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September 13, 2019
By EMILY BENNETT DILULLO ebennett@yourmvi.com Residents of Aliquippa Avenue approached Monessen council Thursday night for help with a rat and rodent infestation. At least eight residents and neighbor...
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September 13, 2019
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Donora is once again looking for a new borough administrator. Council voted to hire Jerad Cypher of East Washington during last week’s special meeting, but Cypher...
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September 13, 2019
By Eric Seiverling eseiverling@yourmvi.com Two people are in custody and Allegheny County homicide detectives are looking for a third person after a woman was found dead in McKeesport’s Renziehausen P...
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September 13, 2019
By Eric Seiverling eseiverling@yourmvi.com A Fayette County man was killed in a two-vehicle crash on Route 51 in Rostraver Township Thursday morning after colliding with a Peterbilt truck.   According...
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September 13, 2019
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A Port Vue man was sentenced in federal court Wednesday to 15 years imprisonment, followed by 10 years of supervised release, on his conviction of violating federal na...
Touch-a-Truck event to help local families
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September 11, 2019
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com An area church – and dozens of volunteers and organizations – are hoping to make a larger-than-life impact in the Magic City this weekend. The “Touch a Truck: Touch ...
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September 11, 2019
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Another Washington Township meeting has once again left residents and Justice for Otto supporters frustrated. For nearly seven months, residents from area communitie...
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September 11, 2019
By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Negotiations are continuing between the Elizabeth Forward School District and PA Coach Lines, with no disruption in bus transportation expected. The school dist...
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September 11, 2019
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com A Dunlevy man’s latest appeal of his 2011 murder conviction has been denied by the Superior Court of Pennsylvania. Robert Urwin Jr., 62, was found guilty of third...
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By Stacy Wolford 
September 11, 2019
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Liberty borough council learned Wednesday that a stream embankment on Glenn Avenue, which empties into the Youghiogheny River, is going to need restored. Borough Engin...
Vintage and Vines blooms year round in North Belle Vernon
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September 11, 2019
By EMILY BENNETT DiLULLO ebennett@yourmvi.com When you walk into Vintage and Vines on Broad Avenue in North Belle Vernon, one of the first things you might take notice of is the sweet and semi-spicy a...
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September 10, 2019
By Natasha Lindstrom Former Steelers lineman and four-time Super Bowl champion Sam Davis has died at 75, officials said Tuesday night. Police found Davis’ body near his home at an assisted living comm...
Young cheerleaders aid Auberle
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By Mon Valley Independent 
September 10, 2019
By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com When Leane Brown took on the duties of cheer mom for the Division 2 cheerleaders of the Ringgold Rams Youth League, she applied some of the same principles that...
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September 10, 2019
By Beth Hope-Cushey For the Mon Valley Independent Jim Lewis Sr. spent his life serving the community and helping others. The evening of Jan. 7, 2018, was no different.   It was a cold and snowy night...
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September 10, 2019
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A student-athlete in the Mc-Keesport Area School District was shot early Tuesday morning. McKeesport police Chief Adam Alfer confirmed that the shooting happened at 12...
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September 10, 2019
By JIM BUSCH For the MV Independent The Garden Club of Mc-Keesport is looking for a few green thumbs. The club, which maintains Pennsylvania’s second largest public rose garden, is actively seeking ne...
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September 10, 2019
By Tom Davidson A 21-year-old McKeesport woman is accused of stabbing an East Pittsburgh woman and her two adult daughters Monday night outside an East Pittsburgh apartment building, state police said...
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September 10, 2019
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com An Arnold City man accused of burglarizing a Stockdale residence and vehicle in two separate incidents is behind bars.   Michael Nervina, 36, is charged with two cou...
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September 10, 2019
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com A Rostraver Township man accused of throwing a Memorial Day party at his home that allegedly included underage drinkers was ordered to stand trial on charges rela...
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September 10, 2019
By EMILY BENNETT DILULLO ebennett@yourmvi.com North Belle Vernon Borough Council appointed a new emergency management coordinator Tuesday night.   Shelby Ferguson II will take over the position from J...