICE’s indiscriminant violence makes everyone vulnerable. We know who is responsible. It ends with Trump. Why is this happening? It has ...
Vargas Pin-Up Girls surprise nursing home residents
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January 22, 2026
On Jan. 3, the residents of the TLC-Tender Loving Care Nursing Home in West Newton got a surprise visit, as the Vargas Pin-Up Girls showed up in full dress to sing Christmas carols, and brought each r...
Frosty start to spring semester at PennWest
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January 21, 2026
PennWest California student Aalayah Lester, a business management major from Pittsburgh, walks between classes in the academic quad Tuesday, the first day of the spring semester, as temperatures hover...
West Mifflin OKs first step in new housing plan
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
January 21, 2026
Several borough residents expressed opposition to a proposal to split up Westwood Golf Club for a new development. West Mifflin officials approved the first phase of plans submitted by Westwood Golf C...
Charleroi Area considers cellphone policy changes
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
January 21, 2026
District officials expect the state to ban their use in schools within two years. With a statewide cellphone ban looming, Charleroi Area school leaders are starting the conversation early — and studen...
Trial postponed for Vereb in pet cremation scandal
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January 21, 2026
Court proceedings are scheduled to take place in front of a jury in June. By TAWNYA PANIZZI TribLive Alleged victims of Patrick Vereb, the man accused of taking money for pet cremations and disposing ...
Two-vehicle crash on Speers bridge
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January 21, 2026
Charleroi, Rostraver Township and Belle Vernon firefighters, along with police, responded to Interstate 70 west on the Speers bridge for a two-vehicle accident with injuries late Tuesday morning. One ...
3 possible snow scenarios are in play for the weekend
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January 21, 2026
Meteorologists break down potential forecasts ranging from light to intense snowfall. By MEGAN TROTTER TribLive The National Weather Service sees three possible snowy scenarios for Western Pennsylvani...
Sheriff: Rescinding 2006 court order could save at least $250K in overtime
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WESTMORELAND COUNTY
January 21, 2026
A judge is scheduled to hear James Albert’s legal argument April 2. By RICH CHOLODOFSKY TribLive Westmoreland County Sheriff James Albert has asked a county judge to rescind a two-decade-old court ord...
BVA school board approves RFP to seek new solicitor
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
January 21, 2026
“Any interested attorney in the area that wants to participate and maybe throw his or her hat in the ring to be our next solicitor can do it at that point. So it’ll be open to anybody.” DR. TIMOTHY GL...
Shapiro pick for Board of Pardons is opposed by clemency advocates
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January 21, 2026
John S. O’Brien II served as an expert witness in the Jerry Sandusky & John du Pont cases. By CHARLOTTE KEITH Spotlight PA HARRISBURG — Gov. Josh Shapiro’s nomination to the Board of Pardons is a psyc...