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Pa. House passes bill to raise minimum wage
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Pa. House passes bill to raise minimum wage
By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
March 26, 2026
The bill would raise the minimum wage from $7.25 per hour to $11 per hour starting Jan. 1, 2027, then to $13 in 2028, and $15 in 2029. A proposal to raise Pennsylvania’s minimum wage to $15 an hour by...
EF discusses cyber charter school funding reform; high school construction
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EF discusses cyber charter school funding reform; high school construction
By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
March 26, 2026
The Elizabeth Forward Regional Republican Committee also questioned the board about the high school construction. Elizabeth Forward School Board Director Thomas Sharkey shared a study done by the Penn...
Belle Vernon Boy Scouts burn flags in retirement ceremony
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Belle Vernon Boy Scouts burn flags in retirement ceremony
By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
March 26, 2026
Members of the Fairhope Rod & Gun Club helped scouts from Troop 1543 burn about 100 American flags. Nine young Boy Scouts came together to burn around 100 American flags Wednesday, in a special flag r...
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Monessen’s GPA to bring ‘The Wizard of Oz’ to life
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Monessen’s GPA to bring ‘The Wizard of Oz’ to life
By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
March 26, 2026
Monessen School District’s Group for the Performing Arts will head down the yellow brick road for their spring musical. The Yellow Brick Road is leading straight to Monessen this spring as dozens of s...
McKeesport Area to stage ‘Fiddler on the Roof’
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McKeesport Area to stage ‘Fiddler on the Roof’
By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
March 26, 2026
The cast and crew will debut the Broadway classic at 7 tonight. McKeesport Area High School students will transport audiences to the small Jewish village of Anatevka for their 2026 spring musical “Fid...
Funeral arrangements set for Yough High School students killed in crash
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Funeral arrangements set for Yough High School students killed in crash
March 26, 2026
State troopers are trying to narrow down a timeline leading up to the crash. By RENATTA SIGNORINI TribLive Felicity Martini was quite the prankster, one of her siblings remembered Wednesday. One time ...
Sports
Yough brings offense to start the season
High school, Sports
Yough brings offense to start the season
By ADAM BREWER MVI SPORTS 
March 26, 2026
Cougars pitcher Jaidyn Vay allowed only three hits and struck out seven to get the win in the circle. Yough softball coach Dutch Harvey desperately wanted his squad to see some game action before its ...
Frazier track team showing signs of improvement for 2026
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Frazier track team showing signs of improvement for 2026
By By JASON BLACK For MVI Sports 
March 26, 2026
Although the Frazier track team has yet to have an official meet this season, there are clear signs of improvement for the Commodores in 2026. “Our roster has pretty much doubled,” new coach Joe Scali...
Gonglik Ks all 18 for Bearcats; BVA tripped up by Uniontown
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Gonglik Ks all 18 for Bearcats; BVA tripped up by Uniontown
By JEREMY SELLEW 
March 26, 2026
Sydney Gonglik struck out all 18 batters she faced in a perfect game as Bentworth defeated Avella, 11-0, in a game shortened to six innings. The Bearcats scored one run in the first inning, added thre...
Skenes, thinking of playoffs, ready to face Peralta
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Skenes, thinking of playoffs, ready to face Peralta
March 26, 2026
NEW YORK (AP) — On the eve of opening day, Paul Skenes set forth lofty goals for the Pittsburgh Pirates. “We want to win the division. We want to make the playoffs. That’s it. How we do that, who know...
Obituaries
Obituaries
Charles W. ‘Chuck’ Harvey – Rostraver
March 26, 2026
Charles W. “Chuck” Harvey, 94, of Rostraver, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, March 24, 2026, in his home. The son of the late John W. and Wilma Esther Harvey, he was born in Pricedale on July 17,...
Mya Chanell Parker – Belle Vernon
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Mya Chanell Parker – Belle Vernon
March 25, 2026
Mya Chanell Parker was born on Sept. 21, 2005. She was the foster daughter of Sonia Parker and was later adopted by Sonia on Nov. 27, 2013, at the age of eight. As a child, Mya was known for her happy...