Showing off their Leopard spirit
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September 2, 2025
Belle Vernon Area seventh graders, from left, Avery Short, Victoria Tyburski, Lena Pireaux, Madelynn Sasko and Milani Scaramucci sat together during a recent Belle Vernon Area volleyball match against...
Davanzo introduces loan bill for Pre-K child care centers
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
September 2, 2025
The bill aims to help child care centers amid the state budget impasse. State Rep. Eric Davanzo, R-Smithton, announced last week he introduced a bill that would help Pre-K Counts child care centers du...
Officials: No permits obtained for work at site where trench collapsed
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
August 30, 2025
Officials are now turning their attention to accountability, oversight and possible safety violations. While the dramatic rescue overnight in Charleroi brought relief, questions remain about how a tre...
Officials detail harrowing rescue of man buried in collapsed trench
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
August 30, 2025
Charleroi Fire Chief Robert Whiten Jr. said the collapse and rescue was unlike anything he has encountered in his nearly five decades as a volunteer firefighter. Buried chest-deep in cold clay and deb...
California Area High School receives hoax shooting threat
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
August 30, 2025
The threat to the school was not believed to be credible, officials said in a statement on their social platforms. California Area School District was placed on lockdown Friday morning after a threate...
City to crack down on dog owners who don’t clean up after their pets
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
August 30, 2025
Monessen Councilwoman Karen Cosner said they’re fed up with pet owners not cleaning up after their animals at city-owned parks. At Thursday’s Monessen City Council meeting, Councilwoman Karen Cosner h...
Overdose Awareness Day event brings hope, help and free resources
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
August 30, 2025
The event was held Friday at the Herman Mihalich Memorial Boat Launch pavilion in Monessen. Awareness, compassion and action. In recognition of International Overdose Awareness Day, which is Aug. 31, ...
U.S. Steel idles 2 batteries involved in deadly blast at Clairton Coke Works
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August 30, 2025
By JUSTIN VELLUCCI TribLive U.S. Steel officials announced Friday they had set two coke batteries at the heart of a deadly Clairton Coke Works explosion earlier this month to “hot idle,” meaning they ...
‘A well-oiled machine:’ Worker rescued after trench collapses in Charleroi
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
August 29, 2025
BREAKING NEWS UPDATE: After several tense hours, first responders cheered and clapped when they were able to rescue a man who was trapped in a trench that collapsed in Charleroi. The rescue effort on ...
Renters demand end of ‘slumlord tactics’
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
August 29, 2025
Mon View Heights residents, advocates plan protest to fight against deplorable living conditions. Residents are making their voices heard about the ongoing problems at MonView Heights Apartments in We...
UPMC made $349 million by halfway point of 2025
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August 29, 2025
Like UPMC, Highmark has seen improved financial fortunes after a few tough years. By JACK TROY TribLive UPMC earned $349 million in the first half of 2025, a massive improvement after having lost almo...
Monessen Lions support International Overdose Awareness Day
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August 29, 2025
The Monessen Lions Club made a donation to the Westmoreland Drug and Alcohol Commission for International Overdose Awareness Day being held from noon to 2 p.m. today at the Herman Mihalich Memorial Bo...
Grand opening today for jewelry store in White Oak
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
August 29, 2025
Diamond & Gold Buyers of Pittsburgh is located in the Oak Park Mall. A grand opening is happening today for a new jewelry store in White Oak. Diamond & Gold Buyers of Pittsburgh is located in the Oak ...
Penn Highlands Mon Valley honored for cardiac care
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August 29, 2025
For the MVI Penn Highlands Mon Valley received three American Heart Association (AHA) awards for its commitment to offering rapid, research- based care to people experiencing heart attacks. “Penn High...
Innamorato signs executive order to protect union workers
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August 29, 2025
She signed the “Strengthening Worker Protections in Allegheny County” executive order. By MEGAN TROTTER TribLive Allegheny County Executive Sara Innamorato signed an order Thursday creating an “office...
Dog days of summer
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August 28, 2025
The Mon Valley YMCA hosted its annual Doggy Paddle for large dogs on Wednesday at the Carroll Township facility. A swim for small dogs was held Tuesday. Above, Lilli takes a break on the back of her o...
Rep. Cook hosts press conference to promote House bills, 50th District
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
August 28, 2025
State Rep. Bud Cook is pressing for changes to the Washington County Local Share Account system. Overlooking the Speers Bridge, the Monongahela River and in front of an American flag and a “I Support ...
Area Catholic leaders on alert after Minn. school shooting
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August 28, 2025
Leaders in the Pittsburgh and Greensburg Catholic Diocese addressed the tragedy Wednesday. By TOM DAVIDSON TribLive A Pittsburgh-area native leads the Minneapolis-St. Paul archdiocese, where gunfire d...
Fallowfield Township hires engineer
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
August 28, 2025
Supervisors will also be facing a change in pension consulting services come January. After months of seeing their work first hand, Fallowfield Township supervisors made it official Wednesday and sele...
Westmoreland Yough Trail chapter to host Labor Day poker run
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August 28, 2025
The event will start at the Arthur H. King Access Area of the WYTC section of the GAP in West Newton. By the MVI The Westmoreland Yough Trail Chapter of the Regional Trail Corporation will hold its an...