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Jackpot worth $180,000 shared by winning ticket in Monongahela
December 23, 2025
Six winning Treasure Hunt tickets from the Sunday drawing will split a jackpot prize of $180,000. Four winning tickets were sold by Lottery retailers in Luzerne, Allegheny, Erie and Washington countie...
Busy weekend for Santa in Elizabeth Township
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December 22, 2025
Elizabeth Township firefighters spent Saturday escorting Santa, Mrs. Claus and their helpers throughout the communities they serve, turning their fire trucks into makeshift sleighs and bringing smiles...
‘Emergency’ bill questioned at EF board meeting
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
December 22, 2025
Neither the school board, nor administration said who selected the contractor to perform the work at Central Elementary School. Questions over emergency plumbing and sewage work at an Elizabeth Forwar...
Pisciottano bill aims to improve workers’ comp for permanent scarring, disfigurement
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
December 22, 2025
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics stated that private industry employers reported 115,200 nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses in Pennsylvania in 2023. State Sen. Pisciottano, D-West Mifflin, a...
Amazon launches Western Pa. same-day delivery facility
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December 22, 2025
Packages will be able to be fulfilled, sorted and delivered all from the same facility in Imperial. By MEGAN SWIFT TribLive The first-ever Amazon same-day delivery facility in Western Pennsylvania has...
Powerball jackpot climbs to $1.6 billion among largest lottery prizes ever in U.S.
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December 22, 2025
(AP) — The Powerball jackpot now stands at an estimated $1.6 billion, making it one of the largest lottery prizes in U.S. history, Powerball officials said Sunday. No ticket matched all six winning nu...
Politics
December 22, 2025
By JONATHAN J. COOPER AND SEJAL GOVINDARAO Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The next presidential election is three years away, but Turning Point USA already knows it wants Vice President JD Vance as t...
Keep your hat on
Politics
December 22, 2025
MONTREAL — Time for a holiday-season break from the divisions of the day. Surely you can read about war, protests, economic strains, cultural disputes, AI, cryptocurrency, the White House ballroom and...
Politics
December 22, 2025
IN WESTMORELAND COUNTY PRISON, the freedom to worship is treated less as a right than a whim. On multiple occasions, prayer or Bible study gatherings have been disrupted by corrections officers. Tim W...
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TUESDAY
December 22, 2025
• Santa Claus delivering treats to children of North Belle Vernon via fire truck, starting at 6:30 p.m. Leave your porch light on for Santa to stop. • Pizza/pizza burger sale, Belle Vernon Moose, 1026...
Top Trump official defends partial release of Epstein files as Dems cry foul
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December 22, 2025
AP WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche on Sunday defended the Justice Department’s decision to release just a fraction of the Jeffrey Epstein files by the congressionally...
Santa and Mrs. Claus visit Monongahela
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December 20, 2025
Santa and Mrs. Claus visited their Santa house in downtown Monongahela for the last night of the season on Friday. Lillian Shvarts, 17, of Monongahela stopped to take a photo with them. The Monongahel...
Spreading Christmas cheer for all to hear
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December 20, 2025
Christmas spirit is alive and well around the Mon Valley. Above, California Area Elementary School students were greeted by these “elves,” Principal Dr. Rachel Nagy and staff members Julie Iams, Steph...
West Mifflin ‘Santa cops’ wrap up holiday cheer
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
December 20, 2025
The police department also delivered toys to West Mifflin elementary students. For the seventh annual year, the West Mifflin Police Department hosted its toy drive to help local children have a bright...