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By By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press 
January 12, 2026
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The next U.S. census is four years away, but two lawsuits playing out this year could affect how it will be done and who will be counted. Allies of President Donald Trump are behi...
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By By SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press 
January 12, 2026
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump on Sunday fired off another warning to the government of Cuba as the close ally of Venezuela braces for potential widespread unrest after Nicolás Ma...
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January 12, 2026
IT TAKES TIME TO MOVE from an idea to implementation. It also takes discipline to recognize when the time for that shift has arrived. Two years ago, the conversation about the future of emergency medi...
Elizabeth Township’s R-Place celebrates 35 years
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
January 10, 2026
Operated by Rus and Kim Svec, the restaurant provides catering services and hosts parties. Why fuss … call Chef Rus. For the past 35 years , that’s been the slogan for R-Place Event Venue, Restaurant,...
Work underway on Coen Market project
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
January 10, 2026
Carroll Township Chairman Ken Hillman confirmed that the company has authorization for site preparation and underground work. First proposed as a rezoning request in December 2021 and met with years o...
Pa. regulators assess handling of April storm
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
January 10, 2026
High winds resulted in massive power outages across the region. In the wake of a powerful windstorm that left hundreds of thousands of residents without electricity across southwestern Pennsylvania la...
Rostraver Township’s new tax collector sworn in
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
January 10, 2026
Jody Spedaliere was elected in November. New Rostraver Township tax collector Jody Spedaliere was officially sworn into office this week after being elected in November. Spedaliere, who defeated incum...
Taking tickets in Monessen
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January 10, 2026
Caroline Guerrieri, 7, and Patti Hallam teamed up at the ticket booth Friday night for Monessen High School’s boys basketball game against St. Joseph. Smiles were free, but tickets were not. Jeff Hels...
Monessen considers tax incentives through LERTA
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
January 10, 2026
Solicitor Joseph Dalfonso said the school district will also have to be on board to make the plan effective. Monessen council has started discussions for a potential Local Economic Revitalization Tax ...
Some flu measures decline, but it’s not clear this severe season has peaked
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January 10, 2026
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. flu infections showed signs of a slight decline last week, but health officials say it is not clear that this severe flu season has peaked. New government data posted Friday — for...
Zohran Mamdani’s call for warm ‘collectivism’ is DOA
Politics
January 10, 2026
The day before the Trump administration captured and extradited Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro, many on the right (including yours truly) had a field day mocking something the newly minted mayor o...
Politics
January 10, 2026
A new year offers an opportunity for new beginnings. That’s true for almost all of us, but it is especially true for newly elected officials. We welcome all of those individuals to office and hope the...
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Insanity
January 10, 2026
To the Editor: How would you like to die two days after Christmas? The ground would be frozen and covered with snow, the temperature frigid, a low haze everywhere, and visibility limited. Of course, y...
Around The Valley, Politics
January 10, 2026
Meetings in local government this week Here is a look at upcoming government meetings around the Mid-Mon Valley this week. If there’s an item or other event of public interest, we’ll include that belo...
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Donora
January 10, 2026
• Cory Hannen, 37, of Charleroi was charged with use/ possession of drug paraphernalia stemming from an alleged incident on Dec. 25, 2025, court records state. • Krysta Garove, 35, of Donora was charg...
Shooting for the moon at California Area Elementary School
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January 9, 2026
From left, first-grader Kennedy Kaminski and sixth-graders Amora Grillo and Brenley Farner work on individual projects Thursday afternoon in Susan Bitonti’s Moonshot Program class at California Elemen...
Major sewage project likely ahead for Monessen
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
January 9, 2026
Mayor Ron Mozer warns it will be a “huge logistics issue” once it begins. The Mon Valley Sewage Authority gave a presentation Thursday to Monessen City Council on what the city can expect from a poten...
Jury finds Monessen parents not guilty of child endangerment
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January 9, 2026
They were acquitted on two felony charges. By RICH CHOLODOFSKY TribLive Felicia Dugan embraced a friend and sobbed Thursday afternoon outside a Westmoreland County courtroom after a jury found her and...
North Belle Vernon officials sworn in for new year
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
January 9, 2026
Mayor Craig Ambrose and four council members were sworn in. North Belle Vernon officials took care of routine reorganization business Monday night, swearing in the mayor and council members and opting...