Gratitude and life
Politics
January 13, 2026
“We are basket cases of ingratitude, so many of us.” That’s one of my favorite quotes from William F. Buckley Jr., a founding father of the conservative movement whose wisdom we sure could use right n...
Around The Valley, Features
January 13, 2026
• Ernest E. Jobes Post 212 American Legion, Donora, meeting, at the post, 513 Meldon Ave., Donora, 6 p.m. • Eucharistic Adoration, St. Andrew the Apostle Parish, Monongahela site, 722 W. Main St., 6 t...
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Sweater/hoodie sale at thrift store
January 13, 2026
Long Branch Community Grange, 210 Chestnut St., Coal Center, is holding “souper” day sales each Tuesday and Wednesday this month and in February. Featured today will be potato, chicken dumplings, corn...
Around The Valley
January 13, 2026
Rolling closures on Interstate 70 eastbound are scheduled for today and Wednesday as road work continues between the Arnold City and Smithton exits. PennDOT announced there will be single- lane restri...
MVI Girls Shootout Classic held
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January 12, 2026
Belle Vernon’s Lyla McConnell and Saylor Lee celebrate during a win over Serra Catholic on Saturday as the Mon Valley Independent hosted its annual Girls Shootout Classic. See stories on Page B1. Mike...
Monessen schools changing class scheduling process
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
January 12, 2026
Superintendent Dr. Robert Motte said no decisions have been made to eliminate staff. The Monessen City School District released a statement Friday addressing changes being made to the class scheduling...
Stabbing arrest made
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January 12, 2026
One person was taken to a local hospital Saturday after a stabbing at a Glassport apartment building. Allegheny County dispatchers confirmed to our news partners at WTAE that authorities were called t...
Mon River search in Donora called ‘unfounded’
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January 12, 2026
Firefighters responded to a person in distress call Sunday that prompted a river search. Donora firefighters conducted the rescue search of the Monongahela River that was later determined to be unfoun...
Ground broken for Layton Bridge replacement project
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January 12, 2026
The project will also include improvements to Layton Road. By the MVI PennDOT Secretary Mike Carroll and local officials broke ground last week on the Layton Bridge (Route 4038) replacement project in...
Mon Valley Academy for the Arts leaders selected for Community Service Award
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
January 12, 2026
Annette Buffer and SueAnne Antonucci will receive the honor from the Brownsville Area Ministerial Association. Two longtime leaders of the Mon Valley Academy for the Arts will be recognized later this...
Elizabeth Township discusses response to heavy snow
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
January 12, 2026
Township officials handled three significant snowfalls in December. Elizabeth Township’s Public Works Supervisor Tom Methven updated commissioners at a recent meeting about how the township handled a ...
Area rescue dogs selected for national Puppy Bowl
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January 12, 2026
The event will be shown on several channels on Super Bowl Sunday. By MEGAN TROTTER TribLive Four of Pittsburgh’s newest athletes have that dawg in them — literally. Next month, two pups from Tarentum-...
Judges see suspected AI hallucinations in Pa. court cases
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January 12, 2026
A Commonwealth Court judge raised questions about the use of AI when confronted with an error-filled brief. By SARAH BODEN For Spotlight PA Veteran attorneys with a track record of arguing high-profil...
DOJ subpoenas central bank, threatens indictment
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January 12, 2026
The action is related to testimony regarding building renovations. WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Sunday the Department of Justice has served the central bank with subpoena...
Politics
By By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press 
January 12, 2026
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The next U.S. census is four years away, but two lawsuits playing out this year could affect how it will be done and who will be counted. Allies of President Donald Trump are behi...
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By By SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press 
January 12, 2026
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump on Sunday fired off another warning to the government of Cuba as the close ally of Venezuela braces for potential widespread unrest after Nicolás Ma...
Politics
January 12, 2026
IT TAKES TIME TO MOVE from an idea to implementation. It also takes discipline to recognize when the time for that shift has arrived. Two years ago, the conversation about the future of emergency medi...
Elizabeth Township’s R-Place celebrates 35 years
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
January 10, 2026
Operated by Rus and Kim Svec, the restaurant provides catering services and hosts parties. Why fuss … call Chef Rus. For the past 35 years , that’s been the slogan for R-Place Event Venue, Restaurant,...
Work underway on Coen Market project
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
January 10, 2026
Carroll Township Chairman Ken Hillman confirmed that the company has authorization for site preparation and underground work. First proposed as a rezoning request in December 2021 and met with years o...
Pa. regulators assess handling of April storm
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
January 10, 2026
High winds resulted in massive power outages across the region. In the wake of a powerful windstorm that left hundreds of thousands of residents without electricity across southwestern Pennsylvania la...