Leopards advance in PIAA tournament
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March 9, 2026
Belle Vernon freshman Lyla McConnell (3) leaps into the arms of teammate Saylor Lee as the Leopards claimed the second state playoff victory in program history with a 58-46 win Saturday at Clearfield....
Funds secured for local communities
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ALLEGHENY COUNTY
By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
March 9, 2026
The money will go toward public safety, infrastructure and parks and recreation projects. State Sen. Pisciottano, D-West Mifflin, announced last week that he and other local state lawmakers helped sec...
Drug plan middlemen are facing new oversight push as Pa. pharmacies close
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March 9, 2026
The new proposal would also ban ownership of pharmacy licenses by corporate middlemen accused of driving pharmacy closures. By ED MAHON Spotlight PA HARRISBURG — Some Pennsylvania lawmakers want to gi...
McKeesport firefighters respond to house fire
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
March 9, 2026
The McKeesport Fire Department responded to a fire Sunday, rescuing two cats in the process. According to McKeesport Deputy Fire Chief Geno Esken, the department responded to the fire around 11:55 a.m...
Semi-pro team asks to use Monessen’s football stadium
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
March 9, 2026
The PA Dawgz would host four games in May & June. Representatives of PA Dawgz Football are seeking permission to use Monessen City School District’s stadium for football games. The semi-professional f...
Workshop series offered for local entrepreneurs and nonprofit leaders
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
March 9, 2026
The three-part series is being presented by the cfsbank Business Resource Center. Local entrepreneurs and nonprofit leaders looking to sharpen their skills and grow their organizations will have a new...
Saturday storm triggers grass fire
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March 9, 2026
Firefighters were called to the 1300 block of State Road in Monessen Saturday afternoon as a storm knocked down power lines in a field, which led to a gas-fed fire. Fire crews established a safe area ...
Bushy Run celebrates Pa.’s ‘Charter Day’
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March 9, 2026
England’s King Charles II in March 1681 granted a charter to William Penn, marking the state’s official birth. By RENATTA SIGNORINI TribLive Henry Bowden rattled off minute details of William Penn’s l...
No injuries in I-70 crash
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March 9, 2026
Rostraver Township police and firefighters were called to a tractor-trailer crash on Interstate 70 west at Exit 46 early Sunday morning. No injuries were reported. Crews contained a diesel leak from t...
Frying up fish at the California Volunteer Fire Department
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March 7, 2026
Volunteers prepare meals in the kitchen Friday afternoon during the California Volunteer Fire Department Lenten fish fry. From left are John Mosher, Mike Tchinski, Gene “Butch” Knight, Donald Towner S...
McKeesport agrees to settle federal lawsuit
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
March 7, 2026
Three city residents sued over civil rights violations relating to a search for a suspect in 2020. The City of McKeesport will pay $127,500, and its police department will receive training following t...
Area groups get grant money to promote skilled trades workforce
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
March 7, 2026
Junior Achievement and Arc Human Services each received $100,000. Two regional organizations are among the recipients of a $3.3 million state investment to strengthen Pennsylvania’s skilled trades wor...
Valley man waives hearing in racist video case
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
March 7, 2026
Michael Todora is accused of confronting shoppers at a local Walmart in December and then posting a video on Facebook. A Speers man charged after allegedly recording a racist confrontation inside the ...
Overtime costs top $7.2M in 2025
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WESTMORELAND COUNTY
March 7, 2026
Some employees have taken home double their annual salaries. By RICH CHOLODOFSKY TribLive Overtime has paid off in a big way for some Westmoreland County workers. A TribLive analysis of overtime paid ...
‘Deep negotiations’ for 2nd carrier at Palmer airport
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March 7, 2026
Leaders hope a $22M terminal expansion will lure a new airline. By RICH CHOLODOFSKY TribLive Talks have intensified with a potential second commercial airline to fly out of Arnold Palmer Regional Airp...
Facts to know about daylight saving time
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By By MEGAN SWIFT TribLive 
March 7, 2026
Clocks will be moved ahead again at 2 a.m. Sunday. The countdown is on to “spring ahead” this weekend. Daylight saving time begins Sunday, when clocks move forward from 2 a.m. to 3 a.m., costing peopl...
Politics
By By JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press 
March 7, 2026
James Talarico rode viral video fame to the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in Texas. Now Republicans want to turn years of candid on-camera musings against him. Conservatives are digging throug...
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March 7, 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...
Trump needs to get ready for the blowback
Opinion, Politics
March 7, 2026
It is a special kind of folly to make longterm predictions amid the fog of war. Nobody knows how Operation Epic Fury will end. But there are already a few things we can celebrate and condemn. On the c...