Politics
November 24, 2025
WHY CAN’T PENNSYLVANIA just have transparent government? Why is it so hard for the people to know who really is paying for the laws, the lawmakers and the influence? For nine years, March on Harrisbur...
Politics
By By JILL COLVIN Associated Press 
November 24, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — There was a time when presidential hopefuls played coy about their ambitions, crisscrossing the country under the guise of helping other candidates and deflecting when pushed on their ...
Around The Valley
November 24, 2025
A man was found shot three times in the legs in Clairton, according to Allegheny County Police. An emergency dispatcher said a call was received at 10:19 p.m. Friday of a shooting in the 1000 block of...
Around The Valley, Latest News
November 24, 2025
Pittsburgh Police Spokeswoman Emily Bourne said Pittsburgh’s annual Light Up Night drew large crowds throughout the core of Downtown Pittsburgh. Videos posted online by attendees showed teens running ...
60th ‘Salute to Santa Parade’ kicks off holiday season in McKeesport
Around The Valley, Latest News
November 24, 2025
The City of McKeesport’s 60th annual Salute to Santa parade was held Saturday along Fifth Avenue. Hundreds of people lined the streets to watch the parade, which featured dozens of floats, participant...
More than a meal: SPHS community outreach volunteers serve food, smiles — and hope
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
November 22, 2025
More than 400 people were served a hot Thanksgiving dinner at Riverside Place in Charleroi. The warm aroma of turkey, stuffing and sweet potatoes filled Riverside Place on Friday during the annual SPH...
Charleroi’s Nancy Ellis wins 2 races, will serve on council
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
November 22, 2025
Council will appoint a new mayor after the new council members are sworn into office in January. Despite winning the Charleroi mayor’s race by seven votes, Nancy J. Ellis will not return to the positi...
Monongahela kicks off the holidays with Merry & Bright Night
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
November 22, 2025
The event is a team effort by the Monongahela Area Chamber of Commerce and the city. Monongahela pulled out all the stops on Friday for the annual Merry and Bright Night, celebrating with music, firew...
Valley towns get slice of $1.8M in gaming fund grants
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
November 22, 2025
State Sen. Nick Pisciottano and Rep. Andrew Kuzma announced the funding disbursements to Allegheny County communities in their districts earlier this week. Several local lawmakers announced earlier th...
3 charged in deadly shooting
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WHITE OAK
November 22, 2025
The brazen daylight shooting occurred in a busy retail area last month. By the MVI Three arrests have been made one month after a man was shot and killed outside of a Wendy’s in White Oak. According t...
Around The Valley, Latest News, Main
November 22, 2025
Charleroi Borough officials announced that roadway repairs on McKean Avenue between 8th and 9th Streets will begin Monday. Morgan Excavating will handle the project. If everything stays on schedule, t...
Business, Latest News
By JACK TROY TribLive 
November 22, 2025
The core of Station Square — the struggling restaurant, entertainment and office complex on Pittsburgh’s South Shore — is under new ownership. Massachusetts-based WS Development announced Friday it pu...
Rep. Marjorie Taylor, former Trump loyalist, says she is resigning
Politics, World Briefly
November 22, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, a once-loyal supporter of President Donald Trump who has become a critic, said Friday she is resigning from Congress in January. Greene, in a ...
Hits & Misses
Politics
November 22, 2025
Congratulations and a big thank you to the organizers and volunteers who staged last night’s Merry & Bright holiday celebration in Monongahela. As usual, the volunteers and organizers found a way to u...
Politics
By By ALI SWENSON Associated Press 
November 22, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. spent a recent Wednesday showered in praise from the vice president and health technology CEOs at a glitzy “Make America Healthy Again” event in Washington, desig...
Presidents can no longer be trusted with pardons
Politics
November 22, 2025
O urs is a system of “checks and balances.” The president can do this or that, but the courts and Congress can put a stop to it (depending on the circumstances and relevant rules). When the courts rul...
City business gets into the Christmas spirit with nostalgic window display
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
November 21, 2025
The holiday display will be part of tonight’s Merry and Bright Night festivities in downtown Monongahela. Noel’s Primitive Shop and Gifts in Monongahela is bringing back the old tradition of storefron...
New Pa. tax credit for some workers to be ready for 2026 filing season
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November 21, 2025
State lawmakers have created a new Working Pennsylvanians Tax Credit. It’ll be tied to the federal Earned Income Tax Credit and could mean extra dollars for roughly 1 million people. Pennlive.com A ne...