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By By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press 
July 1, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday threw out appellate rulings in favor of transgender people in four states following the justices’ recent decision upholding a Tennessee ban on certain med...
Magic City Saturday celebrates summer
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June 30, 2025
Sally Mai, 13, Zhixuan Mai, 8, and Rosalee Dobosh, 5, of Charleroi cool off with snow cones at the borough’s Magic City Saturday celebration. Heather Hart / For the MVI
Family loses home in Roscoe fire
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
June 30, 2025
Donations are being collected by American Legion Post 801. First responders from across the Mon Valley battled a house fire in extreme heat Saturday. With temperatures at their peak in the high 80s, f...
PennWest receives grant for deaf education program
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
June 30, 2025
A new 30-credit certificate will be offered this fall. PennWest University has received a grant to expand its deaf education apprenticeship program. PennWest was awarded a $398,923 Supporting Certifie...
Mon Valley hit by heavy rain, strong winds
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
June 30, 2025
Another round of storms is in the forecast for this afternoon. Rostraver Township Fire Department responded to 20 calls for assistance as severe storms rolled through the area early Saturday afternoon...
Glassport community unveils new public art
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June 30, 2025
By the MVI A vibrant new sign now greets visitors to Glassport. During a recent ribbon cutting, Allegheny County Executive Sara Innamorato, local leaders and residents celebrated the new Glassport Gat...
Borough officials review fireworks regulations
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
June 30, 2025
Pennsylvania updated its law in 2022 to differentiate between consumer and commercial fireworks use. Ahead of the Fourth of July holiday, West Mifflin Mayor Chris Kelly asked council members at the la...
Lawmakers to miss budget deadline, but don’t expect lengthy impasse
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June 30, 2025
There’s confidence that the process can be wrapped up in early July. By TOM FONTAINE TribLive Pennsylvania’s state government is expected to start the new fiscal year Tuesday without a spending plan i...
Rostraver Township vehicle crash
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June 30, 2025
Rostraver Township firefighters responded to a two-vehicle accident on Rostraver Road at Pricedale Road. Rostraver West Newton Emergency Services transported one patient, who was not identified, to a ...
Two-vehicle accident in Webster
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June 30, 2025
Rostraver Township firefighters responded to a two-vehicle accident Sunday evening on Route 906 in Webster. One person, who was not identified, was evaluated on scene by Rostraver West Newton Emergenc...
Politics
June 30, 2025
WE TALK A LOT ABOUT TRANSPARENCY. The free flow of information is important. We want government to be accountable to the people for their actions, their spending and their process. When government doe...
What to do about the War Powers Act?
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June 30, 2025
The Ford Edsel. New Coke. The Sony Betamax. Theranos. Google Glass. Yugoslavia. The 1964 Philadelphia Phillies. The “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” musical. The War Powers Act. Of the many great ideas that t...
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June 30, 2025
By ALI SWENSON and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina said Sunday he will not seek reelection next year, an abrupt announcement that came on...
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June 30, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — CIA Director John Ratcliffe told skeptical U.S. lawmakers that American military strikes destroyed Iran’s lone metal conversion facility and in the process delivered a monumental set...
Magic at the Farmers Market in Monongahela
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June 28, 2025
A young audience member reacts to magician Steve Haberman Friday afternoon at the Monongahela Farmers Market in Chess Park. Friday was Kids Day, featuring games, activities and refreshments along with...
Family holds onto memories of Tori Demo as trial nears
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
June 28, 2025
She was killed in a crash on I-70 in March 2024. The trial for a Fayette City man involved in an accident that killed an Allenport woman last year is set to begin July 7. Jacob M. Posey, 23, who is ch...
Former Monessen man resentenced to life in prison for 1973 murders
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June 28, 2025
A judge denied John Veltre’s request for release Friday in a Westmoreland County courtroom. By RICH CHOLODOFSKY TribLive Susan Worlton only knew her sisters from her mother’s stories and the few pictu...
EF student wins Cam Heyward foundation coloring contest
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June 28, 2025
“How can you be a hero?” That’s what Edgar Snyder & Associates, Cam Heyward of the Pittsburgh Steelers and his foundation, The Heyward House, asked local elementary school students in their “How to Be...
Charleroi mother takes plea deal in child’s death
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By By STACY WOLFORD swolford@yourmvi.com 
June 28, 2025
The body of Kylie Wilt and Alan Hollis’ son was discovered hidden behind a wall in her apartment. A Charleroi woman whose infant son was found entombed in the wall of her apartment four years ago plea...
GetGo’s sale to Canadian company gets FTC approval
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June 28, 2025
Overall, GetGo employs about 3,500 people across Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, Maryland and Indiana. By KELLEN STEPLER TribLive Giant Eagle’s sale of its GetGo gas stations and convenience stores...