Glassport swears in officials, promotes Pettis to sergeant
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January 6, 2026
Council President Anthony Colecchi and Vice President Mark Stecak were reelected to their positions. By THOMAS LETURGEY For the MVI Several Glassport officials took the oath of office at Monday’s annu...
Payne-Harrison becomes first Black woman ever to serve on West Mifflin council
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January 6, 2026
Mayor Chris Kelly and other officials were also sworn in Monday night. By THOMAS LETURGEY For the MVI History was made during Monday’s reorganization meeting in West Mifflin. Carla Payne-Harrison beca...
Monessen mayor, other officials sworn into office
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
January 6, 2026
The city will honor a longtime public servant by holding Rosalie Nicksich Day Jan. 9. Several Monessen council members and city employees were sworn in to office during Monday’s reorganization meeting...
Westmoreland slashes benefits for retired workers
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January 6, 2026
Nonunion workers who are on the payroll before Jan. 1 will still be eligible. By RICH CHOLODOFSKY TribLive Westmoreland County’s salary board on Monday rescinded a policy that allowed nonunion employe...
McKeesport HBCU Vision awards scholarships
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January 6, 2026
McKeesport HBCU (Historically Black Colleges and Universities) Vision recently hosted its second awards and fourth annual scholarship ceremony at the Monroeville Public Library. Miracle Kelley, a seni...
Politics
January 6, 2026
REORGANIZATION MEETINGS took place Monday in numerous municipalities, and as the new year begins we are calling for calm and cooperation. Occasional dust-ups are expected in any municipality, but chao...
Pseudorecessions
Politics
January 6, 2026
As the 1992 campaign approached, incumbent president George H.W. Bush was seen as a shoo-in for reelection. The First Gulf War ended in 1991 with a spectacular U.S. victory at the head of a coalition ...
The gift of America and the gift of life
Politics
January 6, 2026
“I am gonna die.” We all are. Just before Christmas, former Sen. Ben Sasse, announced that he has an advanced case of cancer and he’s going to die soon. At one point, people talked about Sasse as a po...
Last year’s odd economy in five charts, and what to watch for in 2026
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By By CHRISTOPHER RU-GABER AP Economics Writer 
January 6, 2026
WASHINGTON (AP) — The economy in 2025 was filled with contradictions, as growth was healthy while hiring slowed, inflation stayed elevated and unemployment rose. Last year’s odd outcomes raise a host ...
Business
January 6, 2026
LAS VEGAS (AP) — With the start of the New Year squarely behind us, it’s once again time for the annual CES trade show to shine a spotlight on the latest tech companies plan on offering in 2026. The m...
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By By ROBERT MUGGAH Instituto Igarapé; Princeton University 
January 6, 2026
The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. The predawn U.S. military operation that spirited Nicolás Maduro and his wife out of Ven...
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January 6, 2026
The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. By BRANDON ROTTINGHAUS Professor of Political Science, University of Houston Donald Trum...
McKeesport Model Railroad Club wraps up holiday open house
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January 5, 2026
Sunday marked the final day of this year’s McKeesport Model Railroad Club’s holiday open house display. The club has 40 members and has been in McKeesport for 75 years. The event is held at 2209 Walnu...
Donations sought after West Mifflin fire
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
January 5, 2026
The family lost virtually everything in the Sunday morning blaze, including their car and a dog. Fire officials are investigating after a devastating early-morning house fire Sunday in West Mifflin. F...
Valley veterans advocate Ron Chromulak dies
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
January 5, 2026
The Monessen native and Air Force veteran was 83. Ronald “Ron” Chromulak, a Monessen native and longtime advocate for veterans and community programs across the Mon Valley, died Friday. He was 83. A r...
Work continues on Expressway
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
January 5, 2026
The PA Turnpike Commission has no further plans to close Coal Valley Road, which reopened in December. Coal Valley Road is open again as construction is moving forward with the Mon/Fayette Expressway,...
LIHEAP funds available to help with heating bills
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
January 5, 2026
Pennsylvania residents can apply for assistance through April 10. As winter takes hold in the Mon Valley, some families may wonder how resources like the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program can ...
Pa. offers new online tools to help those applying for SNAP benefits
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
January 5, 2026
They’re designed to reduce errors and delays and make sure state residents get the benefits they need. Residents of Allegheny, Washington, Westmoreland and Fayette counties who rely on SNAP or other p...
Politics
January 5, 2026
PENN STATE’S BOARD OF TRUSTEES deserves credit for spending more time in public discussion this year than it has in the recent past. After years in which outcomes often were treated as foregone conclu...