Ex-youth football director charged with taking more than $227K in league funds
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January 31, 2026
Attorney general: Money was used for personal bills, shopping, car payments and bathroom remodel. By PATRICK VARINE TribLive The former director for the Western Pennsylvania Youth Football League who ...
Haitian immigrant hopes master’s degree will help inspire others
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
January 31, 2026
Luciano Janvier received the degree in conflict resolution from PennWest University last month. Haitian immigrant Luciano Janvier is trying to carve a path for himself and many in his Charleroi commun...
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January 31, 2026
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate voted Friday to fund most of the government through the end of September after President Donald Trump made a deal with Democrats to carve out Homeland Security funding and...
Maps: City of Pittsburgh has more decaying homes than it can demolish
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January 31, 2026
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Volunteers lend a hand to help neighbors overcome the snow
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
January 30, 2026
From shoveling services to rides to work, this week’s storm brought out community spirit. As the Mon Valley continues to dig itself out after the weekend snowstorm, good Samaritans of all ages have st...
Meals packed for Charleroi students during week of remote learning
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
January 30, 2026
The food was packed Thursday and delivered to families who weren’t able to pick it up. There were no students in the hallways Thursday in the Charleroi Area School District, but the building was far f...
Elizabeth Forward High School unveils newly completed gym
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
January 30, 2026
The facility was finished in time to host a girls basketball game Thursday evening. Elizabeth Forward High School opened its long-anticipated new gymnasium Thursday to host a girls basketball game. Pr...
Pollution control equipment breaks down at Clairton Coke Works
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January 30, 2026
Officials said elevated hydrogen sulfide levels were reported near the plant. By JULIA BURDELSKI TribLive The Allegheny County Health Department has found no indication of a long-term health emergency...
If you haven’t gotten your mail, you’re not alone
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January 30, 2026
Carriers are facing delays and disruptions from the lingering snow. By JACK TROY TribLive Waiting on an important letter or package? It could be a few more days. The U.S. Postal Service continues to f...
Mother charged with child endangerment
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January 30, 2026
A Rostraver Township mom is being charged with child endangerment after an alleged incident last month. Ashley Clendenen, 37, of Rostraver Township was charged with endangering welfare of children - p...
Woman dies after car careens off Parkway East into Monongahela River
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January 30, 2026
By Haley Daugherty TribLiveA Pittsburgh woman is dead after her vehicle went off the Parkway East and into the Monongahela River on Thursday afternoon. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner identified...
1 hospitalized after plant explosion
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By By HALEY DAUGHERTY TribLive 
January 30, 2026
Some residents of Smith Township were put under a shelter-in-place order Thursday evening by Washington County officials after a reported explosion at a metal fabricating plant. According to TribLive ...
‘Snow’ sweet!
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January 29, 2026
While playing outside his Elizabeth home, 10-year-old Giovanni Spiegel found this snow packed in the shape of a heart. He told his mom, Debby, that his Grandma, who passed away in June, must have sent...
Officials eager for demolition of former Century III Mall property to be finished
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
January 29, 2026
West Mifflin elected leaders are also hoping for repairs to the Mon View Heights Apartment complex. Demolition of the former Century III Mall property and issues at the Mon View Heights Apartment comp...
Ringgold parent raises questions about safety and transparency
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
January 29, 2026
Parent Amy Carson spoke at the school board’s Jan. 21 meeting. Concerns over school safety and communication were posed to Ringgold leaders at a recent school board meeting. When the board met Jan. 21...
BVA approves compensation plan for school administrators
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
January 29, 2026
The plan sets salaries for top district administrators through 2030. The Belle Vernon Area school board approved an administrator Act 93 compensation plan last week that will begin this year and conti...
Free radon testing kits available at Westmoreland County libraries
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January 29, 2026
Radon is an odorless, colorless, radioactive gas and Pennsylvania has some of the highest concentrations in the nation. By the MVI Testing for radon in Westmoreland County will be as easy as checking ...
AP Delsandro Veterans Memorial Fund donations
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January 29, 2026
Five local organizations were recently presented $500 donations from the AP Delsandro Veterans Memorial Fund. The charitable organization recently rededicated the AP Delsandro Veterans Memorial in Don...
Some Allegheny County Council members seek to ban cooperation with ICE
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January 29, 2026
The proposed legislation would prohibit ICE or Border Patrol from housing immigrant detainees at the Allegheny County Jail. By JULIA BURDELSKI TribLive Six Allegheny County Council members on Tuesday ...
Juvenile detention’s disparities, costs counted in Allegheny County documents
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January 29, 2026
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