Leopards at Holiday Hoopfest
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December 30, 2025
Belle Vernon Area girls basketball team managers Kenzie Sellew, Gracie Martin, Taylor Bergman and Deaulla Lightfoot smile for a photo before the Leopards took on Allderdice during the Cal U Holiday Ho...
High winds leave path of destruction, power outages
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
December 30, 2025
Thousands were left without power in the Mon Valley and surrounding areas. High winds moving through southwestern Pennsylvania on Monday knocked out power to thousands of customers across the Mon Vall...
Forward Township OKs budget in 2-1 vote
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
December 30, 2025
Dave Levdansky, who crafted an alternate version, voted against it. Forward Township supervisors approved the township’s 2026 budget Monday in a 2-1 vote, despite the existence of two competing spendi...
Charleroi gives final approval to 2026 budget
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
December 30, 2025
Charleroi Council unanimously approved the borough’s 2026 spending plan Monday, adopting a $3.87 million budget that holds the real estate tax rate steady at 9.85 mills and avoids any cuts to services...
Salvation Army gets last-minute chance to meet goal
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
December 30, 2025
An anonymous donor is willing to contribute $6,000 if the organization can raise an additional $5,000 by Jan. 10. The Mon Valley Salvation Army got good news over the weekend when an anonymous donor p...
West Mifflin schools celebrate ‘ARTcember’
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
December 30, 2025
The district is making an effort to showcase the artistic talents of its students at every grade level. “ARTcember” is one of the many themes that West Mifflin Area School District has been implementi...
Death of teen struck by car in West Mifflin ruled accidental
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December 30, 2025
A GoFundMe page has been set up for his family. By MEGAN TROTTER TribLive The death of a 13-year-old boy struck by a car in West Mifflin over the weekend has been ruled an accident, the Allegheny Coun...
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Elizabeth Township
December 30, 2025
• Ted Pascaline Honorat, 22, of Charleroi was charged with strangulation, disorderly conduct – engaging in fighting and harassment stemming from an alleged incident Saturday, court records state. • Ch...
White Oak police force growing
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
December 29, 2025
Another new officer was sworn in at this month’s borough council meeting. White Oak is growing its police department one officer at a time. The borough held a special meeting in the middle of October’...
Elementary student dies after being hit by car in West Mifflin
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December 29, 2025
Terrel “TJ” Byars Jr., 13, was a sixth-grade student at Logan Elementary. A 13-year-old East Allegheny School District student died after being hit by a car Saturday in West Mifflin. Terrel “TJ” Byars...
State taking applications for $160M in violence intervention and prevention grant money
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
December 29, 2025
Funding for the Violence Intervention and Prevention Program was increased by 10% in the 2026 budget. State officials have opened applications for $160 million in new funding aimed at improving school...
At least $18.7M poured into Supreme Court retention races
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December 29, 2025
Supporters of the three justices — all elected as Democrats — outspent opponents by millions. By STEPHEN CARUSO Spotlight PA HARRISBURG — Special interests, organizations connected to Pennsylvania’s r...
Innamorato launches survey for new Allegheny County comprehensive plan
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
December 29, 2025
The survey, which residents can find online, focuses on nine themes for the county’s future. Allegheny County Executive Sara Innamorato has announced the public engagement launch of Allegheny Forward,...
Judges swap dockets in Westmoreland court shuffle
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December 29, 2025
Christopher Feliciani will return to criminal court, while Scott Mears will move to civil court. By RICH CHOLODOFSKY TribLive Two Westmoreland County judges will swap dockets in January as part of a s...
Majority of job hunters turn to AI to help land next gig
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December 29, 2025
Many use it for help with resumes and interviewing skills, but employers also find it helpful. By HALEY DAUGHERTY TribLive Mallory Helbling turned to her own professional advice when she found herself...
Foods with healthy-sounding buzzwords could be hiding added sugar in plain sight
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By ALBERT STUMM Associated Press 
December 29, 2025
“All natural” and “organic” doesn’t guarantee there’s not a lot of sugar inside. Many consumers feel pride in avoiding the glazed pastries in the supermarket and instead opting for “all natural” grano...
Still in the Christmas spirit
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December 27, 2025
Ian Geary, 7, of Glassport checks out ornaments on a Christmas tree near the gym during halftime of Friday’s South Allegheny boys basketball game. He was with his brothers, Owen Geary, 8, (left) and E...
Fourth Street Foods to be sold for $3M
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
December 27, 2025
The company will stay open, and about 200 current employees will be retained. Fourth Street Foods has signed an agreement to sell its assets to Morski Brands in a $3 million deal that is expected to p...
Raise set to make Shapiro highest-paid governor in U.S.
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December 27, 2025
A 3.3% salary increase in January will push him past New York’s Kathy Hochul. By TOM FONTAINE TribLive Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro is poised to get a raise of more than $8,000 in the coming year to...
Another legal issue for Charleroi company’s founder
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
December 27, 2025
David Barbe is named as a defendant in a newly filed federal lawsuit. A new federal lawsuit filed this month names Fourth Street Foods founder David E. Barbe as a defendant, adding to a growing list o...