Budget impasse reaches 36 days, with sides still at odds on several key issues
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August 6, 2025
A proposal to adopt a six-month spending plan is meeting opposition. By TOM FONTAINE TribLive As Pennsylvania’s budget impasse reached 36 days Tuesday, the highest-ranking Republican in the state Sena...
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August 6, 2025
McKeesport police are asking for help to find a missing woman. Timmisha Willis, 40, has not been seen for several weeks. Her father, Timmy Willis, said she was last seen in Harrison Village in McKeesp...
FAMILY PHOTO AT CALIFORNIA AREA’S PICTURE DAY
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August 5, 2025
Photographer Megan Saeli of Brownsville shows a shot on the back of her camera during picture day for the California Area High School football team Monday afternoon at Trojan Field. From left are wate...
Tap Factory owner says Dollar General isn’t buying business
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
August 5, 2025
Rumors of a sale spread throughout the township after the establishment was closed for all of July. Rumors recently circulating about a potential Dollar General being developed at the site of a bar/re...
Elizabeth Twp. approves EF proposal for consolidation
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
August 5, 2025
The measure will likely be necessary to complete Phase 2 of renovations at the high school. Elizabeth Township commissioners approved Elizabeth Forward School District’s consolidation plan during Mond...
Mon River Arts to present ‘Newsies Jr.’
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
August 5, 2025
Young actors will showcase their singing and dancing skills with three weekend performances. Mon River Arts has been preparing all summer for the opening night of “Newsies Jr.,” and they guarantee an ...
Barrage of weekend violence not a bellwether for the region, officials claim
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August 5, 2025
The homicide rate in Allegheny County remains sharply lower than it has been in recent years. By TOM DAVIDSON TribLive The first weekend in August was the most violent weekend of the summer in and aro...
McKeesport HBCU VISION awards scholarships, hosts college ‘sendoff’
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August 5, 2025
Denise Sinkler honors McKeesport-area high school graduates who want to further their education at historically Black colleges and universities. By THOMAS LETURGEY For the MVI A McKeesport woman is ma...
We finally know who paid for Shapiro’s inauguration celebrations (kinda)
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August 5, 2025
The governor has declined to say who paid for his 2023 inauguration and the celebrity-studded ball that followed it. Spotlight PA found a way to identify some of the donors. By STEPHEN CARUSO Spotligh...
Peach festival and car show at First Presbyterian Church
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August 5, 2025
The First Presbyterian Church of Belle Vernon, 501 Fayette Ave., Rostraver Township, will hold its annual Peach Festival and Classic Car Show from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. There will be food to pur...
Domestic assault suspect shot by city resident after escape attempt, police say
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August 5, 2025
Police are investigating an incident that they said led a McKeesport resident to shoot a man who was attempting to enter his apartment early Monday morning. According to Allegheny County Police, first...
Another successful August Fun Fest
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August 4, 2025
Amani Telegraphis, 3, of Monessen rides a motorcycle at Sunday’s August Fun Fest at Cedar Creek Park. The annual event is sponsored by Westmoreland County Parks and Recreation.
Bill advances to help fund municipal bridge repairs
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
August 4, 2025
It would give county leaders the power to approve bridge projects. The Senate recently approved legislation to provide state funding for local bridge projects, giving counties the flexibility needed t...
Coal Valley Road expected to reopen this week
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
August 4, 2025
It was shut down for a road and slope reconstruction project. Construction for the Mon/Fayette Expressway’s Section 53A1 and Section 53A2 continues this month as Coal Valley Road is scheduled to be op...
Campaign cash already flowing in Pa. ahead of pivotal 2026 midterms
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August 4, 2025
Several close races will help determine which party controls the U.S. House. By TOM FONTAINE TribLive Republican incumbents in Pennsylvania’s congressional delegation outraised their Democratic counte...
Woman charged with false reports regarding abuse of child
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
August 4, 2025
A woman has been charged with providing false reports to police alleging physical and sexual abuse by family and church members against a child dozens of times over the past year. Meghan L. McConville...
Food choices, beach vibe draw large crowds to parish festival
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
August 2, 2025
The celebration will continue today at Epiphany of Our Lord. Anyone seeking tasty food and beachy vibes found them Friday at the annual Epiphany of Our Lord Parish Festival in Monessen. This year’s fe...
Police: Arrests made in trafficking ring
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August 2, 2025
Three Valley men are accused of selling guns and drugs in a multi-county operation. By the MVI Four men — including three from Monessen — are accused of selling guns, fentanyl and heroin to an underco...
Money Matters program empowers local youths with financial literacy
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By By VENASIA SETTLES McKeesport Community Newsroom 
August 2, 2025
The free program is offered through the Boys and Girls Club of Western Pennsylvania. Josiah Murray of McKeesport aspires to be in real estate and buy a home some day, and a program in McKeesport has b...