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August 20, 2024
The grocery store chain said all current stores and employees will be retained. By PATRICK VARINE Trib Total Media Giant Eagle’s GetGo gas stations and convenience stores are being bought by a Canadia...
Democrats honor Biden while pivoting to Harris
News, Politics
August 20, 2024
CHICAGO (AP) — A refreshed Democratic Party gathered Monday night for a valedictory speech from President Joe Biden, whose decision to end his reelection bid released newfound energy with Vice Preside...
The weird, creepy, surreal and dangerous 2024 campaign
Politics
August 20, 2024
The already-long 2024 presidential campaign has become the strangest in modern history. Here are 10 unanswered questions that illustrate how and why we’ve entered this bizarro world: 1. How can Kamala...
The art of being grateful
Politics
August 20, 2024
Gratitude: It shouldn’t be that hard. Everything we have is a gift. That’s not the stuff of politics much anymore. We live in a time when anger is more of the trend. But that’s not going to work. Grat...
Politics
August 20, 2024
CLASSROOMS ARE SWEPT CLEAN, buses are rolling and teachers have their lesson plans set. It doesn’t seem like that long ago we were wishing high school graduates the best for their future and reminding...
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...