Superhero Day at Charleroi Elementary
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March 6, 2026
Charleroi Area Elementary Center 3-5 Principal Adam Brewer dressed up as Superman on Thursday for superhero day at school. He is shown with River Williams (Spider-Man) and Leland Frecker (Deadpool). C...
Spring break starts today at PennWest
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March 6, 2026
Tyler Schaffer of Scottdale, left, and Mitchell Turner of Masontown walk between classes on the PennWest California campus Thursday afternoon. Students will begin spring break at the end of classes Fr...
Donora considers $750K loan for new public works campus
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
March 6, 2026
Roughly $880K for the project has already been obtained through LSA grants and other sources. A long-discussed plan to build a new public works campus in Donora now hinges on whether council will auth...
High school feasibility study update provided
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MCKEESPORT AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT
By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
March 6, 2026
Renovations are being recommended in several portions of the building. The McKeesport Area school board received an update Thursday on an ongoing feasibility study to learn where the high school might...
Port Vue discusses restrictions on garbage, snowstorm parking
Around The Valley, Latest News, Main
March 6, 2026
Some residents objected to the new parking ordinance. By THOMAS LETURGEY For the MVI At the start of Port Vue council’s meeting Wednesday, some residents praised borough workers for keeping roads clea...
Valley communities get PennDOT funds for roads and bridges
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
March 6, 2026
The grants are funded through revenues from the state gas tax. PennDOT has announced nearly $460.8 million to help municipalities across the state and the Mon Valley maintain their roads and bridges. ...
West Mifflin Area taking part in feasibility study involving Duquesne
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
March 6, 2026
Anyone connected to the district is invited to submit their responses online. The Pennsylvania Department of Education, in collaboration with the West Mifflin Area School District, is inviting staff m...
Spirit drops Orlando service from Arnold Palmer Airport
Around The Valley, Latest News, Main
March 6, 2026
Myrtle Beach flights will resume in mid-April. By RICH CHOLODOFSKY TribLive Spirit Airlines is pulling the plug on its long-running Orlando service from Arnold Palmer Regional Airport next month, a mo...
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March 6, 2026
The Pennsylvania Turnpike is advising motorists that a portion of state Route 51 in Jefferson Hills Borough, Allegheny County will be restricted to one lane for most of this month. Beginning Monday, b...
POLICE LOG
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McKeesport
March 6, 2026
• Denver Wayne Black, 27, of Donora was charged with harassment, disorderly conduct and public drunkenness stemming from an alleged incident Feb. 26, court records state. A preliminary hearing before ...
Politics, World News
March 6, 2026
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday he should be involved in choosing Iran’s next supreme leader as the U.S. and Israel hammered the country for a sixth day. I...
Politics, World Briefly
More than 20 states sue over new global tariffs
March 6, 2026
WORLD BRIEFLY WASHINGTON (AP) The House narrowly rejected a war powers resolution Thursday to halt President Donald Trump’s attacks on Iran, an early sign of unease in Congress over the rapidly wideni...
This is Trump’s war
Opinion, Politics
March 6, 2026
As President Trump continues to bombard Iran, triggering violent reprisals across the Middle East, is he also blasting Republican chances for controlling Congress after this fall’s midterm elections? ...
Opinion, Politics
By By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press 
March 6, 2026
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans invoked the war in Iran and the prospect of retaliatory terrorist attacks as they made another unsuccessful effort Thursday to pass a bill funding the Department of Homel...
Rogers announces candidacy for Pa. House District 58 seat
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CANDIDATE ANNOUNCEMENTS
March 6, 2026
For the MVI Cherri Rogers, of Scottdale, a union nurse and lifelong resident of Pennsylvania House District 58, has announced her candidacy for state representative. “Committed to lowering costs, defe...
MacTaggart to seek House District 48 post
Elections, Politics, Washington County Elections
CANDIDATE ANNOUNCEMENT
March 6, 2026
For the MVI Rebecca MacTaggart, a civil rights advocate and 20-year South Strabane Township resident, has announced her candidacy for Pennsylvania House District 48 during the May 19 primary election....
Sabot seeking Washington Co. Democratic delegate seat
Elections, Politics, Washington County Elections
March 6, 2026
For the MVI Bob Sabot has announced his candidacy to be a delegate for Washington County on the Pennsylvania State Democratic Committee in the May primary, a four-year voluntary position. Sabot, who i...