Portions of Allegheny County achieve new air quality milestones
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July 29, 2025
Environmental groups say the region is still far away from healthy air. By MEGAN TROTTER TribLive The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that parts of Allegheny County have made significan...
Commissioners discuss traffic complaints due to road work
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ROSTRAVER TOWNSHIP
By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
July 29, 2025
Projects along I-70 and Route 51 are creating huge backups in the township. At Monday’s work session, Rostraver Township commissioners discussed complaints they’ve received regarding road work taking ...
Tropical oasis to be theme of Epiphany of our Lord festival
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
July 29, 2025
The two-day event will end with an outdoor Mass Saturday night. Those who stop by the Epiphany of our Lord Summer Festival in Monessen will be on island time this weekend. The festival will be held Fr...
Volunteers keep Renziehausen Park Rose Garden beautiful
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July 29, 2025
Members of the Garden Club of McKeesport would welcome more helpers. By MATT PETRAS For the MVI On a scorchingly hot morning, a tight-knit group of primarily seniors weeded and completed other tasks t...
Charges filed after gun discharges in hotel room
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
July 29, 2025
A Finleyville man has been charged with assault after claiming a firearm accidentally went off inside a hotel room Friday. Raymond Charles Russell Jr., 53, of Hidden Valley Drive is charged with two c...
Arrest made in attempted break-in
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
July 29, 2025
A woman called police after spotting a man outside with a flashlight. A Monessen man is charged with burglary after allegedly attempting to break into a home over the weekend. Brennan Robert Breakwell...
Mother charged after child found hanging out apartment window
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
July 29, 2025
Police got the 3-year-old to go back inside. A Donora woman has been charged after her 3-year-old child was recently found hanging out of the window of an apartment building. Flonise Dorce, 33, of McK...
Watery fun at Port Vue Fun to be a Kid Day
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July 28, 2025
Wyatt Hutskow, 7, of Elizabeth plays in the spray provided by the Port Vue Volunteer Fire Department at the 29th annual Fun To Be A Kid Day held Sunday in Port Vue. He attended the event with his sist...
Local lawmakers support expanded body camera use
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
July 28, 2025
Camera Bartolotta and Pat Stefano were among the sponsors of the legislation in the state Senate. A bill that would that would expand body camera use among law enforcement to increase accountability a...
Occupants rescued in early morning McKeesport fire
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
July 28, 2025
They were asleep when a blaze erupted at their Oakland Street home. Several structure fires occurred in the McKeesport area over the weekend. At approximately 1:38 a.m. Saturday, the McKeesport Fire D...
Groups forming to plan futures for closing Penn State campuses
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July 28, 2025
The Fayette and New Kensington branches are among seven that will be shutting down after the Spring 2027 semester. By KELLEN STEPLER and NATHAN FERRARO TribLive Officials in Fayette and Westmoreland c...
McKeesport fire
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July 28, 2025
McKeesport fire Everyone was rescued from an early-morning blaze on Oakland Street. A3 $ 2 00
I-70 ramp repairs will trigger Rostraver nighttime detours
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July 28, 2025
They will begin today in the area where the interstate connects with Route 201. By JEFF HIMLER TribLive Nighttime ramp closures and detours will affect westbound drivers on Interstate 70 at the Fayett...
Church’s parking lot renovation project moves closer to reality
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WHITE OAK
By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
July 28, 2025
A few more steps are necessary before work can begin at St. Angela Merici Church. Several projects are being considered for approval in the White Oak area. In February, council approved final land dev...
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
July 28, 2025
Police said Matthew J. Roth lost control of his vehicle on State Route 481. A Blairsville man died early Sunday morning in a vehicle crash in Carroll Township. According to a release from Washington C...
STUFF THE BUS FUNDRAISER AT RIVER HOUSE CAFE
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July 26, 2025
Volunteers greet guests during the annual Stuff the Bus fundraiser Thursday at River House Cafe in Charleroi. Seated from left are Tom Nutting, Julie Blair, Becky Spiker, Elaine Ondrish and Kimberly G...
Riverfest celebration begins in Elizabeth
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
July 26, 2025
The annual firemen’s parade will be among today’s highlights at the Elizabeth festival. The annual Elizabeth Firemen’s Riverfest kicked off Friday with rides, food, animals and fun for residents of al...
Charleroi fire chief warns of deceptive fundraising
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
July 26, 2025
Robert Whiten Jr. says his department isn’t affiliated with Volunteer Firefighter Service in Texas. Local fire departments heavily depend on generous support from the communities they serve, but scams...
Reopening set at McKeesport Regional History and Heritage Center
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By MATT PETRAS For the MVI 
July 26, 2025
The three-day event will offer an in-depth look at the city’s colorful past. In the midst of a significant overhaul, the McKeesport Regional History and Heritage Center will host its grand reopening c...
Moose lodge helps present braille flag
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
July 26, 2025
It was given to the VA Hospital’s H.J. Heinz Campus in Pittsburgh. “A burden heavy to one is borne lightly by many.” That is one of the founding principles of the Loyal Order of the Moose, a fraternal...