Vehicle collides with train
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June 17, 2025
Rostraver Township Fire Department units were on the scene of a vehicle and a Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway Company train collision Monday evening in the 1400 block of State Road. No injuries were re...
GoFundMe established for bike crash victim
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
June 17, 2025
Taylor Mehalcik of McKeesport leaves behind a 6-year-old daughter. The family of Taylor Mehalcik, who was tragically killed June 11 after being struck by an SUV while riding her bike in McKeesport, ha...
White Oak considering two options for veterans memorial
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
June 17, 2025
Engraved bricks are currently being sold. White Oak is continuing its work to honor all its veterans and current military personnel by building a veterans memorial at Heritage Hill Park. The borough h...
Monessen Lions present donation for Kelemen memorial tournament
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June 17, 2025
The Monessen Lions presented a $500 donation to the Monessen Police Department for the Lt. Mike Kelemen Memorial Cornhole Tournament held last week. Shown, from left, are Monessen police Chief Dave Yu...
Sen. Ward says it’s a ‘scary time’ in politics
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June 17, 2025
She installed more security cameras at her home over the weekend. By TOM FONTAINE TribLive Pennsylvania Senate President Pro Tempore Kim Ward spent part of her Saturday afternoon installing more secur...
Crime briefs: Shots under investigation as glass broken in MMVTA bus shelter
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June 17, 2025
Donora Police and the Washington County Sheriff’s office are investigating multiple reports about shots being fired early Sunday morning near American Legion Post 212. According to Police Chief Neal R...
Downtown Brownsville transformed into movie set
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June 16, 2025
Sean McGhen, assistant location manager, stands Saturday on Market Street in Brownsville, where set crews transformed the block for the filming of a new Milton Hershey biopic. Photos by Jeff Helsel / ...
Brewster confirmed to Liquor Control Board
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
June 16, 2025
The former state senator was confirmed unanimously last week. State Sen. Nick Pisciottano announced recently that former state Sen. Jim Brewster was confirmed to the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board....
Fire hits McKeesport business
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June 16, 2025
Around 3:30 a.m. Sunday, fire officials were called to a fire at Cal’s Cantina Bar & Grille in the 600 block of Eden Park Boulevard in McKeesport. The fire was quickly brought under control and is now...
Weekend vehicle crash in Rostraver
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June 16, 2025
Rostraver Township Fire Department responded to a vehicle accident Saturday in the 4900 block of Route 51 south. Fire crews assisted Rostraver Township police with traffic control while Rostraver West...
EF board gets update on high school construction
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
June 16, 2025
Work can proceed without interruption now that school is out for the summer. There were more discussions about ongoing construction at the high school at Elizabeth Forward school board’s workshop meet...
Crowd packs Chess Park as farmers market returns
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
June 14, 2025
The popular event features food and other items for sale, along with live entertainment. Monongahela had a successful start to its summer farmers market Friday at Chess Park with produce, toys and oth...
Trump clears path for Nippon Steel investment
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June 14, 2025
His executive order mandates that the Japanese steelmaker must comply with a “national security agreement” in its dealings with U.S. Steel. WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday signed an...
Sewer project portion of bridge repair is complete
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FORWARD TOWNSHIP
By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
June 14, 2025
PennDOT can now begin structural work on the Center Avenue bridge. The Center Avenue bridge that connects Elizabeth to Forward Township is one step closer to being reopened, as far as Forward Township...
Ciss House of Hope feeding ministry today in White Oak
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June 14, 2025
Althea “Ciss” Warman said no one is turned away. By COLETTE FUNCHES McKeesport Community Newsroom When Althea Warman and her three children, Jamey, George and Dominic Warman, and Jeb Stercula, open th...
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June 14, 2025
A Denbo man is being charged with a first-degree misdemeanor after an 18-year-old Charleroi woman was allegedly attacked by his pit bull mix dog while she was trying to protect her godson. Troy Lee Br...
Appeals court upholds decision to raze former Century III Mall
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June 14, 2025
By PAULA REED WARD TribLive A Pennsylvania appeals court Wednesday upheld West Mifflin’s decision to raze the former Century III Mall, a nuisance property whose demolition has been underway for more t...
MAKING A SPLASH AT PINE COVE
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June 13, 2025
Sarah Palmer, 17, of Finleyville leaps into the pool Thursday afternoon at Pine Cove Beach Club and RV Resort in Charleroi. A member of Ringgold’s swim and dive team, Palmer was among many enjoying a ...
Donora gets $20K gift for baseball fields project
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
June 13, 2025
The anonymous donation will finance new batting cages at Ken Griffey and Joe Perrotta Fields. An anonymous donation will cover the costs of renovating batting cages in Donora. Colby Perrotta, a Donora...
Chicken law may be scratched in Forward Township
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
June 13, 2025
Supervisor Amy Cline spoke out against it at this week’s meeting. Leaders in Forward Township have decided to step back from regulations pertaining to animals. On Monday, supervisors were expected to ...