Special story time guests at Monongahela library
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March 5, 2026
Kash Kubasiak, left, Brooklyn Bialko and Lily Ledford watch as Joanna Goshert of the Washington Area Humane Society holds “Shamrock” during story time Wednesday at the Monongahela Public Library. The ...
Charleroi Area students are off to see the wizard for spring musical
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
March 5, 2026
Charleroi Area School District students will take their audiences somewhere over the rainbow to the enchanted land of Oz as they stage the perennial classic musical “The Wizard of Oz” this weekend. Wi...
Charleroi to vote on new snow removal ordinance
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
March 5, 2026
The proposed ordinance is similar to other rules developed by neighboring municipalities. Charleroi Borough is preparing to adopt a new ordinance establishing requirements, enforcement measures and po...
McKeesport first responders honored for high-rise fire rescue
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
March 5, 2026
Several residents were rescued from the Midtown Plaza Apartments after a trash chute caught fire in October. Several McKeesport first responders were commended Wednesday for their outstanding efforts ...
Commissioners to revamp airport authority board
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WESTMORELAND COUNTY
March 5, 2026
Rostraver Township Commissioner Gary Beck Sr. is one of the members who will be replaced. By RICH CHOLODOFSKY TribLive The board that oversees operations at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport in Unity is ...
Mon River Arts to stage ‘Once Upon a Mattress: Youth Edition’
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March 5, 2026
The production will debut at 7:30 tonight at the Grand Theatre in Elizabeth. Mon River Arts will present “Once Upon a Mattress: Youth Edition” at the Grand Theatre in Elizabeth. “Once Upon a Mattress”...
Roving patrols planned through St. Patrick’s Day for impaired drivers
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March 5, 2026
Officials on Wednesday encouraged those planning to celebrate to have a plan to get home safely. By RENATTA SIGNORINI TribLive Police will be on the lookout for St. Patrick’s Day revelers behind the w...
Upgrades, work needed at Elizabeth Township sewage pump stations
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
March 5, 2026
Elizabeth Township commissioners heard an update by sanitary engineer Chad Hanley. Several updates were discussed about Elizabeth Township’s sewage pump stations during Monday’s commissioner’s voting ...
$30M student teacher stipend is helping ease Pa.’s educator shortage
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March 5, 2026
Still, experts say teacher turnover remains a major issue across Pennsylvania, especially in lower-wealth urban and rural districts. Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit newsroom...
Crime briefs around the Valley
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March 5, 2026
Parents charged with child endangerment after police said they were living in condemned building Two Charleroi parents have been charged following an investigation into their living conditions at a co...
POLICE LOG
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Elizabeth Twp.
March 5, 2026
• David Michael Manuel, 55, of Charleroi was charged with false identification to a law enforcement officer on Tuesday, court records state. • Jimmie J. McCaskill, 60, of Clairton was charged with the...
Trump, forever wars and Iraq syndrome
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March 5, 2026
For many years in the 1970s, 1980s and into the 1990s, discussions of the use of U.S. military force suffered from an effect known as Vietnam Syndrome. Many Americans simply could not consider any pro...
Politics
March 5, 2026
By DAVID BAUDER, MEG KINNARD AND ALI SWENSON Associated Press Writers NEW YORK (AP) — For President Donald Trump, some of the sharpest criticism he’s faced in the early days of the Iran war has come f...
March Fourth fundraiser set for today helps nonprofit continue its work
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
March 4, 2026
Primanti Bros. in Pleasant Hills will donate 20% of its sales today for customers who mention the nonprofit. A local nonprofit is having its annual fundraiser today online and at Primanti Bros. on Cla...
Maglicco reflects on first month as McKeesport mayor
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
March 4, 2026
Securing funding for the replacement of the Versailles Avenue Bridge is among his priorities. Thursday will complete Thomas Maglicco’s first month as McKeesport’s new mayor, and he told the Mon Valley...
Grant money awarded to Valley firefighters, EMS providers
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
March 4, 2026
Funds are distributed annually by the state and can be used for a wide variety of purposes. From small volunteer stations to regional EMS providers, emergency responders across four counties are getti...
NAACP McKeesport Unit hosts annual pancake breakfast
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March 4, 2026
The NAACP McKeesport Unit celebrated Black History Month with its annual Pancake Breakfast on Saturday. Folks gathered at the Jacob Woll (Main) Pavilion in Renzie Park for breakfast, entertainment, an...
Police apprehend Carroll Township burglary suspect
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
March 4, 2026
Carroll Township police say a late-night prowler tried to force his way into several homes in the Craven Hill section before officers wrestled him into custody early Saturday. Boubacar Gueye, 31, addr...
No one injured as excavator falls into hole in Washington
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March 4, 2026
It’s part of a demolition project for the Washington County Courthouse Square parking garage. By the MVI An excavator fell into a hole during demolition of the Washington County Courthouse Square park...
Parents express safety concerns to school board
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MONESSEN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
March 4, 2026
Both incidents involved security measures at the high school. Several parents brought up safety concerns in some Monessen schools during Tuesday’s school board agenda meeting. City resident Stephen Ma...