Returning starters have Titans in position to contend
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By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
March 12, 2026
Coach Jeff Kuzma has 10 seniors to rely on this season. Some years, sports programs just have those teams where the stars seem to be aligning, with returning starters and difference makers coming back...
West Mifflin softball has nearly full roster back
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By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
March 12, 2026
Coach Erik Hilligsberg expects to contend in a “wide open” section. After a strong showing last season and the return of eight starters, the West Mifflin softball team appears well positioned heading ...
Chopp brings fresh approach to Yough baseball
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By ANDREW WHITE, MVI Sports 
March 12, 2026
The Yough grad hopes to lead the Cougars back to the playoffs. A new era begins for Yough baseball this spring as Andy Chopp takes over the program with the goal of restoring confidence and building t...
Fisher’s return lifts spirits for Yough softball
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By JEREMY SELLEW 
March 12, 2026
The former all-section pitcher was sidelined all of last season due to a medical issue. There’s a sense of excitement around the Yough softball program, and it started with one text message. It came w...
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March 11, 2026
ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV has accepted the resignation of the Chaldean Catholic bishop of San Diego, Calif., a decision announced Tuesday by the Vatican after the bishop was arrested on embezzlement ch...
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Donora
March 11, 2026
• Robert Lawrence, 38, of Monessen was charged with fleeing or attempting to elude police, driving without a license, driving with a suspended/revoked license, disorderly conduct and evading arrest on...
‘Country’ Joe McDonald, protest counterculture icon, dies at 84
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March 9, 2026
NEW YORK (AP) — “Country” Joe McDonald, a hippie rock star of the 1960s whose “I-Feel-Like-I’m-Fixin’-To-Die Rag” was a four-lettered rebuke to the Vietnam War that became an anthem for protesters and...
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March 7, 2026
Charleroi Regional • Anthony Francis Schindler, 42, of Donora was charged with use/possession of drug paraphernalia stemming from an alleged incident Oct. 28, court records state. McKeesport • Evan Ja...
Former Democratic presidents honor the late Rev. Jesse Jackson
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March 7, 2026
CHICAGO (AP) — From former presidents to an NBA Hall of Famer to prominent pastors, stories of the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr.’s influence on politics, corporate boardrooms and picket lines loomed large Fr...
POLICE LOG
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McKeesport
March 6, 2026
• Denver Wayne Black, 27, of Donora was charged with harassment, disorderly conduct and public drunkenness stemming from an alleged incident Feb. 26, court records state. A preliminary hearing before ...
Rogers announces candidacy for Pa. House District 58 seat
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CANDIDATE ANNOUNCEMENTS
March 6, 2026
For the MVI Cherri Rogers, of Scottdale, a union nurse and lifelong resident of Pennsylvania House District 58, has announced her candidacy for state representative. “Committed to lowering costs, defe...
5 budget-friendly bedroom upgrades
Everyday Living
March 6, 2026
Feature Impact Making changes to a bedroom doesn’t have to break the bank. Simple swaps, a little DIY and some inexpensive purchases can go a long way toward freshening up the place you lay your head....
Crime briefs around the Valley
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March 5, 2026
Parents charged with child endangerment after police said they were living in condemned building Two Charleroi parents have been charged following an investigation into their living conditions at a co...