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McKeesport
September 12, 2025
• Rachel Becerra-Cintra, 40, of Monongahela, was charged with disorderly conduct stemming from an alleged incident on Aug. 31, court records state. • Oji Senghor Pride, 46, of McKeesport, was charged ...
9/11 to today: Ways we have changed
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September 11, 2025
Editor’s Note: Mon Valley Independent Managing Editor Stacy Wolford was a reporter for The Valley Independent when she covered the Flight 93 crash from Shanksville on Sept. 11, 2001. She has returned ...
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PATRIOT DAY 2025
September 11, 2025
From top to bottom are the World Trade Center towers in New York City, the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., and the crash site of United Airlines Flight 93 near Shanksville, Pa., all taken on Sept. 11, 200...
‘Kissing bug’ disease on the rise in U.S.
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By By MEGAN SWIFT TribLive 
September 11, 2025
A deadly malady known as “kissing bug” disease is now an endemic illness in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The nation is seeing a rise in the illness, ...
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West Nile
September 11, 2025
Just like the rest of the United States, health providers in Pennsylvania are seeing an increase in the number of COVID-19 in all communities. “It happens every year around Labor Day,” explained Trina...
Thursday, September 11, 2025
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September 11, 2025
It’s best to nip emotions and hasty decisions in the bud before they get you in trouble. Slow down, consider your options and refuse to let others pressure you into something. You can and will do much...
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By By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press 
September 10, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats on the House Oversight Committee released on Monday a sexually suggestive letter to Jeffrey Epstein purportedly signed by President Donald Trump, which he has denied. The l...
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September 10, 2025
SEPTEMBER IS SUICIDE PREVENTION MONTH, a time to raise awareness of this urgently important crisis. We use this month to shift public perception, spread hope and share vital information to people affe...
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McKeesport
September 10, 2025
• Franklin Thomas Gribschaw, 46, address unknown was charged with two counts of prohibited acts - possession with intent to deliver and two counts of prohibited acts - possession stemming from an alle...
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Clairton
September 9, 2025
• Rotina Johnson, 61, of Monessen, was charged with harassment and disorderly conduct stemming from an alleged incident on Tuesday, court records state. • Tiffany Nicole Seykoski, 46, of Monongahela, ...
Supreme Court lifts restrictions on L.A. immigration stops
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September 9, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday cleared the way for federal agents to conduct sweeping immigration operations for now in Los Angeles, the latest victory for President Donald Trump’s admi...
Wedding guest list doesn’t include late grandfather’s widow
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September 9, 2025
DEAR ABBY: My son and his fiancee are getting married in a few months. They are planning a small reception with only their closest friends and family. Unfortunately, this excludes my late father’s sec...
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September 9, 2025
LONDON (AP) — Rick Davies, the co-founder, singer and songwriter of British band Supertramp, has died after a long battle with cancer, the band said Monday. He was 81. Davies, who co-wrote the band’s ...
Trump aims to rename Department of Defense as Department of War
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September 6, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — After months of campaigning for the Nobel Peace Prize, President Donald Trump sent a sharply different message on Friday when he signed an executive order aimed at rebranding the Dep...
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September 6, 2025
Meetings in local government this week Here is a look at upcoming government meetings around the Mid-Mon Valley this week. If there’s an item or other event of public interest, we’ll include that belo...