The myth that Biden had nothing to do with the prosecutions of Trump
Politics
June 10, 2024
The five criminal and civil prosecutions of former President Donald Trump all prompt heated denials from Democrats that President Joe Biden and Democrat operatives had a role in any of them. But Biden...
Former McKeesport funeral home up for sale
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By By JOANNE KLIMOVICH HARROP Trib Total Media 
June 10, 2024
Built in 1920, the Victorian-style residence hasn’t been used for funerals since 2002. When Marlene Fait-Schmalz bought her childhood home in 2011, she reclaimed a piece of McKeesport history. The uni...
Senate OKs veterans tax relief bill
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By MICHAEL RICHTER, mrichter@yourmvi.com 
June 10, 2024
The legislation, which was sponsored by Sen. Camera Bartolotta, passed unanimously. A bill sponsored by state Sen. Camera Bartolotta, R-Carroll Township, that would allow more veterans with disabiliti...
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
June 10, 2024
State Sen. Jim Brewster said the site is a potential “gold mine” due to its proximity to the Mon-Fayette Expressway. State Rep. Nick Pisciottano and Shawl Pryor, chief operating officer of Moonbeam Ca...
Local education leaders seek solutions to statewide teacher shortage crisis
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By By QUINCEY REESE Trib Total Media 
June 10, 2024
Pennsylvania reported more than 2,000 open teaching positions in October. Thousands of teaching positions in Pennsylvania were vacant or filled by someone on an emergency certificate in the past year,...
U.N. food agency pauses its aid work at U.S. pier in Gaza
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
June 10, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) — The director of the U.N. World Food Program said Sunday the program has “paused” its distribution of humanitarian aid from an American-built pier off Gaza, saying she was “concerned ...
Rural pharmacy owners say it’s getting harder to stay open
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By By DEVI SHASTRI AP Health Writer 
June 10, 2024
Financial pressures are putting them in an increasingly tough position. Basin Pharmacy fills more than prescriptions in rural northern Wyoming. It’s also the key health care access point for the town ...
Monongahela Farmers Market mixes fun with fresh food
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By MICHAEL RICHTER, mrichter@yourmvi.com 
June 8, 2024
The popular Monongahela attraction opened for the season Friday afternoon. Tables abounded with freshly made goods, and kids imitated pirates as their balloon swords clashed, while the aroma of funnel...
Donora Community Garden on display at open house
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By KRISTIE LINDEN For the MVI 
June 8, 2024
Free plots are available for any Donora residents who want to try their hands at planting. At the corner of Second Street and McKean Avenue in Donora is a little oasis you might miss if you blink whil...
Local filmmaker excited about his latest project
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By By PEG LUKETIC McKeesport Community Newsroom 
June 8, 2024
Mark Cantu expects to release “Grind” in 2025. In the late 1980s, a young Mark Cantu and his brother received a VHS camcorder for Christmas. The brothers took turns strapping the bulky device on their...
McKeesport prepares for 60th Good Neighbor Day
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By NYA O'NEAL noneal@yourmvi.com 
June 8, 2024
The celebration will be held Wednesday, with a rain date of Thursday. McKeesport will once again celebrate what it means to be a “good neighbor.” For decades, the city has held its Good Neighbor Day c...
Girl Scouts give back to community with project
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
June 8, 2024
They renovated a campfire area at the community center. Mom, interior designer and volunteer Lisa Fenwick, 41, of Elizabeth Township never expected to co-lead a Girl Scout troop, but she always wanted...
McKeesport resident marks 100th birthday
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By NYA O'NEAL noneal@yourmvi.com 
June 8, 2024
Betty Cummings says having good friends is the secret to a long life. A resident at the Community Life Center in McKeesport was celebrated this week for becoming a centenarian. Elizabeth “Betty” Cummi...
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
June 8, 2024
Sessions will be held June 27 and July 25 at City Park in Monessen. If your child is interested in ponies and agriculture, Penn State Extension and Monessen Councilwoman Karen Cosner will be hosting a...
Lawmakers introduce bills to advance higher education overhaul
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By By BILL SCHACKNER Trib Total Media 
June 8, 2024
Gov. Josh Shapiro wants to create a new State Board of Higher Education. Two Democratic lawmakers, one in the House and one in the Senate, are introducing legislation to advance Gov. Josh Shapiro’s pr...
Biden apologizes to Zelenskyy for monthslong holdup to weapons
World News
June 7, 2024
PARIS (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday for the first time publicly apologized to Ukraine for a monthslong congressional holdup in American military assistance that let Russia make gains on the bat...
Could the guilty verdict cost Donald Trump the election? Sure it could
Politics
June 7, 2024
How much will Donald Trump’s conviction in the New York hush money case matter come November? The obvious answer is that nobody knows. Still, I suspect the verdict will matter, just not in ways that a...