Company to move into former Burlington building
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WEST MIFFLIN
By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
March 30, 2026
Council approved a request from Storage Investment Capital pending a zoning variance. West Mifflin held a public hearing for a conditional use request during a recent meeting. The request was from Sto...
Utilities, health care costs top affordability concerns
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WESTMORELAND COUNTY
March 30, 2026
Voice of Westmoreland is organizing residents to take their stories to county commissioners. By BRIAN C. RITTMEYER TribLive Utilities and health care are the two expenses Westmoreland County residents...
Heavy rain brings areas of flooding to Valley
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
March 28, 2026
High water shut down several roadways across the region. Flooded roadways, power outages and rising river levels disrupted the Friday morning commute across the Pittsburgh area after strong storms — i...
BVA schedules town hall for April 20
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
March 28, 2026
The public will have a chance to provide feedback on the district’s consolidation proposal. The Belle Vernon Area School District announced the official date for a town hall and launched a survey to g...
Region saw a slight population decline last year
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March 28, 2026
Deaths continue to outpace births throughout the Pittsburgh area. By JAMES ENGEL TribLive Newly released data from the U.S. Census Bureau shows the Pittsburgh region’s population shrank slightly recen...
LSA grants to fund Westmoreland County projects
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
March 28, 2026
The CFA issued 38 grants throughout the county. Local Share Account funding has been secured for several Mon Valley communities, state Rep. Eric Davanzo, R-Smithton, and state Sen. Patrick Stefano, R-...
Donora kidney recipient celebrates new lease on life
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March 28, 2026
Freda Heilman underwent life-saving transplant surgery thanks to a donation by her sister. By JILL RUNFOLA For the MVI After five years of dialysis and five long years of waiting for a kidney transpla...
Dr. Kamlesh B. Gosai and Dr. A.J. Gandhi celebrated on National Doctors’ Day
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March 28, 2026
The doctors have provided health care for generations of families in the Mon Valley. For the MVI Each year, Doctors’ Day provides a meaningful opportunity to recognize the physicians who dedicate thei...
Area lawmakers call for suspending state taxes on gas, diesel
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By By TOM FONTAINE TribLive 
March 28, 2026
Diesel prices in the Pittsburgh region averaged $5.868 a gallon Wednesday. With average gas prices hovering around $4 a gallon, and diesel prices nearly $2 a gallon higher, some Pennsylvania lawmakers...
POLICE LOG
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McKeesport
March 28, 2026
Glassport • Dakota Bleu Huey, 29, of Glassport was charged with burglary, criminal trespass, terroristic threats, theft by unlawful taking and criminal mischief stemming from an alleged incident Thurs...
Community gathers to mourn Yough crash victims
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March 27, 2026
Another vigil will be held today at Crabapple Park in Herminie. By PATRICK VARINE TribLive Kylee Korber always had a smile on her face, according to classmate Malayna Keefer. “She was super-funny, and...
Thomas resigns seat on Monessen council
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
March 27, 2026
She cited personal reasons and health considerations for stepping down after serving for eight years. Monessen City Council’s meeting turned somber on Thursday as longtime Councilwoman Lois Thomas ann...
Students thrilled as cereal boxes topple in Bag Brigade event
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
March 27, 2026
Rostraver Elementary collected 2,081 boxes in the sixth annual drive. The countdown starts low, then builds — “Five … four … three …” — until hundreds of elementary students erupt in cheers. Then with...
Mini-van hits Fallowfield Township business
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
March 27, 2026
Frank Rauchfuss’s Garage sustained extensive damage from the crash. A car crashed into the side of a Fallowfield Township business around 2:30 p.m. Thursday. “We arrived on scene to find the vehicle i...
Naked woman arrested in White Oak store
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March 27, 2026
A woman faces several charges after being arrested while naked Thursday afternoon in one of the stores at Oak Park Mall Shopping Center. Police said when they arrived at the business, patrons and empl...
Council votes to bring Savvy Citizen to White Oak
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
March 27, 2026
The service allows government to reach borough residents with immediate alerts. White Oak approved bringing the Savvy Citizen platform to the borough for residents to get updates about events, constru...
Commissioner: Sheriff’s deal with ICE could lead to ‘hellish territory’
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March 27, 2026
James Albert insisted he will deploy his deputies to protect agents. By RICH CHOLODOFSKY TribLive Westmoreland County commissioners and Sheriff James Albert could be headed for a showdown over potenti...
Belle Vernon Boy Scouts burn flags in retirement ceremony
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
March 26, 2026
Members of the Fairhope Rod & Gun Club helped scouts from Troop 1543 burn about 100 American flags. Nine young Boy Scouts came together to burn around 100 American flags Wednesday, in a special flag r...
Pa. House passes bill to raise minimum wage
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
March 26, 2026
The bill would raise the minimum wage from $7.25 per hour to $11 per hour starting Jan. 1, 2027, then to $13 in 2028, and $15 in 2029. A proposal to raise Pennsylvania’s minimum wage to $15 an hour by...