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September 23, 2025
National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) officials recently announcemore than 16,000 semifinalists in the 71st annual National Merit Scholarship Program. These academically talented high school s...
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September 23, 2025
The following have applied for marriage licenses through the Westmoreland County Register of Wills: • Jacob Matthew Dudzinski, 36, and Victoria Elizabeth Cooper, 26, both of Monessen • Martin Dane Hug...
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By By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer 
September 22, 2025
Neither a Jordan Peele-produced horror nor a Margot Robbie and Colin Farrell romantic drama were enough to continue the September hot streak at the movies. After back-to-back weekends that had films m...
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September 22, 2025
GIVEN THE AMOUNT of attention focused on gun violence, it is worth noting violence itself is not so well aimed. A gun can be expertly targeted. A good hunter, for instance, wants to be as accurate as ...
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September 22, 2025
• Clothes 4U, First United Methodist Church, 200 State St., Belle Vernon, 9 a.m. to noon. • Mon Valley Paws meeting, ISMA Club, 112 Seventh St., Monessen, 6 p.m. • Pizza/pizza burger sale, Belle Verno...
Monday, September 22, 2025
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September 22, 2025
Take a new approach to life, love and achieving the happiness you deserve. A change of scenery and revamping your routine are good places to start. Change begins with you, and without taking the initi...
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September 20, 2025
Meetings in local government next week Here’s a look at the upcoming government meetings around the Mid-Mon Valley. If there’s an item or other event of public interest, we’ll include that below the l...
Saturday, September 20, 2025
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September 20, 2025
Think matters through before you embark on any c hange. Premature actions will come back to haunt you this year, so be diligent about what and who you deal with. Do as much for yourself as you can, an...
Sunday, September 21, 2025
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September 20, 2025
Set high standards and expectations. Walk away from demands that are too extreme and follow the path that addresses what’s essential to you and your advancement. Keep negativity and strife-filled situ...
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Port Vue
September 20, 2025
• Andrew Paul Lenhart, 42, of Mercer was charged with prohibited acts - possession and disorderly conduct stemming from an alleged incident Wednesday, court records state. A preliminary hearing before...
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McKeesport
September 19, 2025
• Nyron Jamar Foy, 20, of Glassport was charged with prohibited acts - possession with intent to deliver, persons not to possess, use or manufacture a controlled substance, prohibited acts - possessio...
Kimmel’s future hangs in balance after ABC suspends his late-night show
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September 19, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Jimmy Kimmel’s television future hung in the balance Thursday after ABC suspended his latenight show following the host’s comments about the assassination of Charlie Kirk, leaving the ...
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By By CHRISTOPHER BAXTER Spotlight PA 
September 19, 2025
Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and public-service journalism that holds power to account and drives positive change in Pennsylvania. Sign u...
Patience is a virtue this year
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September 19, 2025
Patience is a virtue this year. Learn to live with what you’ve got, and you’ll discover peace of mind and a path forward that accommodates your lifestyle and prospects. Engage in creativity that stimu...
Sky Pilot to close out Monessen’s Music in the Park series
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
September 18, 2025
The final concert of the Monessen Music in the Park concert series is this weekend, and city officials invite everyone to come enjoy some of the entertainment before it’s gone. This is the first Music...
3 police officers killed end 2 injured in rural Pa. shooting
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September 18, 2025
NORTH CODORUS, Pa. (AP) Three police officers were fatally shot and two wounded Wednesday in southern Pennsylvania, and the shooter was killed by police, authorities said. The group of officers were a...
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
September 18, 2025
A Donora mother is charged with endangering the welfare of her children after allegedly driving intoxicated with them in the vehicle over the summer. Shantye R. Brown, 45, is charged with three counts...
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
September 18, 2025
Two women are facing charges after allegedly threatening a mother and her 6-year-old son with a gun in Donora on Friday. A man is being charged for a separate incident against the alleged victim the f...