Free dresses offered for formal school events
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
February 28, 2026
The Rock of the Redeemer will host the giveaway next Saturday. A free dress boutique/formal wear event will take place March 7 in Elizabeth Township. The event is open to everyone and will be held fro...
Monongahela’s youngest fallen WWII soldier died a hero
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February 28, 2026
This story is part of Mon Valley Sons of World War II, a series about our sons who lost their lives in service to our country during the war. By JOHN J. TURANIN For the MVI Eighteen-year-old Hugh Ding...
Gov. Shapiro discusses AI regulation in schools
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February 28, 2026
The governor asked students to give their perspectives on how it affects the classroom. By MEGAN TROTTER TribLive help, advice and even companionship — leaving school administrators wondering where to...
Teen charged in sextortion scheme has counts reduced
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February 28, 2026
Zachariah A. Meyers, 18, still faces 67 counts alleging he solicited and collected intimate pictures and video from minors. By JUSTIN VELLUCCI TribLive Attorneys and prosecutors Friday agreed to drop ...
Tough loss for Eagles
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February 27, 2026
Serra Catholic’s Tyler Sapida covers his face with his jersey as he walks off the floor at the Petersen Events Center. The Eagles lost to Neighborhood Academy in the WPIAL Class 1A championship game. ...
Surging natural gas prices could mean higher utility bills
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February 27, 2026
Wholesale natural gas is up 71% in Pennsylvania, state fiscal analysts say. By JACK TROY TribLive Wholesale natural gas prices in Pennsylvania surged 71% last year, according to a new report, likely l...
Monessen council may simplify process to seek board positions
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
February 27, 2026
Solicitor Joe Dalfonso said the current process is more stringent than state requirements. Monessen council had the first reading Thursday for a policy that would make it easier to apply for certain c...
Parents arrested after child falsely reports dad as dead
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
February 27, 2026
Jackson Alexis and Roldy Noel are charged with two counts of endangering the welfare of children. A young girl called 911 Saturday to report that her father was dead. Now both her parents are facing f...
Proposed cellphone ban in Pa. schools gains traction
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
February 27, 2026
Most area districts have already adopted policies regarding phone use. Pennsylvania lawmakers are moving to require school districts to adopt bell-to-bell cellphone bans, a shift that could reshape po...
Knife confiscated from student
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
February 27, 2026
Superintendent Dr. Ed Zelich sent a letter to Charleroi Area parents and staff about the incident. A Charleroi Area High School student was found in possession of a knife Thursday morning while enteri...
Elizabeth Township  public works supervisor explains difficulty of managing salt supply
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
February 27, 2026
Most communities in the Mon Valley are dealing with shortages this year. Elizabeth Township Public Works Supervisor Tom Methven gave commissioners an update at last week’s workshop meeting on the town...
Lost driver’s license? New program helps navigate process of regaining privilege
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February 27, 2026
By RENATTA SIGNORINI TribLive A new program at Summit Legal Aid helps people who’ve lost their driver’s license to get the privilege restored. What started as a pilot program in Washington County has ...
McKeesport firefighters donate equipment to new protective services program
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
February 26, 2026
The city firefighters met students in McKeesport Area High School’s new class on Wednesday. The McKeesport Fire Department donated equipment on Wednesday to the newly created McKeesport Area School Di...
14th Quartermaster members killed in 1991 Scud attack honored
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February 26, 2026
Thirty-five years later, families find strength in shared memories, mementos. By JOE NAPSHA TribLive Darlene Mayes has many mementos, but she doesn’t have her daughter’s engagement ring. It was buried...
Ringgold to bring back ’70s groove with annual spring musical ‘Disaster!’
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
February 26, 2026
The musical will debut 7 p.m. March 5 in the Ringgold High School auditorium. Ringgold High School students will bring some notable 1970s pop classics back to life as they prepare to stage “Disaster!”...
Residents learn about next phase of Mon/Fayette Expressway project
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
February 26, 2026
The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission hosted an open house Wednesday in West Mifflin to learn about the next construction section from PA Route 51 to I-376. The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission held an...
Judge weighs evidence of past violence in Valley homicide case
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February 26, 2026
Robert Chaplin is accused of fatally shooting Estela Rivera Vazquez in the couple’s Rostraver home. By RICH CHOLODOFSKY TribLive Prosecutors say a Westmoreland County jury should hear evidence that a ...
2 charged in animal abuse, neglect case
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February 26, 2026
By the MVI Two women are accused of leaving a small dog alone in an unfurnished, deplorable and unheated Rostraver Township apartment with no food or water for at least two weeks, leading to the dog b...