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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
West Mifflin awards contract for middle school roof repairs
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
November 21, 2025
The district is still renovating the auditorium after it was damaged by a fire nearly a year ago. West Mifflin School Board awarded contracts for repairs to the middle school roof and the high school ...
Monongahela community members come together to save beloved Christmas lights
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
November 21, 2025
Monongahela Historical Society President Laura Magone led the effort to raise money and recruit volunteers to fix the snowflakes. The Christmas snowflakes that line Main Street in Monongahela are shin...
60th annual Salute to Santa Parade set for Saturday in McKeesport
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November 21, 2025
The parade will begin at 11 a.m. along Fifth Avenue. By the MVI The City of McKeesport’s 60th annual Salute to Santa parade kicks off at 11 a.m. Saturday along Fifth Avenue. Parade units will begin li...
City couple charged in 2-year-old’s overdose
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November 21, 2025
By the MVI A couple is facing felony charges after a 2-year-old overdosed from cocaine and fentanyl in Monessen. Sable Ford, 36, and Travis Lee Holmes, 33, of Linden Avenue, were both charged with end...
Layoffs possible as commissioners seek to reduce $30M deficit from 2026 budget
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WESTMORELAND COUNTY
November 21, 2025
By RICH CHOLODOFSKY TribLive Westmoreland County commissioners said additional spending cuts and layoffs could be implemented to trim a nearly $30 million deficit from the proposed 2026 budget. Commis...
News, Politics
November 21, 2025
NO ONE LIKES IT WHEN A SCHOOL is closed. It’s disruptive for students and sometimes for entire communities. Yet sometimes, closing a school is unavoidable and, in the long run, can be the right thing ...
A very big deal
Politics
November 21, 2025
If there was an award for courage and honor in politics, it should go to a stalwart band of Republicans in the Indiana state Senate who have resisted enormous pressure from President Trump and rejecte...
Politics
Letter to the Editor
November 21, 2025
To the Editor: As an Elizabeth Forward taxpayer, I feel like I’m watching our community write its own obituary — not for buildings, but for its financial future. In three years, approximately 80–85% o...
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Elizabeth
November 21, 2025
• Heather Hissom, 42, unknown address, was charged with intentional possession of a controlled substance by a person not registered and use/possession of drug paraphernalia on Sunday, court records st...