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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
August 16, 2025
School supplies will be given away Monday. Back-to-school events in the Elizabeth area will be filled with entertainment, refreshments and more. While the Elizabeth Forward School District won’t resum...
Crews respond to vehicle fire in Webster
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August 16, 2025
Firefighters responded to a vehicle fire Friday evening on Route 906 at Wall Street in Webster. Crews extinguished the fire minutes after arrival, and no injuries were reported. Rostraver Township VFD...
Closing night at International Village
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August 15, 2025
The Pittsburgh Slovak Dancers provided entertainment Thursday during the final night of International Village at Renziehausen Park in McKeesport. See more photos on A4 and in our online photo gallery ...
Roberts Hollow Road closure to be extended
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August 15, 2025
Forward Township’s Warren Hill Road will also close until December for bridge repairs. By the MVI Allegheny County’s Department of Public Works announced Thursday that an existing closure on Roberts H...
Investigation finds no money stolen
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MCKEESPORT AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT
By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
August 15, 2025
It was launched in May after nine deposits totaling $8,226 weren’t made. The McKeesport Area school board revealed Thursday that an investigation found there were no stolen funds from an incident in M...
2nd U.S. Steel worker killed in explosion is identified
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
August 15, 2025
He is 52-year-old Steven Menefee of Tarrs in Westmoreland County. Authorities have confirmed the identity of the second man killed in Monday’s deadly explosion at U.S. Steel’s Clairton Coke Works, as ...
West Mifflin Area school board approves financial move
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
August 15, 2025
Money will be transferred from three accounts into the district’s capital projects fund. The West Mifflin Area school board voted unanimously Thursday to remove money from three district bank accounts...
Man sues bar, driver over brother’s death in DUI crash
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August 15, 2025
John Wobrak was killed in a March 14 accident in Jefferson Hills. By PAULA REED WARD TribLive The brother of a motorcyclist killed in Jefferson Hills in March by an allegedly drunken driver is suing t...
West Mifflin considers tax relief for firefighters
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By By THOMAS LETURGEY For the MVI 
August 15, 2025
Details of the proposal are still being worked out with area departments. West Mifflin officials are considering a tax credit for volunteer firefighters who own property in the borough. The borough ha...
Allegheny County steps up pollution checks after Clairton blast
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August 15, 2025
Mobile air quality monitors are being used to track conditions. By JACK TROY TribLive Regulators are temporarily stepping up pollution monitoring in the Mon Valley after a deadly explosion at U.S. Ste...
Celebrating culture at International Village
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August 14, 2025
Children of the Rankin Jr. Tamburitzans perform to Croatian music during the second night of McKeesport’s 65th annual International Village at Renzie Park. The festival will continue today from 3 to 9...
Elizabeth Forward to vote on $61M bond
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Back to school with construction
By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
August 14, 2025
Students are scheduled to return to class Sept. 2 as construction continues at the high school. Big money and big projects are continuing with construction at Elizabeth Forward High School. During the...
GOP plans to address Pa. budget impasse
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August 14, 2025
The House Rules Committee voted against a Senate proposal that would have provided $1.2 billion over two years for transit agencies and road and bridge projects. By TOM FONTAINE TribLive A pair of com...
Chess Park work will shorten season for city’s farmers market
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
August 14, 2025
The organizers of the Monongahela Farmers Market will have to shorten its season due to lack of space at the park. Construction work at Monongahela’s Chess Park has created tension between the city an...
Charleroi council OKs TV purchases
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
August 14, 2025
Council is also considering audio visual upgrades for council chambers. Tempers were a lot cooler this time around as Charleroi council discussed and voted on replacing the large television that was r...
Warriors Rock returning to Monongahela Saturday
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
August 14, 2025
The performance honors veterans through music and videos. The Monongahela Aquatorium will echo with music, memories, and gratitude this Saturday evening as the nationally touring Warriors Rock concert...
71st Westmoreland Fair welcomes new attractions
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August 14, 2025
There will be free attractions all nine days, including Areli Equine performing western horse stunts and the Buffalo Beal’s Petting Zoo. By KAITLYN HUGHES TribLive As cases of the bird flu increased o...
Explosion sparked by coke oven gas igniting
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
August 13, 2025
Multiple agencies will investigate Monday’s Clairton Coke Works tragedy that left two workers dead. An ordinary shift at U.S. Steel’s Clairton Coke Works was shattered by an explosion Monday morning t...
LaRosa Club receives $250K grant from Dick’s Foundation
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
August 13, 2025
It’s a way for the company to help the young people of McKeesport after its falling out with the school district. Tuesday was a time for celebration for the McKeesport LaRosa Club, which received a ma...
Festival opens with sumptuous food & colorful entertainment
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INTERNATIONAL VILLAGE
By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
August 13, 2025
McKeesport’s annual celebration of cultural heritage will continue today and Thursday. Appetizing scents from various types of food filled the air Tuesday for the opening of McKeesport’s 65th annual I...